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Off Limits? I Think Not

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:57:39 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Ordinarily a situiation such as the pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter would be off-limits but the Republican party has been the first to put it front and center as a political tool. The Holier than Anyone Right has used this to showcase how "special" their darling VP hopeful really is and the point has driven home at the RNC yesterday. That and the supposed non-political issue of McCain's POW status.

Have the voters become so inured to the Republican machine that they are incapable of seeing through their deceptions and lies?

Clip Source: www.opednews.com

Palin and the Christian Persecution Syndrome

The McCain camp explains that the pregnancy does not disqualify an otherwise highly qualified person. But Palin’s utter lack of qualifications and questionable record in office call this explanation into question.

I have been wondering amid all the evidence on Sarah Palin’s lack of qualifications, questionable dealings as governor, and her big-spending, sales-tax raising and debt-ridden mayoral tenure, why in the world the Rovian Republican machine picked her. Yes, I know she was selected to appeal to the hard core Christian dominionists and their somewhat less fanatical ilk.

That, however, does not explain signing off on a pregnant minor daughter in a candidate being sold on family values, abstinence only education and the principle of much of modern right-wing Christianity that parents are absolutely responsible for their children’s walks as Christians.

Tags: republican, hypocrite, abortion

Over the Top

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:04:28 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: When I first saw this piece I was sure it was a parody, possibly from The Onion. But no! This guy seems to be for real. He's associated with the Creation Science Association of Mid-America and this was published in the CSA News. Hmmm, I wonder if their secessionists too?

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

Krazy Kansas Kook wants to eliminate all biologists

After declaring evolutionists incompetent, unproductive, dangerous, at war with Christianity, and to have demanded the elimination of Christians (what powers of projection he has!), Willis finally explains what must be done with us.

Labor camps.

Require them to wear placards around their neck, or perhaps large medallions which prominently announce "Warning: Evolutionist!

Since evolutionists are liars and most do not really believe evolution we could employ truth serum or water-boarding to obtain confessions of evolution rejection.

An Evolutionist Colony in Antarctica could be a promising option.

Kansas ~~breeds~~ attracts the most amazing kooks. (I have been informed that quite a few of the looniest creationists in Kansas come from elsewhere.)

Tags: creationism, science, evolution

"Onward Christian Soldiers..."

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:31:13 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Once again, the Christian Nationalist will collectively get their panties in a wad upon hearing about this. And in light of McCain's recent endorsement of Petraeus as one of three influential people in his life, this adds controversy for McCain that he certainly doesn't need. After all, he's perfectly capable of coming up with enough controversy all by himself.

Clip Source: blogs.usatoday.com

Controversy over Petraeus blurb on chaplain's book about Christianity

Gen. David Petraeus is under fire for the blurb a military chaplain has been using since last year to promote a book about Christianity in the military.

On the back cover of Under Orders: A Spiritual Handbook for Military Personnel, the incoming Centcom commander is quoted saying that Army chaplain William McCoy's paperback "should be in every rucksack for those moments when Soldiers need spiritual energy." (The version on Amazon has been modified, but you can still see the original back cover via Barnes & Noble.)

"General Petraeus has, by his own hand, become a quintessential poster child of this fundamentalist Christian religious predation, via his unadulterated and shocking public endorsement of a book touting both Christian supremacy and exceptionalism," Michael Weinstein, the group's founder, says.

Tags: petraeus, religion, nationalism, privilege, christian

Adopting Desert Nomad's Science

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:27:17 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Christians who cling to the outdated belief that being gay is a sin are following the pre-scientific notions and social customs that were relevant 2000 years ago but are outdated and wrong today. Partly they adhere to these archaic beliefs because it gives them biblical authority to feel superior (if they are straight) and backs up their notion of persecution when others speak out against their homophobia.

Clip Source: www.rrstar.com

Christians should speak out freely against homosexuality

Speaking out against same-sex unions can result in a variety of consequences for anyone who dares to do so in the workplace, consequences which can include being required to attend special re-education workshops on “diversity” that teach that people must put values or religious beliefs aside to observe a “higher” value of tolerance.

So conservatives find themselves in a very precarious position regarding the issue of same-sex relationships. The issue is no longer just a political or a social issue; it’s a very personal one.

How do we tell them what we believe the Bible has to say about homosexuality? The same Bible that lumps homosexuality in with a variety of other sins is the same Bible that provides the answer to that question.

As Christians, we have an obligation to others, and that is to be mirrors, mirrors that reflect Christ’s love and also his truth.

Tags: religion, christianity, homosexuality

Hands Off Mohammed!!!

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:36:06 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Fear seems to have censored the publishing of a book about Mohammed. As the author of the piece points out:

"It is condescending to treat Muslims like excitable children who cannot cope with the probing, mocking treatment we hand out to Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. It is perfectly consistent to protect Muslims from bigotry while challenging the bigotries and absurdities within their holy texts."

Doesn't seem like too much to ask.

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

An author named Sherry Jones has written a book, called The Jewel of Medina, that will never see the light of day because it novelizes the life and times, with particular focus on the marital details, of the prophet Mohammed.

The Jewel of Medina was bought by Random House and primed to be a best-seller - before a University of Texas teacher saw proofs and declared it "a national security issue". Random House had visions of a re-run of the Rushdie or the Danish cartoons affairs. Sherry Jones's publisher has pulped the book. It's gone.

Hari goes on to criticize the kid gloves with which Islamic issues are dealt the world round, contrasting it to the relative ease with which people question the tenets of Christianity and other more 'docile' world religions. Although his East End perspective may not allow him to fully appreciate the rebounding resistence to criticism sought by Christians in America, his general conclusions are spot on:

Tags: islam, religion, criticism

Just Say No!

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:16:18 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Some branches of the religious tree seem more obsessed than others. All you fundagentitals out there, are you listening?

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

Chastity is Better Later than Now, Better for Others than for Oneself

Photo © istockphoto/diego cervo; Poster © Austin Cline

In a sense, chastity could be treated as an indicator of just how obsessed a religion is with sex. The more a religion emphasizes chastity, the more they are effectively talking about and referencing sexuality. It's not just the religion that's obsessed with sex, but the adherents as well. After all, if the people themselves weren't constantly going "too far" in sexual behavior, religious leaders wouldn't have to constantly keep telling them to stop. You can't have chastity without sex.

We can see similar dynamics in other aspects of Christianity, though they tend to be connected to sex. Christians who are most vociferous in their denunciations of homosexuality seem to be obsessed with gay sex — and too often, it turns out they happen to be gay as well, but just in denial.

Tags: religion, sex, abstinence

Post Rapture Pet Care

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:15:55 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Brilliant! Why didn't I think of this.

Clip Source: www.craigslist.org

Your Pets Will Not Be Flagged For Removal By Jesus During the Rapture

"No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don't know. Only the Father knows."

(Matthew 24:36)

Have you ever thought about what will happen to your pets after Jesus comes back to claim the souls of the saved during the Rapture and deliver them to heaven to enjoy ever lasting life?

I am here to offer you pet care service for after the rapture. As an atheist, I will surely still be here on this earth post rapture and would love to look after your pets for a small fee and make sure they are still well taken care of after you and your family have been raptured. You will be able to look down on them from heaven and see them being well cared for by me and living happy, healthy lives. Do not let my atheism scare you! I am a moral and loving pet owner and would never do harm to any animal.

Tags: rapture, christianity, pet care

Teaser

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:46:16 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Sorry! The article is too long to fairly grab 1000 bytes that do it justice. You'll need to read the whole thing (if you're so inclined). I found it to be entertaining and informative.

Clip Source: hnn.us

Does Christian Fundamentalism Endanger Our Republic?

The sentence “The most important single element in the history of Western civilization was Christianity” opens the second chapter of Robert Hoyt’s classic textbook Europe in the Middle Ages. Despite its origins as “a religious system hostile to many of the values and entrenched interests of antiquity,” the paragraph continues, Christianity absorbed and transmitted “the best elements of antique civilization” to the medieval period. After such a laudatory opening, a reader would not expect any startling exposés. But this reader, an undergraduate history student, was startled by the content of the very next page.

Tags: religion, fundamentalism

Care for Another Glass of Kool-Aid?

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:15:16 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: An informative article about the pervasive methods of indoctrination used by the Christian majority.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

Diversity as a Defense for Christian Supremacism

I've written a number of times about how Christianity is being pushed not just in the Naval Academy, but in fact all the service academies. The most recent point of conflict is the requirement that all midshipmen sit through Christian prayers before their mid-day meal. Because they can't talk or start eating, they are in effect being forced to tacitly participate in a Christian religious ritual.

As might be expected, many Christians simply don't understand why non-Christians (never mind some Christians themselves) are unhappy about this situation. It's as if everyone should be able and willing to appreciate sitting through Christian rituals. There are various attempts to defend the practice, but the worst may be the argument that forcing people to sit through the rituals of the dominant religion is somehow necessary to teach "tolerance" for "diversity." Read more...

Tags: religion, atheism, christianity

Crazy Phelps Rants On

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:28:47 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Be warned. This is not pretty. This demented hater of the ages spews his venom. And he backs it up with scripture so it must be true!

Clip Source: atheistmedia.blogspot.com

Fred Phelps: George Carlin is now in Hell

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Tags: hate, christianity, religion, phelps, bigotry

Bargain of the Week

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:22:41 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: This is a real site! What a strange world we live in. I imagine they'll draw enough wackos to make a tidy sum. P. T. Barnum would be proud.

Clip Source: www.youvebeenleftbehind.com

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Tags: rapture, religion, christianity

SC: Land of Gawd?

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:16:33 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Are these folks so brain dead that they just don't get it? Evidently not. They keep trying to inject their own particular superstition into government and they keep failing. Reminds me of the adage of the crazy person persisting in the same activity and expecting differing results.

Clip Source: www.au.org

Americans United Files Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina's 'I Believe' License Plate

Religious Liberty Watchdog Group Says License Plate Violates Constitution By Giving Preference To Christianity

Americans United for Separation of Church and State today filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of several religious leaders and a religious organization whose First Amendment rights are violated by South Carolina’s “I Believe” license plate.

The new plate features the words, “I Believe,” accompanied by a depiction of a large, bright-yellow Christian cross superimposed on a multicolored stained glass church window.

“The state has clearly given preferential treatment to Christianity with this license plate,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. “I can’t think of a more flagrant violation of the First Amendment’s promise of equal treatment for all faiths. I believe these plates will not see the light of day.”

Tags: religion, politics, constitution, christian

Reality Intrudes

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:04:12 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Most rational people will see through Ben Stein's false argument as portrayed in his failed "documentary" Expelled. For those poor souls that still buy into his Intelligent Design BS, here's a bit of a reminder that the entire basis of the ID movement is founded on lies, half-truths, and religious dogma.

Clip Source: www.evolvedrational.com

Ben Stein takes the failboat on a ride

All Stein manages to show in Expelled is that he is as ignorant of history as he is of science. Before the trolls start whining like the bunch of deluded morons that they are, I am not claiming that Christianity was the reason for the Holocaust. I am just pointing out the obvious fact that Stein epically fails when he claims that 'Darwinism' is a root cause of Nazism and that Hitler used 'Darwinist' theories as a justification for exterminating millions of people.

Now, let's all sit back and wait for the trolls to start screaming about how I am a Nazi in 3, 2, 1...

Tags: evolution, creationism, religion

Birmingham Builds Bridge to 12th Century

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:21:36 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: In keeping with the image of the regressive South the Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama decided that the best way to fight a rising crime rate was to don biblical costumes and ask his invisible friend for help. Is it any wonder the rest of the nation views the South with scorn and ridicule? I live in the South and I hold that sad view too. But I do like the climate!

Clip Source: bhamweekly.com

Langford sports sackcloth, ashes, Rolex

Friday night more than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium for a prayer rally hosted by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.

At the arena entrance, ministers greeted visitors with sackcloths and ashes. The voice of James Earl Jones reading from Revelation boomed through the auditorium speakers. Above the crowd, two wide white banners hung from the ceiling. Each read, “A world without Jesus is a mess waiting to happen - Mayor Larry P. Langford.”

On either side of the stage, two projector screens displayed the Birmingham skyline with the message “A city not forsaken.” On those screens, the event began with an animated film of the last supper, crucifixion and resurrection.

Mayor Langford called the event because of rising crime in Birmingham. The city’s murder rate is out-pacing 2007 by more than 40 percent.

Tags: religion, superstition, christianity

Freedom for All

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:23:09 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Because of the nationwide special privilege that Christians have come to expect this type of discrimination is common place.

Clip Source: www.cjonline.com

Atheist soldier gains attention

A Fort Riley soldier who has served in Iraq is becoming the national face of one organization's push for religious freedom in the military

"What we've discovered is that within the U.S. military those who do not agree with the very specific religious views of a significant number of high-ranking officers are treated unequally," said Pedro Irigonegaray, one of Hall's attorneys. "This is an effort to bring about equal treatment under the law to all soldiers, to protect all soldiers' right to their individual faith and to ensure that the U.S. military does not endorse a particular religion."

Hall, an atheist, has sued, saying that Christian religion was pushed on soldiers while attempts to discuss his atheist views were met with threats to his military career by a superior officer.

The effort, Irigonegaray says, isn't about taking religion out of the military.

Tags: christianity, atheism, religion, military