Gretchen …this time in my neighborhood. Well, not my immediate neighborhood, as the Dallas transit authority has refused these ads. But Fort Worth has not, and local clergy are raising a big stink: Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas thinks in the wake of the controversial campaign, the T should get rid of all religious ads.“We have … Read more
A disabled Afghanistan veteran was arrested today in my hometown of Wichita Kansas on charges of stalking members of the Westboro Baptist Church: Prosecutors charged [Ryan] Newell, 26, with five misdemeanors Thursday, including stalking and three counts of criminal use of a firearm in an incident involving the Phelps family of Topeka’s Westboro Baptist Church. … Read more
From CBC News: A debate over Sunday shopping has led P.E.I.’s transportation minister to suggest God had struck down the leader of the Opposition, who fell and injured herself after introducing a bill to allow Sunday openings year-round.Opposition leader Olive Crane introduced the private member’s bill earlier this week. It would remove Canada’s last restrictions … Read more
Yes, these are real shoes.
“The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. ” — H.L. Mencken Someone quoted it in response to this … Read more
From Dispatches From the Culture Wars: The Southern Poverty Law Center has added several “mainstream” religious right groups to their list of hate groups for their zealous opposition to equal rights for gays and lesbians, including the American Family Association and the Family Research Council. And the theocons are throwing quite a fit over it. … Read more
I’m glad I went, and I had a good time. That said, I most likely won’t go back. It’s amazing, what they’re doing. A free conference in the Midwest for non-believers, with this kind of lineup of stellar speakers? Anybody in the area who is remotely interested in these topics would be well-served in checking … Read more
Lots of thoughts brewing on this subject during Skepticon. I’ve posted many of mine on Hemant Mehta’s blog Friendly Atheist.
I’m getting ready to go to Skepticon 3 tomorrow. It doesn’t actually start until Friday, but it’s a good seven hours to Springfield, Missouri so I figured I’d allow a day for the drive and then hopefully wake up fresh and open-minded Friday morning. I love a conference you can attend in a t-shirt and … Read more
Well, this sounds like about the worst idea for a TV show ever. Jen from Skepchick writes: In summer of 2008, the American television channel A&E premiered a series called Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal and has just begun airing the second season this November. Presided over by professional psychic Chip Coffey, and a … Read more