Dan Arel's Blog, page 37

Republicans vote down spending bill because it included banning LGBTQ discrimination

Republicans hate the LGBTQ community and are consistently fighting to make it legal across the country to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals under the guise of "religious freedom."

Johnny Depp cancels his Reason Rally appearance

Johnny Depp has announced that he will no longer be speaking at this year's Reason Rally.

Anti-science South Carolina bans abortions after 20 weeks

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who says she is pro-life because her husband is adopted, signed a new 20-week abortion ban into law Wednesday.

Dylann Roof should not be put to death for the mass shooting in Charleston, SC

I again, like I did when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber was put on death row, find myself arguing that Dylann Roof should not be put to death.

Huffington Post UK thinks it is news that Richard Dawkins didn’t pray after stroke

Richard Dawkins confirmed the sky is blue. Richard Dawkins believes water is wet.

Was the United States actually founded on the idea of religious freedom?

The Articles of Confederation, the framework of the national government from 1781 till 1789, say nothing about religion or religious freedom. Not a single word. For a nation supposedly concerned with religion and religious freedom, this is quite odd.

Ken Ham invited Bill Nye for a private tour of the Ark Encounter

Creationist Ken Ham has extended an invitation to Bill Nye to join him for a private tour of the Ark Encounter ahead of the opening date of the park.

Sexual predator Josh Duggar wants his own reality show

Josh Duggar, rapist and sexual predator, Fresh out of rehab, is ready to win the hearts of American television viewers everywhere by trying to bring his special brand sexual assault to television sets everywhere.

Christian ‘family’ group releases new anti-trans video and vows next-level Target protests

Faith2Action, a religious anti-LGBTQ hate group that is one of the organizations behind a recent boycott of Target stores over their gender inclusive bathroom policies, is now launching a new campaign to protest the retail giant.

VETOED! Oklahoma governor vetoes anti-abortion bill

Oklahoma governor, Mary Fallin has vetoed the bill. While she didn't necessarily say she disagreed with the bill's goal, she took issue with some of the bill's language.