Sunday School APRIL 25, 2010
Christianity and the inversion of morality.
US women are less pious, more progressive than at any time in the past.
faith-based treatment plus probation ordered for Christian cult mother who killed her son.
evolution: watching speciation occur. (via doone right here on TA)
are religious experiences evidence of the existence of god?
evolution and answering the moral question.
South Park takes on religion again. they've done it many times before of course but this time they covered the prophet Muhammad. a Muslim website threatened Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the show. Comedy Central decided to censor the the show. TPA characterizes the reaction that followed.
meanwhile, Trey Parker is a bit of an idiot when it comes to the religion question.
Bill Nye selling out skepticism to promote pseudoscientific nonsense?
surprise! a British Government study finds homeopathy worthless.
Jerry Coyne reviews What Darwin Got Wrong and The Greatest Show on Earth. Coyne comments on what he expects the authors of What Darwin Got Wrong to say by way of response.
the three main party leaders in the Britain's upcoming election approve of Ratzinger's planned visit to the UK.
the archbishop of England and Wales apologizes for the "sins of the very few".
on cosmological arguments. does the universe require a first cause?
people are more likely to believe in something when told that scientists are skeptical. more.
on fine tuning arguments. and while we're on the subject, it seems that the "goldilocks zone" may go colder than previously thought.
can science disprove god?
the Justice Department has announced that it intends to appeal the ruling declaring the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. Russel Blackford comments.
evangelist bounced from US military prayer service because of his comments on Islam.
when right wing loons try to do science involving HIV/AIDS and vaccines.
Russian bans Scientology.
ever wanted to read philosophy but found the writing difficult to understand? check out this website. it's got the works of some philosophers rewritten to modernize the language while preserving the main arguments and lines of thought. (via Luke at Common Sense Atheism)
some high ranking Catholics are resigning. let's hope it continues!
priests don't only rape children. sometimes they abuse women too.
the implications of the historical Jesus question for historical minded Christians.
why "i feel it in my heart" is a terrible justification for god's existence.
is the bible thematically consistent?
hand out leaflets mocking religion, get a suspended jail sentence.
could an atheist be the UK's next prime minister?
bring the pope to justice!
several different species of killer whale is likely.
global temperatures push March 2010 to the hottest March on record.
neandertals may have interbred with humans.
microbes found in natural asphalt lake, implications for the search for life on Saturn's moon Titan. more.
crows use tools to solve a three-step problem.
NASA has released the first images from its Sun-monitoring space probe. they're incredible of course.
the end of animal migration? climate change is affecting bird migration. 20 billion have already altered their flight plans.
happy birthday Hubble!
the morality of King David: how to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
is it possible to be objective?
in 1962 the Vatican told bishops to cover up abuse allegations or risk excommunication.
does mounting a historical case against the resurrection make you a history skeptic? and what about the preservation of the Jesus story through the Jewish oral tradition?
Mythbuster Adam Savage: atheist.
Michael Shermer on why we are hard wired for a belief in god.
the Huffington Post screws up evolution again.
why religion can lead to racism.
an embryo is not a person.
designing minds: how should we explain the origin of novel behaviors?
a new law suit against the Vatican and the pope himself seeks damages and the release of names of abusive priests.
remember to check out Johnny's Sunday Morning Service too!
US women are less pious, more progressive than at any time in the past.
faith-based treatment plus probation ordered for Christian cult mother who killed her son.
evolution: watching speciation occur. (via doone right here on TA)
are religious experiences evidence of the existence of god?
evolution and answering the moral question.
South Park takes on religion again. they've done it many times before of course but this time they covered the prophet Muhammad. a Muslim website threatened Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the show. Comedy Central decided to censor the the show. TPA characterizes the reaction that followed.
meanwhile, Trey Parker is a bit of an idiot when it comes to the religion question.
Bill Nye selling out skepticism to promote pseudoscientific nonsense?
surprise! a British Government study finds homeopathy worthless.
Jerry Coyne reviews What Darwin Got Wrong and The Greatest Show on Earth. Coyne comments on what he expects the authors of What Darwin Got Wrong to say by way of response.
the three main party leaders in the Britain's upcoming election approve of Ratzinger's planned visit to the UK.
the archbishop of England and Wales apologizes for the "sins of the very few".
on cosmological arguments. does the universe require a first cause?
people are more likely to believe in something when told that scientists are skeptical. more.
on fine tuning arguments. and while we're on the subject, it seems that the "goldilocks zone" may go colder than previously thought.
can science disprove god?
the Justice Department has announced that it intends to appeal the ruling declaring the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. Russel Blackford comments.
evangelist bounced from US military prayer service because of his comments on Islam.
when right wing loons try to do science involving HIV/AIDS and vaccines.
Russian bans Scientology.
ever wanted to read philosophy but found the writing difficult to understand? check out this website. it's got the works of some philosophers rewritten to modernize the language while preserving the main arguments and lines of thought. (via Luke at Common Sense Atheism)
some high ranking Catholics are resigning. let's hope it continues!
priests don't only rape children. sometimes they abuse women too.
the implications of the historical Jesus question for historical minded Christians.
why "i feel it in my heart" is a terrible justification for god's existence.
is the bible thematically consistent?
hand out leaflets mocking religion, get a suspended jail sentence.
could an atheist be the UK's next prime minister?
bring the pope to justice!
several different species of killer whale is likely.
global temperatures push March 2010 to the hottest March on record.
neandertals may have interbred with humans.
microbes found in natural asphalt lake, implications for the search for life on Saturn's moon Titan. more.
crows use tools to solve a three-step problem.
NASA has released the first images from its Sun-monitoring space probe. they're incredible of course.
the end of animal migration? climate change is affecting bird migration. 20 billion have already altered their flight plans.
happy birthday Hubble!
the morality of King David: how to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
is it possible to be objective?
in 1962 the Vatican told bishops to cover up abuse allegations or risk excommunication.
does mounting a historical case against the resurrection make you a history skeptic? and what about the preservation of the Jesus story through the Jewish oral tradition?
Mythbuster Adam Savage: atheist.
Michael Shermer on why we are hard wired for a belief in god.
the Huffington Post screws up evolution again.
why religion can lead to racism.
an embryo is not a person.
designing minds: how should we explain the origin of novel behaviors?
a new law suit against the Vatican and the pope himself seeks damages and the release of names of abusive priests.
remember to check out Johnny's Sunday Morning Service too!
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Comment by Greg Gorey on April 25, 2010 at 11:28am -
keep up the good work :)
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Comment by Gary Bergeron on April 25, 2010 at 11:43am -
Who says you can't learn something in Sunday School? :D
Thanks Nelson and Happy Sunday!
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Comment by Reggie on April 25, 2010 at 1:11pm -
Great job, as always! Between you and Johnny, I never run out of things to read.
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Comment by Nelson on April 25, 2010 at 2:25pm -
cheers guys! thanks for the comments. hope you find something you can enjoy reading!
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Comment by Nelson on April 25, 2010 at 2:36pm
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glad you think so Philip! thanks for commenting.
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Comment by Kiwiatheist on April 25, 2010 at 4:41pm -
Hey Nelson, I wonder if anyone else is actually overwhelmed by the quantity of good stuff on Sunday School. To be honest, I'd rather have just half a dozen Items I know I'm going to be able to get around to reading during the week than to have so much good stuff to choose from.
My problem is that there's just so much good stuff here, I don't know where to start or what bits would be most beneficial. Surely the idea of a school is to teach the principles and to back them up with the hard facts? Too much can be as bad as too little. Just my 10 cents worth. Keep up the great work,
Mike
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Comment by Nelson on April 25, 2010 at 9:46pm
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@Mike: i appreciate the comment. i've considered that that may be the case for some but, honestly, i already pick out the stuff i do post from among a couple of thousand links generated by my feed reader from probably 50 different sources. to trim it down to a half a dozen would be incredibly difficult not just from a time standpoint but also from the standpoint of deciding what people will be interested to read!
in the end certainly no one should feel as if they have to read everything on offer. scan the links and see what jumps out at you. read that and forget the rest. lol. or read the stuff that jumps out at you first and come back to look through a little bit more carefully throughout the week. i'm just glad if you guys find anything to interest and inform yourselves.
thanks again for the comments. hope you all had a great weekend!
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Comment by Elliot on April 26, 2010 at 4:18pm
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