Lately, I’ve seen a lot of excuse-making in the form of, “Well they did it, too!” I’ve seen this in relation to the sexual abuses by the Catholic Church (and yes… at this point, it’s not just priests, it’s the church), racism and bigotry by tea party protestors, and political activity (or non-activity, as the …
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Bertrand Russell on God and Religion
A Facebook friend linked to this video (3:25 in length) and I thought it worth sharing. Bertrand Russell answers some questions (in 1959) about God, religion, and why he’s an atheist. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aPOMUTr1qw As a side note, when I was 13 and starting to seriously question religious faith, Bertrand Russell’s book Why I Am Not a …
Ken Ham Confirms His Moral Bankruptcy
On Opposing Views, Ken Ham wrote an opinion piece about the creation of the new Answers in Genesis video showing a young boy pointing a gun at the camera while a voice-over says, “If you don’t matter to God, you don’t matter to anyone.” Along with my opinion that it is a fear-mongering, horrible message …
So Much for Catwoman
I’m not even sure how to begin with this one. It seems that the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops finds it necessary to have Senator Danny Martiny file a bill that will prohibit Louisiana scientists from creating human-animal hybrids for experimentation. I’m not kidding. Conference lobbyist Danny Loar said the bill is designed to be …