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Canadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Shame: 61 million children not in school worldwide
Globally, 61 million children, most of them girls, are denied their birthright to education. They’re discriminated against, marginalized and exploited. Please click here to add your voice to millions around the world calling on governments and…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – god, A Reassuring Fable
With all the noise coming from the rightwing deluded conservo-nut side of the blogosphere decrying loss of all hope, I thought I would reaffirm the reason why they lost and lost big in their election. Your base is believes in magic and mythology, here and now in the 21st century. Your wacky ideas had their […]
Dead Wild Roses: The Catholic Church is a Force for Good?
Oh that answer of course is “No”. “No” a million times over. But its always fun to watch the deluded try and justify the rotten foundations of the RCC or as in this case yell at themselves while on hold.
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Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Predictions and Credibility
[This first appeared on Back of the Book] I find the current political air in Canada to be insufferably stupid. Despite there being excellent, professional journalists everywhere, there are many more time/space fillers who skew the public’s perception of what is going on and what really matters. One thing the
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: America The Ugly
With friends like this Romney doesn’t need enemies: It’s enough to make an atheist want to believe in god so we can call on him to save us from them, but as they tell us, and so fervently believe, he is on their side, their vengeful hateful god.
Continue readingEclectic Lip: Lana Wachowski, Joe Simpson and our evolving social mores
The recent release of Cloud Atlas, piqued my interest in writing some thoughts about sexual identity. As has been fairly well publicized leading to the movie’s opening, Lana Wachowski (born Larry) underwent a gender transition (“sex change”) a few years ago; and from all accounts, seems the happier for it. The
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Religious stupidity it burns! Potholer54 goes into the dark seedy world of Creation “Science” to find the most vacuously dishonest christian on Youtube. It was a tight race, but one familiar name came out on top… Filed under: Religion Tagged: Christianity, How Religion Poisons Everything, Religion, The DWR Sunday Religious
Continue readingAnother Step to Take: Reasons to NOT Support Operation Christmas Child
It is that time of year, where people are talking about getting together shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. While I think it is great to try to give extra joy to others, I want to write to urge people not to support this program. Why? Let me count the reasons.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Police Chief Praying Crime Away
Justice will be served? He’s a Fundie, with a BADGE! That’s right folks, newly appointed Winnipeg police chief Devon Clunis is gonna clean up the streets….with prayer! Hallelujah Sweet Jebus, we gonna fill some murderous hearts with love tonight, just by whispering sweet nothings into the ear of our collective
Continue readingTrashy's World: Who cares?
And why is this news? It is a prime example of the non-secular bias in our mainstream media. Hell, the news about Streisand wowing he crowd at Scotiabank Place last night lis more interesting and important than someone being anointed as a “saint”. (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Creationism is Sooooo In!
I had it all wrong, Creationism actually should be in the classroom and everywhere else. But do not believe me, listen as Mr.Deity lays it all out for you. Filed under: Atheism, Religion Tagged: Creation in the Classroom, Creation Science, Creationism, Evolution is just a theory, Religion, The DWR Sunday
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to end your Saturday. – Jim Stanford looks in detail at the aftereffects of free trade with the U.S., and finds rather little to cheer: In sum, the promise that free trade would induce more trade, productivity growth, and higher incomes (following traditional Heckscher-Ohlin mechanisms) is not remotely
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Billy Graham: Wrong about gay marriage
Billy Graham, who is into his eighth decade as a minister, is one of the very few people in the States who is so famous that the only address you need to write on an envelope is his or her name only, no box number, no state, no ZIP code — in
Continue readingMalala Yousafzai—heroine
This week the Taliban committed yet another atrocity in the name of religion when they shot 14-year old Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck while she sat with her classmates on a school bus. Still in critical condition this morning, she has been flown to the country’s top military
Continue readingTrashy's World: Atheism rising in prominence in the U.S.
Is this is good news from south of the border? You betcha! Young Americans in particular are beginning to think for themselves and critically analyse the belief systems held by their parents and grandparents. I think this may be a function of better education but it is also the fault
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Breaking the Chains of Fear
One person’s story about breaking free from religious delusion and embracing their humanity. If she can do it, so can you. Filed under: Atheism, Religion Tagged: Breaking out of the Box, Christianity, Deconversion, How Religion Poisons Everything, Religion, The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Christian priest rebukes Harper Gvt for nuking non-Christian prison chaplains
A Canadian Christian priest has condemned the Harper Conservative government for its “bigoted decision” to cancel the contracts of non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons. Father Malcolm French, a priest with the Anglican Church of Canada, says the decision is an “assault on religious freedom.” On Thursday, the CBC News reported
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Michelle Ervin discusses Ed Broadbent’s ideas to start closing Canada’s yawning income gap: Broadbent outlined four broad prescriptions for bridging this gap, and ultimately, for creating a fairer society: investing in good jobs, strengthening income supports, increasing access to public services and reforming
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Ken Ham on Bill Nye – As seen by the Living Dinosaur…
Ken..oh ken. You need to sit down and take a deep breath. Maybe some extra O2 will help… Filed under: Atheism Tagged: Bill Nye, Creationists, How Religion Poisons Everything, Ken Ham, Religion, Take down, The Living Dinosaur
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