Westboro Baptist Church to Protest at Elizabeth Edwards’ Funeral As Elizabeth Edwards’ family makes the final preparations for her funeral, members of a controversial church known for picketing at the memorials of fallen soldiers, says they will protest outside her funeral. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church are planning to […]
Read MoreAnother atheist bus ad controversy…
…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 […]
Read MoreDisabled vet stalks WBC members, invites heckler’s veto
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 […]
Read MoreGod doesn’t like shopping on Sundays
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 […]
Read MoreFacepalm of the day
Yes, these are real shoes.
Read MoreQuote of the day
“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 […]
Read MoreWhat’s a hate group?
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 […]
Read MoreSo….Skepticon
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 […]
Read MoreSkepticism and atheism
Lots of thoughts brewing on this subject during Skepticon. I’ve posted many of mine on Hemant Mehta’s blog Friendly Atheist.
Read MoreOdds and ends
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 […]
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