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Secular Sunday – Happy Blasphemy Day!

Apparently it’s International Blasphemy Day. Borrowed from an atheist I know on Facebook, here’s some self-criticism of some of atheism’s “untouchables” which I (mostly) agree with… In honour of International Blasphemy Day: Christopher Hitchens was an over-rated warmonger. Sam Harris frequently comes to conclusions first and then tries forcing the evidence to fit those conclusions. […]

¶ Posted 30 September 2018 § Censorship § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: philosophy

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: education, history, language, parents, philosophy

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: education, science

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: history

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: science

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 […]