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It Ain't Gonna Happen
For those of you who honestly buy into this crap, well, you are all gullible. Nothing is happening tomorrow other than the fact that it may not rain in Western New York for the first time in like oh a month.....other than that Jesus isn't coming back and there will be no rapture so what ever.
What is the plan of action if you do believe in this? If it were me? I wouldn't be going to work today, Id call in sick, buy a 12 pack, crank up some tunes and invite over my friends and family and lets have a big old party today if thats the case what else are you supposed to do?
But its not going to happen because its all bullshit, and when it doesn't happen, the nut job that started this should be thrown in prison for getting people to believe this load of steaming sewage. Why is it that when it comes to falsely advertising something Churches and those of faith are off limits? If Jesus doesn't come back tomorrow I want the loser who started this May 21st thing and his congregation exposed for what it is, bullshit.
Category: religion
What's Wrong With This Billboard?
In Indianapolis, Indiana an Atheist organization called the Center for Inquiry has posted a billboard shown above. My question is what is so wrong with this?
First: Its not an untrue statement. You don't need God or religion for any of those things. I don't. Just because people choose not to believe in an all knowing, invisible being and to put any one book up on a pedestal doesn't make them a bad person.
Second: If you do need God or a religion to do those things on that billboard or to do anything for that matter....how weak minded are you? I understand this doesnt apply to all religious people, I get that. There are those who can separate religion and free will, but there are a growing number of those who can't go two sentences without stating: "Its because of God" or "Its Gods will" or throwing religion into the reasons why they are who they are. Thats just not true.
So as you can imagine certain religious groups, namely Christians have gotten their panties in a knot over this thing. Why though? If churches can put up billboards then why can't an atheist group that represents at least 16% of the population? I say at least 16% because 16% of the population actually admits to being atheist, there are countless others who attend church just to appease their families but don't believe a word of it and don't admit it. Whats the bigger wrong there?
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the billboard, nor advertising the fact that you don't need God or religion. Why do we hang onto something that predates the middle ages? This is the year 2011 and we hold something as truth that was written over 2000 years ago and has so many holes in its story its unbelieveable that people aren't smart enough in this day and age to see through it is simply amazing.
I am okay with the Bible itself, hell Im okay with the Koran, and every other "religious" book out there, but whats wrong with viewing them as no more than a book of philosophical and moral stories? Why do we have to take them as literal? Religion is the biggest false advertisement in the world. If anytihng we should be questioning the billboards of churches/religions.
Atheist billboard sparks Christian ire: wivb.com
Category: religion
O'Reilly Has Lost Any Credibility
I love this clip, Bill O'Reilly had David Silverman who is president of American Atheists who have been placing billboards stating that religion is a myth. Save yourself the time and just go straight to 1:51 of this clip where Bill O'Reilly tries to use the tides to make a case for God:Nevermind the debate over atheism vs. religion, everyone who has read this blog and read my posts on religion knows where I stand and either you are with me or you believe otherwise, thats all good and well, but O'Reilly lost this debate....Silverman should have stopped O'Reilly and asked him if he ever heard of the moon!!!!!! Everyday in the paper if you live along any significant body of water in the world you will find a section in the weather about the tides.....what causes the tides? THE MOON, they predict the tides and are completely accurate based on the moon.
O'Reilly should have lost any and all credibility after this segment, of course he won't and there was probably a bunch of FOX News brainwashed viewers going "Yeah man God makes the tides"....if you honestly believe that...then you need help. Lots of help.
Category: Science | Television | religion
What is Wrong With "I don't know"?
The Pope today came out and said there is no doubt, God created the universe.I have a problem with being so abolute in his assumptions based on one imperfect religious book and without being there.
There are people out there who take this stuff and follow/believe every word of it and what proof does the pope have other than a book (The Bible) that has had so many holes poked into it via fact checkers that its hardly a book of absolute truths. The pope goes and spews this stuff yet he knows no more than anyone else because not one person on this planet, nor anyone who wrote the Bible knows for sure how this planet got here or the rest of the solar system for that matter.A Letter From Michael Moore: "If Mosque Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America"
Michael Moore sent out a letter to his website subscribers today and I think it speaks volumes. On a day that we should be remembering who died not pointing fingers at those who are innocent and definitely not taking away freedoms and rights that this country was founded on.
Here is the letter in full:
If That 'Mosque' ISN'T Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10
Michael Moore's daily blog
I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero.
I want it built on Ground Zero.
Why? Because I believe in an America that protects those who are the victims of hate and prejudice. I believe in an America that says you have the right to worship whatever God you have, wherever you want to worship. And I believe in an America that says to the world that we are a loving and generous people and if a bunch of murderers steal your religion from you and use it as their excuse to kill 3,000 souls, then I want to help you get your religion back. And I want to put it at the spot where it was stolen from you.
There's been so much that's been said about this manufactured controversy, I really don't want to waste any time on this day of remembrance talking about it. But I hate bigotry and I hate liars, and so in case you missed any of the truth that's been lost in this, let me point out a few facts:
1. I love the Burlington Coat Factory. I've gotten some great winter coats there at a very reasonable price. Muslims have been holding their daily prayers there since 2009. No one ever complained about that. This is not going to be a "mosque," it's going to be a community center. It will have the same prayer room in it that's already there. But to even have to assure people that "it's not going to be mosque" is so offensive, I now wish they would just build a 111-story mosque there. That would be better than the lame and disgusting way the developer has left Ground Zero an empty hole until recently. The remains of over 1,100 people still haven't been found. That site is a sacred graveyard, and to be building another monument to commerce on it is a sacrilege. Why wasn't the entire site turned into a memorial peace park? People died there, and many of their remains are still strewn about, all these years later.
2. Guess who has helped the Muslims organize their plans for this community center? The JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER of Manhattan! Their rabbi has been advising them since the beginning. It's been a picture-perfect example of the kind of world we all want to live in. Peter Stuyvessant, New York's "founder," tried to expel the first Jews who arrived in Manhattan. Then the Dutch said, no, that's a bit much. So then Stuyvessant said ok, you can stay, but you cannot build a synagogue anywhere in Manhattan. Do your stupid Friday night thing at home. The first Jewish temple was not allowed to be built until 1730. Then there was a revolution, and the founding fathers said this country has to be secular -- no religious nuts or state religions. George Washington (inaugurated around the corner from Ground Zero) wanted to make a statement about this his very first year in office, and wrote this to American Jews:
"The citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy -- a policy worthy of imitation. ...
"It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens ...
"May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants -- while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid."
3. The Imam in charge of this project is the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. Read about his past here.
4. Around five dozen Muslims died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Hundreds of members of their families still grieve and suffer. The 19 killers did not care what religion anyone belonged to when they took those lives.
5. I've never read a sadder headline in the New York Times than the one on the front page this past Monday: "American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?" That should make all of us so ashamed that even a single one of our fellow citizens should ever have to worry about if they "belong" here.
6. There is a McDonald's two blocks from Ground Zero. Trust me, McDonald's has killed far more people than the terrorists.
7. During an economic depression or a time of war, fascists are extremely skilled at whipping up fear and hate and getting the working class to blame "the other" for their troubles. Lincoln's enemies told poor Southern whites that he was "a Catholic." FDR's opponents said he was Jewish and called him "Jewsevelt." One in five Americans now believe Obama is a Muslim and 41% of Republicans don't believe he was born here.
8. Blaming a whole group for the actions of just one of that group is anti-American. Timothy McVeigh was Catholic. Should Oklahoma City prohibit the building of a Catholic Church near the site of the former federal building that McVeigh blew up?
9. Let's face it, all religions have their whackos. Catholics have O'Reilly, Gingrich, Hannity and Clarence Thomas (in fact all five conservatives who dominate the Supreme Court are Catholic). Protestants have Pat Robertson and too many to list here. The Mormons have Glenn Beck. Jews have Crazy Eddie. But we don't judge whole religions on just the actions of their whackos. Unless they're Methodists.
10. If I should ever, God forbid, perish in a terrorist incident, and you or some nutty group uses my death as your justification to attack or discriminate against anyone in my name, I will come back and haunt you worse than Linda Blair marrying Freddy Krueger and moving into your bedroom to spawn Chucky. John Lennon was right when he asked us to imagine a world with "nothing to kill or die for and no religion, too." I heard Deepak Chopra this week say that "God gave humans the truth, and the devil came and he said, 'Let's give it a name and call it religion.' " But John Adams said it best when he wrote a sort of letter to the future (which he called "Posterity"): "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it." I'm guessing ol' John Adams is up there repenting nonstop right now.
Friends, we all have a responsibility NOW to make sure that Muslim community center gets built. Once again, 70% of the country (the same number that initially supported the Iraq War) is on the wrong side and want the "mosque" moved. Enormous pressure has been put on the Imam to stop his project. We have to turn this thing around. Are we going to let the bullies and thugs win another one? Aren't you fed up by now? When would be a good time to take our country back from the haters?
I say right now. Let's each of us make a statement by donating to the building of this community center! It's a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and you can donate a dollar or ten dollars (or more) right now through a secure pay pal account by clicking here. I will personally match the first $10,000 raised (forward your PayPal receipt to webguy@michaelmoore.com). If each one of you reading this blog/email donated just a couple of dollars, that would give the center over $6 million, more than what Donald Trump has offered to buy the Imam out. C'mon everyone, let's pitch in and help those who are being debased for simply wanting to do something good. We could all make a huge statement of love on this solemn day.
I lost a co-worker on 9/11. I write this today in his memory.
"The man who speaks of the enemy / Is the enemy himself."
-- Bertolt Brecht
Lets Make a Deal With The Crazy Christian!
You have to be kidding me right? This bastard, Terry Jones, is trying to get the to move the site of the Islamic recreation center in New York if he doesn't burn the Koran...but now since they are obviously not going to give in to this crazy, lunatic who calls himself a Christian he is only suspending the burning of the Koran, not outright cancelling.
Is this what it has come down to? I hope the recreation center goes as planned, because there is such a thing as a peaceful Islamic Center, and there are peaceful Muslims who just want to socialize. Just like there are crazy Christians and non crazy Christians. This guy is totally out of touch.
Hitler burned books. This guy is right there with Hitler in my book, he even has a mustache to boot. I say those opposed to him burning the Koran burn Bibles because you know Catholic priests molest boys and there are wacko Christians who hate gays and kill abortion doctors.
The bottom line is that this is a Christian leader in his church coming out burning someone elses religious book thinking his religion doesn't stink. I have news for you, all religion stinks and this guy proves it.
All relgions have their over the top wackos who take it too literally and become fundamentalists who eventually become dangerous. See Timothy McVeigh who I believe was a Christian, he committed one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism ever in this country, but no one was out burning bibles after that were they?
Jesus would be ashamed of this guy. What happened to tolerance and loving your neighbors? This guy is preaching the exact opposite. If the burning goes as planned there is already talk of fire trucks being present becaue this guy doesn't have a permit, I would love to see a fire hose turned on him pronto with the striking of the first match. Don't aim for the match though aim right for his mush, maybe it will give him a dose of reality and wake him up to what he is doing.
Its so strange, the religious right in this country screams for less government control and look who is trying to control....the religious right are the ones taking away religious freedom, our government can't do squat, not about the proposed Islamic Center and not about the book burning, all they can do is suggest he not do it and suggest otherwise for the Islamic Center, only difference is this guy is wrong in his actions and the Islamic Center has every right to be where they are locating.
A Non Issue
Why is gay marriage so threatening to so many? The arguements they throw at it are totallly baseless either citing how it ruins the sanctity of marriage or it will poison kids minds or some other mindless crap. Watch the crotchety old fart Pat Buchanan get his ass kicked on MSNBC. This guy needs to go crawl under a rock and never come out. He gets destroyed by both the guest debating him and the host who also gets it: Then watch this chippy who is from the Concerned Women of America. They are concerned about gays marrying, her biggest argument is ....the children. Like they are teaching kids to have gay sex in school. Give me a break. This woman is putting up a pretty thin defense and you can see right through it. Shes a homophobic bitch plain and simple. Chris Matthews wipes the floor with her blonde head. She can't even answer simple questions on her stance on gay marriage. She can't even answer the simple question...What is your opposition to gay marriage and how does it threaten straight marriages? She can't even answer the question...Anyone who watches this can see right through this woman, there is no arguement. Long story short, its time to drop the BS arguments on the conservative side of things and get with the times. Gay marriage is a non issue, there is nothing wrong with it. Nothing what so ever and listening to people like Pat Buchanan and Wendy Wright argue this makes me sick. The times are catching up to this issue, the majority of this country doesn't think like these sick bastards. This is a religious issue, therefore its not a political issue, its not a voter issue, its an issue for priests, justices of the peace and other religious and civil leaders to sort out not the government or the judicial system.Don't Judge Based On Beliefs
I am so sick of seeing comments like this out there:
"Its all theories - no one knows for sure. Even the Catholic Church's claim of intelligent design is a theory.
I suppose Mike's post is just another way to attack the one true faith - Christianity. That's OK, go on with your life of blackberry's, Ipods, The Wire, and gay pride week and see where it leads you."
It was a comment made by a reader to Toronto Mike's blog by the name of Argie to this post about creationist propaganda which is a whole other topic that Im not going to get into.
The simple fact is that comments like this are so judgemental it makes me sick. Argie is judging people based on his belief and Im going to assume he is Christian based on his response.
Folks, if you are going to follow the faith you call Christianity follow it the way the man, the myth, the legend you call Jesus would want you to, don't judge others just because they don't follow it or don't live your lifestyle. Otherwise take your faith and shove it because Jesus wouldn't want you you spreading his name attached to comments like this.
Jesus wouldn't care if you are gay, black, white, hispanic, Islamic, rich or poor, he didn't care. Im an atheist, I don't believe in the spiritual hocus pocus that goes with religion. Im one for saying that the religions that people follow are no more than glorified philosophies that have reached the masses. I also don't believe in religion because it brain washes and impedes progress.
Argie, your comment was no better than these people:
Category: religion
They Have No Clue How Big It Would Have To Be
A Christian team of of scientists, for the sake of this blog we will call them crazy ass whack jobs with no life, actually think they found Noah;s Ark.
They THINK they found it on top of a mountain in Turkey. Of course they say they have used carbon dating which they now believe in. Talk to any crazy ass whack job when carbon dating is used to date planet earth and they will tell you its an inexact science, but for finding "Noah's Ark" all of a sudden it works.
I have news for them, they can stop looking. Its not there and its not any where. Every educated scientist besides them is telling them to stop wasting their time and they are giving their scientific reasons why. I am going to give my rather unscientifc, yet logical reason why. I say logical because logic is something that the obscenely devote Christians just don't have. They don't get that Noah's Ark was a fairy tale to teach people to take care of mother nature. IT wasn't real.
Does anyone realize how fucking big that boat would have to be? EVERY SINGLE SPECIES....anyone know how many species of animals there are? Not to mention the amount of food that ark would have needed on board to feed the millions of species on board the ark? Its not the fucking ark so go home and find a new thing to go look for like the Lochness monster, now thats real. There is video of it:
Category: Miscellaneous | News | religion
OMG They Had Food At The Last Meal!?
Did you hear the news? They had food at Jesus' last meal!
Experts are shocked and concerned that over time in replicas of the last sit down for grub that Jesus and the Apostles are depicted with 69% more food on their plates and the plates were 56% larger. OMG.
Now if there is anyone other than some scientist in a lab coat staring at the damn replica long enough to notice we might be concerned, concerned that people really have way too much time on their hands to notice something so trivial.
So what! Big friggin deal, so the Lord wanted to sit down and have some dinner before he was put up on the a cross and had the crap beat out of him, whats the big fuss? What kid or for that matter is looking at that picture going...geez, im hungry for some of what Jesus is having I think I'll go get me a super sized value meal at McDonalds.
Or as they called it back in Jesus's day McLuke's, the apostle Luke actually owned a chain of food stores back then and was able to hook up the crew for the last supper they had the stale bread, sushi and some boxed wine and oh yeah some of Jesus' blood and his body, yummy, Im going out now to see if I can have some of what they are having, that painting made me so hungry!
This ranks right up there with Santa Claus needs to slim down and stop eating cookies and Cookie Monster has to eat healthy stuff now on Sesame Street because we all know those two made so many of us adults fat....no dice. Thats externalizing the blame, get a life people and stop looking at paintings for more than what they are!
Category: Miscellaneous | religion
