February 2012
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YAAAYY!! Just got my 50th cache!!!
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The Right To Offend →
Living in a free society means that we have the right to offend people, and in turn be offended by others. A free society does not ban books, nor does it stop people from voicing their opinions, nor allow people to be blackmailed and intimidated. In a free society we can, and should, challenge each other’s beliefs, through free and open debate, and rely on rational argument and reason rather...
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“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– (via thechocolatebrigade)
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“What are your views on moderate religion today? You’ve earlier called this ‘a...”
– Richard Dawkins interview: Religion ‘paves the way for extremism’ (via religiousragings)
“Secularism is the only way to guarantee freedom of expression. If we allow...”
– Hassan Radwan
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Put your name on the list to endorse the Rally to... →
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NSS speaks out about Free Speech re London School... →
Nobody has the right not to be offended- Islam offends me on a daily basis - the signs on the churches around town offend me on a daily basis- but they are there and I put up with it because people should be allowed to freely speak their minds or freely practice whatever beliefs they wish as long as they don’t hurt anyone and as long as they don’t have special privilege accorded to...
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care comes first- belief last!! Nurses should... →
Margaret says she fears a legal victory for two Catholic midwives, who claim supervising staff carrying out abortions breaches their human rights.
The 62-year-old was a midwife in Greenock in the 70s and dreads Scotland going back to a time when some nurses refused to care for women they judged immoral for having a termination.
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ironman366:
Can’t wait for more daylight. I’d post more photos from caching, but doing most of it after work when it’s already dark, I don’t get many nice photos :) Night caching is fun! But it’s nowhere near as photogenic an atmosphere… it has its draws though…
LOL love that second pic :)
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euclase:
Today’s generation doesn’t know the ingredients of the Big Mac.
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I’m not sure I want to- that’s why i avoid them :I
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Homophobia in British schools →
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The Making of Modern Britain →
good documentary for those of you who want to know about us :)
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Christian Fascism →
A good article about a book detailing the Christian Fascism that is creeping into schools
Pastor Lang has a point. The Good News Club is like the Hitler Youth, with their indoctrinations, their separatist ideals, their “we are so much better than they are”-style of teaching, and their creepily friendly way in which they instill themselves in the community. German parents in the early 1920s did...
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Why do the bishops have the right to thwart... →
I hate the fact that this unelected group of old men has a say in the legislation of our country - it’s about time we had an elected second house and left these people to the whims of a real Parliamentary democracy
No-one is arguing that the bishops or the Cardinals or the rabbis or the mullahs should not be able to join the debate on this issue. After all, their religion enjoins them to...
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Mooglets: Oh my fuck, I just read some of all the... →
xnoel:
They are definitely not new! How have I never heard about them before?
They’ve threatened and gone up against the drug cartel (I think the drug cartel took some bloggers hostage, and they killed one, but Anonymous got them to release the other because of their threats)
They…
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Blasphemy is a victimless crime →
how accusations of blasphemy, offensive speech and ‘Islamophobia’ censor and restrict free speech, limit citizen rights, and aid and abet Islamism. With all that’s going on, it’s a good time for blasphemy…
Wish I could be there
Reblog if you just hate religion in general
THIS
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“Evolution is a fact amply demonstrated by the fossil record and by contemporary...”
– Carl Sagan
So many of the scientifically illiterate try to argue this and throw words like “theory” around in vain. This is just the best way to put it to them. Evolution is not the theory, natural selection is. It is a fact that humans evolved from remote, ape-like ancestors. Deal with it.
(via...
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Islamophobia is used to silence people →
Hating Islam is not racist-Islam is an idea not a person
You cannot attribute human qualities to a belief system or Islam and Islamism in order to rule out and deem racist any opposition or criticism.
Just in case they didn’t know, let me repeat. Criticism, mockery, opposition to and even hatred of a belief Is. Not. Racism.
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Righteous Abortion →
Three aspects of conservative Christianity promote abortion: pro-natalism, an obsession with sexual sin, and an emphasis on righteousness over compassion.
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HOLD THIS DATE – 11 February 2012: A Day to Defend... →
One Law for All is calling for a rally in defence of free expression and the right to criticise religion on 11 February 2012 in central London from 2-4pm.
We are also calling for simultaneous events and acts in defence of free expression on 11 February in countries world-wide.
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Strong religious belief is no excuse for... →
Most people in the UK don’t condone violence, but a worrying number think we should be careful around individuals with strong religious beliefs. This argument is mistaken, because it suggests that believers aren’t as capable of exercising, or under the same obligation to exercise, judgement and restraint as the rest of us.
It’s also based on fear, tacitly acknowledging a link...
I fear for our youth...
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religiousragings:
…when a high school student comes to our library and can’t find George Orwell’s 1984 because he was looking for it in the fiction section under G for George.
I was a good librarian. I didn’t facepalm until he was out of sight.
~ Steve
I guess we should be encouraged that he was looking for Orwell at all; right? LOL
I’m just kind of...
Mooglets: mooglets: Talking of films you can put... →
mooglets:
Talking of films you can put on specifically to ignore whilst doing other things:
SWAT
Wanted
Fantastic 4
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
X-men
X-Men 2
X-Men: Rise of the Phoenix
Wolverine
DOOM
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider 2
28 Days
The Forgotten
The Truman Show
Percy Jackson
SWAT only until Colin takes his shirt off- then when he puts it back on you can ignore it...
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“When I hear from people that religion doesn’t hurt anything, I say, really? Well...”
– — Bill Maher, in an interview with Don Imus on Fox, Nov. 1, 2009
(via nonplussedbyreligion)
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Anti-gay nurse Lincy T. Pandithurai terminated... →
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religiousragings:
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. o.o
I won’t hop on my soapbox about this again, but I will say that she is a definite stain on my profession. Good riddance. If you are ever treated with bias by a nurse, regardless of the country you live in, remember that we are not allowed to get away with that it. The International Council of Nurses,...
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Oh dear! are you not getting your own way anymore?... →
Apparently ‘Radical Secularism’ (otherwise known as free thought, rationality, reality based living, human rights, women’s rights,equality, fairness, child protection etc etc) is doing bad things for the poor little religious people. In other words they no longer have carte blanche to say / do what they want and to whomever they want to do it. Never mind- you’ll get over...
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Anybody else seen this shit? →
apparently they are peddling this to children in schools- otherwise known as ‘the vulnerable captive audience’
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Bigotry alive and well in Georgia (USA) →
I find no reason to be anywhere near nice toward anyone who follows a belief system that calls for my death based on the fact that I do not believe in their megalomaniac deity. I give no ground to the idiots out there who actually believe there god commands them to murder in his name, for any reason. I am not in the habit of pulling punches when addressing their bigoted, misogynist,...
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HumanAbstract: The Ethics of Offense →
humanabstract:
This is an article I originally submitted to The Beaver and then, following their rejection, to The Penguin. Since neither are willing to publish it I’ve decided to create a blog where I can freely express myself. I’ve attached the offending image to the bottom of the essay.
Enjoy.
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