Dan Arel's Blog, page 30
July 14, 2016
Atheist group decries discrimination against Ark Encounter protesters by local businesses
For those who are not aware, at the Ark Encounter protest on July 7, in Kentucky, two separate porta-potty companies refused to deliver their toilets, after agreeing to do so, when they learned they were delivering to the Ark Encounter Protest.
GOP Platform: teach the bible in public schools as a historical document
I wish I was kidding here, but in the 2016 Republican Platform, there is an approved amendment that calls for the teaching of the Christian bible in all U.S. schools as a historical document.
Book Review: Necessary Trouble is the left’s new revolutionary masterpiece
If someone told you that the Tea Party and the Occupy movement (or the factions of the left most still associated with their causes) have the same goals, you may scoff at them, maybe even laugh in their face.
July 13, 2016
Sorry Clinton supporters but Jill Stein is not an anti-vaccine presidential candidate
There are a few stories going around about Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein being anti-science, and worse, anti-vaccine. This is nothing but pro-Clinton fear mongering at best.
Ken Ham publicly invites all public schools to visit the Ark Encounter at a discounted rate
In spite of the legality, Ken Ham posted on his blog today that he would make the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum available to all public schools at a cost of $1 per student.
Religious “nones” are not as excited about Clinton as they were about Obama
According to a new poll out Wednesday by Pew Research, religious "nones" are not as excited to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as they were to vote for Barack Obama in 2012.
Ken Ham says atheist group is “bullying schools” by warning them against Ark Encounter field trips
Ham called the letter from FFRF "bullying" and said Americans need to stand against this kind of bullying.
July 12, 2016
The First Amendment Defense Act is nothing more than legalized LGBTQ discrimination
On Tuesday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives held their first hearing on HR 2802, the deceptively named First Amendment Defense Act, also known as FADA.
July 11, 2016
A video Q&A about the Ark Encounter protest and more
We discussed the Ark Encounter protest, Ken Ham, Eric Hovind, the myth that is the Noah's Ark story, and a lot else.
July 10, 2016
The Way of the Heathen offers a new look at navigating the atheist life
Too often I hear from atheists that being an atheist defines very little about who they are. That their non-belief in god may not even appear in a top 10 list of things they feel are important to them.
