Archive for March, 2008

The Truth Hurts - Again

March 29th, 2008 / Religion, Newswire, Atheism / 12 comments

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard un-nerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business. ...

Keep All Gods Off Money!

March 27th, 2008 / Newswire, Atheism / 28 comments

I ran across this $20 bill recently--no, this was not my handiwork. But I couldn't agree more! Hells yeah. Anyone know where to ...

The Misanthropic Fury of Chris Hedges

March 27th, 2008 / Books, Newswire, Atheism / 1 comment

Ebonmuse at Daylight Atheism recently gave Chris Hedges--author of I Don't Believe in Atheists--a good thumping. Now Chris Swanson has posted another excellent deconstruction of Hedges ridiculous arguments ...
“Everyone Believes in Something”

“Everyone Believes in Something”

March 26th, 2008 / Psychology, Critical Thought, Atheism / 23 comments

Three simple words. "No, they don't." A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a former CUT member who I hadn't ...
The Fascist Parents Television Council

The Fascist Parents Television Council

March 19th, 2008 / Television, Society, Stupid Things / 8 comments

Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most ...

Poetic Justice for Spitzer

March 12th, 2008 / Black Sun Shadow Awards, Newswire, Society / 6 comments

Apparently in his heart of hearts, Eliot Spitzer agrees with my position that people should have the right to pay for sex. But he built a political career on locking ...
Pay No Attention to the Price of Oil…

Pay No Attention to the Price of Oil…

March 10th, 2008 / Energy Transition / 16 comments

...or to the man behind the curtain. Or the energy monster under our bed. Today, OPEC president Chakib Khelil warned that oil prices would stay ...

A Feminist Atheist Perspective on Marriage

March 6th, 2008 / Newswire, Society, Atheism / 21 comments

Gamophobia - fear of marriage - is a little-used term to mark a still less acknowledged concept. I hold my hands up to it, not waving but drowning under the ...