I don’t know if what I was listening to was an actual phone call or a commercial, but I’ll paraphrase as I can’t remember word-for-word what was said. It started off with a man talking to a little boy (I’ll call him Billy). The man said that Billy’s mom contacted him because Billy was having a hard time “being a man”. In the context of the call, “being a man” meant that Billy would not take on any responsibility or concentrate on anything unless it was something he wanted to do (i.e. – play video games). The man continued by saying that part of being a man is that you have to sometimes do things that you don’t want to do. He then said to Billy that he himself is not always strong enough to be a man and that Billy is not strong enough to be a man right now. The man’s part in the discussion concluded with him telling Billy that he can find strength in Jesus Christ and that only through Jesus Christ can Billy have the strength to “be a man”.  The entire episode concluded with Billy calling his mom and telling him that “there will be a man coming home”.

What is this teaching children? It’s basically saying that unless you accept Jesus Christ into your life, you will always be weak.  Only through “the lord” can you find the strength to accept responsibility and “be a man”. Bullshit!!

Chris.

So, give them a listen and let me (or them) know what you think.

Chris.

What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men with 25,500 diagnosed and 4,400 dying from the disease each year. I feel that if I can help in any way by growing a bit of facial hair and reach out for donations then so beit.

The cause is called Movember. I have a personal page where you can track my progress and help if at all possible. If you can, I would appreciate donations to help the cause.  If you cannot donate, that is fine as well. All I ask is for your support during this time (hey – for a guy who shaves regularly I think an itchy face is definitely something in need of your support). You can click on the link below to donate or to follow my progress.  I will add before, during and after photos shortly.

http://ca.movember.com/mospace/473619/

Thanks everyone,

Chris.

The very definition of atheist is the absence of belief in a deity.  I haven’t been writing to this blog, nor have I been very active on Twitter for the past month, however I have been trying to keep up to date on anything atheist-related with my daily Google Alerts. Almost every email I get seems to have a link to some faith-based post trying to get their point across that it takes more faith to be an atheist than it does to be a believer. I’ve seen many articles and comments that seem to conclude that since science doesn’t have all the answers with respect to the beginning of the universe or evolution then God must exist.  Bullshit!!

All of those arguments stem from the logic (I use the term loosely) that since science doesn’t have all the answers there must be only one answer – dog (sorry, feeling a bit dyslexic today).  Since when does anybody need science to conclude one way or another the existence of god. Yes, I do have complete faith in unbiased science and I am a firm believer in evolution.  However, neither of those has anything to do with my disbelief in a sky god. My lack of belief is based solely on the fact that there has been nothing in my life that has ever indicated that there is a higher power at work. There is no solid proof for god.  The Bible is bullshit and there is nothing that would indicate otherwise.

It’s called personal belief for a reason – it’s personal.  Therefore, keep it out of schools. Keep it out of government.  And, most of all, keep it out of my face.

Chris.

Thanks,

Chris.