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Author Archives: ylooshi
Hell’s Angel
I’ve yet to read Christopher Hitchens’ biography of Mother Theresa, The Missionary Position, but I think it’ll be high on my list now that I’ve viewed “Hell’s Angel,” a documentary narrated by Hitchens and, I assume, based on that work. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Calcutta, christopher hitchens, Hell's Angel, Missionary Position, Mother Teresa, Theresa
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Atheists are Cowards?
The author(s) of Blazing Cat Fur seems to have his or her panties in a wad over atheists. I realize it’s not hard to imagine that right-wing, conservative, religionist blogger might find himself in that predicament, but in this case … Continue reading
Posted in Atheosphere
Tagged atheism, atheists fear islam, atheists fear muslims, Facebook, islam, Jakarta, muhammad, University College London
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If Jesus had never been born… We’d just celebrate the solstice
Tim Wildmon, of the Christian hate-group the American Family Association, just published an on-line article titled “If Jesus had never been born…” It’s an interesting hypothetical. The first thing that comes to mind is that we really don’t know if … Continue reading
The Ghost of Christmas Past (at Breaking Spells)
I was thinking of whether or not to write a Christmas post and what I might write… then I thought, “hmm… what have I written in the past?” Here are some of my past Christmas related posts: The So-Called War … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas controversy, Holidays, xmas
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Christopher Hitchens is Dead
1949-2011 Referred to as one of the Four Horsemen of New Atheism, Christopher Hitchens died yesterday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer. He was a political pundit, an author, an essayist, and … Continue reading
William Lane Craig: Animals Don’t Suffer; Therefore God Exists
Across several posts on his site (which doesn’t seem to allow commentary from readers), WLC makes some fantastic claims about animal pain and how it proves the existence of his god. I’ve taken the liberty of highlighting the relevant texts … Continue reading
It’s true: atheists don’t give as much as the superstitious…
…but not for the reasons you might think The Giving USA Foundation published a report in 2010[1] that concluded about $227 billion was donated to charity by individual Americans in 2009. The donations went to religion, education, human services, health, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, humanism
Tagged atheism, charity, church attendance, religious, scientific study, statistics
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An Atheist Registry?
By now, everyone in the Atheosphere has heard of pastor Michael Stahl, the numbnuts that wants to create a registry for atheists, comparing us to terrorists, the KKK, child molesters, and Lady Gaga. Okay, I made up the part about … Continue reading
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The Atheist Reader’s Choice Awards
If you don’t know, About.com’s reader’s choice awards are being compiled. Now’s the time to nominate your favorite atheist sites, podcast, books, etc. for 2010. My nominations are: Best Agnostic or Atheist Book of 2010: The New Atheism: Taking a … Continue reading
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