Monthly Archives: June 2009
But Officer, God Made Me Drink
from abc.net.au/news come this story of an Italian priest caught for drink driving. An Italian priest caught driving over the alcohol limit pleaded to police that it was only because of the Holy Wine he had drunk as part of … Continue reading
Filed under atheism, catholic priest
National Human Rights Consultation – Public Hearings 1-3 July 2009
As some of you may remember I went to one of the Australian Human Rights Consultation days, which I reported on some while back, well it looks like the next round is on. From my in-box late yesterday: As a … Continue reading
Filed under atheism
Atheist Bus Advert – update
The Australian atheist bus campaign dispute is finally going to tribunal. The ABC news reports: A dispute over Metro Tasmania’s refusal to display anti-religious advertisements on its buses has been set down for a conciliation hearing. As the lawyer for … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, atheism, atheist, Atheist Bus Campaign
More Hypocrisy
‘Family values’ US Republican Governor admits to an affair. One of the leading lights of the US Republican Party, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, has admitted to an affair and thus ended his hopes of running for the White House … Continue reading
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900 blogs and counting
mojoey’s atheist blogroll hits 900 with 4,308,160 page views. So whilst I haven’t been adding much to the atheist blogging landscape lately there are plenty of others out there contributing. toomanytribbles made this video almost two years ago, a combination … Continue reading
Atheism V Christianity
I’ve read some wacky idiotic ramblings by christians before , but Atheism Vs. Christianity: It’s all about ‘faith’ on examiner.com is one of the most laughable I’ve read in a while. For a start his premise is all wrong, because … Continue reading
Chilli Chocolate Dinner Party
I normally blog about religion, politics, internet censorship, and other enlightening topics; but today I’m going to write about food and wine. One of my other loves. The following is the menu from the dinner party I held last night … Continue reading
Invoking Religion in Australian Politics
Anna Crabb has produced an article that examines whether there has been a rise in religion, in particular the Christian religion, being invoked by politicians here in Australia. From the site: Abstract As religious engagement in the Australian population continues … Continue reading
