Dan Arel's Blog, page 33
June 22, 2016
Ken Ham is making unwed Ark Encounter employees sign chastity pledge
Wow. According to Fox13Now, Ken Ham's Ark Encounter is forcing unmarried employees sign a chastity pledge in order to work at the genocide and incest-themed park.
June 21, 2016
Iowa Democratic Party adds ‘E Pluribus Unum’ to its platform
At the Original Motto Project, we recently heard a rumor that the Iowa Democratic party was adding the promotion of E Pluribus Unum to their party platform. Today, we confirmed those rumors.
CNN criticizes Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter for using tax money to spread Christian message
CNN’s Carol Costello paid a visit to Ken Ham's Ark Encounter while she called the park a "mind-blowing site," she was not too pleased to learn that the park was benefiting from a massive influx of tax dollars and state bonds.
BBC interviews Richard Dawkins and asks stupid questions about the afterlife
Why in the world does everyone think Richard Dawkins would find god after having a stroke?
June 20, 2016
Report: Man tried to shoot Donald Trump at a rally in Las Vegas
According to authorities, a man was arrested Saturday at a Donald Trump rally for attempting to steal an officer's gun and shoot Trump.
Victory! Ohio school will stop using local church for school functions
You may recently remember that I was recently working with the Freedom From Religion Foundation to stop an Ohio elementary school from using a local church for his award and graduation ceremonies.
June 17, 2016
Southern Baptists reject racism, still embrace homophobic bigotry
On Tuesday, at the annual Southern Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptists voted to repudiate the display of the Confederate Flag. Resolution 7: On Sensitivity and Unity Regarding the Confederate Battle Flag states, “we call our brothers and sisters in Christ to discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag as a sign of solidarity of the whole Body of Christ, including our African-American brothers and sisters.”
June 15, 2016
Help me protest the Ark Encounter grand opening in Kentucky
Many of you know I have spent more than 2 years now fighting Ken Ham and his Ark Encounter. I am now ready to see this battle through to the end and be present to protest the park on opening day.
Neil deGrasse Tyson pays tribute to Orlando on Twitter using science
As only Neil deGrasse Tyson can, the astrophysicist took to Twitter to pay tribute to the LGBTQ community and the lives lost in the recent attack in Orlando, Florida
June 14, 2016
Wife of Orlando shooter knew about the attack and didn’t tell the police
Orlando gunman Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman, had prior knowledge of her husband's planned attack.
