http://tacomaatheists.com Guided by reason, informed by science, motivated by compassion Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:18:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week right wing wackadoo Glenn Beck spoke out about a scourge taking over the nation's churches: Social justice. That's right, social justice. If Jesus ever lived, died, lived again, and then eventually got buried under the Louvre in Paris, he'd be turning over in his grave. ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2745 For those of you wondering, nonresponsibility isn't really a word. But then, of course, that's the least of the Roman Catholic Church's problems. And it's always been a problem that went all the way to the top (partly because the Church is a scam, and partly because, in ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2741 Bruce Ramsey and Lynne Varney regularly squabble on a Seattle Times Editorial blog series called Civil Disagreement. Today's topic: the recent 9th Circuit ruling upholding "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. I'm posting this for two reasons: First, it's topical and we're interested in this sort ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2739 Isn't that a little on the nose? I mean, I thought you're supposed to just HINT at the coming of the Dominion of God, right? I'm trying to be serious here, but every time I try to contextualize this video appropriately, I stumble into the phrase "a growing storm" and I ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2730 Missed this one a couple days ago, but just catching up now. Yes, let us all remind ourselves that without God, there can be no morality. Gay News Watch | Papal aide, Vatican men's choir in gay prostitution ring "Put on some music, swallow a Viagra, and adelante!" That's the ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2728 From Huffington Post: While Doctors without Borders was struggling to get anesthetics for amputations into Haiti, an Albuquerque group queued up aid of their own sort: 600 solar powered talking Bibles. Even now, food, water, and medicine are having trouble reaching Haitians because of damaged transportation facilities and supply lines, ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2713 When: March 26 to 28 Where: Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th St., Renton, WA 98058 Be sure to register soon for the NW Freethought Conference in Renton, before it fills up! Space is limited! Registration is online, via PayPal! The conference website is https://www.nwfreethought.org/ Speakers include: Ophelia Benson, the co-force behind several ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2710 Judi Gladstone, one of the Secular Jewish Circle co-founders, will be facilitating a discussion of the "You are not alone" billboard at two Seattle public libraries in February (selected for their proximity to the billboard on Lake City Way). While this will be an opportunity for outreach for our secular ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2707 This disgraceful letter to the editor appeared in The Tacoma News Tribune today, and made me just see red: Christians stepping up; where are atheists? By Brad Eleken, of  Graham My prayers go out to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, and I will help by donating through a Christian charity. I ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2702 On Saturday February 6th, Seattle Atheists will join other free-thought groups to celebrate the 201st birthday of Charles Darwin, the brilliant scientist whose revolutionary work became the foundation of modern biology. Seattle Atheists and our fellow organizations in the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) will come to together to celebrate Darwin, science, ... http://tacomaatheists.com/archives/2697