Dan Arel's Blog, page 97

Andrew Wakefield still believes ‘big pharma’ is responsible for his lost career

Andrew Wakefield is a fraud. This is a statement that carries little doubt seeing as how he published a fraudulent paper in 1998 linking autism to the MMR vaccine in the journal The Lancet. The journal later retracted the paper after Wakefield’s fraudulence was brought to light and his career ruined, for good reason. However, [Read More...]

TLC star Josh Duggar named by police in underage sex probe

Josh Duggar, one of the children in the hit TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting was turned over to the Arkansas State Police by this father Jim Bob Duggar,who according to a source says the Jim Bob caught Josh leaving a young girl’s bedroom and later “learned something inappropriate happened.” The charges sought against Josh was sexual assault in the fourth degree, and took place while Josh himself was still a minor.

Taylor Swift tells Maxim magazine that ‘Misogyny is ingrained in people from the time they are born.’

In an exclusive interview with Maxim magazine in which pop-star Taylor Swift graces the cover for the magazines "Hot 100" list in which the editors rank women based on their attractiveness, Swift took a different approach to the celebrating her "hotness."

Kentucky gubernatorial candidates weigh in on Ark Encounter tax benefits

Kentucky's Courier-Journal posted questions and answers with Kentucky's candidates for governor which will take place on November 3, 2015 to replace outbound Democrat Steve Beshear who is not eligible to run for re-election.

Gawker reports that Bill O’Reilly assaulted ex-wife in front of their daughter

According to a report published today by Gawker, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly physically assaulted his now ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, in front of their daughter before the couple separated. The allegations apparently came to light during the couples divorce proceedings.

Abstinence-only sex education is irresponsible, and a school in Texas proves why

A public school in Texas which only focused on abstinence-only sexual education, meaning they did not teach the students about safe-sex practices, and told students the only safe sex one can have is no sex, is now dealing with an outbreak ofchlamydia. School officialsconfirmed to CBS7 last Friday that the Crane Independent School District has [Read More...]

10 myths about atheists that just won’t go away

One of the worlds most misunderstood demographics is atheists. Accused of satanic worship or totally lacking a moral compass, many peoples misconceptions lead people to think atheists are bad people and sadly leaves people scared and weary of atheists. American’s especially do not trust atheists have ranked them as one of the most hated “religious demographics” in the country.Most of the misconceptions about atheists and atheism center around a small group of myths and misunderstandings about...

Church charity should never be a replacement for socialized programs

Socialism is one of the most popular political words of our time. It also seems to be one of the most misunderstood and misused.In a thoughtful piece by Benjamin L. Corey over on the Patheos blog Formerly Fundie. Corey discusses why America is not a socialist country and the moral failure of the church to take care of the vulnerable, calling it the churches job to do so.

Pseudo-journalist cashes in on new atheism by attacking Daniel Dennett

It has become common place for writers to cash in on attacks on the likes of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and of course the late Christopher Hitchens, but Damon Linker, the pseudo-journalist from The Week has decided it's time to cash in on another, often missed "horseman," Danielle Dennett.

Christian right leader compares LGBT advocates to ISIS

Dramatic and false comparisons are nothing new for the Christian right, often comparing groups like atheists to Stalin and abortion rights advocates to Nazi's, it seems that Joseph Backholm, the Executive Director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, wishes to carry on this tradition by comparing LGBT rights advocates to none other than ISIS.