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Odd Comparisons

Published on April 5, 2010 By spyderkl

Did you know that complaining about the little problem that the Roman Catholic Church appears to have with child rapists is exactly like being an anti-Semite? According to the Pope’s official pastor, it’s true! That, by the way, was the topic of his Good Friday sermon. Those mean child advocates! How dare they complain about [...]

What’s with that Big Red A, Then?

Published on November 24, 2009 By spyderkl

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while now. With the holidays coming up, things are getting slightly slower (no, really!), so I’ve got a little more time to write about this. It shouldn’t be that important to let other people know that I’m not religious, right? I know I’m an atheist, my [...]

A Most Inoffensive Billboard

Published on November 19, 2009 By spyderkl

This has got to be one of the most inoffensive billboards I’ve ever seen: I’m not very comfortable with placing labels on children that may change as they become older. Race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender (sometimes), biological vs. adopted (or placed/surrendered) – those are things that cannot change. Gender…well, maybe. But things like a religion, [...]

This is why I love Stephen Fry

Published on November 16, 2009 By spyderkl

Watch this: Stephen Fry is a kick-ass speaker. This is a part of the Intelligence Squared debate series in London; it was broadcast by BBC News on the weekend of 11-7-09. His part of the debate happens at the 2:40 mark. Unfortunately, the last few seconds of his speech were cut off and aren’t available [...]

Atheists and Adoption

Published on August 25, 2009 By spyderkl

There is an article that’s making the rounds in certain circles. From TIME Magazine (more on that in a minute), this article tells the story of an atheist couple, who had already adopted one infant and were preparing to finalize the adoption of a younger brother for their child. The presiding family court judge had [...]