January 2012
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Is science faith-based? | Bad Astronomy | Discover... →
Science is not based on faith. Science is based on evidence. We have evidence it works, vast amounts of it, billions of individual pieces that fit together into a tapestry of reality. That is the critical difference. Faith, as it is interpreted by most religions, is not evidence-based, and is generally held tightly even despite evidence against it. In many cases, faith is even reinforced when...
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Video: Rick Santorum Says Obama Wants to... →
“It’s no wonder President Obama wants every kid to go to college. The indoctrination that occurs at American universities is one of the keys to the left holding and maintaining power in America — and it is indoctrination.” -Rick Santorum
The bigot who is proud of his own ignorance and wants others to be as ignorant as him. Republican party. The anti-education party.
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Indiana Senate panel OKs creationism teaching bill →
reetodd:
An Indiana Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow creationism to be taught in Indiana’s public schools. The Times of Munster reported that the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to send the legislation to the full Senate despite pleas from scientists and religious leaders to keep religion out of science classrooms. The bill allows schools to...
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Why I Agree With Creationism & Evolution
jameschapteroneversetwelve:
God created the world as He wanted in seven days. He knew humanity would have to evolve in order to survive, so He created us with the capabilities.
Come at meh, bro.
Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation’s final law Tho’ Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shriek’d against his creed. -Alfred Lord Tennyson
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“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care...”
– Marcus Aurelius (via autumn-faery)
'fulfilled covenant': Dialogue with... →
Dialogue with friendlyatheist
friendlyatheist:
“Asked by CNN’s Piers Morgan what he would do if his own daughter approached him, begging for an abortion after having been raped, Santorum explained that he would counsel her to “accept this horribly created” baby, because it was still a gift from God, even if given in a “broken” way.”
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Rapist: god’s Santa Claus. Forcibly giving you gifts...
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“Asked by CNN’s Piers Morgan what he would do if his own daughter...”
– Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases Of Rape: ‘Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation’
Rapist: god’s Santa Claus. Forcibly giving you gifts from god.
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13-year-old self-aborts using pencil →
pro-choiceorfuckoff:
The girl had no legal access to abortion in Pennsylvania, where her parents must consent. This is the direct consequence of anti-choice zealots: taking away what dignity, respect, and alternatives left were left to a 13 year old who is being controlled, manipulated, and raped by someone more than twice her age. Way to go “pro-lifers”, what an awesome accomplishment:...
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“Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that...”
– Sam Harris, The End of Faith p. 35-36 (via kylekage)
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kalamazu asked: The really, really ironic thing about Jessica Ahlquist's situation is that Rhode Island was founded on the concept of separation of church and state. Roger Williams was forced out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for suggesting it, and formed a new colony for not only freedom OF religion, but explicitly for freedom FROM religion. Granted, as far as he was concerned, it was to protect religion...
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Please Pray For Jessica Ahlquist
jameschapteroneversetwelve:
http://unicornbooty.com/blog/2012/01/16/christian-classmates-threaten-girl-with-eternal-rape-in-hell-for-removing-prayer-from-school/
Just because she’s an atheist doesn’t make it right to make her feel unsafe or unwanted.
WWJD? Well, burn her in hell for eternity. For not believing in him. That IS what the bible says. Right? I don’t see how adding rape to...
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Focus on the Family commercials during Broncos...
Poor kids. If they were reciting a republican, democrat, communist or socialist slogan everybody would be complaining about how kids are being exploited by having them recite things they do not have the age nor understanding to make rational decisions about.
But when the slogan is religious, all is ok. There is no such thing as a christian child in the same way there is no such thing as a...
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NBC Politics - Evangelical leaders back Santorum →
I bet they did. (Google “Santorum”, click on the first link)
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Why the hate on the I hate Religion but I love...
marcovhv submitted:
I figured I’d use the submit here because the ask box doesn’t allow enough characters. Do with this as you please!
As a fellow Atheist I really believe atheists are doing the world a disservice by bashing the ‘I hate religion but I love Jesus’ guy. I get what you’re saying about his logic being flawed but really, if all Christians were like...