I have a very simple question.
To anyone that wants to argue that the United States is a Christian nation or founded upon the Christian religion, I ask you this:
Q. Where in our Constitution does it acknowledge or state that the U.S. relies upon the Judeo-Christian God, Christianity, or Christian morality?
A. It doesn’t. Period. God is [...]

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Your God is a False God.
Yes, your God.

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Food for thought . . .
Paul Verhoeven, director of Basic Instinct and Showgirls is working up a biopic of Jesus that makes the claim that Jesus was born of the rape of the “Virgin” Mary by a Roman soldier.

In his upcoming biography of Jesus, “Basic Instinct” director Paul Verhoeven will make the shocking claim [...]

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“Light”
Photo by Becca00.

Sunday coffee in a warm quiet place, watching the sun creep across the floor, and a lazy day eases by as myriad ideas germinate in our heads.

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. . . right fucking here.

What are the issues that the United States faces today?

Iraq/Afghanistan

Middle East

The U.S. Economy

Mortgage Crisis

Credit Crisis

College Tuition/Student Loans

Foreign Trade Agreements

U.S. Manufacturing and Unions

Stagnant Wages

Executive Pay (yes, this actually impacts the economy)

Education

Elementary Education Standards

Overall Quality of Education

High School Graduation Rates

Accessibility of College Education

The U.S. Constitution

Civil LIberites

The Environment

Energy [...]

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Stuff that’s been rotating on my iPod lately (mostly during my workouts).

Lake Shore Drive, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah

Det Snurrar I Min Skalle, Familjen

High Roller, Crystal Method

Ten Seconds Before Sunrise, DJ Tiësto

First Cool Hive, Moby

Testament, VNV Nation

Cities in Dust, Junkie XL

Teardrop, Massive Attack

Sweet Misery, DJ Tiësto

Ohne Dich, Rammstein

Run, Snow Patrol

Standing (Motion), VNV Nation

More Human than Human, White [...]

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As it pops up again and again, this requires continual treatment.
Pascal’s Wager, in some form or another, is frequently used to support belief in a god and adherence to a particular religious morality. Generally, Pascal’s Wager goes something like this:

If we wager for God (believe in and dedicate our lives to), then we can have [...]

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I mock religion. I mock the religion in which I was raised—my parents’ religion—and all other religions. However, mocking the Jesus Fish isn’t simply individual smugness or an affectation of superiority. When one decides to declare their ignorance for all to see, openly mocking such ignorange almost becomes an obligation.
Over at the National Review the [...]

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What kind of thinking is “dangerous”?
According to Rep. Monique Davis, a Chicago Democrat in the IL state legislature, atheism is dangerous thinking:

Davis: I don’t know what you have against God, but some of us don’t have much against him. We look forward to him and his blessings. And it’s really a tragedy — it’s [...]

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Michigan & Wacker.

Shortly after dawn along the Chicago River and the city is already bustling.

Darkness and fog settle in on the Chicago River, eerily transforming it into something else entirely.
Photos by Becca00.

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