Category Archives: Freedom from Religion

… But I Wasn’t Done Calling and Sharing …

Back in 2011, Harold Camping of American Family Radio made one of the few mistakes a religious nut can make that will scuttle his business and ruin his career:  he predicted the end of the world not once, but twice.  … Continue reading

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Washcloths for White Women: PRAISE GOD!!

Because it’s a day that ends in -y, I spent a couple of hours screwing around on Reddit in the event something caught my eye to talk about.  As luck would have it, I came across an image with a … Continue reading

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Yes, the Constitution Trumps Tradition

Muldrow Schools Elect To Permanently Remove Ten Commandments Plaques For decades, the public schools in Muldrow County have had plaques of the Ten Commandments in every single classroom.  All of that changed recently when a junior in the school contacted … Continue reading

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Charting an atheist roadmap-by LT

Charting an atheist roadmap-by LT. This is re-blogged from “Kids Without Religion”, both because it’s an interesting read and I didn’t have the time to post anything original. I did participate in the comments, though, so there’s that. As you … Continue reading

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From St. Paul to St. Petersburg

First, I want to extend my congratulations to Minnesota, the (very soon to be) 12th state to officially legalize same sex marriage.  As of when I’m writing this (the night before, as usual) the bill hasn’t been signed, but Gov. … Continue reading

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Not the Kind of Weird That Portland Needs

On Saturday, Miss Pink and I went to Downtown Portland to have breakfast at a place called The Original, which I highly recommend if you’re in the area.  Both times we’ve gone so far, there’s been no wait, prompt service, … Continue reading

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Great. Now the Wall Has Cooties

So the latest installment of EWW GIRLS comes straight from Jerusalem, thanks once again to the men of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community who voiced their disapproval over a court ruling allowing women to pray at the Western Wall in a … Continue reading

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Some Good News and Some Bad News

Another late night, thanks to Miss Pink dragging me out of the house to Sauvie Island.  The downside is that we didn’t really find much in the way of beaches or little hiking trails this time around.  The upside is … Continue reading

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But This One Goes to … Eleven.

I know, I’m late in writing about this, but I can only complain or cheer about one thing on a given day, so things might get backed up.  Actually, today there are two.  First, the Delaware State Senate passed a … Continue reading

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Excommunicado!

Let’s rewind a little bit back to November of last year, when Savita Halappanavar died from sepsis because the Irish Catholic hospital she was in refused to terminate her pregnancy because they detected a heartbeat … even though there was … Continue reading

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