Video: James Randi, “Thoughts About God”
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Daily Archives: 08.09.2011
Video: “Meet the Most Remarkable American Most People Never Heard of”
Quote: Victor J. Stenger
American Particle Physicist, outspoken Atheist, Author,
now active in Philosophy and Popular Religious Skepticism
While communism is officially atheist, a fact Christians gleefully point to as an example of what happens when atheism holds sway, communist philosophy is based on economics, not metaphysics. The political and economic philosophies of communism do not follow from the hypothesis of nonbelief. Indeed, with its dogmatic policies and authoritarianism, communism more closely resembles a godless religion than secular atheism. The only political views of atheists that are closely linked to their beliefs are that church and state should be separate and that decisions should be based on reason rather than revelation.
Quote: Victor J. Stenger
American Particle Physicist, outspoken Atheist, Author,
now active in Philosophy and Popular Religious Skepticism
Most believers have been brainwashed into thinking that religion is necessary for happiness and contentment. This flies in the face of the fact that the happiest, healthiest, most content societies are the least religious.
Article: “Rick Perry’s Jesus Imperative: A Report from Saturday’s Mega-Rally,” by Sarah Posner
“There are a lot of theological differences here, but we’re focusing on one issue: Jesus,” Garlow added. “It’s not about whether Perry becomes president, it’s about making Jesus king.”
Jesus = Obedience
Article: “Perry, Prayer, Politics and the Presidency”
Organizers argued (unconvincingly) that “The Response” was about prayer, not politics. But groups like the American Family Association (AFA), which paid for the rally and its webcast, and organizations like the Family Research Council, whose president was among the speakers, are not designed to win souls but to change American law and culture through grassroots organizing and political power-building. They have a corrosive effect on our political culture by promoting religious bigotry and anti-gay extremism, by claiming that the United States was meant to be a Christian nation, and by fostering resentment among conservative evangelicals with repeated false assertions that liberal elites are out to destroy religious liberty and silence conservative religious voices.
Article/Video: “Fact Sheet: Gov. Rick Perry’s Extremist Allies”
Perry told James Dobson that the rally was necessary because Americans have “turned away from God.” The following is an introduction to the groups and individuals who Gov. Perry has allied himself with in planning this event.
Audio: “Harvey: Gays And Lesbians Should Be Banned From Teaching”
Harvey, who once claimed that the NEA was using scholarships to make kids gays, on the other hand contends that schools should ban gay and lesbian teachers until they “leave that behavior behind.” Her view is not uncommon in the Religious Right, and Harvey insists that “no homosexuality should be in our schools, period.”
Video: “Perkins Tries And Fails To Downplay The Extreme Views Of ‘The Response’ Organizers”
While Perkins attempted to give Perry cover about the extreme views of the prayer rally organizers, The Response represented the extent Republican leaders and Religious Right groups will go to jockey for the support of even the most fringe figures and elevate their voices.
Always Question Authority 