Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Richard Dawkins: Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life (Full Series)
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 2
Episode 3
Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives.
In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins asks what happens if we leave religion behind.
He explores what reason and science might offer to inspire and guide our lives in religion's place. Can science bring understanding in the face of death, help us tell right from wrong, or reveal the meaning of life?
Friday, October 26, 2012
US Senate Candidate: Pregnancy From Rape Is "Gift From God"
From Wikipedia:
Richard Earl Mourdock is the 53rd treasurer of the state of Indiana, serving since February 10, 2007. A tea party favorite, he won the Republican nomination to run in the November 2012 U.S. Senate election in Indiana after defeating incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in the May 2012 primary.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Steven Pinker - You're Already Committed to Reason
Harvard Professor and Psychologist Steven Pinker recently wrote, "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined" which discusses the historical decline in violence.(via Friendly Atheist)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
First Native American to become saint
October 21, 2012 on Al Jazeera English
For the first time, a Native American will be named a Saint by the Vatican. Kateri Tekakwitha is being honoured for the miracles she's believed to have performed from the grave.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Atheists at the Creation Museum
by The Thinking Atheist
On October 5th, 2012, Seth Andrews joined a group of skeptics for a tour of Kentucky's infamous Creation Museum. These are the Top Ten Lessons he took away from that experience.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
American Atheists 2013 National Convention and 50th Anniversary Video Promo
The convention will be held in Austin, TX, March 28-30, 2013.
For more information: atheists.org/2013convention
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dinesh D'Souza: Obama Has A "Pathological Hatred For Traditional Christianity"
Dinesh D'Souza says President Obama supports gay marriage and abortion rights becuase he hates Christianity because he associates it with colonialism.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Turkish musician faces Twitter blasphemy charges
October 18, 2012 on Euronews:
Protesters in Istanbul are rallying in support of musician Fazil Say’s right to express himself. The leading Turkish pianist and composer is facing blasphemy charges after he posted comments on his Twitter account allegedly ridiculing Islam.(via DoctorE)
The case has caused an outcry over Turkey’s attitude to freedom of speech, with the star’s supporters criticising authorities for putting him on trial.
Actor Rutkay Aziz says it is a crime to accuse the musician. “He is one of our international icons. He should be free to bring his compositions and performances to the world.”
An atheist, and a critic of Turkey’s conservative leaders, Say denies that his Twitter comments are blasphemous.
He faces up to eighteen months in prison if convicted.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life - Episode 1 - Richard Dawkins
Aired October 15, 2012 on Channel 4
Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives.
In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins asks what happens if we leave religion behind.
He explores what reason and science might offer to inspire and guide our lives in religion's place. Can science bring understanding in the face of death, help us tell right from wrong, or reveal the meaning of life?
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Born a Skeptic
by The Thinking Atheist
Amanda was raised in a religious home, but for her, the tales of Adam, Eve, Noah and Jesus just didn't take. This is her story.
Kamal Saleem Dreams of God, speaking as an Eagle, Warning America
Phony ex-terrorist Kamal Saleem has a prophecy of two eagles screaming at each other, which is God warning America that "9/11 was a disgrace to me" because we "went back to their vomit"
Conspiracy Road Trip: UFOs | BBC
October 15, 2012 on BBC Three
Are we alone in the universe or have we been visited by aliens? If the answer to the last question is yes, have the world's governments been covering up this incredible 'truth'?
Comedian Andrew Maxwell is a logical guy and he is going to tackle these big questions on an American road trip from Los Angeles to Area 51. He is taking five UFO believers who claim to have witnessed spacecraft from other galaxies, been attacked by UFOs, had close encounters with ETs and believe an alien attack is imminent for a close encounter of the rational kind. Andrew takes them to meet experts, eyewitnesses and journalists to see if he can dispel the myths around UFO sightings.
Includes contributions by Seth Shostak of The SETI Institute, PZ Myers and Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Holy Thugs of Venezuela
by VICE
Citizens of Caracas, one of the world's most violent cities, bow down and worship statuettes of deceased criminals.
Venezuelans are traditionally Catholic. But in a country where at least 14,000 people were murdered last year, believing in traditional religious figures can sometimes get a wee bit difficult. The Santos Malandros (in English, the Holy Thugs) are an alternative set of saints whose common traits include sideways baseball hats, cigarettes, and guns. We thought it was either kind of perfect or really troubling that in Caracas, the world's most violent city, people are worshipping at the feet of now-dead armed criminals. In this episode, we visit the shrines of the Holy Thugs to find out more.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Pastor: Pray and Work to Defeat Obama
Rev. Allen Cooney of Catalina Foothills Church in Arizona tells congregants that all Christians must pray and work for Obama's defeat
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
14-Year-Old Activist, Peace Prize Winner Shot by Taliban
October 9, 2012 on CNN:
Malala Yousufzai's courageous blogging against the Taliban set her apart from other 14-year-old Pakistani girls.
Growing up in a region once dominated by the Islamic extremists, she knew the fear associated with the word Taliban.
One of her fears came to pass Tuesday, when gunmen sought her out and opened fire on her school van, leaving her seriously wounded along with two other classmates.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, Taliban spokesman Ihsnaullah Ishan told CNN. Ishan blamed the shooting on Malala's activist blogging.
Read more
Conspiracy Road Trip: Creationism | BBC
October 8, 2012 on BBC Three
Comedian Andrew Maxwell takes five British creationists to the west coast of America to try to convince them that evolution rather than creationism explains how we all got here. Stuck on a bus across 2,000 miles of dustbowl roads with these passionate believers, Maxwell tackles some firmly held beliefs - could the Earth be only 6,000 years old, and did humans and T-Rex really live side by side? It's a bumpy ride as he's confronted with some lively debates along the way, but by the end could he possibly win over any of these believers with what he regards as hard scientific fact?
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Bertrand Russell: Why I Am Not a Christian (1927)
Bertrand Russell first delivered this lecture on March 6, 1927 to the National Secular Society, South London Branch, at Battersea Town Hall. - Full text
His longer book on the same subject: Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays
Friday, October 5, 2012
What The Hell Is Going On? | David Mitchell's Soapbox
David Mitchell wants to know what the hell is going on with religious choice!(Thanks James)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Breaking Out of the Box
by The Thinking Atheist
Tatum, a former Christian, talks about her early days in a religious home, and how education helped her to break free and find her own voice.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Campaign for Free Expression: In Defense of the Right to Free Speech
by the Center for Inquiry:
Our global community finds itself in the midst of a human rights crisis. Many governments and institutions around the world are punishing individuals simply for deviating from, in word or in deed, religion and commonly practiced cultural customs.The right to freedom of expression is being whittled away, and innocent and peaceful people are every day suffering the consequences.
At the Center for Inquiry, we believe it's time for the global community to stand up together and declare that this is unacceptable. The Campaign for Free Expression is an initiative to focus attention and efforts on one of the most basic and foundational human rights: the freedom to speak. We hope you join us.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Ikea apologises for removing women from Saudi catalogue
Jim Holt - The Colbert Report
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Philosopher Jim Holt tries to solve the mystery of the universe without involving God or scientific laws.*Viewers in Canada can watch it on The Comedy Network
Monday, October 1, 2012
Buddhist temple destroyed in Bangladesh
October 1, 2012 on Al-Jazeera English
In Bangladesh, government leaders are blaming opposition parties and what they call "Islamic radicals" for attacks on Buddhists.
Temples have been set on fire in the country, apparently after photos appeared on Facebook showing the Quran being desecrated.
But there might have been other more complex causes for the violence, and some think the attacks were premeditated.
Read more
Glenn Beck: A Romney Victory Is The Work Of God
Glenn Beck compares Mitt Romney to George Washington and says that if Romney wins the election, it is thanks to the finger of God.
Tide For Mormons
by Edward Current
The detergent made just for Mormons and their magic underwear. With special Purity Crystals™.
Preacher charged with blasphemy in Egypt
September 29, 2012 on Al-Jazeera English
Ahmed Abdallah, a Muslim television preacher in Egypt, has been charged with blasphemy against Christianity.
Abdallah was videotaped burning a Bible in a protest in Cairo earlier this month.
The preacher's case, along with cases of blasphemy by Egypt's Christian minority has led some to say the nation's laws need to be revised to insure the regulations are not being abused by lawmakers and prosecutors.
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