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What is an Atheist? It is really simple...an Atheist is a person who lacks a belief in a deity. Atheists have an absence of belief in the divine. Atheists lack a belief in deities. Let me explain, Atheists neither believe that deities exist nor believe...
by Truth666
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on Wed Sep 13, 2023 at 12:10 PM PDT
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Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, has once again, from the safety of his car, proven that he is the most American and Christian state school Superintendent in the country. Let's hear it from Mr. Filipkowski so as to not...
by Hawksmort
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on Fri Jun 23, 2023 at 12:35 PM PDT
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Below is the comment that set off my attempts to get critics of religion here on DailyKos to confront these truths; mockery is not a necessary part or even valuable part of legitimate, ethical religious criticism this not an appropriate site on which...
by Nonlinear
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on Mon Feb 20, 2023 at 11:33 PM PST
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I am working my way up past the anger about SCOTUS. I am ready to channel the rage and get mobilized, organized into collective action. That’s where I am now after two days of sound and fury signifying nothing. We need an action plan that has strategic...
by theAngrySwamy
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on Sun Jun 26, 2022 at 06:29 PM PDT
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According to an August survey by the Pew Research Center of 10,000 adults, Atheists are the most likely (90%) to be partially vaccinated while White Evangelical Protestants are the least likely (57%). White and Hispanic Catholics are more likely to be...
by Thomas Hailey Kloecker
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on Tue Sep 21, 2021 at 06:39 AM PDT
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We were discussing candidates. My active, intelligent friend was talking about one particularly thoughtful, intelligent candidate, who had a good plan to address climate change but then said, “Yes, but…” his stance on Israel wasn’t as good as she could...
by melharte
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on Wed Dec 11, 2019 at 11:56 AM PST
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My problems are with my family here online,
and with my family in my face-to-face world,
and with the world in general.
My problems fall into these categories, at least, and maybe more, ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Sat Jan 19, 2019 at 05:00 PM PST
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Hello!
I’ve been blogging here since June of 2006, kind of a long time.
During that time, I have used this site, I have used you, my fellow bloggers, for emotional support.
(Not just used, in a ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Sun Oct 14, 2018 at 05:34 PM PDT
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For ten years, Sam Harris was an intellectual hero of mine. As I transitioned out of evangelical Christianity into atheism at eighteen, Sam’s books The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation were exactly what I needed to make sense of the doubts...
by SeanAvolio
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on Sun May 06, 2018 at 09:08 AM PDT
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The House is set to vote on the diabolical GOP health care plan on Thursday. I noticed they're not calling it "The Greatest Healthcare Plan in the World" anymore.
I'm amazed anyone of any ideology would OK a bill without cost figures. Or that's...
by TeeBryanToo
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on Thu Mar 23, 2017 at 02:02 AM PDT
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I just received an e-mail from the American Humanist Association apprising me of the fact that President Obama had signed H.R. 1150, the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, into law. Intended to foster and strengthen religious freedom...
by enhydra lutris
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on Fri Dec 16, 2016 at 03:21 PM PST
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I happened to be listening to Sam Harris’s latest Ask Me Anything podcast where he was asked his thoughts on the election. To be sure, Harris has his issues with Clinton. Don’t listen if you are offended at any criticism of the Clintons. But after...
by Skeptic Jr
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on Tue Sep 20, 2016 at 06:53 AM PDT
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I'm convinced that the Bible is nothing more than a really involved practical joke; a twisted, farcical rite of passage through the Pearly Gates in which, the better you do, the farther you get from eternal life.
Take Leviticus, God’s “abominable”...
by Gina in VA
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on Thu Sep 01, 2016 at 10:56 AM PDT
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Sheriff Watson's such a loser.
He could have bought a nice new cruiser
For the cops in Bradley County.
But atheists will reap a bounty
Because he chose to violate
The boundary 'twixt church and state.
He can't do just as he pleases
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by Runyonr
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on Sat Aug 13, 2016 at 08:36 AM PDT
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I was happy to see the DNC’s quick apology to Bernie Sanders and the entire Democratic Party for the violation of their mission by plotting against Bernie Sanders. These things happen in organizations of any kind, and apologizing was the right thing to...
by Kuparuk
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on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 10:14 PM PDT
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I am so sick of hearing it from practically every talking head, politician, news anchor, citizen, etc. Five bucks along with thoughts and prayers will get you a cup of coffee. Has there ever been a cheaper, more lazy, more condescending announcement?
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by rodneycr
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on Sun Jul 17, 2016 at 04:09 PM PDT
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How many Daily Kos readers and bloggers plan to make a trip to the Kentucky Ark as their Summer vacation? I’m going to guess not that many.
Please visit my site, Claytoonz, and read the commentary.
Follow me on Twitter for updates and political...
by claytoonz
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on Tue Jul 12, 2016 at 10:16 AM PDT
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American diversity is part of our identity—it’s what makes us great. A new in-depth Pew Research Study tells us how this diversity continues to grow and shape us as a country. The report compiled by D’Vera Cohn and Andrea Caumont is broken down into...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Mon Apr 11, 2016 at 08:28 AM PDT
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Over the summer, I had a great conversation with an evangelical pastor about values that led to an experiment in trust.
A couple weeks ago, a group of us that have been kicking around some interf
by David Akadjian
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on Tue Dec 22, 2015 at 07:46 AM PST
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Press Release
San Jose, CA — Recently, the Mormon Church enacted a new policy labeling same-sex partners as “apostates,” meaning forsaken in the eyes of their God. Even more vile, the religion
by jordanlamkin
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on Tue Nov 10, 2015 at 09:05 PM PST
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