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I bet prayer never even crossed your mind. I just trust the science. A friend of mine went in for a bypass recently. I went with him to the hospital and when he was going for the surgery, I asked him if he wanted me to wait. He said to call back tomorrow and his wife would update me after the op. She suggested I go home and sacrifice a goat or a…[Read more]

I have been an atheist on an operating table lately. Twice in as many years. No panicked, last-minute praying from me.

FFRF salutes “atheists in foxholes” on Veterans Day.

I agree that natural disasters can trigger a rise in paranormal beliefs. I saw it happen when we had Hurricane Andrew down in South Florida.

Everyone had a miracle story. I opened the inside garage door just as parts of the roof flew away. Coconuts were pelting the side of the house. We stayed in the bathtub with blankets on our heads. The…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!

Faith discredits itself by proving to be insufficient to satisfy the faithful.

-Hitchens.

I was going to ignore politics this week, just to give everyone a break, but I could not overlook the dangers posed by Christian Nationalist who have no empathy or love for their neighbors and whose messaging is all about Empire building without any…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Tomorrow, we’ll find out whether America will gravitate toward our own “big horse,” Donald Trump. BTW, while he talks a good game of support for Israel, behind him is a crew of hyper-Christian quasi-Nazis who are in no way friendly to Israel except instrumentally. There is a lot of antisemitism in there.

Nope. He sucks up to dicta…[Read more]

Tomorrow, we’ll find out whether America will gravitate toward our own “big horse,” Donald Trump.

BTW, while he talks a good game of support for Israel, behind him is a crew of hyper-Christian quasi-Nazis who are in no way friendly to Israel except instrumentally. There is a lot of antisemitism in there.

jakelafort wrote:
I agree with the sentiments and analysis of the equine big horse author Dan Diker. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-826932

History proves his sentiments. When it comes to sinister (theocratic) dictatorships, the good guys have to carry a big stick and not necessarily walk softly either. The Iranian people are growing tired…[Read more]

I agree with the sentiments and analysis of the equine big horse author Dan Diker.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-826932

Thanks, Reg!

Yow. Did you check out the other photos on The Atlantic?

More giant robots. Getting like a Japanese Anime. In a few years they might remake those movies in live-action.

Giant Mythological Puppets Stage a Show in Toulouse – The Atlantic

jakelafort wrote:
The far left in championing the BS is protecting victimizers and hosing victims. It is literally the antithesis of what the left used to stand for. Just plain old free speech so that ideas are examined.

Agreed

Have a great week everyone!

Remember our good friend, Ayaan?
Weird assed embrace of Christianity?

The following podcast she answers in a way that seems less than genuine to me. If you listen hear how emotional she sounds at that point in podcast.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-her-journey-from-africa-to-america/id1620876956?i=1000674888375

I find Aron Ra to be both very sharp and totally sincere. And yes, Trumpism is a religious cult and the movie “Idiocracy” had become a documentary.

Unapologetic, I think we are on same page.

I have come to despise the notion of Islamophobia. Using a neologism/construct that is intended by Islamists to conflate bigotry against individual Muslims with the ideas of Islam so that the criticism of Islam is discouraged is shameful. The far left in championing the BS is protecting victimizers and…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
“In Kenya, Islamists show the caliber of person their faith has made them to be.” That is from Reg’ Sunday School. A couple of heart warming accounts of Islamic love.. So i just wonder if the rank and file of progressives would label that islamophobia?

This shows that there is good reason to fear Is-lame.

You can’t shame ME b…[Read more]