tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69345707741789526042013-02-14T04:07:44.984-06:00An attempt at acute religious dialogue, the fostering of productive idea exchange, and frequent heresy.SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125blogspot/jBIvhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-53237783676958289862011-01-13T21:38:00.005-06:002011-01-13T22:58:54.482-06:002011-01-13T22:58:54.482-06:00

This week I was indirectly prodded back to the ol' blog by an old friend; inspired by the need to vent, if you will. Using this online avenue had always been a great source to dislodge the burs in my saddle and, having come to grips with the irresolvable polarity of most of the issues, the year long hiatus resulted. After all, what's the harm in differing opinions? Bottom line for me: Don't get

JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236425423139525956noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-24485998057976967562010-12-20T21:45:00.002-06:002010-12-20T22:05:32.328-06:002010-12-20T22:05:32.328-06:00

Why are atheists so angry? There's a short answer and a long answer to this question...which are you prepared to consider? Short answer: We're not "angry," we're just disappointed. Long answer: Just because someone references Jesus/Mohammad/God/G-d/Whatever in a conversation doesn't mean that you have to get your serious-face-armor on immediately.  Atheists aren't angry at you, they're

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-25123637726883630362010-12-06T18:48:00.000-06:002010-12-06T18:48:24.315-06:002010-12-06T18:48:24.315-06:00

"Did you become an atheist after a crisis of faith or have you never believed in God?" Thanks for submitting the first question! I cannot access your blog, but from your profile, I can see your an inquisitive person (perhaps that is the reason you have Kitten in your name?) I am glad to write about my "de-conversion," and have done so before. Here are some posts I've written in previous years

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-30102504317210927632010-11-30T20:14:00.000-06:002010-11-30T20:14:19.798-06:002010-11-30T20:14:19.798-06:00

I don't claim to be an expert on "proving" my lack of "faith," but I would like to open the doors to "Hell" for everyone during the month of December. If you have a question about atheism, being atheist, why we don't say "I'm AN atheist," why atheist isn't capitalized, what we do for "Christmas," or anything else, shoot me a Facebook message, reply to my Reddit feed, or comment on this post.

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My editorial nonsense and opinions on the "debate" between Dr. William Dembski and Christopher Hitchens from November 18, 2010 at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't regularly attend any social functions with atheists. I don't have an overabundance of atheist friends. I don't have t-shirts or bumper stickers that tell everyone what I don't believe in

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-85408740116220798382010-01-07T15:40:00.002-06:002010-01-07T15:42:29.252-06:002010-01-07T15:42:29.252-06:00

All we are saying, is "give repeat a chance."

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-7828758164919596322010-01-05T20:52:00.003-06:002010-01-05T21:35:28.247-06:002010-01-05T21:35:28.247-06:00

1981. Sonseed wasn't THE pioneer of "new" Christian music, but their one line of lyrics (the title of this post) has proven to become a movement in its own right.I know the allure, I was captivated by it. The church choir has morphed into the "praise band" or "praise and worship team." Lights, camera, action! I've heard everything from U2 to Macy Gray sung on stage at a church service.If there's

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-23077575210682817422010-01-02T11:53:00.005-06:002010-01-02T12:36:39.585-06:002010-01-02T12:36:39.585-06:00

Having Irish roots, I'm glad whoever from my family left Ireland whenever they did.I think most Americans take our freedom of speech right for granted.The Irish Constitution defines and protects freedom of speech as (Article 40.6.1(i)):The State guarantees liberty for the exercise of the following rights, subject to public order and morality:i. The right of the citizens to express freely their

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-33034154095324986882009-12-27T11:08:00.001-06:002009-12-27T11:08:49.924-06:002009-12-27T11:08:49.924-06:00

We've been added to The Atheist Blogroll. You can see the blogroll in my sidebar. The Atheist blogroll is a community building service provided free of charge to Atheist bloggers from around the world. If you would like to join, visit Mojoey at Deep Thoughts for more information.

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-32304715608583086672009-12-24T00:15:00.006-06:002009-12-24T01:29:46.962-06:002009-12-24T01:29:46.962-06:00

Comment Date: Dec 15 2009 11:02 PM Rating: Christmas-Offensive Comment: The Gap has been intentionally offensive to Christmas for years. I remember about 4 years ago they decided not to decorate their stores during the holiday. Not even trees or fake snow..just completely ignore the season. It is weird for a retailer to take such a bold approach, after all it is a time that they

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-58425376421842122912009-12-23T20:19:00.003-06:002009-12-23T20:22:23.422-06:002009-12-23T20:22:23.422-06:00

Just a standard side-bar ad on a random site ...of course the giant, albeit white, Dawkins-style A caught my attention...

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-69771837334455650752009-12-23T12:53:00.004-06:002009-12-23T13:09:23.251-06:002009-12-23T13:09:23.251-06:00

I think this shows that Christians can get away with just about anything...Wonder if these ethically challenged companies pray for forgiveness?"I think you have a real tension between the legal department and the PR department," he said. "(Large companies) are very sensitive to looking like they are anti-Christian, so they are very restrained in going after the wrongdoers."Seriously? Apparently

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-29911563742772207372009-12-21T19:03:00.003-06:002009-12-21T19:48:33.463-06:002009-12-21T19:48:33.463-06:00

I wasn't sure if I should be pleased or upset today when I ventured in to my local Half Price Books store and found that the "Agnosticism/Atheism" section was gone. Totally gone. I wandered around the "Religious" section for a bit, then over to "Science and Mathematics," and there was simply nothing to be had. No Dawkins. No Hitchens. No Barker. No Russell. No Ehrman. Nothing.I went to a clerk to

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SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-3014764418463869012009-11-23T19:25:00.007-06:002009-11-24T00:03:28.717-06:002009-11-24T00:03:28.717-06:00

My most beautiful cousin, Sybil (affectionately "Shay" as kids, although we have never met), posted a Carl Sagan quote on Facebook the other day. Sadly, it got lost in the mix of notifications and vodka...so I am just now getting around to commenting. :) I promised a blog post, so here goes...Carl Sagan was a brilliant scientist who died almost 13 years ago. He is well known for his work in the

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-50650097810420808622009-11-19T20:48:00.009-06:002009-11-20T08:22:41.759-06:002009-11-20T08:22:41.759-06:00

When this blog was created, we knew of nothing called Facebook. Yes, there was Myspace...but that's a different animal. I love Facebook. I love knowing what my "friends" are doing and going thru. I love getting invitations to parties and MMA fight watching parties...Status updates are my favorites, and I have several favorite friends that I troll Facebook for daily to check out what they're doing

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-58867817343140436292009-11-17T20:11:00.004-06:002009-11-17T22:24:04.500-06:002009-11-17T22:24:04.500-06:00

...That's how long it has been since any of you have officially heard from the Stacy & Jared duo. What have we been doing? Let's see...Stacy got a new job and a promotion a year later.We moved into our house together.We've played in probably over 500 games of poker and double that for scrabble.We've watched every season of House.We've watched every season of Dexter.We've watched every season of

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-40022416289304304202007-12-04T14:03:00.000-06:002007-12-04T15:08:47.478-06:002007-12-04T15:08:47.478-06:00

Where do I start?First of all let me say that this is a huge shock to my system. I spent my entire childhood thinking my beloved Cowboy franchise was “God’s Team”. Now He goes out and trades for a REDSKIN defensive back to fill His 'starting safety' position.Well, God, let me tell You something! Free agency may have changed the way we view the National Football League today but YOU, sir/ma’am,

Jarednoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-14921312238681315492007-11-16T15:30:00.000-06:002007-11-16T16:52:54.330-06:002007-11-16T16:52:54.330-06:00

I've not written in a while for a couple of reasons. One being that I broke my arm and it's hard to type without some sort of elbow support. The other is that I've just about realized the fruitlessness of debating theism, christianity, jesus, god, etc with theists because theists, especially christians (because of the sheer mass of christianity) are completely deluded by the biggest lie ever told

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-64989260135175210852007-11-16T13:11:00.000-06:002007-11-16T13:29:38.848-06:002007-11-16T13:29:38.848-06:00

It's Iron Maiden Friday, kiddos. Why? A world that needs a reason to rock out is not one in which I want to live.You're welcome.

Jarednoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-92087065946113727852007-11-08T19:07:00.000-06:002007-11-08T20:22:30.052-06:002007-11-08T20:22:30.052-06:00

After finding THIS news article at badastronomy.com, I sat in bewilderment for a few seconds. Several things popped into my head immediately.1) Harking back to the days of high school English I am reminded of Wang Lung seeking the favor of the Earth God and getting totally screwed with famines and locusts in The Good Earth. Jesus Christ what a terrible book.2) It amazes me that all of this is

Jarednoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-82332152823519756852007-11-03T14:47:00.000-05:002007-11-03T14:48:59.074-05:002007-11-03T14:48:59.074-05:00

For the Friendly Atheist contest...Jared's atheist motivational poster...

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-19248293412911052007-11-02T10:41:00.000-05:002007-11-02T11:02:30.337-05:002007-11-02T11:02:30.337-05:00

For the Friendly Atheist contest...an atheist motivational poster...

SPacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-5811209662751319062007-11-01T14:37:00.000-05:002007-11-01T14:58:34.228-05:002007-11-01T14:58:34.228-05:00

For what reason/purpose did God create man? a) Petsb) Entertainmentc) Ego boostd) A & Be) Other

Jarednoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934570774178952604.post-73456672114701735172007-10-29T15:12:00.000-05:002007-11-03T10:57:54.394-05:002007-11-03T10:57:54.394-05:00

One thing we DO know for sure is that god didn’t create the Xerox machine. For centuries the process of copying precious manuscripts was assigned to early scribes and monks working in Scriptoriums in small abbeys across the Greek world. We ALSO know that there are no original manuscripts of the bible preserved today.So how, then, did we get from the original author(s)’s writings to today’s

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