Wise words from Dan Barker

I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive:

You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable for its own sake. You are not second-class in the universe, deriving meaning and purpose from some other mind. You are not inherently evil—you are inherently human, possessing the positive rational potential to help make this a world of morality, peace and joy. Trust yourself.

–Dan Barker, from his book, Losing Faith in Faith

A scary look at the future.

If this is true, and I suspect it is, then we are all in deep shit.



Given that the Christians have been fighting against Islam for hundreds of years, and losing I might add, I wonder if it is wise to "aid" the Muslims.

What I mean by aid is that by working to reduce and eventually eliminate religion from all aspects of our life, we may be helping the Muslims grow in strength.

If I had to chose between accepting either Christianity or Islam, I wouldn't even have to think about it, Christianity wins hands down.

The reality of the situation is that we don't have to chose one or the other. We just need to equally help our Christian and Muslim friends open their eyes to the real world.

If we don't, we may soon find ourselves under the rule of Islam.

This video is a look at the "radical face of Islam".

Godless Religion day

Let's begin with something strange.



This video was just a confusing mess. It sounds like he supports the fossil record and yet he doesn't support the fossil record. He also seems to think that experts don't know anything and that they cover this up by being assertive.

So we have to stand up to them. Experts don't know anything about science. Trust dogma because it is more "right" than science.

Bullshit!

And now for something completely different.

An article written by Timothy Birdnow in the Canadian Free Press, "a conservative free press".
The article is entitled, Radical Atheists-First Amendment Vandals.
It claims to make the case that the first amendment was clearly written to insure the "freedom of religion NOT freedom from religion".

Mr. Birdnow states, "Faith was to be a one-way street, with religion being the basis of the American system of governance but beyond the influence of government to control or manipulate."

He further states, "But there has been an aggressive movement by Atheists and Secular Humanists to redefine terms, and what was intended as a protection of religion became a spearhead to drive religion from public life."

Then Mr. Birdnow drops this bomb, "What happens when Faith is stolen? What is Man if he does not believe he is more than flesh and blood? Darwinism, that theory that says man is no more than an animal, a “naked ape” as Desmond Morris once called him, severs the higher attributes from man, thus making obedience to the lusts of the flesh primary. Man as pure animal is a terrible thing, for he has no hope, is enslaved by destructive and selfish tendencies, and has the mental acuity to perform astounding acts of evil in service to his own physical wants. No animal has ever possessed the power that the human intellect endows, yet if the choice of what that intellect will serve-and why-is critical. Modern atheism, along with it`s fellows of Scientism, post-Modernism, Environmentalism, etc. encourages a terrible nihilism, and Man without spirit is a hideous brute. Of course, Atheism itself acts as a substitute for faith, but how can one ultimately find hope in a belief in nothing?"

And it would seem that atheists are to blame for the destruction of civilization, "All of society`s problems can ultimately be traced back to the severing of human reason from human passion, and that is the fruit of Western Civilization`s arrogant belief in himself, the material world, and his disbelief in the Divine."

And I think all atheists should take his advice, "We should be the ones bringing the lawsuits. We should be the ones staging the protests. We should fight them with philosophy, with science, with history. These things are ultimately on our side, but too few Americans know the facts."

Mr. Birdnow firmly believes that atheism is a religion, well, he better hope it's not, otherwise he may be sued for violating somebodies first amendment rights.

Find the complete story here, http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/10861

The latest National Organization for Marriage ad.

This ad is just another one of those really stupid TV ads, courtesy of the religious nut jobs.
As P.Z. Myers says "And of course, it has a new slogan that will have you laughing: "Our kids will be taught a new way of thinking. Oh noes…we can't have our children learning anything new!"

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/05/the_latest_nom_ad.php

What a load of crap!

President Obama speaks at Notre Dame

This is a great moment in history.
Against all the cries of the "anti-abortionist camp" about how wrong it would be for president Obama, a "pro-death" president, to speak at a catholic university, he did it anyway.
Bravo.
I salute him for his conviction.
I salute Notre Dame for not knuckling under to the will of the religious fanatics.
And no, we are not all going to "hell".

I hope that president Obama will continue to stand up to the religious "wackaloons". Within his first 100 days he has reversed a dangerous trend, in which the previous administration promoted superstition over reason. By promoting an understanding of science and reason instead of fearing "supernatural" reprisals if god's will is not done, president Obama could bring the U.S. back into a role of leadership in the fields of science and medicine.

If only we could elect someone who promotes science and reason over superstitious beliefs.

President Obama Notre Dame Speech (Part 1)


President Obama Notre Dame Speech (Part 2)


President Obama Notre Dame Speech (Part 3)