Jul 15 2008
Google Reader recommended the site LOL god for me, which “puts the fun back into religion” (according to its tagline). It features cartoons about all religions, atheism, and science. There’s something there that WILL offend someone.
Jul 08 2008
This CNN article made me laugh: Vatican ‘regrets’ female bishops decision:
The Vatican said Tuesday it regrets the decision by the Church of England’s governing body to allow the ordination of women as bishops.
The General Synod passed a resolution Monday night that allows women to become bishops, acting over the objections of traditionalists who argued that [...]
Jul 18 2007
A Blunt Atheist FAQ is a lengthy list of questions that atheists often receive, including brief but concise (and sometimes amusing) answers:
How do I tell my family and friends I’m an atheist?
First you should think twice about telling. Some people can’t take it, so healthy self‐preservation might call for keeping it a secret or admitting [...]
Apr 07 2006
Sam Harris writes about the danger of religion in The End Of Faith. From Books In Canada:
Given the danger that religious faith poses to all of us in this era of suitcase nukes and FedExed contagions, Harris demands to know why it’s so often given a free pass in our discourse. Why is “criticizing [...]
Mar 18 2006
Atheists put their faith in ethical behavior:
Atheists, they lament, are the last minority in this nation that is fair game for bigotry. Experts who study religion in public life concur.
“Atheists are not very well-thought-of in America,” says John Green, a senior fellow with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. “It’s still acceptable to [...]
Feb 21 2005
Bill Maher: Christians have neurological disorder:
We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think that religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies. I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder.
Not just Christians, as the article’s [...]
Sep 28 2004
Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
Rating: (8/10)
This is a science-fiction novel about aliens trying “to discover why God has behaved as he has and to determine his methods”. Due to cataclysmic events occurring simultaneously on different planets and the fact that life exists, the aliens think the universe was designed. When they [...]
