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ANTITHEISM: Christopher Hitchens / Christianity / “The Utter Arrogance of Absolute Power”
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Category Archives: Antitheism
ANTIRELIGION: The Thinking Atheist / “Farewell to Faith”
“I’m not even an atheist so much as I am an anti-theist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. Reviewing the false claims of religion I do not wish, as some sentimental agnostics affect to wish, that they were true. I do not envy believers their faith. I am relieved to think that the whole story is a sinister fairy tale; life would be miserable if what the faithful affirmed was actually the case.”
~ Christopher Hitchens
MORALITY: Pat Condell / “Your Moral Guide”
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ANTITHEISM: “Evolution for the win!”
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY: Christopher Hitchens / “If You Want to be Awe Inspired”
CATHOLIC CHURCH – CHILD RAPE: Dusty Smith / “Catholic Church Blames Children for Being Raped”
CHRISTIAN PRIVILEGE: Rev. Emily C. Heath / “How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions”
It seems like this election season “religious liberty” is a hot topic. Rumors of its demise are all around, as are politicians who want to make sure that you know they will never do anything to intrude upon it.
[…]
Quick Questions.” Just pick “A” or “B” for each question.
1. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to go to a religious service of my own choosing.
B) Others are allowed to go to religious services of their own choosing.2. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to marry the person I love legally, even though my religious community blesses my marriage.
B) Some states refuse to enforce my own particular religious beliefs on marriage on those two guys in line down at the courthouse.3. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am being forced to use birth control.
B) I am unable to force others to not use birth control.[…]
10. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to teach my children the creation stories of our faith at home.
B) Public school science classes are teaching science.
UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE!!! “Democrats Efforts to Reinsert ‘God’ and ‘Jerusalem’ into Platform Met with Loud Opposition” / VIDEO
Even though the no’s were again as loud if not louder than the aye’s on the third vote, Villagairosa said he had determined that two-thirds of those present had voted in favor. Boos filled the arena in response.
HISTORY: Chris Rodda / “FYI Republicans: Tocqueville Was Actually Insulting America When He Referred to it Being “Exceptional””
If a drinking game had been made out of Republicans calling America “exceptional” at the RNC, the hospitals would have been full of people with alcohol poisoning this week. Unfortunately, and a bit embarrassingly, what these exceptional Americans don’t seem to realize is that the term “American exceptionalism” actually comes from an insult to America, not a compliment.
QUOTATION: Christopher Hitchens / “Laugh at Authority”
Always Question Authority 