Dan Arel's Blog, page 109
February 25, 2015
Republicans want to declare Idaho as a ‘Christian State’
The Republican stronghold state of Idaho, known for its potatoes wants to be know for something else; theocracy.
February 24, 2015
Pat Robertson claims doing yoga will trick you into speaking ‘In Hindu’
Never with a lack of crazy, The 700 Club's host Pat Robertson has some warnings about doing yoga.
The racist Ron Paul strikes again claiming black lawmakers oppose war because they want food stamps
The "not racist" racist Ron Paul is opening his mouth again and proving once again he is just another racist old white guy.
American Family Association releases map to help atheists locate local groups
Oops. I don't think this was their intention, but the hate-group known as the American Family Association, known for for their hateful anti-same sex rights stance and fight to "uphold Christian values", has released "bigotry map" to locate groups they consider "anti-Christian".
February 22, 2015
From an Apatheist to an Antitheist: Why I Now Actively Oppose Religion
If you would’ve asked me a year before I sat myself in my computer chair to write my first blog regarding religion, I would’ve never thought I’d feel the way I did. I’d spent much of my life in a religious household, instructed in a Christian based school as a child, and attended church fairly [Read More...]
February 21, 2015
Four truths to combat the lies of Charisma News
Image: Dale Spencer from Flikr I should know better than to search for religiously themed topics, even if it was to help a colleague. But I managed to stumble upon a recently published article from Charisma News; a site touting “Breaking News” with a “Spiritual Perspective”. What ensues, and this is your warning, is an [Read More...]
New Atheism has nothing to be sorry for
There seems to be a new breed of atheism going around that feels honey is their best tool for catching fools. Atheist apologists aren't of themselves a novel thing, but there can be detected within the community a violent backpedaling from the New Atheism that was made so popular by rightfully-vitriolic writers like Hitchens and Harris. The evidence of this mentality can be seen in the words of people like Glenn Greenwald and Reza Aslan.
February 20, 2015
Dinesh D’Souza goes full-racist on Twitter
Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative former president of the King's College, as well as a political commentator and author, decided to make some rather interesting remarks about President Barack Obama a few days ago. He took to Twitter to post the following message found below:
New chart shows where politicians, including potential 2016 candidates, stand on evolution
In a chart made up by ThisViewofLife.com shows some of the top politician's stance on evolution and includes many of the frontrunners for the 2016 Presidential elections.
New poll shows 1 in 4 Americans unaware the Earth orbits the sun
The National Science Foundation conducted a study of more than 2,200 participants inside the U.S. and found one rather horrifying data point.
