13-year-old Canadian girl beaten to death for refusing to pray

Dad in custody after daughter, 13, dies - Girl refused to say prayers with father: neighbours



By Brian Daly, QMI Agency



MONTREAL — A 13-year-old girl whose beating death led to the arrest of her 71-year-old father had enraged him by refusing to say her prayers, according to neighbours.



Noutene Sidime… Continue

Yeah and so, it's been a while since my last blog. Right?



Oh, did I mention before that I'm still kinda recovering from two surgeries last year? Yeah, bummer. Turns out I had aneurysms up the old wazoo, and could have keeled over dead at any moment. Seriously. Like in less than five minutes. They call it a Triple-A, only mine turned into a Quad, (i.e.- going in a 2nd time.).



It was however, a little encouragng somehow to learn that… Continue

On this Monday, November 2, 2009, the day before the voters of the State of Maine go to the polls to decide if they are to be in reality what all of the paperwork says we are in principle. Whether the citizens of Maine are to be allowed to "pursue happiness" as it has been previously declared is our right. And if we are to be in fact, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.



Or, if our government is not to be defined by us, but by someone's idea of god and… Continue

I saw this recently on another board and thought it deserved a wider airing:



I Don’t Care What Your Delusion Is, I’m Not Obligated To Share It



The earth revolves around the sun.

The earth is billions, not thousands of years old.

Fox News is neither fair, nor balanced - nor news.

Evolution happened and is happening.

Torture does not work.

Bush did not keep us safe.

Markets do not regulate themselves.

Fascism is not the same as… Continue

***Well, well, well. Finally the tables have been turned and the collection plate's proceeds now goes to the atheists and agnostics this time:





Insurer Pays Settlement for Discrimination Against Atheists and Agnostics

September 28, 2009



Last Friday the DeMoines, Iowa-based insurance company GuideOne Mutual agreed to pay a $74,000 settlement for a claim that it violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against atheists and agnostics. The… Continue

Okay this is officially my first blog post. But this post is not really so much about my thoughts, revelations and/or frustrations with life (more to come on that later), as it is a question. Has anyone checked out the Wiki Atheism Portal? I just stumbled upon it last night and bookmarked it. So I haven't had much chance to rummage around in it yet. It looks pretty interesting, with numerous docs and news links. The one thing that caught my eye at first though, was the definition they're… Continue