***Update***: There’s now a Facebook group called “I Don’t Stand with the Cranston Florists.” Join it! … So now even the florists in Rhode Island are avoiding Jessica Ahlquist? [Freedom From Religion Foundation] President Annie Laurie Gaylor, wishing to send a bouquet of roses to congratulate Jessica, contacted a shop based in Madison, Wis., to assist with the delivery. FFRF understands at least three florists in Cranston were contacted on Wednesday. • Floral Express, in Cranston, on Wednesday messaged the… Read more
Canadian rapper Mischif wrote the following song. The lyrics are below so you can sing along. (Hey, I’m a poet and I don’t even know it!) Chorus 2X: Living a lie. Never given the time to even think but you were given a mind. Start to think and you’ll find the very truth that is hidden inside and stop believing in the lie the sky. (The lie in the sky.) Verse 1: Brainwashed since birth to believe so they’ll live… Read more
Focus on the Family aired this commercial during the Tim Tebow-led Denver Broncos’ playoff game last weekend. What did you learn from it? Here’s what I learned: Children get indoctrinated by Christians at a young age. Children will memorize anything you tell them to. Children of a young age probably have no idea what they’re saying when you tell them to recite something. When you don’t have logic and evidence on your side, just go for an emotional appeal. It… Read more
After failing most of the presidential candidates, the Secular Coalition for America has released its scorecard for the first session of the 112th U.S. House of Representatives. It doesn’t look much better: Grade A: 17 Democrats, 0 Republicans Grade B: 55 Democrats, 0 Republicans Grade C: 110 Democrats, 6 Republicans Grade D: 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans Grade F: 3 Democrats, 230 Republicans (Not all Reps were counted for different reasons.) Can you tell which party opposes our values more…? “The… Read more
Neece, a blogger at Heaving Dead Cats, got into a horrible car accident earlier this week: She’s ok, for the most part. Minor injuries. The car… not so much… but after something like that, the car is really the least of your worries. But the reason I’m mentioning it here is because of how grateful she is toward everyone and everything that helped her get through the ordeal. Turns out God isn’t on the list. I thanked God and Jesus… Read more
Here’s a politician who doesn’t get it… and keeps digging herself into a deeper hole. Yesterday, Republican Rhode Island State Senator Beth Moura tweeted an insult about Jessica Ahlquist, snidely calling her the ‘ACLU’s sweetheart’. That suggests to me that the ACLU manipulated Jessica into fighting this battle, a claim which is not at all true. Her uncle, Steve Ahlquist, even said, “She was interested in doing this. She found this issue herself, she was very passionate and she glommed… Read more
This is a video you need to watch. Tuesday night, there was a board meeting for the Cranston School Committee. But instead of focusing on things like the budget, the meeting centered around the banner that Judge Ronald R. Lagueux ordered removed last week. You could point to a lot of ignorant people who spoke out in favor of appealing the ruling. You could *facepsalm* at the 200+ religious people who sang religious songs and recited the Lord’s Prayer before… Read more
Yeah, we’ve heard the complaints before: “As a designer myself, I cringe at what I keep seeing coming from these atheist organizations.” “Ugh, seriously. Billboards don’t have to be graphically hideous to grab your attention.“ “All these examples look pretty low-rent to me.“ “All of these are tacky.” Well, the Mid Ohio Atheists are going to put up a billboard in the Mansfield area this April and they’re asking for your help. All the details are on this page. Submissions… Read more
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina used to begin their meetings with a Christian prayer. Not just non-denominational any-god-will-do prayers, but overwhelmingly one-sided Christian prayers: The undisputed record shows that the prayers delivered at the outset of Board meetings from May 29, 2007 through December 15, 2008 referred to Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ, or Savior with overwhelming frequency… No non- Christian deities are invoked… These prayers as a whole cannot be considered non- sectarian or civil prayer…. Read more
