February 2012
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Pope Tells Couples to Shun IVF
Pope Benedict XVI has called on infertile couples to shun artificial procreation, saying such methods are a form of arrogance.
Benedict spoke Saturday at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility. Reiterating Vatican teaching, he called marriage the only permissible place to conceive children.
Benedict also pressed a church ban against artificial...
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My report cards are due tomorrow.
I won’t be on much today or tomorrow. Leave me some love =)
oldowan replied to your post: Recently I’ve made the choice to tell people that I’m not having kids when the topic of babies comes up among my friends (we’re at “that age”) and one of my friends said I was being selfish for not wanting kids and that if I didn’t have kids my life would be miserable and empty. I was so shocked but apparently everyone else seems to think that way. I don’t want...
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sixlessthansixty asked: Recently I've made the choice to tell people that I'm not having kids when the topic of babies comes up among my friends (we're at "that age") and one of my friends said I was being selfish for not wanting kids and that if I didn't have kids my life would be miserable and empty. I was so shocked but apparently everyone else seems to think that way. I don't want...
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Alabama Bill Will Allow Churches to Teach Religion...
A bill in Alabama would allow churches or ministries to teach a religion class to public school students off campus, so long as parents and school boards give permission and the churches are responsible for transportation and any expenses.
State Rep. Blaine Galliher, a Republican, introduced the bill at the request of Joseph Kennedy, 84, who was fired in 1980 after he refused to stop...
mister-snippy asked: Haha, something tells me the joke wouldn't fly with them. I would hope that after explaining that I believe differently than them they'll at least acknowledge the fact, but who knows. I think they've gotten the hints though as I have declined numerous offers to go to church (it makes me very uncomfortable). Anyway, thanks! Oh, and I love your posts! They're quite refreshing.
Anonymous asked: It's HappyHeathen113, I'm just too lazy to log in. >_< But anyways, I always argue that, while there always room for reason, if someone is unwilling to accept who you are (faith, sexuality, gender identity, etc) then they aren't the kind of person worth associating with. This can be especially hard when that person is a parent/gaurdian/role model/teacher/etx and it is truly so...
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mister-snippy asked: Good day, I've been atheist for about a year and a half now, and before that I was agnostic, and before that, I was some odd mix of Christian/Catholic. I think looking more into my religion is what made me atheist. Anyway, my neighbors are some of the best people I've ever had in my life (they raised me as their own) who are uber Christians, and they don't know -to the best of my...
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And the Votes Are In...
Teach children not what to think, but how. (13)
Facts not faith. (4)
Science is not a liberal conspiracy! (4)
Abiogenesis (4)
There’s no heaven, put on your seatbelt. (10)
We are made of starstuff. (15)
Freethinker (4)
Freethinker, skeptic, atheist. (3)
American Humanist (2)
American Atheist (1)
Atheist on Board (1)
Atheist for Peace (3)
Good Without God (8)
I’m going with #6...
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Gingrich Warns of Role of "Secular Left"
Newt Gingrich warned members of a Georgia church Sunday that the “secular left” is trying to undermine American principles established by the Founding Fathers as he sought to rejuvenate his presidential bid.
“The forces of the secular left believe passionately and deeply, and with frankly a religious fervor, in their world view and they will regard what I am saying as a...
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Atheist License Plate Frame Voting
Here are the choices to vote on!
Teach children not what to think, but how.
Facts not faith.
Science is not a liberal conspiracy!
Abiogenesis
There’s no heaven, put on your seatbelt.
We are made of starstuff.
Freethinker
Freethinker, skeptic, atheist.
American Humanist
American Atheist
Atheist on Board
Atheist for Peace
Good Without God
I excluded the FSM related ones because...
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TN High School Won't Publish Atheist Student's...
Krystal Myers is an honors student, captain of the swim team and editor of her high school newspaper.
She’s also an atheist in a predominantly Christian student body.
In a recent editorial that Myers, 18, intended for the Lenoir City High School newspaper entitled “No Rights: The Life of an Atheist,” she questioned her treatment by the majority.
“Why does atheism...
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Cardinal Ordered Memo on Priests Destroyed,...
A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse of children has asked a court to throw out charges against him based on a 1994 memo showing Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua ordered a list of suspected abusive Catholic priests to be destroyed.
As revealed in court papers filed on Friday, Molloy’s handwritten memo dated March 22, 1994, informed...
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New Atheistic License Plate Frames
helvetebrann:
The fiance and I purchased a new car last night that will finally accommodate my beast of a dog on road trips.
This means I get to upgrade from my Honda to the Nissan Ultima Hybrid we own!
It also means I get to buy a new license plate frame for my car.
I, of course, want an atheistic frame. Now, I do work at a school, so I need something that is tasteful and will not put me...
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New Atheistic License Plate Frames
The fiance and I purchased a new car last night that will finally accommodate my beast of a dog on road trips.
This means I get to upgrade from my Honda to the Nissan Ultima Hybrid we own!
It also means I get to buy a new license plate frame for my car.
I, of course, want an atheistic frame. Now, I do work at a school, so I need something that is tasteful and will not put me in danger of...
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Anonymous asked: Have you ever 'suspected' a student is atheist? I just think it's weird the little signals people send off.
eytancragg asked: that is really cool! what do you hope that your students gain from this trip?
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eytancragg asked: field trip???????????????? where are you going????????
Chaperoning a Field Trip
Leave me questions to answer later! I’ll need something to revitalize me!
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Boston Family Sues Over "Under God" In Pledge
One Acton family is waiting for a decision from the Middlesex Superior Court on whether the words “under God” should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance recited daily in the town’s schools.
The family, which has chosen to remain anonymous, says that part of the pledge discriminates against their children who they are raising as atheists.
This issue has come up before in other courts...
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bunny-warrior asked: One of my closest friends is Christian. I recently recounted my cousin's wedding, which was "offensively Christian" and uncomfortable for me. The sermon claimed that only Christian weddings were valid because people should marry not because they love each other, but because they love Christ and want to have children "in His service." My friend took the comment very...
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Anonymous asked: Have you watched any performances of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? They are amazing.
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A Second Oklahoma Bill Attacks Evolution and...
A bill in Oklahoma that would, if enacted, encourage teachers to present the “scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses” of “controversial” topics such as “biological evolution” and “global warming” is back from the dead.
Entitled the “Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act,” House Bill 1551 was introduced in the...
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P.S.
Anyone who would like to jump into the discussion can. I have a headache and I’m done dealing with religious folks who think that their rights override the rights of others.
Add me and enjoy the debate
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Fucking Passive-Aggressive Shit
Oh the joys of posting about the Catholic Church on my Facebook page. You know, I’m all for spirited debates, hell, I honestly don’t even mind debates that are sometimes a bit edgy.
But I really cannot stand passive-aggressiveness. A few minutes after I made a valid point against a friend who defended the Catholic Church, she posts a status stating that, “Tolerance is a two...
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carakalikimaka asked: Have you seen or heard music from the Book of Mormon?
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““The government isn’t telling religious people do things they think...”
– zucchini_tush - Reddit
Brilliant commentary. Absolutely spot on.
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Anonymous asked: RANDOM NOT-SO-INAPPROPRIATE QUESTION: In you opinion, in a thousand years, who will be seen as a greater charlatan: Joseph Smith, or L. Ron Hubbard?
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Anonymous asked: How about facts about islam? And untrue stereotypes as well! (we can ask some of your ex-muslim followers for that!)
Religion And Politics Don't Mix, Major Religious... →
On Tuesday, the Anti-Defamation League, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Interfaith Alliance released a “statement of principles” on religion in political campaigns that calls on candidates vying for office to feel comfortable explaining their religious conviction to voters but also warn that “there is a point when an emphasis on religion becomes inappropriate and...
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bunny-warrior asked: So, on Earth, people get one spouse. In the afterlife, people have multiple spouses to make a myriad of spirit-babies? How many levels of the afterlife are there? Are post death marriage ceremonies and procreation described in detail?
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atheistbiblestudy-archive asked: Maybe this is too personal, but do you struggle with any sexual guilt as a result of your indoctrination even now that you are an atheist?
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weaselatnature asked: Can you give us a fact about Mormonism that's really not well-known, or a popular assumption/stereotype that's actually untrue?
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astrotastic asked: Were you actively and frequently told to repress sexual thoughts? If so, what affect did that have on you?
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noitsprianka asked: I am in love with philosophy. The practice of philosophy helped liberate me from religion, opened my eyes to new ideas, and made me into a better person. However, I am studying philosophy now in college and am increasingly losing "passion" in the study because I am unable to fully grasp the ideas/concepts of philosophers such as Leibniz, Spinoza, Descartes, etc. I don't know if you...
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Reviving Ex-Mormon Monday
I’m taking questions for Ask an Ex-Mormon Monday, which will be answered tomorrow!
Submit your ask now! Any non-related questions will be answered tonight! Help distract me from grading =)
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“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you’d have good...”
– Steven Weinberg - American theoretical physicist; 1979 Nobel winner for discovering the unity of the atom’s electromagnetic force and weak force. Criticizes religious conservatism for standing in the way of scientific inquiry and religious liberalism “for reducing theology to vacuousness in...
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Anonymous asked: How would I get my parent to understand that I don't believe in their God or anything they believe in for that matter? I've tried explaining it to them, but they still don't understand.
heavenlyfatherlolz asked: Jesus in ya inbox! Just letting ya now I created the world and evolution is false. Have a blessed day.
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Evolution: Fact of Science, Not Theory
“Keep your mind open, kids, it is possible that the earth doesn’t revolve around the sun. It could be the other way around!” Can you imagine any teacher saying this in a public school classroom? As ridiculous as it sounds, it is as inappropriate as saying, “Keep your mind open kids, it is possible that the theory of evolution is wrong. We could be the product of creationism!”
Although...