Monthly Archives: June 2008
Like shooting ducks in a barrel
In answer to a question on another forum I stated that one of the reasons Catholics are being ‘picked on’ lately is because they are making themselves such easy targets. What with Catholic World Youth Day (C-WYD) and all the … Continue reading
Filed under atheism, atheist, blasphemy, Catholic, Catholic WYD, christianity, church, gay and lesbian, god, government funding, pope, religion, world youth day
Teenager arrested for ‘blasphemous’ T-shirt
Blasphemy is a victimless crime. A 16 year old was arrested, in the Gold Coast, on Monday for wearing an offensive T shirt. The T-shirt in question is a Cradle of Filth band T-shirt. The T-shirt depicts a semi-naked nun … Continue reading
Filed under atheism, atheist, blasphemy, Cradle of Filth, freedom of speech, jesus
Secular and Science Events – Sydney
There are several secular and science events coming up in Sydney (and a few other cities, see links), which I am intending to attend. These include: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SECULAR ASSOCIATION (ANSA)CONFERENCE: Secular Twins: Australia and New Zealand’s Secular Heritage and … Continue reading
Filed under ANSA Conference, atheism, IQ2 Debate, Michael Shermer, secular
How to get 1000+ Comments on your blog
subtitled: Does Catholic World Youth Day = Tolerance? So how do you get 1,000+ comments? Write an article expounding how wonderful the Catholic World Youth Day (C-WYD) is going to be, or tell everyone you are an angry atheist, e.g. … Continue reading
Atheist 13 Meme
AV at Five Public Opinions has nominated me for Nullifidian’s Atheist Thirteen meme, and I thought I’d managed to elude this one? If you want to play too, just copy the questions below, and nominate three bloggers who you would … Continue reading
Crimen Sollicitationis
On Soliciting for Sex within the Catholic Church Crimen Sollicitationis (Latin for crime of soliciting) is a document that was issued by the Vatican in 1962 to all Catholic Bishops. The document is essentially a set of procedural norms for … Continue reading
Filed under Catholic, clergy, crimen sollicitationis, pope, religion, sexual abuse, vatican
Firefox Download Day 2008
Firefox 3 is about to be released and they want to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. Want to get the latest Firefox browser and help set a world record? Then register at … Continue reading
Filed under atheism
Clover versus God
SYDNEY Lord Mayor Clover Moore plans to kick Pope Benedict XVI and the six-day World Youth Day festival out of the council-controlled Hyde Park for failing to pay their bills on time. I’d love to see that match Clover V … Continue reading
Filed under atheism, atheist, Catholic WYD, pope, religion
World Prefers Obama, Americans Undecided
A recent survey by Pew Research Centre shows that around the world the Democratic nominee for president, Barack Obama, is strongly preferred as president of the US over his rival, the Republican John McCain. However in America it’s not so … Continue reading
Filed under election, McCain, Obama, US President
You get the government you deserve
I’m voting republican. You’ll get what you deserve. Sadly, some people won’t ‘get’ this. Thanks to T&A at Aye! Technorati Tags: Republican,Voting,USA,Election
Filed under current affairs, election, Republican
