Tag: USA
Moses discussion with Aron Ra of American Atheists-TX
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UPDATE: Aron has promoted my book at the beginning of his video discussing the 10 Commandments and Christian commentator Dennis Prager: Here’s the Youtube video of my discussion on November 20, 2014 with Aron Ra of American Atheists-TX and Mark Nebo of BeSecular.com. In the caption on the video, Aron…
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Restoring Alaskan culture and dignity
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When I was a small child, we did not have smart phones, computers, the internet, Netflix, DVD players or VCRs. So, it was with great wonder when one week in social studies class we were shown a series of remarkable films using a reel-to-reel movie projector, a technology new to…
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Did Jesus calm Wallenda’s winds?
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Like hundreds of millions around the world, I watched in fascination as Nik Wallenda inched his way across a 1,400-ft-high gorge in Colorado billed as the “Grand Canyon.” It was a great spectacle, to say the least. Highly distracting for a freethinker, of course, were the opening prayer by Joel…
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Is the Bible the great moral basis of the United States?
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Conservative American commentator Dennis Praeger has a column from April 2013, “The Bible vs. Heart,” in which he makes a number of claims regarding the use of the Bible as a moral compass, remarking: I offer the single most politically incorrect statement a modern American — indeed a modern Westerner,…
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Why are young people leaving religion in droves?
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Gee, I dunno. Maybe because the standard religious beliefs and practices globally are irrational, illogical, ineffective, intolerant, guilt-inducing, fear-promoting, bigoted, sexist, divisive, hateful, cruel and violent? I have little doubt that this healthy and welcome move away from religious fanaticism is due significantly to the American Constitution and secular ideals…
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U.S. politicians increasingly unaffiliated with organized religion
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Can’t say I’m upset! Let the increasing “nones” have the day for a change. Other than a brief period when I became a born-again, I’ve been a “none” since I emancipated myself from church when I was 12. That’s decades ago, so I guess I’m ahead of the curve, influenced…
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American Buddhists celebrate 100 years in Utah
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Buddhists have been in Utah for a century, yet we haven’t heard a peep about them, no terrorist threats or acts, no mega-temples designed to intimidate everyone, no advocates infiltrating our governments and law agencies, no clamoring to destroy our federal government and replace it with their own religious order.…
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Anti-free speech efforts blaspheme MY religion
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To the rabid rampagers globally attempting to silence us through their violence and through the imposition of “blasphemy” and “defamation of religion” laws designed to shut up criticism of the very ideology that causes them to rampage violently, your efforts at curbing my free speech are blasphemous against my religion,…
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American Muslims say no to sharia law in America
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This is all we need from our Muslim friends: acknowledgment of the issue/problem, and a viable solution that respects our views and insures our human rights. There’s utterly no need for all the “phobia” crazy talk and saber rattling, hate speech, insults and all the rest of the rot. Thank…
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‘Earth Clock’ measures hours, months, solstices and equinoxes
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This awesome modern gem emulates ancient astronomically aligned megalithic sites in measuring many important temporal and calendrical aspects, including the hours of the day and months of the years, as well as the cardinal points, solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days. While the stones may look simple, the calculations are complicated!…
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Manhattanhenge: New York’s ‘magical’ astronomical alignments
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Here’s a short article about a phenomenon that demonstrates astronomical alignment of buildings even in a modern city. Popular astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is quoted here about “Manhattanhenge,” a term he coined almost a decade ago. However, I would be very surprised if Manhattan is the only city in…
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Did Washington and Jefferson believe Jesus was a myth?
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Okay – be prepared to have your socks knocked off! I hope you feel better, smarter and freer after reading this newest article of mine. It’s very long – I trimmed some fat, but I just couldn’t hold back all this juicy mental nutrition! Did Washington and Jefferson Believe Jesus…
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U.S. Government report on 35 terrorist-related Muslim ‘compounds’ in America
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This government report concerning the Muslims of America-connected group Jamaat ul-Fuqra is from 2005, but critics point out that the compounds are still thriving, even though several members have been arrested over the past couple of decades. The map on the right shows known Jamaat ul-Fuqra terrorist acts in the…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a great humanitarian
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The beautiful and dignified Ayaan Hirsi Ali overcame severe hardship and rose to prominence by possessing innate morality, kindness and decency. Having come from Somalia – the most dangerous country in the world, where she suffered under a brutal and violent social system that included having her genitals hacked off…
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Archaeologist endorses ‘Christ in Egypt’
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I just got a wonderful endorsement for my book Christ in Egypt from a terrific and respected professor of archaeology, Dr. Ken Feder. Feder has written for Skeptic magazine as well as Skeptical Inquirer. Because of his book Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience In Archaeology – which has…
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Nepalese Buddhists open temple in Portland
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Somehow, the idea of having 2,000 Buddhist temples in the U.S. doesn’t bother me at all – in fact, I rather like it (so far). I have been to a number of Buddhist temples and monasteries, and I find their color and joy far superior to the atmosphere of other…
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