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The questions Rachel Hills didn’t ask Melinda Tankard Reist « No Place For Sheep: I just left this comment on Rachel Hills’ article “Who’s afraid of Melinda Tankard Reist?” published in Sunday Life, 8 January 2012.I’m surprised that you didn’t mention Tankard Reist’s religious affiliations. She’s a fundamentalist Christian. As feminists we learn to always ask anyone who is publicly morally

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MTR threatens Sheep with legal action if we don’t censor our posts about her immediately « No Place For Sheep: Just got home to find a letter from the lawyers of Melinda Tankard Reist demanding I withdraw all my posts about her or very bad things will ensue.This is pretty amusing when you read some of the things MTR writes about those she does not approve of.She’s going to have to sue a few more

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“ADOPT AN ATHEIST” CAMPAIGN BEGINS : The Catholic League:"We are asking everyone to contact the American Atheist affiliate in his area [click here], letting them know of your interest in “adopting” one of them. All it takes is an e-mail. Let them know of your sincere interest in working with them to uncover their inner self. They may be resistant at first, but eventually they may come to

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2011Biologist and author Richard Dawkins presents a thought experiment to explain human origins. Following each generation backwards across millions of years of evolution, Dawkins shows why no species -- including homo sapiens -- can truly be said to have a "first" ancestor.-----What Is Reality? Richard Dawkins talks with

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Skip forward to 1 minute 40 to avoid the prayer (of all fucking things!)

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TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter: 'I believe in the separation of church and state. We all have our own religious beliefs. There are people out there who are atheists, who don't believe at all. They are all citizens of Minnesota and I have to respect that.' Jesse Ventura, American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, on refusing to sign a National Day of

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‪Abortion in the United States‬‏ - YouTube:

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YouTube - ‪South Park Proved Right About Scientology XENU Story‬‏: "Tommy Davis, a spokesperson for the Church of Scientology, categorically denied any knowledge of Xenu and the Alien genocide that is a pillar of their faith. In this video, (LRH) L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, describes the story in detail and proves Tommy Davis is a liar and South Park (SP) was right!"

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You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind. We are a group of dedicated animal lovers, and atheists. Each Eternal Earth-Bound Pet representative is a confirmed atheist, and as such will still be here on Earth after you've received your

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You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind. We are a group of dedicated animal lovers, and atheists. Each Eternal Earth-Bound Pet representative is a confirmed atheist, and as such will still be here on Earth after you've received your

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YouTube - Taslima Nasrin - Global Atheist Convention 2010: ""

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Pastor Bites Head Off Baby Rabbit After Rousing Sermon!: "Pastor Deacon Fred Teaches Church Members a Valuable Lesson About the Sanctity of Easter by Biting the Head off of a Bunny Rabbit Freehold, Iowa -  The Dillard Henderson family were in the middle of a lovely Stouffer's Sunday dinner last week when a sin posse of twenty church Deacons burst into their kitchen armed with shotguns and several

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Richard Dawkins GAC 2010 from Atheist Foundation of Australia on Vimeo.

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YouTube - Part 1 of 9 - Sam Harris vs William Lane Craig - Debate: Does Good Come From God - 7 April 2011: ""

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YouTube - Pakistani Actress Defies Mullah Accusing Her of Immoral Behavior on an Indian Reality TV Show: ""

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YouTube - Atheism and the Null Hypothesis: Make sure you don't read the comments. The theist trolls bombing it. Reading their comments might cause you to catch their memetic mind disease.

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Now, this could be fake, only time will tell.  If it is, we risk giving asylum to resourceful young people.  The risk of rejecting them is that we trap two young people in a hopeless, miserable situation for life. I'll take the former risk. From reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/g1vay/we_are_pakistani_atheist_girls_born_in_a_muslim/ We are Pakistani atheist girls, born in a

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Living After Faith: Atheists Giving Thanks - Episode 7"What do atheists have to be thankful for? Listen and find out. This one is light-hearted, unedited and totally off the cuff fun. No serious stuff, but fun and gives you a look at who we are. Enjoy!"Started listening to a new podcast after Living After Faith after Rich Lyons was a guest on the Chariots of Iron show.

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"As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what's happening in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and beyond -- at this powerful moment when people realized they could step out of their houses and ask for change." About the speaker:  Wadah Khanfar:  From war correspondent to Baghdad

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YouTube - Rushdie on the Secular Revolution in the Middle East:

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YouTube - Christopher Hitchens on Islamic cartoons and free speech.:

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YouTube - David Fitzgerald Skepticon 3 "Examining the Existence of a Historical Jesus":

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YouTube - 'God Hates Fags' on Q TV:

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YouTube - Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism:

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YouTube - Stewart Lee on creationism and Richard Dawkins.:

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YouTube - Jesus Loves You!:

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YouTube - Losing Religion to the Amazonian Piraha Tribe - Daniel Everett:

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YouTube - crazy watering can:

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YouTube - Ricky Gervais: Christians Haven't A Monopoly On Good

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YouTube - Should God be kept out of politics?

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Amazon.com: The Holy Bible: King James Version (9780529064639): Thomas Nelson: Books"For those of you who don't know, this is God's second novel after the Old Testament. It's a marked improvement, in my opinion. He got rid of a lot of his previous angst and scorn, and has really begun to show some of the maturity present in his later works. He's become a much more loving and kind God, and,

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YouTube - Applying Pressure To People's Religious Beliefs: " "

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YouTube - Scientific Thinking And Moral Philosophy:

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YouTube - God Is Everywhere

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ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE from Intelligence Squared US on Vimeo. Is the rise of terrorism and violence justifiably traced to the teachings of Islam, or is this call to war a twisted interpretation of the true Muslim faith? Most of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims are moderates who see Islamic terrorism as a violation of their sacred texts. Is it wrong to let a radical minority represent

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I'm reading The Moral Landscape at the moment. I think I'll have to read it twice.

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Part one - then follow your nose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HKHaClUCw4

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Rate My d1

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YouTube - Irreducible complexity cut down to size:

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YouTube - Goodbye Sweden:

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YouTube - Christopher Hitchens and Tony Jones, Lateline, ABC - Part 1 of 4:

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YouTube - Paxman Meets Hitchens: A Newsnight Special (1/2): ""

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YouTube - Symphony of Science - A Wave of Reason: ""

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YouTube - Christopher Hitchens Debate! (1 of 10): Just click forward to 2 minutes to avoid the mentally challenged rubbish by the theist nutters at the start...""

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Dawkins on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Q and A

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YouTube - Neil DeGrasse Tyson criticizes Richard Dawkins: ""

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YouTube - The Poetry of Science: Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson: ""

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YouTube - Richard Dawkins Answers Reddit Questions: " "The Dawk", he's just wonderful.

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YouTube - Billy Connolly on Catholicism, Sarah Palin and 'How' vs 'Why': ""

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FORA.tv - Elliott Sober: Darwin & Intelligent Design: "Elliott Sober"

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ABC The Drum - Free speech reserved for the chosen onesAnyone who dislikes Fielding is OK by me.

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ABC The Drum Unleashed - A return to wowserism in the name of politics

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Radical Islamists attack World Cup Soccer fans in Somalia: "According to the BBC, 'Somali militants have threatened football fans they will be publicly flogged - or worse - if they are caught watching the World Cup on TV.' Two have, in fact, already been killed on Saturday when militants stormed a house where they were watching a game on satellite television."I don't really like soccer but

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Our online family portrait: slightly paranoidKids:. we are overprotective compared to other countries.. they lie to adults because they think they'll get in trouble or that their internet will be limited or filtered. . we wont turn parental controls on. they surf less and have more rules.So, the fear campaign has worked. Parents are frightened of the net so their kids, not able to fathom why the

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Fallacies of Ambiguity: The No True Scotsman Fallacy: "This is actually a combination of several fallacies, but since it rests ultimately on shifting the meaning of terms — a form of equivocation — and begging the question, it receives special attention.The name “No True Scotsman” comes from an odd example involving Scotsmen:1. Suppose I assert that no Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge. You

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Hitler and the Nazis are often cited as an example of the horrible crimes which atheists have committed in the 20th century. They are only assumed to be atheists, though, because people can't imagine Christians doing such things; in reality, Hitler explicitly appealed to Christianity on a regular basis and this was part of why he was popular. Not every Christian supported the Nazis, of course,

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Make it Count | Rudd and Abbott address Christian Voters ::Invitation only god-fest with Australia's leading politicians.

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Hitchens sums up Blaise Pascal's wager with this memorable imagery:"Religious hucksterism of the cheapest, vulgarest, nastiest kind it's possible to imagine. He says, 'What have you got to lose? I've got a good offer for you. Come into my used car lot. Come on baby, just lie a little, and you never know!' No, don't talk to me like that, and don't call it piety when you do, or be prepared to have

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Good until about 3:15 Widdecombe shows that she hadn't listened to either of them:Which ten commandments are we talking about here? These ones? Is it really that important not to boil a kid in its mother's milk. Is that really one of the basis for modern morality?Exodus 34:11-34:2711 Observe what I command you today. See, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites,

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Don't call me an Islamophobe : Johann Hari: People who believe in opposing hatred of gay people everywhere – in Teheran as much as Tunbridge Wells, in Kingston, Jamaica as much as Kingston-Upon-Thames – are being subjected to a bizarre counter-campaign. As so often, Peter Tatchell is facing the most abusive backlash on our behalf. Tatchell believes all people are equal, regardless of their

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Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding: Women in Saudi Arabia should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to avoid breaking strict Islamic law forbidding mixing between the sexes, two powerful Saudi clerics have said. They are at odds, however, over precisely how the milk should be conveyed.A fatwa issued recently about adult breast-feeding to establish '

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Women and Pornography | BYU Women's Services: "Like visual pornography, such literature presents a warped view of sexuality and is arousing and addictive."Wanna see a warped view on sexuality? Take a long hard look at your bible with Lot fucking his daughters, armies taking female children as sexual slaves from defeated cities and God sneaking up on Mary, sex without consent is called rape.When

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Sour old men have new plan to capture the love of Ireland : Pharyngula: "We all know the Catholic Church has a serious public relations problem right now — they're hidebound, they're insensitive to the human needs of their congregations, and, well, sheltering an evil bunch of child-rapers that they shuttle about among unknowing parishes like a buggerymobile or a penis-on-wheels program doesn't

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Church of the Smashing Orangey Bit

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The Atheist Blogger � Church of the Smashing Orangey Bit Responds to Atheist & Christian Billboards: "Christians have recently begun putting billboards up claiming that the separation of church and state is not what the Founding Fathers wanted for America. This is actually quite true, since it is a well established fact in the Church of the Smashing Orangey Bit that both George Washington &

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The Atheist Blogger � Questions Atheists CAN Answer: "Ray Comfort has another hilarious post containing 10 questions atheists apparently cannot answer. Here to disprove him yet again, I give some possible answers."

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Threats to expose brothel clients | QLD News | Breaking News in Queensland | Toowoomba ChronicleA comment:Typical. The prudes weren't able to win their petty fight against the brothel opening so they are trying to force their twisted hatred of sex and fun onto everyone else. This is school yard bullying at its worst. I hope all the sensible, liberal minded people in Toowoomba all take up

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Wikipedia entry on RICO legislation being used to charge Catholic priests:

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The world’s first artificially created life form has accused God of ‘playing science’ and ‘meddling with things He cannot possibly understand.’The single celled organism, created by Dr Craig Venter and his team, was said to be ‘outraged’ when it discovered that a supernatural being, not subject to any form of regulatory control, was still involved in the creation of life.Link:

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Heroic or Quixotic? The High Court Challenge against Australia’s National School Chaplaincy Program � Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear

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You want to know what the bible and the koran say about women, homosexuals, non-believers... You want to understand why religions generate intolerance and obscurantism... You want to know more about the different faiths...You will find answers to these questions in "the atheist book".Link:

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Jamiewrites: The Global Atheist ConferenceA roundup of the Australian Atheist Convention held March 2010

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Pretentious Makes Perfect.In this episode we interviewed the lovely Leslie Cannold a Bio-ethicist, Lecturer and Colomunist for The Age.We were really quite nervous for this one. Our first ever interview, and we had, had about 6 hours sleep in 3 days between us.The interview was a little clunky in places but Leslie Cannold was allowed to shine. :)

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Have you ever noticed that God is still thought of as male? Jesus is definitely male; Christmas is not really about Mary the mother but about the baby; all the paintings of God show a man (think Michelangelo); everyone prays to Him. There are a few who try to make him asexual or even female but they are thought of as odd by Christians etc. Further, most of god's rules favour men - the old

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Fox fails at discrediting atheism.These people should stick to sucking at news, this is just embarrassingly bad, even for them.

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The future Pope Benedict XVI refused to defrock an American priest who confessed to molesting numerous children and even served prison time for it, simply because the cleric wouldn't agree to the discipline. The case provides the latest evidence of how changes in church law under Pope John Paul II frustrated and hamstrung U.S. bishops struggling with an abuse crisis that would eventually

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Malacca Chief Minister Mohamad Ali Rustam said on Monday the lab had received state approval, and animal testing was necessary to make drugs. The project is still in the planning phase."God created animals for the benefits of human beings. That's why he created rats and monkeys... We cannot test on human beings," he said."This is the way it has to be. God created monkeys, and some have to be

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A Black Cat in a Dark Room — Are Theologians Really Saying Anything?, Albert Mohler: "Sanderson doesn't even believe in the so-called 'big questions' about life and its meaning. 'My problem is these questions don't have a answer,' he asserts, 'no matter how long you think about them and however much you try to bring God into the equation.' Sanderson prefers Gertrude Stein's succinct worldview: '

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"We already have religious incursions all through public life. Some hospitals founded by religious orders won't do abortions or vasectomies; public funding for Catholic schools was a deal under Confederation; and even our national anthem is about God in English (and more specifically about militant Christianity in French)."Building religious pressures:

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Ah, but the particular and special demand to consider the veil and the burqa as an exemption applies only to women. And it also applies only to religious practice (and, unless we foolishly pretend otherwise, only to one religious practice). This at once tells you all you need to know: Society is being asked to abandon an immemorial tradition of equality and openness in order to gratify one faith,

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