Atheist “fundamentalists” whose very existence seems predicated on their non-belief in God can be as extremist and narrow minded as the worst religious prig. They’re fixated, the way many extremists are, targeting any trace of faith with the blade of their remorseless skepticism. It’s one thing to have doubts about
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Mustard Seed Faith
I love cartoons, and Discern4 has come though and delivered unto me what I love…it must have been an act of god. :> Riiiiiiiiiight. Filed under: Religion Tagged: Christianity, The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice, The Power of Faith
Continue readingLeDaro: Jesus available online
Now you can discuss all your problems with him and through him with God. It is so easy.:) Here is the link. Talking about Jesus I always thought that lazy people didn’t shave. Last month or so I was lazy and didn’t shave. One lady told me that I looked like
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – William Lane Craig – Illustrating Circular Arguments
WLC is the goto christian apologist as of late. One of the fun features of his “style” is that he does not argue coherently. And here is why: He lost me when he got to the calculus bit, but the first counter-example was crystal clear. 🙂 Filed under: Religion
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Hitchens on Q&A – Slapping down Religious Stupidity
The tatters and gaping imperfections of religion are obvious once you hold the fecal laced tapestry up to the light. Hitchen’s despite his flaws does a fantastic job of laying bare the feeble nature of religious belief. Once again, on ABC’s television program Q&A, the tough issues are tackled.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Memo to US christian Colleges and Business – Stop Trying to Break the Law
The christian majority continues to whinge about being oppressed. Tough beans theocrats – the law, for once, has women’s back on this issue. So when you see the christian whinge starting as illustrated below, you also have the answer to their false claim of being persecuted. Whinge: How does forcing
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3
Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will of God, for liberal society it is natural law, for Marxism it is human
RedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3
Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3
Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – A Tribute to Christian Music
It is important to celebrate the aspects of religion that bring a smile to your face. This clip has been exercising my smile muscles since I first saw it. I’m such a fan of the yodel-rap. So, we have the above and then we have stuff like this –
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles a…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles against religious authority. After all, religion
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles against religious authority. After all, religion
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: United Church of Canada: Questions Being Asked about Corporate Executive Salaries
By: United Church of Canada | Press Release: TORONTO, April 8, 2013 – Shareholders at tomorrow’s annual meeting of the Bank of Nova Scotia will be hearing a thought-provoking challenge from at least one proxy holder who’s asking questions about the salaries earned by the bank’s top executives. William Davis is the retired
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Lawrence Krauss featured on Q&A
You know what makes religion go away? Discussing it and teasing out how amazingly toxic it is for people in modern society. Where is the CBC on this media front? We in Canada desperately need a platform to talk about the tough issues that face our societies. Lawrence Krauss slams
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Mini Solar Tour in the Fog of Wood Mountain and Glentworth
I went on a road trip Saturday with my friend Adam K., down to my parents’ place, and his grandparents’ farm. On the way around southern Saskatchewan, we saw close to 150 deer and antelope, a snowy owl, a dozen hawks, a handful of Canada Geese, smaller birds, two dead
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism and Religion: Part 1
This is really a thumbnail sketch of trying to wrap my head around a Marxist approach to religion. This really comes out of the experience, evolving from the approach pioneered in contemporary times by Chris Harman, of relating to imperialism in the Middle East and the role of Islamism in
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism and Religion: Part 1
This is really a thumbnail sketch of trying to wrap my head around a Marxist approach to religion. This really comes out of the experience, evolving from the approach pioneered in contemporary times by Chris Harman, of relating to imperialism in the Middle East and the role of Islamism in
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism and Religion: Part 1
This is really a thumbnail sketch of trying to wrap my head around a Marxist approach to religion. This really comes out of the experience, evolving from the approach pioneered in contemporary times by Chris Harman, of relating to imperialism in the Mi…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Science of the Gaps – Religion & Pseudo Science
Theramin Trees produces another fabulous video, slamdunking both religion and pseudoscience. Filed under: Atheism Tagged: Psychic Powers, Religion, Sperm dreams, theramin trees
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