Archive for August, 2008
Nimby Ninnies

Nimby Ninnies

August 17th, 2008 / Psychology, Energy Transition, Stupid Things / 25 comments

An article on CNN describes the "plight" of a man who doesn't like wind turbines: He hates the sight and he hates ...
Pastor Acknowledges Arguments of New Atheism

Pastor Acknowledges Arguments of New Atheism

August 16th, 2008 / Atheism / 53 comments

Rev. Samuel Krouse, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Colusa, California, has written a revealing article on the "new atheism." In it, ...
Madame Delbéne on the God of the Old Testament

Madame Delbéne on the God of the Old Testament

August 9th, 2008 / Marquis de Sade / 1 comment

What amazes me about reading Marquis de Sade's arguments against God and religion is how well they have stood the test of time. In ...
Fifty Years of Keeping the Flame

Fifty Years of Keeping the Flame

August 8th, 2008 / Elizabeth Clare Prophet / 25 comments

If we keep our prideThough paradise is lostWe will pay the priceBut we will not count the cost--Neil Peart, Bravado ...
Psychic Smackdown: Michael and Marti Parry

Psychic Smackdown: Michael and Marti Parry

August 3rd, 2008 / Critical Thought, Celebrities / 28 comments

Despite what they believe, or how they may view themselves, what is the appropriate response to psychics who take advantage of the vulnerable bereaved ...
Plastic Bag Makers Try To Block Progress

Plastic Bag Makers Try To Block Progress

August 2nd, 2008 / Energy Transition / 8 comments

Plastic bag manufacturers have mounted a particularly galling advertising campaign to stop California from implementing its new $0.25 per bag tax on disposable grocery ...
California Prop. 8: Christian Privilege vs. Human Rights

California Prop. 8: Christian Privilege vs. Human Rights

August 1st, 2008 / Current Affairs, Religion, Society, Atheism / 7 comments

Nothing is more basic to human liberty than the ability to designate one's choice of a partner to be recognized under the law. Nothing ...