the strongest people i’ve ever known

don’t flinch when threatened

they use the threat

they use the violence

to build up their own position further

to find better, quicker, more acute manners in which to

fight

relentlessly

with eyes peeled

and ears perked up to listen

always engaging & taking part in the

conversation

that is ongoing

&

never-ending

until that moment when our heart…

New Derren Brown TV Special

Posted in DB Direct

Posted by Derren April 15, 2011 at 12:10 pm

On Easter Monday, April 25th at 9pm, my new special DERREN BROWN: MIRACLES FOR SALE will air on C4. This is hot off the press, so I have no artwork to show you as yet.

This is…

i have to wonder

just what is happening in the rest of the world

right now.

not a haiku

we will say what we want.

we will write what we want. 

we will, because we are free to do so,

and you cannot stop us.…

Today, I received a "review" of a poem that I posted here a few days ago entitled "brief letter to a god defender"---this review was on another site, one that is supposed to be for writers specifically. the review follows.  i wanted to share with my fellow Atheist and was wondering what their own stories might be, for artists who have been threatened. 

the "reviewer" wrote the following:

"My Golly Gosh!!!

I give you 2 stars only for your…

ebbing malaise

&

102 degrees fahrenheit

followed by

iciness,

vomiting, & a

growing

sensitivity to

light.

within

III

days

an agonizing

pain full of

torment

will flare up in

the

groin, behind your

ears & in your

armpits

after which

blistering tumors form,

encompassing the

body

followed…

The Wall Street Journal

http://wsjdn.wsj.com/

An (Atheist) Easter Message from Ricky Gervais

By Ricky Gervais

Message to American Atheists

By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS - AA CONFERENCE, VIA PHARYNGULA

Added: Friday, 22 April 2011 at 10:08 PM

Dear fellow-unbelievers,

Nothing would have kept me from joining you except the loss of my voice (at least my speaking voice) which in turn is…

the wedding cake:  $16,000-$80,000

cleaning of the streets after the wedding in london:  $64,000

the flowers: $320,000-$800,000

pre-wedding hideaway (the goring hotel hosting middleton’s family & friends):  $552 a night for double rooms

middleton’s wedding dress:  $64,000-$434,000

the engagement ring:  valued at $136,000, given to w. by c.

security: $8-$32 million

   $32,000,000

   $800,000

   $434,000

  …

without asking for sympathy

he still swings

those fists still ever-clenched

unyielding & enduring

jab after

jab

after

jab

bare-knuckled but far from

barnburning

his ferocity demonstrating that

going the distance is nothing short of an

unspoken certainty

speaking of the constant puking

when there is nothing in his

breadbasket

his shining bald head with but a few hairs…

As of April 18th, 27 year old Zainab Alkhawaja has been on hunger strike for 8 days now.  Her father, husband and brother-in-law were all arrested by masked soldiers just outside Manama, the capital of Bahrain, last Saturday.  Her father is said to have been dragged down a flight of stairs and beaten unconscious during his arrest.  Zainab vows to stay on hunger strike until all of her family members are released.  She has an 18…

a charlatan is born every minute

a thinker

surrenders

I just found this great site dedicated to illuminating the stories of those children abused by religion!  It is an invaluable resource for those Atheists angered and/or just interested in this topic of vital importance!

LINK:

http://religiouschildabuse.blogspot.com

dear madam or sir

allow me a moment

for i have a rather pertinent question that has been bugging me like

crazy

for a long time

buzzing like a patch of black flies

at the edge of my hairline right at the nape of my neck smack dab in the middle of the month of may

why

if your omniscient deity is soooooooo all powerful

does it need

you

to defend it?

can it not fight its own battles?

we…

Just in case you haven't had your weekly dose of absurdity, here's "The Nails of the Cross" by veteran investigator Simcha Jacobovici!

This is a brief must-read for anyone interested in what has been happening in France regarding Islam!  A fellow at richarddawkins.net was nice enough to post it. 

 …

exhibit a:

"Republica Fashion’s Gucci 30cts.diamond belt – $249,000"

Link: http://most-expensive.net/belt

exhibit b:

"How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Child in the United States?"

"It can be very expensive to raise a child in the United States. For example, according to one online calculator, it…

Shall we observe you in a prying way?

Thou art more deceptive and transparent:

As rebels jounce with NATO in the fray,

And summer's war will further reveal your face:

Fraudulently, “the eye of heaven shines,”

Certainly, this escape,…

people offended by words

have never been confronted

with action

famished catholic priest

seeks

fresh n’ tasty altar boy