Dan Arel's Blog, page 118

Deceased man left to decompose in home while family awaits resurrection

A woman in Canada kept the deceased body of her husband in their bedroom for six months before police discovered it. The reason? She was waiting for her husband to be resurrected! It gets better, so much better.Peter Wald, a diabetic, died in March of this year when he refused medical attention for an infection in his leg. He was trusting God to take care of the infection for him. Shockingly, that didn’t work and he slipped into a coma and died. His wife, Kaling Wald, then wrapped her husband...

Sorry Ken Ham but the government is not allowed to endorse your beliefs

Ken Ham is mad again. Go figure.According to his blog a city playground in Delaware had put up a Noah's Ark themed display.Rightfully so, the local chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State was upset by this display and asked to have it removed. The group argued the display was a clear violation of the establishment clause, and the city agreed and removed the display.

The Thinking Atheist takes a look at the origins of Christmas

Seth Andrews over at The Thinking Atheist tackles the "War on Christmas" and looks over the origins of the Christmas holiday.Enjoy!

I Hate Your Sandwich: The Futility of Being Judgmental

I hate mayonnaise. I even hate writing out the entire word. I do not own any and I will probably never purchase any. When I was younger and looking into part time jobs, I had to overlook waitressing because of my fear of having to interact with mayo. When the potato salad scandal happened on [Read More...]

Guest Post: The Absurdity of the BYU Honor Code

The following is a guest post by Greg Hawkins Brigham Young University. Founded in Provo, Utah in late 1875. BYU is the largest religious university conglomerate in the United States, with the center campus in Provo, Utah and major campuses in Laie, Hawaii, and Rexburg, Idaho. When most people think of Brigham Young University, they [Read More...]

Ken Ham claims he is being attacked for being a Christian

Here we do again.Once again, creationist Ken Ham just cannot rap his head around why people have an issue with this Ark Encounter tax incentive.

Guest Post: The ‘S’ word and why conservatives hate affordable healthcare

Doublethink (noun): the acceptance of or mental capacity to accept contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time, especially as a result of political indoctrination.The United States stands as the only industrialized, developed nation in the world that does not offer universal health care to their citizens.

Guest Post: The Christian right cries persecution over anti-discrimination laws

In the last two months, the City Councils of Springfield, MO and Fayetteville, AR voted to expand their anti-discrimination ordinances to include sexual orientation and gender identity. A shining moment for proponents of human dignity, now cue the right-wing Christian outrage.“Now is the time for Christians to stand up before Springfield makes it institutionally illegal for Christians to practice our religion in the marketplace,” says Christians United for Political Action from their website....

Home-schooling mom thinks she ‘destroys’ evolution at natural history museum

This is one reason I am against home-schooling.As reported on Raw Story, this fundamentalist Christian home-school mom Megan Fox visits the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and “audits” the museum for its “liberal bias.”

Gratitude in an Unjust World

When Dan Arel asked me to contribute to his blog, I thought I’d write a mostly fluffy, but brief, introductory piece about myself and the sources of inspiration and enlightenment that motivate my posts before getting into meatier topics. However, in light of what has happened and is happening in Ferguson, Mo. right now, the [Read More...]