vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 14, 2009, 2:52 pm
As you have undoubtedly noticed, I am playing with a new blog template. No real motivation except I was ready for something different. As far as I can tell, everything is working except the Intense De...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 14, 2009, 5:28 am
Enough procrastinating! It is time for the third part of my series on atheism and Satanism. In the first part, I tried to clarify some of the more common misconceptions about Satanism, making sure we ...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 13, 2009, 11:34 am
There are many worthwhile charities in Mississippi who do good work locally. Of course, nobody has enough money to support all of them. In selecting which organizations to support, it seems like there...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 13, 2009, 8:46 am
The community of Chambersburg, PA, was recently faced with the same choice many communities throughout the U.S. must make each year: allow atheist signs to accompany Christian holiday displays or ban ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 12, 2009, 2:29 pm
Since I picked Pastor Rick Warren as Idiot of the Week recently for refusing to condemn plans in Uganda to make homosexuality punishable by death, I thought it was only fair to do a brief follow-up. I...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 12, 2009, 7:16 am
I felt like doing something a little different for this week's Idiot of the Week post. I've decided that this post will honor those who insist that there is a war being waged by atheists again...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 11, 2009, 8:12 pm
Fellow southern heathen and religious satirist Mark Twain once wrote: "So much blood has been shed by the Church because of an omission from the Gospel: Ye shall be indifferent as to what ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 11, 2009, 11:20 am
I am fortunate (but not blessed) to receive many excellent comments on this blog. One of my all-time favorites, left by Personal Failure quite awhile ago on a post about Christians "witnessing" to ath...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 10, 2009, 5:57 am
Have you ever been told that your atheism is merely a phase you are going through, something you will outgrow? Yeah, me too. Many times. My own mother spent roughly 15 years of my life insisting upon ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 9, 2009, 12:14 pm
It would be premature to spend much time on the recently announced Senate health care compromise. Details remain sketchy, and I imagine that there will be plenty of time to examine the bill as it move...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 9, 2009, 6:45 am
Mike Huckabee is quickly becoming one of my least favorite public figures. I personally think that a Huckabee presidency would be worse for the U.S. than just about anyone else, including Palin. The m...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 9, 2009, 12:01 am
Think of a typical flight on a major airline. You arrive at the airport, check in, pass through security, and then board the plane. The pilot goes through the pre-flight dialog and the flight attendan...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 8, 2009, 5:38 am
I found a real gem in a post on USAToday's website pointing to an article in the Union Leader. The brief post dealt with Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, with which I suspect you are already familiar. Ne...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 7, 2009, 6:39 pm
Because Sundays Are For Football. After yesterday's breathtaking 33-30 finale in overtime I thought this observation, recently attributed to New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton, was rather i...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 7, 2009, 5:41 am
What does atheist activism mean to you? Greta Christina recently defined atheist activism as "trying to persuade people that atheism is correct and working to change the world into one without religio...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 6, 2009, 7:48 am
Image via Wikipedia I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I have a crush on a woman I work with, and although I know full well that nothing is ever going to materialize, I feel powerless to turn off t...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 5, 2009, 7:42 am
I have not written an Idiot of the Week post in awhile, but that doesn't mean that there has not been plenty of idiocy. I'm back this week with another "winner" from a crowded field. Props t...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 4, 2009, 2:28 pm
I think putting more troops in Afghanistan is a mistake. I understand that President Obama indicated that he would do this during his campaign, and I am not surprised that he sent additional troops sh...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 4, 2009, 8:18 am
Everyone can help; caring knows no color, no religion, no boundaries As a loving husband, father of three great children, veteran police officer, atheist and secular Humanist who has volunteered ...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 3, 2009, 12:53 pm
I was driving home for lunch yesterday and passed by a relatively new business that opened up near my house in Biloxi. The Grains of Montana. Now, I can fully understand sales and marketing techniqu...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Dec 3, 2009, 6:11 am
Campus Freethought Association hosts DAN BARKER The Campus Freethought Association (CFA) at the University of Memphis is hosting Dan Barker (co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 3, 2009, 5:37 am
Of all the assorted religious dogma I have encountered in my life, karma has always been the most appealing. If only it were true that one would be rewarded for good deeds and punished for bad ones. I...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 2, 2009, 5:37 am
Image by George Eastman House via Flickr While perusing Atheist Nexus recently, I encountered quite a bit of discussion around the fact that men greatly outnumber women in nearly every atheist commu...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Dec 1, 2009, 5:45 am
Let me say at the outset that this post is inspired by the recent Florida - Florida State game and a great post at Blag Hag. I was delighted to find Blag Hag's post because I have been meaning to ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 30, 2009, 5:29 am
The family was in town from out of state for Thanksgiving. Hosting out-of-town guests is always somewhat stressful. This visit was complicated by my having one of the worst colds I've had in awhil...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 29, 2009, 11:06 am
Again and again, I have heard Christians scoff at anti-atheist bigotry, claiming that it is exaggerated or even imagined. They claim that we are being overly sensitive, and yet they are quick to screa...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 27, 2009, 7:53 am
In a recent post, The Secular Thinker asked the question that many of us ask again and again when pondering Christians and what they profess to believe: If you really believe that God exists, wouldn...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Nov 26, 2009, 7:08 am
Image via Wikipedia Happy Thanksgiving to all Mississippi atheists. I hope you have a good holiday and don't get too annoyed with being told that you shouldn't celebrate because you have "no...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 26, 2009, 7:02 am
One of the big political stories in the U.S. right now concerns the in-fighting taking place in the Republican Party. In a nutshell, the extreme-right wing of the already far-right party is attempting...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 25, 2009, 10:26 am
Man, I used to hate that tradition of making everyone at the Thanksgiving table go around and say what they are thankful for each year. Just another pointless ritual I could do without. But this year,...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 24, 2009, 5:36 am
Disclaimer: I am using the article referenced in this post to demonstrate the point I am trying to make about the manner in which the sort of anti-atheist hit pieces with which we are all too familiar...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 23, 2009, 5:16 am
I have repeatedly used this blog as a platform to call attention to the dangers of Christian extremism in the United States. Unfortunately, this label has still not caught on. Far too many remain cont...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 22, 2009, 8:00 am
Image via Wikipedia Why are you an atheist? When someone learns of your atheism for the first time, I think it makes sense to expect that the why question will soon follow. It is a fair question, espe...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 21, 2009, 1:54 pm
Think Progress is reporting that the Senate version of the health care bill restores funding for abstinence-only sex education after Obama's FY2010 budget eliminate it. I'm sure you will remem...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 21, 2009, 7:43 am
A guy at work I do not know particularly well invited me to a religious ceremony for one of his children. I politely declined the invitation because, at least in part, I had plans for the date in ques...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 19, 2009, 5:30 am
Start with a fundamental lack of understanding that many of the same services on which one relies are payed for by the same taxes one hates having to pay. Add a deep but highly selective mistrust for ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 18, 2009, 5:32 am
Image by fabbriciuse via Flickr Astreja asks a thought-provoking question over at ExChristian.net, "Where do we draw the line between tolerating or attacking someone else's weird ideas?" I suppo...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 17, 2009, 5:29 am
I am not a pacifist any more, but I do find the U.S. to be unacceptably pro-war. Although I did not support the first Gulf War, I did understand the need to intervene in order to help an ally (i.e., K...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Nov 16, 2009, 9:30 am
The Coshocton Tribune is reporting that the Goss Baptist Church (Columbia) is hoping for a record turnout for Thursday's annual "Blessing of the Hunt." I've never heard of this tradition, but ...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 16, 2009, 5:22 am
Atheists are one of the most despised minorities in the U.S., and anti-atheist bigotry is both widespread and socially acceptable in many areas. When we consider the fact that many religious believers...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 15, 2009, 7:42 am
I know we're still in November at Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet, but that has not stopped Christian extremist groups such as the American Family Association from whining about the "war...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Nov 14, 2009, 2:17 pm
Image by Ken Lund via Flickr If "controversy" is what is needed to spark thought, then I suppose this bit of news should be good to see. I fail to understand why the existence of atheists is so thre...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 14, 2009, 7:08 am
This bit of idiocy is perfect for pointing out the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, and while I expect you've already heard about it, I figured it could use additional publicity. The Catholi...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 13, 2009, 12:09 pm
The billboard in Cincinnati had a simple message: "Don’t Believe In God? You are not alone." And yet this was sufficient to outrage some Cincinnati Christians enough to issue "multiple, significant"...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Nov 12, 2009, 8:58 pm
The recent Ft. Hood murders committed by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, arguably motivated by religious and political extremism, has led to some very interesting tangents revealing important information...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 12, 2009, 5:35 am
I have never met an atheist who would claim that religion is the source of all evil in the world or that a post-religious world would necessarily be some sort of Utopian paradise. Many of us may still...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 11, 2009, 6:38 am
I don't know about you, but I tend to admire those who stand on principle, doing what is right rather than simply what it popular. Many atheists I have known over the years fit this category. By r...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 10, 2009, 5:31 am
I received an email recently from Michael, editor of a new blog for young atheists and freethinkers - Young Freethought. He described the goal of his new blog as follows: Our aim is to begin publish...
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vjack posted an article on Mississippi Atheists - Nov 9, 2009, 3:22 pm
I just heard that the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast campus will be closing in advance of Tropical Storm Ida and that shelters are being opened for coast residents. It sounds like...
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vjack posted an article on Atheist Revolution - Nov 9, 2009, 5:29 am
During a radio address in which President Obama spoke about the recent murders at Fort Hood, he made a point to acknowledge the existence of atheists in the military. This marks the second time Obama ...
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