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Secular Sunday – How Secular Family Values Stack Up

Especially with what we’re seeing in the States with an alleged pedophile endorsing an accused rapist [edit: Kavanagh’s story is blowing up tonight with two new accusers coming forward and *way* worse allegations] who was picked by a serial adulterer (among Trump’s many other mortal sins) – all as part of the party of “family values” – […]

Posted 23 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – I’m Not Sure What’s More Disturbing…

…the fact that Sasha’s recently taken to drawing crosses on her body or the fact that she’s using permanent marker to do it?

Posted 15 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Religion Is Increasingly Seen As Doing More Harm Than Good By Canadians

Even as an atheist, I’m pretty surprised that over half of the respondents to this survey said that religion is doing more harm than good in the world, up from 44% in 2011.  

Posted 09 September 2018 § Canada § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – By *Any* Standards, The Catholic Church Is A Corrupt Organization

  Imagine for a moment that a big, admired multinational corporation, one selling a beloved product, was employing large numbers of male pedophiles and rapists, operating in rings all over the world, and that their crimes had been uncovered in Australia, Ireland, Canada, the Philippines, Belgium, France, Austria, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Britain, Germany and the […]

Posted 26 August 2018 § News § Politics § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

A Few *Good* Things About Breaking My Wrist?

I’ve had some pretty down moments since breaking my wrist three weeks ago: When the ER doc said it was broken, not sprained. When she said I’d need surgery, not just a cast When Shea and I had to waste three days waiting in hospital in Regina in the midst of a 10-day camping holiday […]

Posted 15 August 2018 § List § MemoryLane § Shea ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – An Atheist Goes To A Funeral…

A few years ago, someone I know lost her younger sibling unexpectedly.  I can’t remember how old he was but maybe mid-20s? In her grief, she approached me and said “You’re an atheist, right?  How do you deal with loss without believing in God?” It was a tough question – not because I didn’t know […]

Posted 08 July 2018 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

What Day Is It Again?

In bad news, today had a dose of freezing rain/melty snow that made my recent decision to stop wearing winter clothes, no matter what the weather was doing, quite foolish. In good news, after getting home, drying off, and eating supper, I got to have a nice conversation with a young man in the Philippines […]

Posted 17 April 2018 § Humour § Meme § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

He Is Risen!

No, not that guy – the other one! 😉

Posted 01 April 2018 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Bad Friday?

Posted 30 March 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Julie Payette Reminds Us We Live In A Universe Based On Fact, Not Opinion

Canada’s new Governor-General (and former astronaut) Julie Payette, created some controversy after her recent remarks at a science conference where she pointed out the absurdity of politicians still using their personal opinions to debate indisputable scientific facts such as the reality of climate change and the lack of similar evidence for beliefs such as astrology. […]

Posted 07 November 2017 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,