I have occasionally had to defend Christians and religion in general from a sometimes overzealous attack by some atheists. Just as with any belief system there are varieties of atheists. Some are strongly anti-religion and believe religion and Christianity to be evil and doing nothing but harm in the world and its adherents being ignorant [...]
Archive for the ‘Bigotry’ Category
When Disagreements Happen – Some Thoughts on Etiquette
Posted in Uncategorized, atheism, religion, Christianity, Separation of Church and State, Constitution, Science, Morality, Family Values, Islam, Jews, Bigotry, God, Bible, Communication, Evolution, Creationism, Intelligent Design, tagged atheism, religion, Christianity, atheist, god, morality, establishment clause, Separation of Church and State, atheists, church and state, christians, Muslim, religious beliefs, founding fathers, constitution, science, Bible, Jews, "Liars for Jesus", Chris Rodda, Windy Curtains, creationists on May 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Follow Up On Framing
Posted in Bible, Bigotry, Christianity, Communication, conservatives, Constitution, damnation, Democrats, Family Values, Homosexuality, liberals, Liberty, Marriage, Morality, Politics, Purpose, religion, Republicans, Uncategorized, Women, tagged Bible, christian, Christianity, christians, committment, constitution, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, homosexuality, homosexuals, human rights, Jews, lesbianism, lesbians, Love, marriage, Muslim, President Obama, Purpose, religion, religious beliefs, Rights, salvation on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Heard two arguments against allowing gays to marry today. Both from conservative talk shows. The first one is from a talk show host who says no one has ever been able to answer it, which makes me wonder if he stayed around long enough to hear the answer. It is in response to comparing [...]
The Accurate Frame
Posted in Bible, Bigotry, Christianity, Communication, damnation, Family Values, hell, Homosexuality, Morality, Politics, religion, Uncategorized, tagged civil unions, gay and lesbian marriage, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, homosexuality, human rights, lesbians, Love, marriage, morality, sex, sexual perversion on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sexual perversions. Sexual deviants. Choosing sin and filth. Obscenity. Unnatural. As is usually the case with issues that stir up the emotions, the answers lie in how you frame the issue. Those who are opposed to gay marriage and homosexuality usually use some of these words when defending their views. They wish to frame the [...]
Dead Sex – If It Is About Muslims Many Would Believe Anything Bad Said About Them
Posted in 9-11, Anti-Semitism, atheism, Bigotry, Christianity, Communication, Family Values, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, Morality, Muslims, Osama bin Laden, Politics, religion, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Women's Rights, tagged Al Ahram, Al-Arabiya, Andrew Sullivan, anti-Semitism, atheism, belief, christian, Christian Science Monitor, christians, Daily Mail, dead sex, doubts, Egypt, ethics, Facts and Logic About The Middle East, Huffington Post, islam, Islamists, Islamophobia, Jews, journalism, morality, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslims, necrophilia, Qur'an, Rush Limbaugh, sex with dead wives, Tawfik Okasha on April 27, 2012 | 6 Comments »
There is now a story floating around that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has passed a law allowing husbands to have sex with their wives for up to six hours after their wife’s death. REALLY?????? I first heard about it from listening to good old reliable Rush Limbaugh. He prefaced it with saying that he [...]
They Just Don’t Get It
Posted in Abortion, abstinence, Army, Bigotry, Birth Control, Communication, conservatives, Contraceptives, Democrats, Family Values, Humor, liberals, Military, Politics, Pro Choice, Pro Life, Republicans, Uncategorized, Women, Women's Rights, tagged conservatives, Contraceptives, Democrats, gender gap, liberals, Military, morality, politics, Pro Choice, Pro Life, Republicans, women, women's rights on April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Today I listened to a couple of conservative talk shows on the radio discussing women. It is apparent that today’s women have these men thoroughly puzzled. On one show the host was mentioning the huge gap among women who support Democrats and those who support Republicans. Something like around 14% more women support Democrats than [...]
The Atheist as Boogeyman
Posted in Uncategorized, atheism, Christianity, Purpose, Separation of Church and State, Constitution, Morality, Politics, Military, Bigotry, God, Army, tagged American Atheists, army, atheism, atheist, atheists, belief, Bible, christian, Christianity, christians, church and state, constitution, establishment clause, faith, Fort Bragg, Military, morality, Purpose, religion, religious beliefs, Rock Beyond Belief, Separation of Church and State, Sgt. Justin Griffith, Stiefel Freethought Foundation, Todd Stiefel on April 1, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Today in my local paper I read the following article: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/03/31/3850753/military-holds-event-for-atheists.html “FORT BRAGG, N.C. — For the first time in history, the U.S. military hosted an event for soldiers and others who don’t believe in God, with a gathering sort of like a county fair Saturday on the main parade ground at [...]
What Will Be Overlooked
Posted in 9-11, Bigotry, Christianity, Constitution, Family Values, Islam, Islamophobia, Morality, Muslims, Osama bin Laden, Politics, religion, Separation of Church and State, Uncategorized, tagged christian, Christianity, Hasna Shahleen Salam, islam, Islamophobia, Jews, Moeed Abdul Salam, Monem Salam, Muslim, Muslims, Qur'an, religion, Terrorism on January 20, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I was reading the article in my paper about Moeed Abdul Salam, a North Texas man who went to Pakistan and became an al-Qaeda operative. He died on Nov 19, 2011 during a raid by the Pakistani military, either killed by the military or killing himself with a hand grenade, depending on whose story you [...]
Islam, Muslims, and Anti-Semitism Part 9: Final Arguments and Thoughts
Posted in 9-11, Anti-Semitism, Bigotry, Christianity, Constitution, Family Values, Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Jews, Morality, Muslims, Politics, religion, Separation of Church and State, Terrorism, Uncategorized, tagged 9-11, anti-Semitism, Bible, christian, Christianity, church and state, Colonialism, constitution, Facts and Logic About The Middle East, faith, FLAME, islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Jews, Middle East, morality, Muslim, Muslims, Qur'an, religion, religious beliefs, Separation of Church and State on December 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In my previous blog, Part 8: The Creation of Israel, I brought out the fact that its creation was a traumatic event and, when looked at as the culmination of over 60 years of history, more than capable of creating a climate ripe for the development of anti- Semitism. Another piece of evidence that this [...]
I Interrupt This Series To Bring You An Important Religous Freedom Issue – Action Required Now
Posted in 9-11, Bigotry, Christianity, Constitution, Family Values, Founding Fathers, Islam, Islamophobia, Morality, Muslims, Original Intent, Osama bin Laden, Politics, religion, Separation of Church and State, Terrorism, Uncategorized, tagged American Muslim, bigotry, christian, Christianity, christians, church and state, constitution, establishment clause, Florida Family Association, god, islam, Islamophobia, Lowe's, morality, Muslim, Muslims, religion, Separation of Church and State on December 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Just as I was finishing my last two blogs (maybe three) about Islam up comes a news piece about how Lowe’s is pulling its ads from the TV show “American Muslim”. I have no idea on the quality of this show –whether it is good or bad. Given that it is a reality show I [...]
