Atheism Pamphlet (archive.org)
Found this pamphlet in my mailbox this morning. I pretty much agree with it and I think I’ll keep it for the next time Jehovah’s Witnesses decide to show up way too early in the morning....
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Found this pamphlet in my mailbox this morning. I pretty much agree with it and I think I’ll keep it for the next time Jehovah’s Witnesses decide to show up way too early in the morning....
The phrase “under God” was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954, 70 years ago today.
We’re not going to be able to fix these people. The only hope we have is to outlast them.
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/3662089...
Just when you thought it was safe to back into the pew.
It should surprise no one that Dominionist Mike Johnson’s change of heart on Ukraine was bought by suggesting to him that it could serve his religious agenda.
Daniel Dennett, philosopher, atheist, and one of the tongue-in-cheek “Horsemen” of atheism, died today. He was 82.
Surveillance cameras showed a man walk up to the building soon after 4 a.m. on April 8 wearing a face covering, tactical vest and gloves, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI. The man then ignited an improvised explosive device, threw it at the main entrance then ran away. The bomb partially detonated, resulting...
FTA:...
…In 2022, Stephen Wolfe (no relation to William) published a book called “The Case for Christian Nationalism.” The book was published by Canon Press, a publishing house that began as a ministry of Wilson’s church. Stephen K. Bannon, the Trump adviser, reportedly had a copy of the book stacked on his table....
Pity the poor unseen majority who shove their religion in our faces every day. Won’t someone think of them?
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/10663972...
It’s easy to roll one’s eyes as the self-serving dramatics of MAGA voters using false claims of victimhood as cover for their ugly views. But, as the threatening language in Greene’s tweet shows, this “woe is us” act is deeply dangerous. The hyperbolic conspiracy theories and dehumanizing language serve to convince...
They have money, they have influence, they have charisma, and they have technical expertise. And they’re using to pursue a theocratic America, even if they have to kill anyone who gets in their way.
Could Trump’s attempt to pander to evangelicals backfire? We can only hope.
Minor nitpick: it was time to start worrying about Christian nationalism over twenty years ago. They’ve been trying to legitimize Christian nationalism since at least the founding of the “Moral Majority” when I was a boy. I’ve been trying to sound the alarm about Dominionism and Christian nationalism since the second...
A deep dive into the policies proposed in Project 2025 reveal the theocratic intent of its framers. Using language that evangelicals will recognize to hide its authoritarian intent demonstrates they recognize how unpopular these policies will be once implemented. But then it’ll be too late.
These are the people tasked with developing policy for a second Trump administration. If you’re not deeply scared of what they’re proposing, you are not paying attention.