Dawkins’ publisher faces jail over ‘atheist manifesto’

How ridiculous. Apparently, the way to defend religion is to create laws to jail anyone who speaks against your it – thereby preventing any of the ‘common people’ from hearing arguments against the existence of God.
Richard Dawkins’ best-selling atheist manifesto The God Delusion was at the centre of a growing row over religious tolerance [...]

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Drudgereport 2008?

Apparently, the drudge report is getting news from the future:

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The non-believers review of “The Case for Faith” – Objection #1, Part 2

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Objection #1 “Since Evil and Suffering Exist, a Loving God Cannot” (continued)
“Christians believe in five things”, I said. “First, God exists. Second, God is all-good. Third, God is all-powerful. Fourth, God is all-wise. And, fifth, evil exists. [...]

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Traumatic Insemination

I recently received a few insect bites on my arms. I think they happened while I was sleeping. It’s a little late in the year for mosquitoes, and someone suggested that maybe my bed had bedbugs. After reading a little bit, I don’t really think I have bedbugs, but I did discover [...]

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The non-believers review of “The Case for Faith” – Objection #1, Part 1

On several occasions, I’ve heard Christians allude to this or that Christian expert who can out-argue any non-believer and their criticisms of Christianity. The underlying subtext of these claims seems to be: “You can out-argue me, but only because you’re a skilled and intelligent debater. If you get two equally intelligent and skilled [...]

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West meets Middle-East

I heard three very different news stories today – one out of Switzerland, and one out of Saudi Arabia:
Sex for the disabled
A Swiss welfare group is recruiting volunteers to have sex with disabled people.
The Basel-based Welfare Group for Disability and Sexuality already arranges erotic massages for people with disabilities.
But it is now providing full sexual [...]

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Prayer for Rain

[Via Pharyngula, Bad Astronomy]
As Georgia descends deeper into drought, Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered water restrictions, launched a legal battle and asked President Bush for help. On Tuesday, the governor called on a higher power.
He joined lawmakers and ministers on the steps of the state Capitol to pray for rain. (Link to Video and story)

How [...]

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Privacy in America

In a speech to GEOINT (which includes the use of satellites, UAVs, and recon aircraft), Donald Kerr, the US’ principal deputy director of national intelligence:
Safety and privacy – it’s common thinking that, in order to have more safety, you get less privacy. I don’t agree with that. I work from the assumption that you need [...]

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Morality + Mafia’s “Ten Commandments” found

There are people who like to claim that an atheism means rampant immorality and lawlessness – as if a deity is the only proper basis for morality and lawfulness. Well, in the news the other day was this article: Mafia’s ‘Ten Commandments’ found:
Italian police have found what they say is a “Ten Commandments”-style code [...]

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Oddest Picture of the Day

While looking up some Hitler quotes, I stumbled on the funniest juxtaposition. The Adolf Hitler Research Society (a pro-Hitler website that argues Hitler was unfairly demonized and his ideas were just grand – no, it’s not a parody) has the following picture on their front page:

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