Supporting and encouraging the academic study of the Bible in South Dakota public schools

by Josh the Skeptic on January 25, 2012

This came as a bit of a surprise just now when I saw this resolution (See HCR1004P -PDF) *downloaded from http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bills/ Daniel Dennett has come out in the past in support of the academic teaching of comparative religions in public schools in the past, but I don’t think this is quite what he was talking about. In [...]

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Ben Stein’s Inspirational Philosophy

December 11, 2011

My responses at parts in blue to Stein’s commentary. —————————————————————————————- From: ecited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees… I [...]

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Religion is Big Business in Nigeria

November 5, 2011

Very well done piece of journalism here. I wish they were embellishing, but you can see for yourself they are not. Unreported World is an awesome program! http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/4od#3252995

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How to Take Care of Your Family with Homeopathy

October 16, 2011

Thought I’d take a screenshot, since my comment will likely never be published. What’s the harm in homeopathy? That link is just a few examples. What does science say about homeopathy?

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Christianity — Ta Dah!!!

October 3, 2011

This pretty much sums it up.

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Evolution And Burden Of Proof — Open Letter to Pastor Ronn Johnson

September 24, 2011

Tonight as a part of the Project42 Convention, Minnesota Atheists president August Berkshire and Northwestern College professor Pastor Ronn Johnson had a debate, “Theism vs. Atheism: Which is the More Reasonable Worldview?” I very much appreciate Ronn Johnson’s willingness to debate on this topic, and respect his right to hold whatever views he feels are [...]

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Thank Mayor Bloomberg For Keeping the 9/11 Memorial Secular

September 11, 2011

From Atheist Nexus: You know that today marks the tenth anniversary of the tragedies of September 11, 2011. However, you may not know that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the controversial decision to keep today’s memorial services completely secular. No clergy—from any religion—will be allowed to publically use this event to pray or proselytize. [...]

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Doubts? Don’t Worry, Here’s Some Hand-Waving

September 3, 2011

I was recently pointed to a video on YouTube with John Lennox and Ravi Zacharias responding to Steven Hawking‘s new book, The Grand Design. In this post I endeavor to evaluate their comments. I have read Hawking’s book. I disagree with some of his statements, such as when he says “philosophy is dead.” I also [...]

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Consistent Natural Laws – Evidence For A Deity?

September 1, 2011

This post is in response to a conversation started in an atheist Facebook group. It became a bit unwieldy on the Facebook platform so I’ve decided to respond at length here. Tyler is claiming that what he calls “uniformity in nature” undermines naturalism in some way, and/or supports his assertion that the supernatural and his [...]

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Letting Go Of Faith

August 24, 2011

F aith. What does the word bring to your mind when you hear it? Goodness? Innocence? Virtue? Exploring Faith From Merriam Webster: 1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1) : fidelity to one’s promises (2) : sincerity of intentions 2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty [...]