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Black Death Anniversary

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:43:15 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Certainly a defining moment in world history. It's interesting that present day fundamentalists such as Falwell are still using the same arguments that their 14th century counterparts employed. You'd think that after 600+ years they'd have learned something.

Clip Source: www.history.com

Black Death is “created,” allegedly

According to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death is created on this day in 1345, from what they call "a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, occurring on the 20th of March 1345".

Despite what these scholars claimed, it is now known that bubonic plague, the most common ailment known as the Black Death, is caused by the yersinia pestis bacterium.

Devastation on this scale brought out the worst in people. Often, it was not the movement of stars that was blamed for the disease, but the minorities in the community. Witches and gypsies were frequent targets. Jewish people were tortured and burned to death by the thousands for supposedly causing the Black Death. Preachers claimed that the disease was God’s punishment for immorality.

Alternatively, some resorted to useless home cures to try to avoid the disease, bathing in urine or menstrual blood in an attempt to deter it.

Tags: religion, medicine, health, superstition

Science Ignorance Blessed in Oklahoma

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:44:48 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Although this legislation has not made it through to law the very idea that it was put forth at all is surprising. I feel sorry for rational Oklahomans who must endure this humiliation.

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

The odious Sally Kern

Here's something even worse than the self-destruction of her own family: Kerns is the sponsor of Oklahoma House Bill 2211, the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act".

The bill requires public schools to guarantee students the right to express their religious viewpoints in a public forum, in class, in homework and in other ways without being penalized. If a student's religious beliefs were in conflict with scientific theory, and the student chose to express those beliefs rather than explain the theory in response to an exam question, the student's incorrect response would be deemed satisfactory, according to this bill.

Even simple, factual information such as the age of the earth (4.65 billion years) would be subject to the student's belief, and if the student answered 6,000 years based on his or her religious belief, the school would have to credit it as correct.

Tags: christianity, religion, politics, science, laws

Spread the Word

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:33:15 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Here's your FSM toolkit. Put on your white shirt and tie*, hope on your bicycle and start ringing those doorbells. Join the proslytyzing bandwagon.

*White shirt and tie optional. Pirate costume entirely appropriate.

Clip Source: www.venganza.org

Brochures

These brochures are in pdf format, 8.5″ x 11″, double sided. To save, right click on the link and save to disk. Print them out and convert the masses.

8.5×11DS PDF

Materials Subpages

Back to Materials

Tags: religion, humor, fsm

Law Abiding Immigrants

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:39:29 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Another straw man that ultra nationalists love to offer shows that it has no legs. With much of present day conservatism based on fear manipulation of the population this study indicates what a little sunshine can do to rank prejudice and bigotry.

Clip Source: www.mercurynews.com

Immigrants incarcerated less frequently

Stereotypes about foreign-born residents' role in crime disproven

Countering a widespread belief, a new report shows California's foreign-born population -- including illegal immigrants -- makes up only a sliver of the state's population of inmates.

The report released Monday by the Public Policy Institute of California also suggests that the foreign-born population, which makes up more than a third of the state's adults, plays a disproportionately smaller role in serious crime.

"Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to Do with It?" gives one of the clearest glimpses yet into the effect of immigrants and immigration on the state's justice system.

It also aims to dispel the perception that cities with large foreign-born populations are criminal hot beds, with several California cities showing a dip in police activity amid recent immigration waves.

Tags: politics, immigration, aliens, law

Huckabee Supporters

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:29:38 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: I'm fairly certain these are good people but they surely have some strange ideas.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

God and Politics in Lynchburg, Tennessee

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Tags: religion, politics, huckabee, christian

Florida Creationist Shows Off

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:21:11 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Of course not all Floridians are this abjectly stupid. Although recent polls indicate that close to 50% prefer creationism over evolution. Take a peek at what a lack of science education can accomplish.

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

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Tags: creationism, christianity, religion, evolution

Religions "Tolerance"

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:25:37 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal

Clip Source: www.hubhive.com

Tags: cartoon, religious, christian

Muslim Bullying

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:10:14 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: How absurd for any religious group to expect for persons of differing faiths or no faith at all to adhere to their quaint religious practices. It reminds me of the resistance to teach evolution in public schools or the attempts to force religion into the public arena. Both spheres have a similar lack of credibility and rationale. Kudos to Wikipedia for not kowtowing to religious fanatics.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Wikipedia Islam Entry Is Criticized

An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.

In addition to numerous e-mail messages sent to Wikipedia.org, an online petition cites a prohibition in Islam on images of people.

A Frequently Asked Questions page explains the site’s polite but firm refusal to remove the images: “Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with the goal of representing all topics from a neutral point of view, Wikipedia is not censored for the benefit of any particular group.”

The notes left on the petition site come from all over the world. “It’s totally unacceptable to print the Prophet’s picture,” Saadia Bukhari from Pakistan wrote in a message. “It shows insensitivity towards Muslim feelings and should be removed immediately.”

Tags: atheism, religion, muslim, christian

Uh, Who Cares What Religion Obama Is?

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:20:28 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Evidently this "issue" has captured the imagination of religious people around the US. Maybe they're not familiar with Article VI of the Constitution.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

The popular view today would seem to be that this article was simply a "suggestion".

Clip Source: www.dailyherald.com

Christian Obama won't stoop to mud

I support Sen. Barack Obama for president because he does not seek to perfect the politics of swift-boating. He seeks to end it.

Anonymous e-mails are circulating attacking Senator Obama's Christian faith. Barack Obama is a committed and active Christian and has been a 20-year member of the Trinity United Church in Chicago. He and his wife were married there, and both their daughters were dedicated there.

He has never been a Muslim nor has he ever practiced any other faith besides Christianity.

In January 2005, he was sworn into the U.S. Senate on his family Bible.

Tags: religion, christian, islam, politics, obama

Watchman on the Walls forments violence

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:31:09 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Although they predictably deny it, a new religious group has taken on the role of promoting hate against gays.

Clip Source: www.csmonitor.com

Christian extremism raises alarm

A trial resumes today for a Slavic man charged with killing a gay man in Sacramento, Calif.

Sacramento, Calif. - A hate-crime trial reconvenes Friday in a case that's dividing Sacramento and drawing attention from organizations that monitor extremists.

Alex Shevchenko has been arraigned for a hate crime tied to the assault and eventual death of Satender Singh in July. According to prosecutors, Mr. Shevchenko and Andrey Vusik taunted Mr. Singh in a park because they thought he was gay. Mr. Vusik eventually threw a punch that toppled Singh, dashing his head, they charge.

Gay leaders in Sacramento say the incident followed several years of escalating tensions with some Slavic immigrants.

"The gut feeling of the [gay] community is that preaching among the local Russian evangelical community is breeding hate and that something would happen. And Satender was the something that happened," says Ed Bennett, a gay Democratic activist.

Tags: hate, religion, evangelicals, christian

Iowa Helps Democratic Party

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:05:51 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: When I discovered that Iowa had chosen Mike Huckabee as the Republican nominee my little heart took a leap with joy. Who better than a Bible-thumping, evolution denying , anti-choice, far right priest/candidate for the Dems to be running against. In many ways he is a caricature of Bush although he does appear to be more articulate.

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Huckabee, Obama enjoy huge night in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) -- Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have claimed victories in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.

With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama had the support of 38 percent of voters, compared to 30 percent for John Edwards and 29 percent for Hillary Clinton. "The numbers tell us this was a debate between change and experience, and change won," said CNN political analyst Bill Schneider.

Iowa delivered fatal blows to the campaigns of Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. Both have decided to abandon their White House runs.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who finished fourth, said his campaign plans to "take the fight to New Hampshire." Watch an overview of the dramatic night »

New Hampshire holds the nation's first primary Tuesday. Clinton and Obama are in a statistical dead heat in New Hampshire, according to the latest CNN/WMUR poll.

Evangelical Playbook

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:32:42 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: This pretty much sums it up.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

Evangelist Tatics on Atheist Sites

Step one: Post off topic. Show total disregard for the purpose of the comments section.

Step two: Make sure you give a gloss of politeness to your post.

Step three: Be sure not to actually read anything on the site

Step four: When you get a response, make sure you point out how puzzled you are that they are not yet totally convinced.

Step five: If asked a direct question, ignore it.

Step six: If they are still not convinced, repeat steps four and five.

Step seven: If anyone calls you up on any of our incoherence, poor reasoning, dishonesty or blatant lies; ignore step two.

Step eight: Leave, never to be heard from again, shaking the metaphorical dust from your metaphorical sandals as you go.

Tags: religion, evangelicals, christian, proselytizing

Florida Religionists Cling to Myth

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:16:45 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: As in Texas, Florida is also debating whether or not to include Intelligent Design in its science curriculum. Following the Dover Pennsylvania trial you'd think these yahoos would have gotten the word. ID is not science. We'll have to wait and see if they cling to their Bronze Age myths or join the rest of us who live in a reality based world.

Clip Source: www.sptimes.com

On evolution, case closed

Most Pinellas County School Board members say public school students should be taught about intelligent design, a supernatural explanation for the origins of life, alongside the scientifically grounded theory of evolution. Meanwhile, Eric Smith, the state's new education commissioner, curiously refuses to publicly say whether evolution should be taught in science classes or whether intelligent design should be included.

As the judge found, "every scientific association that has spoken on the matter" has rejected the challenge to evolution mounted by proponents of intelligent design.

Pinellas School Board members and the state education commissioner might reflect on the judge's comprehensive review and conclusions before they speak again about an accepted scientific theory they apparently know little about.

Tags: religion, science, creationism, evolution

Man Made Life

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:02:07 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Whoa. The implications from this will be enormous. If this project succeeds expect a concerted campaign of denial and attack from the religious conservatives.

Clip Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms

It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to be inserted into corn plants, for example, to help the plants ward off insects or tolerate drought.

Scientists in Maryland have already built the world's first entirely handcrafted chromosome -- a large looping strand of DNA made from scratch in a laboratory, containing all the instructions a microbe needs to live and reproduce.

n the coming year, they hope to transplant it into a cell, where it is expected to "boot itself up," like software downloaded from the Internet, and cajole the waiting cell to do its bidding.

The cobbling together of life from synthetic DNA, scientists and philosophers agree, will be a watershed event,

Tags: christianity, nature, science, social, religion

Get Your Coathangers Ready

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:56:36 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Anyone who believes that this has nothing to do with banning abortion is a fool. The other troubling point is that it, as mentioned in the article, could also affect birth control. Welcome to 1950 folks. Once again religious ideology takes precedent over rational thought. Once again, emotional pleading trumps reasoned, rational discourse.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Colo. Petition Revives Anti-Abortion Bid

DENVER — A 20-year-old law student has become a cause celebre in the anti-abortion movement for her efforts to have the state Constitution define fertilized eggs as people _ a tactic spreading nationwide in bids to neutralize the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

Burton's so-called human life amendment doesn't mention abortion. She insists her only aim is to define when human life begins, and any discussion about abortion is up to lawmakers, she said.

Abortion rights groups say the measure would hamper in-vitro fertilization and stem cell research. They say it also could affect birth control because the most widely used form of contraception works by preventing fertilized eggs from attaching to the uterus.

Tags: abortion, religion