Exploring the Infinite
From the page: “We don’t think religion, or irreligion, belongs in state capitols. But if a state is going to permit a nativity display, then we want to be sure that the views of the 16 percent of the U.S. population that is not religious are also represented.” – Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-President of Freedom From Religion Foundation
Interactive Guitar Pedal Art Installation — by David Byrne from Todo Mundo on Vimeo. Next time David Byrne does something cool like this, I’m going to get right up out of my seat, grab my keys and drive directly to where he is to give him a piece of my mind 🙂
I stumbled upon the story of St. Isadore, the Nun Who Feigned Madness. She was cruelly beaten and mistreated by her fellow sisters at the convent who thought she was an ignorant fool. She ate only the crumbs of their bread and when she did so, she ate alone. She wore a dishrag on her head. She was made to
Redditors crowdsource charitable giving Members of Reddit’s atheist forums have raised over $232,000 for Doctors Without Borders… thus far 🙂
“Adopt an Atheist” Campaign Begins From the page: “We are asking everyone to contact the American Atheist affiliate in his area [click here], letting them know of your interest in “adopting” one of them. All it takes is an e-mail. Let them know of your sincere interest in working with them to uncover their inner self. They may be resistant
What We Must Do “We want to stand upon our own feet and look fair and square at the world — its good facts, its bad facts, its beauties, and its ugliness; see the world as it is and be not afraid of it. Conquer the world by intelligence and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that
Harry Potter and yoga are evil don’tchyaknow. Highlights from the article: “Practising yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter,” he told a film festival in Umbria this week, where he was invited to introduce The Rite, a film about exorcism starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as a Jesuit priest. “It’s an accusation that has nothing to
http://fatpastor.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/happy-holidays/ From the page: You think Christmas should be about Christ? Then take up your cross and follow Jesus – not into department stores, but into the prisons, the hospitals, among the poor and the outcast. You get angry when someone doesn’t say “Christmas?” Try getting angry over Christ’s children dying of malnutrition or AIDS.
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Newt Gingrich said he’s worried the United States could be “a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists,” in the foreseeable future. I don’t think he understands what it means to be an atheist… and this guy wants to be President. Anything to scare the bejeebus out of those righty Christians and get them to vote GOP. Oh
I love the Dire Straits version, but The Killers did it justice. Something more vulnerable and raw in the original that they weren’t able to connect with, but maybe that’s my own emotional attachment to it. I’ll let you be the judge: