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Religiously motivated murder and the media

Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Nichols Nov 18, 2009. 3 Replies

The Fort Hood shootings offer yet another example of the media's obsession with digging up any plausible cause for a religious hate crime other than the most obvious -- religion. Islam is not a…Continue

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Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School MAR 3, 2013'
"Good stuff, as usual. When are the literalists going to figure out that they are digging the hole deeper for themselves?  "
Mar 3
Henry Ruddle posted a status
"What is going on with Think Atheist Radio? There hasn't been an iTunes posting since December and this site is off by 1 show."
Feb 16
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School DEC 30, 2012'
"TA Sunday School a weekly highlight. Thanks for the great work!"
Dec 30, 2012
Henry Ruddle replied to Unseen's discussion 'Would the Connecticut elementary school toll have been smaller if...'
"Texas is considering this idea for some rural schools because police response times are much longer. Teachers would receive a small bump in pay to get trained and certified in shooting and gun safety, keep a weapon secure but available, and be…"
Dec 23, 2012
Henry Ruddle replied to Scott D.'s discussion 'Anyone listen to music that expresses their views on religion?'
"I'm surprised no one mentioned George Hrab. Here's the cartoon version of his song "God is Not Great": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orqBWCOZOGo"
Dec 23, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School DEC 2, 2012'
"Some impartial group ought to commission a survey of biblical knowledge that summarizes some of the horrific stories that usually get left out of Sunday school lessons and then ask believers if they think they story comes from the Bible, the Koran…"
Dec 3, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School SEP 9, 2012'
"Ontological Toast: In my mind, supremely perfect toast is made from 9-grain wheat bread heated to a light brown color and crispness. Since by definition supremely perfect toast is the best toast, it must give the best answer to the existence…"
Sep 9, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School AUG 26, 2012'
"The study about atheists bargaining with unknown entities seems bogus to me. The test was described as a computer game. Games have their own rules and reality, and clearly the atheist participants were just playing along. As usual, Hemant was spot…"
Aug 26, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School AUG 19, 2012'
"With the anti-feminism argument still going strong in our community, I read Hemant's blog post about women and Christianity as ironic. If we did a similar survey about support for women in attendance and in leadership, would we fare any better…"
Aug 19, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School JUL 29, 2012'
"Regarding "you didn't build that," I have spoken to many, many people like those President Obama was criticizing. They have told me with a straight face that 100% of their success was due to their own intelligence and hard work, and…"
Jul 29, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School JUN 17, 2012'
"As always, interesting and fun collection of links, Nelson. Thanks. I really enjoyed Robert Wright's popular books on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal and Nonzero, even though he clearly had some sort of teleological epiphany while…"
Jun 17, 2012
Henry Ruddle replied to Robert Karp's discussion 'What Do You Dislike About Obama?'
"There are many real things to criticize about President Obama's first term, but I'd urge everyone to remember two important facts: 1) Politics is zero sum, so if Obama loses, Romney wins. If just 300 of the 75,000 Florida voters who lodged…"
Jun 11, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Courtney Hammett's blog post 'Wearing a cross?'
"It's just as easy to see them as funky plus signs. If you wear some atheist jewelry or a t-shirt at the same time, imagine the interesting conversations you'll start.  "
Jun 11, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School MAY 27, 2012'
"Wonderful links, as usual, although I'm not sure what the language level of legislators has to do with atheism. "
May 27, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School MAY 13, 2012'
"I was underwhelmed by The Moral Landscape since Harris' main point seemed to be that we should view the is/ought distinction as a guideline rather than a rule since in theory it might be possible someday for science to bridge it, and when it…"
May 15, 2012
Henry Ruddle commented on Nelson's blog post 'Sunday School APR 29, 2012'
"I loved the post from the ex-911-Truther. Good for him. I'll bet Shermer enjoyed it if he read it. Speaking of Shermer, he came to mind as I read the Nigel Barber post about demographic trends leading to majority atheism and the post about…"
Apr 29, 2012

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Advertising executive, freelance writer
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Links to your videos showed up while I was watching American Atheist Association videos.
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Church Bulletin Bloopers

Posted on February 2, 2011 at 10:59pm 2 Comments

These are probably bogus, but they are funny nonetheless. Supposedly, all of these statements appeared in real church bulletins or were announced during a service.



The Fasting & Prayer Conference …

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A parenting quandry I'd like feedback about

Posted on January 26, 2011 at 2:31pm 10 Comments

My 9-year-old daughter would like to spend a month this summer visiting her cousins in Texas. Her cousins are the children of my ex-wife's sister. She and her husband run an evangelical Christian youth ministry from their very large home. In addition to their 4 children, they have adopted at least 2 more (I've lost count), and usually have 10-15 other preteens and teens on site most days as part of their mentoring program. Their project is to prepare misfit teens to become better…

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The Upside Down Nature of Church Budgets

Posted on December 6, 2010 at 5:00pm 1 Comment

Imagine receiving this pitch from the American Cancer Society:



"Donate $100 today, and $15 of it will go directly to cancer research and to alleviate the suffering of cancer patients! Better still, $50 of it will be used to pay a lecturer who holds weekly meetings to explain why cancer is bad, why donating to the Society is good, and what cancer patients did to give themselves the disease! The other $35 will pay for our building, our other staff, general overhead, fundraising costs and… Continue

God Belief and Religion Nearly Dead in the United Kingdom

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 2:10pm 0 Comments

The London Independent's Johann Hari sings the praises of the 63 percent of the UK public who are non-believers, and demolishes the recent accusations from Christians that they are being treated as second class citizens.…



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At 12:45pm on February 5, 2010, Henry Ruddle said…
Our religious differences were a big problem a few years ago when we had two kids and I found out that her church was a young-earth-science-is-evil-the-Bible-is-infallible fundamentalist church. (Her description of it as "a basic Bible-believing church" had not done it justice at all.) Eventually I started attending a Unitarian-Universalist church and bringing the kids so they would get an alternative viewpoint (her service started at 9:30 and mine at 11:00 so they attended both each week). Recently my wife switched to a socially and theologically liberal Methodist church because she has evolved away from her fundamentalist views, so it's not nearly as much of an issue. BTW, most UU churches are atheist-friendly, and I have found it to be nice way to connect with a like-minded community and deepen my non-theist spirituality (which sounds like an oxymoron to most people, but it's not). I'd probably have a similar experience with my local Humanist group, but I'd have another big fight on my hands. She accepts the kids attending UU services because it's a church.
At 9:50pm on October 28, 2009, shawn brian judd said…
Thanks henry, I have read all your post and find that you are one of the best commentators on this site .Look forward to your next post!
 
 
 

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