Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Penn and Teller: proof "There is no god"

Rod Parsley and Lou Engle: America Needs Revival

Lou Engle appears on Rod Parsley's "Breakthrough" to discuss the desperate need for revival in America.

Homeopathic Medicine (Futurama)

Homeopathic medicine scene from Futurama, "Crimes of the Hot".



-I've got a degree in homeopathic medicine.
-You've got a degree in baloney.

Mr. Deity and the Void

In the beginning...

How to deal with christian drivel

Christian drivel - you've been past a bunch of suedo-interlectuals ranting on about jesus - this guy has the right idea - give them back the same bullshit they everyone else.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: George Bush and Star Names

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Group take an overdose of the homeopathic remedy 30c arsenicum album

Brighton's Skeptics In The Pub group take an "overdose" of the homeopathic remedy 30c arsenicum album to prove there's nothing in it! The protest takes place outside Boots, whose sale of homeopathic remedies lends scientific credibility to a "remedy" that has NO proven medicinal value.

The Origin of Life Made Easy

The video explains current ideas as to how life might have originated on Earth. The idea that inorganic mud can miraculously turn into cells is a claim made in the Bible and the Qu'ran, not science.

What biologists are trying to do is understand how carbon-based chemicals combine to form nucleotides, the building blocks of replicating chemicals. The chemistry is complex, but it's starting to be understood, and it's not magical.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Full Moon Effects

Many people believe that the Full Moon causing people to do un normal things. There have been studies done which claim that more crimes and deaths occur during full moons. Although many studies have also shown that there is NO affect from the full moon the superstition will probably always be around.



A short exceprt from his Keynote presentation at the Amazing Meeting 6 in Las Vegas, NV.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Atheism and agnosticism (Michael Nugent)

Why atheists should encourage people who don't believe in gods to publicly self-identify and atheists, and two challenges to making that happen.

Atheism and agnosticism (Michael Nugent at "Gods and Politics", Copenhagen 2010)


Extract from a talk by Michael Nugent, chairperson of Atheist Ireland, at the Gods and Politics Conference in Copenhagen in June 2010, co-hosted by Atheist Alliance International and the Danish Atheist Society.

The Insanity of Darwinists

NephilimFree wrote: "It's a debarture from reality to believe in evolution. To do so, one has to abondon what is known in science and have unimaginable, and untenable faith in what is known to not take place."



Thank God his followers is this stupid.

New Prophet - Takes Mohummad Apart - Tears Down Koran, Hadis

This is a remarkable lady who speaks truth about islam, that is widely known and believed, but rarely part of public discourse on account of fear of violence by followers of islam.

She exposes the hollowness of the concept of moderate muslim (islam) and shows that islam when removed of its coercive clothing is a very ugly sight.



She explains what made her realise islam's dehumanising nature. Her mission is to educate people on truth about islam and that people should speak the truth about islam.

Muslims in Lahore killed Lala Rajpal Malhotra for publishing Rangeela rasul (colorful prophet) biographic account on sexapades of mo-hum-mad, islam's founder.

When this lady speaks, islamic mullah tries to abuse her (every charlatan when faced with the ugly truth about his totalitarian ideology tries to shoot at messenger rather than factually responding). The speaker could not be stopped and islam's picture without is clothes (terror and coercion) is seen for what it is - ugly and obnoxious.

This remarkable new prophet of islam has argued that islam fears truth.


QUOTES ON ISLAM:
Dr. SABEISKI
"militant muslim cuts a victim's head while moderate muslims hold victim's feet"

JOHN ADAMS (American President and a founding father)

"Essence of mohummad's doctrine is violence and lust. to exalt the brutal over spiritual part of human nature"

ALEXIS DE TOCQVILLE (FRENCH THINKER/HISTORIAN)

"I studied the Kuran a great deal I came away from that study with the conviction that by and large there have been few religions in the world as deadly to men as that of Muhammed"

BR Ambedkar
"islam is a false and dangerous way of living"

EARNEST RENAN (FRENCH THINKER)
"Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous men who condition others in the practice of this religion by terror and deceit. To liberate the Muslim from his religion is the best service that one can render him."

WILL DURANT (U.S. HISTORIAN)
"The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization is a precious good, whose delicate complex of order and freedom, culture and peace, can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without or multiplying within".

Monique Davis: Atheists are dangerous

Keith Olbermann explaining why bigot Monique Davis is the worst person in the world. Nothing much more is needed to be said here. She clearly and thoroughly showed how ignorant and prejudiced she is.

State Rep Monique Davis of Illinois



Rob Sherman testifies in front of the House State Government Administration Committee in Illinois in opposition to the Governors plan to donate $1 million in tax payer dollars to the Pilgrim Baptist Church.



Monigue Davis(D-Chicago) decides to cut him off and go on a religious tirade about how Rob is an Atheist and how his philosophy is a danger to the state and to children.

The Pope needs a miracle

Pat Condell on the pope and the Catholic Church


* Protest the pope

* The pope should stand trial
* Priests are "gifts to the world"
* Church "exorcist" urges action to fight devil
* Does Harry Potter open door to the devil?
* Two popes move closer to sainthood
* Church excommunicates nun who authorised abortion to save mother's life

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Is A.C.Grayling a "devout" atheist?

Homeopathic Witchcraft

Sad to see magic water and sugar know as Homeopathy in a pharmacy next to real medicine.

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Dolphins

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Season 6, episode 4

Atheist Experience #662: The three pillars of apologetics

Don and Matt talks about the three pillars of apologetics: deception, logical fallacies, and emotional manipulation.



The Atheist Experience TV Show
#662: The three pillars of apologetics
Host: Matt Dillahunty
Co-host: Don Baker
2010-06-20


The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

DVDs of the Atheist Experience can be purchased via atheist-community.org/products.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Bible in Classroom

A short excerpt from his Keynote presentation at the Amazing Meeting 6 in Las Vegas, NV. Tyson talks about UFO's and Inept Aliens.

Belgian Police Raid Catholic Church HQ in Sex Abuse Probe



June 24, 2010 on Sky News

Richard Saunders: Water Divining Test

During the "The Amazing Meeting 6" Australian Skeptic Richard Saunders did a great demo of a water divining test which he conducts for high school students. He explains why the simple test is flawed and goes on to show how to do a correct double blind study.

Penn & Teller Greatest Skeptical Achievement

An audience member at The Amaz!ng Meeting 6 asked Penn & Teller what they thought was their greatest skeptical achievement. After a brief pause Teller looked up and gave a surprising but good answer.



For more information about The Amaz!ng Meeting visit www.amazingmeeting.com

Friday, June 25, 2010

Dr. Phil calls a Scientologist

Funyy call to Scientology by Dr. Phil

Top Catholic Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing His Own Sons



June 21, 2010 on ABC Nightline

Under God billboards

In 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. With Fourth of July just around the corner, some groups are using billboards across the state, including one here in New Hanover County, to help get those two words removed from the pledge for good.

One Nation Indivisible


Video by WWAWY3. New Hanover Country in North Carolina, USA.

In video: Mike Connelly "Business owner"

"The Pledge of Alligiance did not have under God until it was added in 1954. We want to bring awareness and want to enjoy the same dignity that everyone else does. It's a clear violation of church and state. I'm sure some people will take it as a controversy, but that is not our intent. The pledge didn't have 'under God' originally. It's religious bigothy and discrimination. It's wrong and we are calling for it to be changed."
Quote by Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear. American Humanist Assosication.



Billboard by North Carolina Secular Association

Vaccines and Autism: Part 2- The Crime and Punishment

The first video on vaccines and autism can be viewed here.



Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California.

* The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield
* Andrew Wakefield struck off register by General Medical Council
* MP raises new allegations against Andrew Wakefield
*http://press.thelancet.com/wakefieldretraction.pdf
*Jenny McCarthy Body Count
* First measles death for 14 years

The Third Jihad (islam)

The Third Jihad Movie. Radical Islam's vision for America.

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Islam will dominate

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

FFRF Debates MSNBC Anchor

Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-president of FFRF, discusses the Chicago bus sign campaign featuring the ads "Sleep in On Sundays", a lighthearted approach to letting atheists and agnostics know they are not alone and informing the public that there are other options besides going to church.

Richard Dawkins is interviewed by the BBC's Stephen Sackur

Richard Dawkins is interviewed by the BBC's Stephen Sackur for News24's HARDtalk.

BBC HARDtalk interview with Richard Dawkins - Part 1


BBC HARDtalk interview with Richard Dawkins - Part 2


BBC HARDtalk interview with Richard Dawkins - Part 3

Atheist info video



American Atheists
Talk Origins

Why Common Design Common Designer = FAIL

Intelligent Design advocates claim that when we see similarities between organisms, common designs, they must be evidence of a common designer. Here I show why this catchy little phrase fails miserably.



Intelligent Design is built on two pillars: Irreducible Complexity, and Design. I have previously shown that evolution predicts the IC systems will evolve. Here I disprove the concept of design.

Is life designed? Actually, yes. But the designer is not an intelligent supernatural being, life is sculpted by the environment through natural selection. Mother Nature and Father Time are the designers of life.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Scientology Avoids Paying Tax in the United Kingdom



June 22, 2010 on Today Tonight (Australia)

Today Tonight Scientology tax Broadcast Date: June 22, 2010

Vaccines and Autism: Part I - The Evidence

Horizon: The Blind WatchMaker

The Blind Watchmaker is a 1986 book by Richard Dawkins in which he presents an explanation of, and argument for, the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Richard Dawkins also presents arguments to refute certain criticisms made on his previous book The Selfish Gene. (Both books are intended to popularise the gene-centric view of evolution.)

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Secrets of Scientology

Mike Rinder from Scientology speaks with MSNBC



L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology celebrity list
Tom Cruise
Nicole Kidmann

Sharia Law in UK: Rule of God or Wing of Terrorism?

A heated rally outside London's Downing Street sparked counter-demonstrations and chaos. Muslim protestors had gathered - calling for aspects of Sharia Law to be introduced into Britain.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Senator: Pray to stop oil spill



This is part of the news segment of Ask an Atheist, a call-in show in the Seattle area dedicated to atheism, skeptical inquiry, and the separation of church and state.

In this segment, we discuss a "day of prayer" to halt the oil well and its effectiveness versus Aquaman, and a gay woman prevented from playing softball in a church league.

Christopher Hitchens, Up Close and Personal

Christopher Hitchens interviewed on Interfaith Voices on Hitch-22 and religion.

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From 2010

Mr Deity and the Help Meet

Mr Deity (God) is on the phone with Lusifer (the Devil)

Bill Maher on The Pope and Sarah Palin

Monday, June 21, 2010

Atheist Experience #661: Islam's tender nerves

Jeff talks about some recent Facebook movements: Boobquake and Everybody draw Mohammad day.

The Atheist Experience TV Show
#661: Islam's tender nerves
Host: Matt Dillahunty
Co-host: Jeff Dee
2010-06-13



The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

DVDs of the Atheist Experience can be purchased via atheist-community.org/products.

Jonathan with an anecdote about cancer and belief

Jonathan from Seattle calls with an anecdote about cancer and belief.



This is the third episode of Ask an Atheist, a call-in show in the Seattle area dedicated to atheism, skeptical inquiry, and the separation of church and state.

2012: Nibiru, Planet X & Mayan Calender - Science vs Fiction

2012 -- A Scientific Reality Check: There apparently is a great deal of interest in celestial bodies, and their locations and trajectories at the end of the calendar year 2012. Now, I for one love a good book or movie as much as the next guy. But the stuff flying around through cyberspace, TV and the movies is not based on science. There is even a fake NASA news release out there... So here is the scientific reality on the celestial happenings in the year 2012.



Asteroid Watch
The Planet X Saga
The Great 2012 Doomsday Scare
2012 FAQ

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Holier Than Dow - priests and nuns

Samantha Bee talks to a group of Christian priests and nuns who think big banks like Goldman Sachs are acting immorally.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Holier Than Dow
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party


Aired on the Daily Show Thursday June 17, 2010

Does the New Testament Misquote Jesus?

Craig Evans vs. Bart Ehrman Debate: Does the New Testament Misquote Jesus? 7 questions.

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Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bart Ehrman came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC Bart Ehrman has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies.

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Craig Evans is the Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College, he received his M.Div. from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California.

Craig Evans has also been awarded the D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest. A well-known evangelical scholar throughout the world, Craig Evans is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies.

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Randi Overdoses In Utrecht!

Randi in Holland, last week. Interviewed by Mr. Martijn van Calmthout, photographed by someone or other, and publicly overdosing on homeopathic sleeping pills.



Don't worry, folks: He's okay. (And sorry about the shaky camera in the last cut -- for various reasons, I had to carry our tiny little camera in one hand.)

Indonesia's flourishing black magic

Black magic has been big business for years in Indonesia.

People seek help of witch doctors to fulfil their goals and dreams and remedy their problems - be it personal, financial or political.



But now there is growing fear that sorcery has gone out of control and some believe the government should regulate it.

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, where she met Ki Joko Bodo, the most successful witch doctor in the country.

AlJazeeraEnglish — June 13, 2010

Bigfoot SIGHTING! Man Rough Talks Bigfoot!

Tim Peeler of Cleveland County, North Carolina called police after encountering Bigfoot outside his mountain home. Apparently, this particular Bigfoot was 10-feet-tall, had "beautiful (blonde) hair," and six fingers on each hand. Peeler told the Charlotte Observer that he "rough-talked him" and scared him off.

Friday, June 18, 2010

World Cup: Fatwa Demands Sharia Law on the Field

Alan Black, co-author of The Glorious World Cup, describes soccer as a powerful cultural entity. He reads a fatwa dictating adherence to Sharia law and strictly "non-Western" behavior on the field that a Saudi Arabian extremist group issued for the 2006 World Cup.



The Glorious World Cup: A Fanatic's Guide

Honor killing for Romeos and Juliets in rural India

In India, clan councils want the government to ban marriages within the same sub-caste. But some couples who choose love over tradition pay the ultimate price: death at the hands of their own family.

Dajjal has been defeated

These are signs of the end times. The sky is going to fall down. We can already see that many masons, even of the 33rd order have either been defeated or have converted to Islam. These things are mentioned in the Quran, which was written 1400 years ago, who would have thought! Now Bediuzzaman confirms these findings in the Quran as we can see from his portents.

Miniature kaaba inside a basketball court

Miniature kaaba and the Makam of Ibrahim the cannibalistic butcher inside a freaking basketball court! These people are insane.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Stephen Prothero: 8 religions of the world

According to Stephen Prothero, pretending all religions are the same doesn't serve to understand the world.

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Stephen Prothero
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox News


Aired on Colbert Report Monday, June 14, 2010

More Youtube censorship

Once more Google is doing evil. Yet again Google has suspended an atheist youtube-account



New channel I Hate All Religions

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Richard Dawkins God Strikes Back

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is one of the most profound and controversial ideas in human history. Science now has overwhelming amount of evidence that proves evolution is true.



Professor Richard Dawkins shows that Evolution is a fact, but religion does not accept it. This video is an introduction to the documentary: The Genius of Charles Darwin, God Strikes Back presented by Richard Dawkins.

God & The Problem of Evil

Layla takes offense at the suggestion that the existence of suffering makes god malevolent. Hosts Case and Casey Doran find out that the logical contradiction is merely their "opinion."



"Ask an Atheist" is a live call-in show from Seattle, Washington.

The Girl Who Makes Miracles

Extraordinary People: The Girl Who Makes Miracles

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Originally broadcast 03 April 2006 on Five.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Richard Dawkins says "Islam is a great Evil"

Jimmy Carr defends Atheism on the Late Late

After Ryan Tubridy's pathetic interview with Richard Dawkins earlier in the program, British Comedian talks about his non belief and interest in Dawkins' work.

Unholy alliance between Jews and Muslims

Why do people laugh at creationists? (part 33)

Both Nephilimfree and Shockofgod have managed to get themselves on the front page of Conservapedia multiple times, and in this sense have qualified themselves as Why Do People Laugh at Creationists material.

In many respects we should thank Donexodus2 for stirring up things with his recent 'attempted' debate with Nephilimfree.



Nephilimfree is without a doubt a pioneer of creationist science. He is the avant garde of new creationist thought. Indeed as far as I know, he is the only 'creationist scientist' to be putting new ideas on the table, and shamelessly pimping them as 'Gods truth'. Well that would of course be great if Nephilimfree was not comically scientifically illiterate.
So many time when I watch his videos do I get flash backs of dealing with Venomfangx, and cannot but help feel that after half a dozen videos Nephilim will get the message that every time he says 'science proves', he is in reality doing nothing but prostituting his ignorance.

In this case Nephilimfree seems to have latched onto the single fact that the LCROSS NASA mission found water on the moon.

His creationist mind goes through all the possibilities.... 'Noahs flood had water..... therefore the water on the Moon came from Noahs flood'.... and that would of course be great if that was all we knew. Unfortunately for Nephilimfree, he makes the fatal creationist error that he actually puts some numbers on his model, enough numbers for anyone with the most rudimentary knowledge of physics to be able to laugh at him without fear of reprisal.

All you need to know is
Potential energy = mass x g x height
(where g is the 'gravitational constant'.... its actually a function, but near the surface of the Earth it actually makes a pretty good approximation to a constant.)

and you can comfortably hand him his ass.

Creationists essentially never come up with new ideas, and in this respect Nephilimfree is almost unique... that is at least he is trying. Unfortunately he his batshit insane and scientifically illiterate.

The greater shame is that I had a chat with a guy by the name of 'Truthfulchristian' who cites Nephilimfree as one of his 'scientific sources'. Yeah I know, reach for your preferred metaphor, -the blind leading the blind, or in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king......

At any rate, Nephilimfree has now not only achieved some level of 'efame' with his little anticlimactic drama moment with Donexodus2, but has repeatedly found favor with Conservapedia:- his efame has now reached the dubious honor of being feature in the WDPLAC series.

If Nephilimfree feels the need to defend his 'Noahs flood is why there are craters on the Moon' hypothesis, next weekend, we will be having another LeagueofReason call in show on blogTV.

Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception

Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Vatican Reaches Out to Atheists

Vatican: Pope reaches out to atheists - but not all atheists! Vatican excludes Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens from atheist debate guest list ... and other news stories.



This is a clip from "Ask An Atheist #1: Atheists in Fiction" with Mike Gillis and Libbie Mistretta.

'Ask an Atheist' is a weekly call-in educational program from the atheist perspective and focusing on issues of skeptical inquiry and the separation of church and state.

Center for Inquiry needs help

For Zeus's sake, get behind the CFI

We Need Your Immediate Help to Close an Extraordinary Budget Gap!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

'We Don't Do God'? Secularism and Faith in the Public Square

Christopher Hitchens debates John Haldane on 'We Don't Do God'? Secularism and Faith in the Public Square.

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May 12, 2010. The Veritas Forum

Richard Dawkins at the 'Genius of Britain' centenary talk

Professor Richard Dawkins speaking at the 'Genius of Britain' centenary talk on May 26 2010 at the Science Museum in London.

Friday, June 11, 2010

A Case For Intelligent Design?

A Case For Intelligent Design? (Part 1 of 4)


A Case For Intelligent Design? (Part 2 of 4)


A Case For Intelligent Design? (Part 3 of 4


A Case For Intelligent Design? (Part 4 of 4)


This is a clip from The Atheist Experience #660 ("Viewer Calls") with Matt Dillahunty and Martin Wagner.

Inside the Law: evolution vs creationism

Way back in 1996, NCSE Board President Kevin Padian (and professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley) appeared on the WNET show, "Inside the Law". This episode focused on the law and religion, and how it related to evolution vs. creationism.

Catholics blackmailing Empire State Building

Catholic Bill Donohue is blackmaling the ower of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building Declines to Light Up for Mother Teresa

Aired June 10, 2010 on CNN

CNN Empire State Building declines to light up for Mother Teresa

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Rabbi Buchwald about the importance of the Jewish family

Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, the founder of Jewish Treat's parent organization, the National Jewish Outreach Program, speaks about the importance of the Jewish family and Jewish continuity on the occasion of the brit milah of his new grandson.



The birth of a baby boy is exciting and, at the same time, nerve-racking. In addition to adjusting to the baby, dad and mom must prepare for the brit milah, the circumcision ceremony, that takes place, if all is well with the baby, eight days after birth. Once the doctor announces "It's a boy!" the calling priority becomes grandparents/close family and the mohel (the circumciser), before someone else hires him.

If the parents are lucky, family and friends take over the party planning aspects of the affair (bagels, lox, balloons...etc.). That leaves only the assignment of kibbudim, honors, which are customarily assigned to rabbis, respected teachers or associates and close friends/family. A kibbud is a way to involve others in the happy event. At a brit milah, there can be a number of extra kibbudim. Different people can be asked to say the blessings, to hold the baby during the blessings, etc. Two of the main kibbudim are:

Kvater and Kvaterin: The assignment to transfer the baby from mother to father before and after the brit, is usually bestowed upon a husband (kvater) and wife (kvaterin) (often a couple trying to have children). Kvater and Kvaterin, only practiced in Ashkenazic tradition, is a Yiddish word derived from the German for godparents. One opinion* maintains that the word kvater means like a father (k'vater), since the real father does not have the heart to circumcise his son and, therefore, appoints a surrogate.

Sandek: This title, borrowed from the Greek, means companion of the child. During the ceremony, the role of the sandek is to hold the baby on his lap during the actual circumcision. This is the highest honor at the brit and is often compared to a priest offering incense in the Holy Temple.

Jews Against Circumcision

Atheist Experience #660: Viewer Calls

Martin and Matt take on viewer calls on religion and biology.



The Atheist Experience TV Show
#660: Viewer Calls
Host: Matt Dillahunty
Co-host: Martin Wagner
2010-06-06

The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

Nephilimfree caught lying through his tooth

If you think ANYTHING was taken out of context, view Nephs deleted videos for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ozpowermo

Atheism: In Your Words 2

Becoming an atheist is a profound, personal experience. Thanks to those who've chosen to share their stories.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

22 Comments From Christopher Hitchens

#1 New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Christopher Hitchens—one of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time—shares his personal life story.

Comedy for Atheists: Let God Sort Them Out

9 people die and God must sort them out. Who will frolic in Heaven? Who will roast in hell?

The only criterion for getting into Heaven is accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Are you good? Doesn't matter. Bad? Ditto.



Morality from the Bible? How?

Human Identity

Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.

What makes us human
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We now know that the brain - the organ that more than any other makes us human - is one of the wonders of the universe, and yet until the 17th century it was barely studied.

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The twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are. Now these sciences are coming together and in the process have revealed some surprising and uncomfortable truths about what really shapes our thoughts, feelings and desires.

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And the search to understand how our brains work has also revealed that we are all - whether we realise it or not - carrying out science from the moment we are born.

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Congress Did Not Print a Bible for the Use of Schools




by Chris Rodda, Author of Liars For Jesus

Atheist Experience #659: Creaming the Data

Jen and Russell talk about some of the ways that data gets cooked for the promotion of religion.



The Atheist Experience TV Show
#659: Creaming the Data
Host: Russell Glasser
Co-host: Jen Peeples
2010-05-30

The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.

The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

DVDs of the Atheist Experience can be purchased via atheist-community.org/products.

From Islam to America: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an outspoken defender of women's rights in Islamic societies. Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. She escaped an arranged marriage by immigrating to the Netherlands in 1992, and served as a member of the Dutch parliament from 2003 to 2006.



In parliament, she worked on furthering the integration of non-Western immigrants into Dutch society, and on defending the rights of women in Dutch Muslim society. In 2004, together with director Theo van Gogh, she made "Submission," a film about the oppression of women in conservative Islamic cultures.
Susanne Pari - Susanne Pari's novel, The Fortune Catcher, is a love story and a painless history lesson on the Iran-America situation. It has been translated into six languages. She was an advisor to Edgework Press and the Program Director for their Literary Salons. She has contributed to The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio, and Voice of America.

She sees her job as Program Director for Book Group Expo as a sly opportunity to read every book of every participating author without feeling guilty that she's having so much fun.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals

In the Caribbean, Vervet Monkeys have developed a taste for alcohol and can regularly be spotted stealing cocktails from humans on the beach. Brilliant wildlife video from BBC animal show 'Weird Nature'.

Jon Stewart over Jesus Christ

Ayaan Hirsi Ali wants us to shed the inhibition of judging and say that one religion is better than the other.

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Aired Tuesday, June 1, 2010 on the Colbert Report @ Comedy Central

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Call in Show with Andromedaswake

The League of Reason have been prompted into starting a call in show.



The League Of Reason- The Call in Show with Andromedaswake, Donexoudus2 n Thunderf00t

Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers

In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence.

Catholics Outraged Over Paintings of 'Virgin Mary' Holding Weapons



June 3, 2010 on Fox & Friends

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Westall '66 UFO story on Today Tonight 03/06/2010

The Westall '66 UFO. This is a UFO that was spotted in 1966 in Clayton South, Melbourne. But what was this Unidentified Flying Object? A new documentary comes out on it on the 4th of June on Foxtel, and Today Tonight gave a brief report on the 3rd.



This was also covered on the 1st of June by Brian Dunning on his podcast Skeptoid. The transcript and podcast can be found here.
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