Creationist Cousins - Baba Brinkman

Creationist Cousins - Baba Brinkman - Rap Guide to Evolution Music Videos The Rap Guide to Evolution Music Videos, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust. Go to http://rapguidetoevolution.co.uk/creationist-cousins Lyrics and Performance by Baba Brinkman Music by Tom Caruana Directed and Edited by Felix Harrison Additional Editing by Tommy Nagle Supported by The Wellcome Trust

Annie Laurie Gaylor Debates Woonsocket Mayor Leo Fontaine

FFRF's Annie Laurie Gaylor Debates Woonsocket Mayor Leo Fontaine



Sometimes FFRF are dicks!

Fox news, 4-29-2012

Richard Dawkins vs Muslim Lady on religion and women

Debate with Richard Dawkins and a Muslim Lady on religion and women



Video by BBC

Skeptical thinking - The Atheist Experience

Highlight about Skeptical thinking



This video is from The Atheist Experience TV Show #692: Buzzwords of Ignorance: "Sacred".

Aired 16. January 2011 Host: Matt Dillahunty Co-host: Don Baker

Deep Earth - Deep Earth

Our planet has amazing power, and yet that's rarely mentioned in our history books. This series tells the story of how the Earth has influenced human history, from the dawn of civilisation to the modern industrial age. It reveals for the first time on television how geology, geography and climate have been a far more powerful influence on the human story than has previously been acknowledged. A combination of epic story telling, visually stunning camerawork, extraordinary locations and passionate presenting combine to form a highly original version of human history. Discover why societies have succeeded or failed, and how the environment has influenced every aspect of our history from art to industry, religion to war, world domination or collapse. Visiting some of the most iconic places on Earth, How Earth Made Us overturns preconceptions about our civilisations and our cultures to offer a new perspective on who we are today. Deep Earth: In the first episode Iain explores the relationship between the deep Earth and the development of human civilisation. He visits an extraordinary crystal cave in Mexico, drops down a hole in the Iranian desert and crawls through seven-thousand-year-old tunnels in Israel. His exploration reveals that throughout history, our ancestors were strangely drawn to fault lines, areas which connect the surface with the deep interior of the planet. These fault lines gave access to important resources, but also brought with them great danger. BBC Broadcast from 2010

Presuppositionalism with Eric Hovind and Sye Bruggencate

The video is: The Magic Sandwich Show from 15 April 2012

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The show runs for 2 (and a bit) hours, starting at 8pm BST. For your local times please follow the link below.

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Part 1
Presuppositionalism - with Eric Hovind and Sye Ten Bruggencate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T06j5SApekk

Part 2
What is truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68XPCHq5zVA

Part 3
Living in a matrix where 2+2=5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EhLGGremm4

Part 4
Isaac Newton and making cows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thjarJ2LvaA

Part 5
round and round the merry-go-rounds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-6iZAztP8s

Part 6
"I won't discuss the bible unless you accept the bible" http://youtu.be/fIOccBSlWYc

Part 7
"Asking a question is not an answer." http://youtu.be/N9OegKkslcw

Part 8
"god has to be logical" http://youtu.be/QlelZVBZBTQ

Part 9
"Praise the Lord! The end is nigh." - with Eric Hovind http://youtu.be/mlrRra675kg

On the show were:

aronra
c0nc0rdance
thunderf00t
with special guests;
Eric Hovind. Eric is the son of Kent Hovind.
Eric runs is the president of and moving force behind Creation Today. It's website is here: www.creationtoday.org

Sye Ten Bruggencate runs the "proof that god exists" website: www.proofthatgodexists.org

Both Eric and Sye are "presuppositionalists".

Dehydration of Sugar by Sulfuric Acid

A quick trip down memory lane for me with one of the first experiments I saw in school. The dehydration of sugar by sulfuric acid (C12H22O11 → 12 C + 11 H2O) Glimpse Science Network

The Book of Job

Why do bad things happen to good people? Well, we're actually made privy of God's "mysterious" reason in this particular case, and we find out that it isn't so mysterious after all. Historically, Job has been revered as a great work of literature. Nobody really knows who wrote it, but the powers that be figured it had to be God-breathed.



This book disgusts me mainly because it values material possessions over sons and daughters. Job's children were killed, and he's supposed to be fine with that because God returned twice the amount of his possessions. Sorry, not good enough. Yeah, Job had ten more kids, but as any parent who has lost a child can tell you: ONE CHILD DOES NOT REPLACE ANOTHER.

This book touts an immoral message, and it's paraded by many as deep and insightful. Many religious folk are told what this book is about, but don't actually read it for themselves, or they squirm with inaccurate interpretations that are directly contrary to the actual literature. They're almost forced to, because they've devoted themselves to the bible, and this immoral message is in the bible. But the message is quite easy to understand. Fuck this book.

The Solution to Concerns About Muslims in Congress is to Convert Them to Christianity

David Barton says that Rep. Keith Ellison was not the first Muslim in Congress and that the solutions to concerns about having Muslims in Congress is to convert them to Christianity.

Linda Harvey: Schools Promote Paganism

Linda Harvey, from Mission America, says public schools promote paganism and the occult through lessons on diversity and how to make dreamcatchers Video from AFA Channel

Potholer and Kent Hovind Come Together on evolution

Potholer and Kent Hovind Come Together (Not like that!)

Shit Christians Say to Atheists

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Dear David Miscavige (Slappy) Scientology Goes Postal

Mark Bunker try to deliver a letter to the head of Scientology, David Miscavige (aka Slappy), inviting him to do an interview for his documentary - www.indiegogo.com/KnowledgeReport - about Scientology fraud and abuse. You got a love a entranceguard how is unable to bring a letter from one person to another. Is is abone the intellectual capacity of a Scientology member to do that job. 4/27/12

Persecution of Christians or atheists

Two Christians debate about atheists or Christians are the most persecuted. Debate starts with Rick Perry call to prayer.

As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprcedented struggles... [because] some problems are beyond our power to solve.

Carol M. Swain and Thom Hartmann

Best of the rest of the news



Video from Russia Today 2011

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic?

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims the title "scientist" above all other "ists." And yet, he says he is "constantly claimed by atheists." So where does he stand? "Neil deGrasse, widely claimed by atheists, is actually an agnostic."



Directed / Produced by Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler

Kirk Cameron's Anti-Mormon Movie

Highlights from a 2006 anti-Mormon film with Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron, who is now working with Mormon broadcaster Glenn Beck.



Christianity fight / infight

Flat-Earth Bible

Flat-Earth Bible - The Shape Of The Earth (The Atheist Experience #583 with Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris).

I'm calling you out, TheoreticalBullshit!

"I just know it" is not an argument. "The FDA" is not the entire pharmaceutical, diagnostic, scientific, regulatory, clinical, and screening industry, any more than "The Bold and the Beautiful" is the entire entertainment industry. TheoreticalBullshit: Advance a reasonable argument on why you think there is a vast conspiracy to hide the existence of "cures" for cancer and HIV and why "the FDA" has both the power and desire to hide them. Compellingly prove that the FDA is what's wrong with the clinical treatment of chronic disease.

Another Completely Irrational Justification For God

A caller, Brandon, tries his best to explain why he knows that god exists. Proving, once again, that there aren't any good reasons to believe, only bad ones. As soon as you think you have heard it all, Brandon shows that you have not.



Jeff Dee and Matt Dillahunty host this clip from The Atheist Experience #439

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The burden of proof

Makers of supernatural claims have an inescapable burden of proof.

Bill Maher: the hypocrisy of evangelical Christians

When evangelical Christians rejoice at Bin Ladens death, what does that say about their belief system?

Fischer to Romney: "You Want to Win this Election, You Better Start Listening to Me"

Bryan Fischer says he is actually Mitt Romney's "best buddy" and that if Romney wants to win in November, he's better start listening to Fischer.

Jackson: God is Using Whitney Houston's Death to do 'Damage to the Kingdoms of Darkness'

Harry Jackson delivers a sermon comparing Whitney Houston and her death to the Biblical story of Sampson, declaring that God is using her death was to do damage to the Kingdom of Darkness.

Beautiful Minds: Richard Dawkins

Professor Richard Dawkins reveals how he came to write his explosive first book The Selfish Gene, a work that was to divide the scientific community and make him the most influential evolutionary biologist of his generation. He also explores how this set him on the path to becoming an outspoken spokesman for atheism.



BBC4 25 April 2012

Atheist Student Gets Death Threats Over Prayer Banner

Jessica Ahlquist, the atheist student who got a prayer banner removed from her public high school, has received death threats and was called "evil" by one of her state representatives.



Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Jesus Walks On Water

Jesus shows up in a lake, walking on water, picks a little boy's soccer ball, and parties with everyone by turning the water into wine.

Death — part two

0:25 'pro-mortality' atheism
6:41 'no atheists in foxholes'
8:47 unpreparing for death
10:41 world in therapy
13:50 death tag I: Largo64
16:28 death tag II: Rozeboosje

tags:
Largo64
http://www.youtube.com/user/Largo64
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCDJyk-b7jQ

Rozeboosje:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Rozeboosje
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-fEYdoCHhc

Saul Griffith's calculations presented in BBC's Horizon series 'Can we make a star on Earth?'

music:
'Helicopter' © TheraminTrees
'isotope two' © TheraminTrees
piano score for 'instruction manual to life' © QualiaSoup

Rabbi Daniel Lapin - There are no poor people in America

The Jewist rabbi Daniel Lapin on poor people



47:57 min.

Beautiful Minds: Richard Dawkins

Professor Richard Dawkins reveals how he came to write his explosive first book The Selfish Gene, a work that was to divide the scientific community and make him the most influential evolutionary biologist of his generation. He also explores how this set him on the path to becoming an outspoken spokesman for atheism.



BBC4 25 April 2012

The Religion of Peace?

Religion of Peace aka ISLAM



Jainism

Sam Harris

A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist

A Bible Verse To Convert An Atheist (The Atheist Experience #576 with Matt Dillahunty & Tracie Harris).



John 3:16 in the Bible

Sam Harris response to William Lane Craig on Christian moral

Sam Harris vs William Lane Craig debate

Don't believe in God? You are not alone in Ozarks

Report on the atheist billboards in Missouri with the message "Don't believe in God? You are not alone" sponsored by the Ozarks Coalition of Reason. November 20, 2011 Controversial billboards KY3 with Jay Scherder and Thomas Van Someron December 14, 2011

Pat Robertson's Science Lesson

Pat Robertson says scientists "can't speculate about the origins of life because they weren't there". Pat Robertson: Don't tell me about the bible, because you weren't there when it was written. Bring it online. Video from Christian Broadcasting Network

Book of Mormon condemns Mitt Romney to hell

Martin Basher pointed this out on his MSNBC show by exposing a few of Mitt's more recent lies and quoting from Mormon scripture.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

"All liars, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie, and the whoremonger and the sorcerer, shall have their part in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death." Doctrine and Covenants 63:17

"Wo unto the liar for he shall be thrust down to hell". 2 Nephi 9:34

Don McLeroy on The Colbert Report

Former Texas Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy discusses the documentary "The Revisionaries," science in textbooks and religious conservatism.

Interview with the Christian creationist Don McLeroy by Stephen Colbert.

Don McLeroy: What a sleeping rock dreams about.

The Colbert Report
Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

The Colbert Report @ Comedy Central. Monday April 23, 2012

Stop this nonsense - support Texas Freedom Network. - Join Texas Freedom Network on Facebook.

Perkins: Questions About Obama's Birth Certificate Are A "Legitimate Issue"

Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council says the media attempts to marginalize anyone who brings up legitimate issues about President Obama ... like his birth certificate. When you are sick with Christianity, there is no cure.

Jacobs: "Dawn Warriors" Will Turn The University Of Wisconsin To Jesus

While preaching in Madison, Cindy Jacobs proclaimed that God was going to raise up "dawn warriors" to claim the University of Wisconin for Jesus.

Home Schooling: Is a Home Education Healthy

This topic isn't overtly related to the subjects of atheism and religion, but it comes up often enough to warrant some attention. The religious often homeshool children to focus their studies and to protect them from harmful "secular" influences. We explore the issue. And we'll talk about secular parents homeschooling their children. Why they do it. What the benefits/detriments are? Plus your calls and emails. Show date: April 24, 2012

Israel's Fallen Soliders

On Wednesday, April 25 we observe Yom Ha'zikaron, Israel Memorial Day and on Thursday, April 26 we celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. In honor of these holidays, NJOP's founder shares a story about Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, who was the head of the Yeshiva in Bayit Vegan, that encapsulates the importance and reverence that we should show to Israel's fallen soldiers who fought and died for the freedom of our Holy Land. Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach! Wishing you all a Happy Israel Independence Day!

Genocide and the flood - God is not good - with William Lane Craig

The good Christian William Lane Craig is telling about his good God, genocide and the flood. The website is Dwindling in Unbelief.

The specific page of that site refered to How many has god killed?



The clips of William Lane Craig are taken from here:

His debate in Oxford, in which he is asked the specific question I refer to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP9CwDTRoOE
(the question and his answer are about 20 minutes before the end of the video)

His lecture, Arguments for the exisence of god: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45iWxNqbM9I

and, his lecture at Florida State University: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFJD51uThCg

The full version of "God on trial" is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5caAug5n8Zk

The clips I used came from the final part - the verdict, which is here:


God is not good - William lane Craig - part 1
God is not good - Part 3 - with Josef Fritzl and William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig a good Christian. But an ugly human.

Fischer on CNN Attacks "Homosexual Lobby"

Highlights from American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer's appearance on CNN

Awakening 2012: Homosexuality a Hobby, like Surfing

During Awakening 2012, Ryan Sorba calls homosexuality a hobby like hockey or surfing, post's headline courtesy of Matt Barber!

The Burden Of Proof

"The Burden Of Proof" To Educate Theists on the subject!

Fischer: Appointment of a Gay Romney Spokesman is a National Security Risk

Bryan Fischer goes after Mitt Romney for appointing an openly gay man, Richard Grenell, as his spokesman on national security issues. Bryan Fischer demands that Mitt Romney answer whether he agrees with his church on the issue of homosexuality in light of his appointment of an openly gay spokesman.

Beck: Barton Will Receive "A Lot Of The Credit In The Afterlife" For Saving America

Glenn Beck says that David Barton will be rewarded in Heaven for saving America, which David Barton says that God is placing documents in his hands because he wants them preserved and shared.

Is religion less relevant today?

On 19 April 2012 in London, Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent debated Sami Zaatari of the Muslim Debate Initiative. The topic: Is religion less relevant to modern society? Show more for links to the full debate.

1-12 Sami Zaatari Opening Comments (20 mins)



2-12 Michael Nugent Opening Comments (20 mins)

3-12 Sami Zaatari 1st Rebuttal (12 mins)


4-12 Michael Nugent 1st Rebuttal (12 mins)

5-12 Sami Zaatari 2nd Rebuttal (8 mins)


6-12 Michael Nugent 2nd Rebuttal (8 mins)


7-12 Sami Zaatari 3rd Rebuttal (4 mins)


8-12 Michael Nugent 3rd Rebuttal (4 mins)

9-12 Sami Zaatari Audience Questions (14 mins)


10-12 Michael Nugent Audience Questions (13 mins)


11-12 Sami Zaatari Summary (3 mins)


12-12 Michael Nugent Summary (3 mins)

Was Muhammad a Fraud?

Debate Was Muhammad a Fraud? on The Jinn And Tonic Show Part 1 of 6 Part 2 of 6 Part 3 of 6 Part 4 of 6 Part 5 of 6 Part 6 of 6 Video from April 2012

Lou Engle Rewrites the Lord's Prayer

Lou Engle calls for new generation of Religious Right activists and rewrites the Lord's Prayer

Social Suicide

For many, proclaiming a personal rejection of the supernatural is a non-event. Within the home and throughout the workplace, it changes nothing. But for others, the term "atheist" is toxic and carries significant personal consequences. These are the actual voices of several men and women who have been cast out, cut off, ostracized and/or otherwise penalized for the crime of thinking for themselves.

The Art of PROFESSIONAL stupidity! (Eric Hovind)

The core of the argument is, 'my proof that god exists is that I assume that god exists'. Yup, I believe we have reached the apex of lazy arguments for god. Eric Hovind looks to be trying to make a name for himself with the 'great argument' for god. Now having seen Erics track record, I don't think I'm far from the mark when I say Eric, with his years of home-schooling from his daddy, the convicted tax-fraudster Kent Hovind, has be scouring the place for an argument so simply that he can make it, and he's found it in Presuppositional apologetics. Now, according to him, he doesn't need to know anything, all he needs to do is assume that god exists, and therefore god exists. He also needs to assume the bibles contents are true. Now of course to 'prove' something exists by assuming it exists is worthy of a wold class stupidity award. Eric is aware of this too, in that he wouldn't accept the presupposition that the ghost that never lies exists as proof for the ghost that never lies. I also managed to dig up Ray Comforts original video about bananas prove the existence of god (the one which he subsequently claimed was a joke..... a bold faced lie if ever there was one). In this video he also claims that apples prove the existence of god! Funny stuff! :-)

To Educate Anyone Who Says "It's Just A Theory"

Science and evolution

The Mythicist position on The Stench of Truth

This show is controversial of course as you would expect from any conversation on religious origins and the idea of religions of today having mythic origins.

Interview with Acharya S. Mythicist

The first minuts has bad audio, but it get great

Acharya S.: The Mythicist position on The Stench of Truth June 17, 2011. part 1 of 2


Part 2 of 2. Really funny caller 57 minuts in


Stench of Truth Radio June 17, 2011

Call for submissions

A fool says in his heart "My hard drive will never crash." (Psalms 14:1) Follow me on twitter : @nonstampNSC

Scientology: A Faith for Sale

The first look at Scientology from the man who went on to make "The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard." The popularity of this broadcast spurred on the series "World in Action" to track down Hubbard for the followup.



1968

New magazine on Scientology
Nancy Cartwright Pitches Scientology (As Bart Simpson)
Scientology Hearings - Lori Taverna

Penn Jillette Reason Rally Address 2012

Penn addresses the Reason Rally Via Video

Reason Rally (Father Jonathan Morris & Roy Speckhardt)

Now some people may say there are many meanings of "Humanist". Father Morris is a complete idiot for stating such in my opinion. Claiming he's in the same group as the secular community. Also, It's funny when Lauren Green mentions "The Hunger Games" movie as fact based. Instant fails all over.

Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa (Penn and Teller Bullshit)

Penn And Teller Bullshit about Mother Teresa with Christopher Hitchens and Bill Donohue on Mother Teresa

If God doesn't matter to him, do you?

Answers in Genesis is an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively.

Awfull Christian worldview




Christian billboard: If God doesn't matter to him, do you?



If God doesn't matter to him, do you?

James Randi: Science Will Never Support Religion

James Randi has shunned faith since he was a kid spending collection plate money on ice cream. "If my dad and mom are up there someplace... I ask them to forgive me."

2012 Issues in creationism by Newton

Policy director Steve Newton dissects the recently passed Tennessee "monkey bill", its cohorts, and the chilling effects on American science education. When: 4/15/2012. Where: Berkeley Public Library Talk about creationism and evolution by Steve Newton

An early discussion show on the film "The Life of Brian"

An enlightening look at John's view on Christianity from an early discussion show to defend the film "The Life of Brian" with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Christian Malcolm Muggeridge and Mervyn Stockwood (the then Bishop of Southwark). Just one of the most beautiful moments in televisual history. The full debate from: Friday Night, Saturday Morning - Monty Python's Life of Brian The Church, indeed society in recent times has moved towards a self induced unconscious psychophysical vacuum. The Society in which the church still holds sway, or, has any self- indulgent relevance is in the most unashamedly middle class pockets of ever increasingly segregated communities. The church and it's ideology has become a magnet for middle class exponents of faith. Video from 9 November 1979, hosted by Tim Rice. Watch: Life of Brian by Monty Python

Marathon Monks - Japan

The world's greatest athletes may well live on top of a sacred mountain in Japan. As part of their spiritual training, the monks "run" 84 km every day for over three months.



Produced by ABC Australia
November 2004 Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Bill Maher Evolution and Science

Bill and guest discuss Science and Evolution in this segment

Death — part one

Terror Management studies:
Greenberg, J., Pyszczynski, T., Solomon, S., Rosenblatt, A., Veeder, M., Kirkland, S., Lyon, D. (1990).
'Evidence for terror management theory II: The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who threaten or bolster the cultural worldview.'
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 58 (2), pp308-318.

Greenberg, J., Porteus, J., Simon, L., Pyszczynski, T., & Solomon, S. (1995).
'Evidence of a terror management function of cultural icons: The effects of mortality salience on the inappropriate use of cherished cultural symbols.'
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, pp1221--1228.

Cohen, F., Solomon, S., Maxfield, M., Pyszczynski, T., & Greenberg, J. (2004). 'Fatal attraction: The effects of mortality salience on evaluations of charismatic, task-oriented, and relationship-oriented leaders.'
Psychological Science, 15 (12) pp846-51. Washington, DC: American Psychological Society.

Landau, M.J., Solomon, S., Arndt, J., Greenberg, J., Pyszczynski, T., Miller, C., Cohen, F., & Ogilvie, D.M., & Cook (2004).
'A. Deliver Us from Evil: The Effects of Mortality Salience and Reminders of 9/11 on Support for President George W. Bush'
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, pp1136-1150.

music 'isotope two' © theramintrees

What FACEBOOK and GOOGLE are Hiding from world

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Eli Pariser of the progressive organization MoveOn says the Internet is hiding things from us, and we don't even know it. In this TED Talk he calls out Facebook, Goggle and other corporations who are transforming the Internet to suit their corporate interests. Read Eli Pariser's book The Filter Bubble

Ricky Gervais on Noah's Ark

From his Out of England 2 Stand up. I own nothing www.rickygervais.com

Pat Robertson on Antisemitism

Pat Robertson: "The Poor Jews Don't Understand" Antisemitism's Demonic Root

Charleston, SC - Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry

Report on the billboard in South Carolina with the message "Don't believe in God? You are not alone" sponsored by the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry

Comment: Its make me mad.



(February 2, 2009).

Good Without a God - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #54

Theists charge that goodness and morality are the domain of the believer. They assert that, without their deity, it's impossible to be "good" or to commit moral acts.

In this episode, we talk about goodness in the religious and secular context, we explore our recent charity efforts and we share stories of moral acts done for their own sake.



From April 17, 2012



The Myth of Secular Moral Chaos af Sam Harris

Atheists Penn and S.E. Cupp on Fox News

Penn Jillette and S.E. Cupp on Fox's Red Eye

Human Version 2.0

Meet the scientific prophets who claim we are on the verge of creating a new type of human - a human v2.0. It's predicted that by 2029 computer intelligence will equal the power of the human brain. Some believe this will revolutionise humanity - we will be able to download our minds to computers extending our lives indefinitely. Others fear this will lead to oblivion by giving rise to destructive ultra intelligent machines. One thing they all agree on is that the coming of this moment - and whatever it brings - is inevitable.



Broadcast (2006)

Truth in Action Ministries Defends Criminalization of Homosexuality

Highlights from Truth in Action Ministries film defending the criminalization of homosexuality



Christians are evil

Barber: "The Secularist Left are Bullies" Who Need to be Punched in the Mouth

Matt Barber says secular liberals are just a bunch of bullies. And all bullies just need to be punched in the mouth.



No Matt Barber. You are the bully

Robertson on Reverting Gay 14 Year Old's 'Homosexual Behavior'

Pat Robertson advises a viewer on how she can "revert" her fourteen-year-old daughter's "homosexual behavior"



Video by CBN

Bishop Jenky: Obama is like Hitler, Stalin

Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois, compares President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

A Call to Catholic Men of Faith


April 14, 2012

Adolf Hitler: The Ateist (Quiz Show)

Fischer: 'Capitalism is Built on the Teaching of Jesus Himself'

Bryan Fischer says the entire concept of capitalism comes straight out of the teachings of Jesus ... including the idea that the customer is always right.

Debate - Should America be a Nation Under God?

Matt Dillahunty, Athiest Community of Austin vs. Abdu Murray, Aletheia International present their cases and take questions from the audience.

Matt Dillahunty vs Abdu Murray - debate


West Texas A&M University hosted this debate on the WTAMU Main Campus on Feb. 23, 2012.

Nugent Compared Obama and Democrats to a Coyote that Needs to Be Shot

"It isn't the enemy that ruined America. It's good people who bent over and let the enemy in."

Samuel Rodriguez Sells Immigration Reform to the Religious Right

Samuel Rodriguez makes the case for immigration reform on James Robison's TV show by saying God has placed Hispanics in America in order to bring about revival and redemption.

Robertson & Bachmann on Media's "Anti-Secular" Worldview

Highlights from 700 Club segment with Pat Robertson and Michele Bachmann charging the media with whitewashing terrorism

Ted Nugent Stumps for Mitt Romney at NRA Convention: "Chop their heads off in November"

The Christian Ted Nugent support Mitt Romney

Holy shit!



National Rifle Association (NRA) 2012

Q&BA Live chat with Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer (April 15, 2012)

Sadly un-edited..... You can easyli skip the first 8:00 minuts



Phil Plait aka The Bad Astronomer

Christopher Hitchens Destroys Biblical miracle claims

Christopher Hitchens Destroys Biblical miracle claims

Why is there no mention of Kangaroos on Noah's Ark?

Question: Why is there no mention of Kangaroos on Noah's Ark?

Answer: The flood was local to Noah's geographical area. That was the known world. The ark was built to house the animal life in that area.


Now lets examine the wise morons of evolution's theory:

Yes 10,000,000 species of animal life on the planet and the Evolutionist want you to believe that all 10,000,000 of them "evolved" each of their own sex (one of each sex), in exactly the same locations on the planet, at exactly the same time rate, in order to find each other at the precise moment of both their individual evolutionary metamorphosis, and then mated to produce each of the individual species that they count in the 10,000,000. I tell you, it would be easier to have built a boat big enough to hold them all!

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This is taken/quoted from Ask God

Genius Of Darwin: Life, Darwin & Everything

In the first part of the series, Richard Dawkins retraces Charles Darwin's journey as a scientist. He re-examines the rich evidence of the natural world iguanas on the Galapagos islands, giant fossilised sloths in the Americas and even pigeons back home in England which opened Charles Darwin's eyes to the extraordinary truth that all living things must be related and had evolved from a common ancestor.



Charles Darwin knew his espousal of evolution would cause outrage, challenging, as it did, the prevailing religious view of the world and our place in it. But, as Dawkins explains, it was really his theory of natural selection that undermined the notion of a benevolent God who designed all creatures great and small. Returning to his own birthplace, Kenya, Dawkins considers the brutal realities of the struggle for existence for wild animals on the plains of Africa. Here, he argues, we see the ongoing process sex, suffering and death, that drives evolution onward as the fittest survive to reproduce and the weakest perish without offspring.

Charles Dawkins explains who Charles Darwin was, how he developed his theory, what it is, and why it matters. He reveals how Darwin changed forever the way we see ourselves, the world and our place in it, and hopes to convince us that "evolution is a fact, backed by undeniable evidence".

The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. As we approach the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins presents the ultimate guide to Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection which Dawkins considers the most important idea ever to occur to a human mind.

2008

Alan Dershowitz: On Secularism

This is a lecture given by Professor Alan Dershowitz on the topic of secularism. The talk was given during a 2007 conference in New York City, organized by the Center for Inquiry titled "Secuar Society and its Enemies."

Beck: Most People Are Being Used By Evil & Global Society Is Now Worshiping Baal

Glenn Beck says most people don't realize that they are "in bed with absolute evil" and that globally, society is engaged in Baal worship.

Eric Kandel: Unconscious Decision Making

Nobel Prize-winning neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel describes research which hints at the possibility of a biological basis to the unconscious mind.



Directed / Produced by
Jonathan Fowler and Elizabeth Rodd

-- Eric Kandel's latest book is "The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present"

Is there: Life After Death

Monty Python - Life After Death

Fischer: Media Must Ask Romney's About Mormon Theology

Bryan Fischer plays a game whereby he attacks Mormon theology while pretending that it is the media that is attacking the Romneys' faith.

Holly Riley - Cure For Autism Caused By Vaccinations

Holly Riley and her husband followed the recommended vaccination schedule until it became apparent that their son's health was deteriorating and then he wound up with a diagnosis of Autism. BULLSHIT! There is no link between Autism and vaccinations.



Holly Riley is making money from peoples fears by selling a book that clams to have to cure for Autism. She also clams that "natural immunity" can stand up to Mumps, smallpox, whooping cough etc.

Mother Explains Vaccine Injury, Deteriorating Health, Autism, and Why Not To Vaccinate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zo3lnlnsUI
Dexter - Wink Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9dzTolD84

Video by Myles Power

God's Moral Framework

It's hard to believe that people think our laws are based on the bible. It is quite clear that the commandments, especially the revised ones (NONE of which are laws today), are the meaningless traditions of an ancient, superstitious people - not an objective moral code sent down by some mysterious, all-powerful, never-seen being.



Furthermore, I think it's comical the way the Jews were frequently seeing the great "God Himself", to be revered and feared, but then they constantly turned around to stab Him in the back - so unrealistic. The bible is an ancient Jerry Bruckheimer movie.

Pharmacy Giant Shoppers Drug Mart Sued for Selling Homeopathic Product

In this video, Think Again! TV shares news of a $30 million lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart and Boiron Canada related to the selling of homeopathic product Oscillococcinum. We describe why our production company - Centre for Inquiry Canada - has joined as Scientific Advisors on this case. We also take the opportunity afforded us by this initiative to expose Oscillococcinum for what it is, and explain the problem with the selling of products that make unfounded and unscientific claims.



Official Media Advisory:

Shoppers Drug Mart Named In $30M Lawsuit For Selling Homeopathic Product

TORONTO, ONTARIO (Marketwire - April 11, 2012) - The Centre for Inquiry (CFI) Canada is lending critical scientific support in a $30 million lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart and Boiron Canada.

The suit alleges sales of Oscillococcinum, a homeopathic product marketed for flu-like symptoms, violate consumer protection laws.

"Oscillococcinum is overpriced sugar," said Iain Martel, Chair of CFI's Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism. "The extreme dilutions used to make it ensure there is not a single molecule left of its supposed medicinal ingredient."

CFI sent letters to Shoppers in January and March 2012, calling for the pharmacy giant to stop stocking products like Oscillo that make false and misleading claims about their contents and effectiveness.

"Shoppers Drug Mart had the opportunity for voluntary compliance, but chose not to respond," said Justin Trottier, CFI's National Communications Director. "Their silence gave us no choice but to support a legal approach."

CFI entered a partner-solicitor relationship with Roy Elliott O'Connor LLP, recognized as one of the best class action law firms in Canada, and famous for charter cases on provocative issues including same-sex marriage, euthanasia, privacy, and censorship.

Boiron recently agreed to spend up to $12 million to resolve similar accusations in the United States. Consumers there sought refunds for Boiron products, including Oscillococcinum, that do not work as claimed.

"We hope everyone who profits from homeopathic products watches closely," said Trottier. "These may prove to be landmark cases that revoke the free pass held by those making misleading, unfounded and unscientific claims about homeopathic products."

Learn more at Scientific Skepticism

Pat Robertson WARNS of the Demonic Realm!

The stupidification of America in action!



More from Media Matters for America: http://mm4a.org/HXQcNe

Proof That God Exists

Join us for a fascinating hour with apologist Sye ten Bruggencate, host of the website http://www.proofthatgodexists.org

DPR Jones, Seth Andrews and Sye talk about absolute truth, the accuracy of scripture, morality and "proof" of God in a spirited yet civil conversation.



The Magic Sandwich Show YouTube channel is hosting a conversation with Sye ten Bruggencate and Eric Hovind of 'Creation Today' on Sunday April 15th. The live show airs on BlogTV, and the recorded broadcast will be available on the MSS website shortly after.

http://www.blogtv.com/people/magicsandwich
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMagicSandwichShow
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/themagicsandwichshow

Proof That God Exists - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #53

Dust That Sings

Richard Dawkins: Nice Guys Finish First

Nice Guys Finish First is a documentary by Richard Dawkins which discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favors co-operative behaviour, and focusing especially on the tit for tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game. The film was produced by Jeremy Taylor. The twelfth chapter in Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene (added in the second edition, 1989) is also named Nice Guys Finish First and explores similar material.



Richard Dawkins responds very precisely to what he views as a misrepresentation of his first book The Selfish Gene. In particular the response of the right wing for using it as justification for social darwinism and laissez-faire economics (free-market capitalism). Richard Dawkins has examined this issue throughout his whole career and focused much of the recent documentary, The Genius of Charles Darwin on this very issue.

The concept of reciprocal altruism is a central theme of this documentary. Dawkins also examines the tragedy of the commons and the dilemma that it presents. He uses the large area of common land Port Meadow in Oxford, England which has been hurt by overgrazing as an example of the tragedy of the commons. Fourteen academics as well as experts in game theory submitted their own computer programs to compete in a tournament to see who would win in the prisoner's dilemma. The winner was tit for tat, a program based on "equal retaliation", and Dawkins illustrates the four conditions of tit for tat.

1. Unless provoked, the agent will always cooperate.
2. If provoked, the agent will retaliate.
3. The agent is quick to forgive.
4. The agent must have a good chance of competing against the opponent more than once.

In a second trial, this time of over sixty applicants, tit for tat won again.

Broadcast (1986)

Creationists' First Time on the Internet

You'd think they'd learn, but you'd be wrong.



Check CultOfDusty out: http://www.youtube.com/user/CultOfDusty

A good friend of mine, MeridianFrost, also gave me a few lines at the end.
He is also quite worthy of watching:
http://www.youtube.com/user/meridianfrost

Royalty free music used in this video:

"Opening Theme" by Mister M
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/880872

"Drink the Coffee" by Master of the Subway Ninjas
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/901344

"Quand je serai grand" by Löhstana David
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/785434

"New York City" by Rudy Seb
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/163776

"La rupture" by Löhstana David
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/785425

"MoVoX - Who Are You" by Tunguska Music Society
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/560864

"Space Opera" by Mister M
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/880870

Did Jesus Rise From The Dead - Bart Ehrman Vs William Lane Craig

Did Jesus Rise From The Dead Bart Ehrman Vs William Lane Craig

Florida's "Critical Thinking" bills: Creationism du jour?

Executive director Genie Scott talks about the history of creationist legislation (especially in Florida), including bills that allow teachers to "critically analyze" evolution or present the "full range of scientific views of origins".



Where: University of South Florida.
When: 2/9/2012

Dear Eric Hovind

Eric Hovind OFFICIALLY accepts atheism is true and accurate

Singing Praises to God

According to tradition, it is on the 7th day of Passover that the Israelites crossed the Red Sea and as they crossed they sang the song Az Yashir, praising God for saving them. The midrash (the interpretation of the Bible) explains that when Adam was created he never thanked God. When Abraham was saved he never thanked God. When Isaac was saved from the sacrifice by Abraham, he never said thank you.

When Jacob was saved from Laban and from his brother Esau, he never said thank you. Instead, it was the Israelites at the Red Sea who, for the first time in history, expressed their thanks to God. Thank you for rescuing us. And God said, I've been waiting for that. That's what the seventh day of Passover is about. Acknowledging the goodness of God, of people and saying thank you.

"Homosexual Agenda" is the "Iceberg" to Destroy America

Truth in Action Ministries and Religious Right activists mark the anniversary of the Titanic's sinking by exposing the "iceberg" of the "radical homosexual agenda"

What Really Killed The Dinosaurs

Until recently most scientists thought they knew what killed off the dinosaurs. A 10km-wide meteorite had smashed into the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, causing worldwide forest fires, tsunamis several kilometres high, and an 'impact winter' - in which dust blocked out the sun for months or years. It was thought that the dinosaurs were blasted, roasted and frozen to death, in that order.

But now a small but vociferous group of scientists believes there is increasing evidence that this 'impact' theory could be wrong. That suggestion has generated one of the bitterest scientific rows of recent times.



The impact theory

The impact theory was beautifully simple and appealing. Much of its evidence was drawn from a thin layer of rock known as the 'KT boundary'. This layer is 65 million years old (which is around the time when the dinosaurs disappeared) and is found around the world exposed in cliffs and mines.

For supporters of the impact theory, the KT boundary layers contained two crucial clues. In 1979 scientists discovered that there were high concentrations of a rare element called iridium, which they thought could only have come from an asteroid. Right underneath the iridium was a layer of 'spherules', tiny balls of rock which seemed to have been condensed from rock which had been vaporized by a massive impact.

On the basis of the spherules and a range of other evidence, Dr Alan Hildebrand of the University of Calgary deduced that the impact must have happened in the Yucatan peninsula, at the site of a crater known as Chicxulub. Chemical analysis later confirmed that the spherules had indeed come from rocks within the crater.

The impact theory seemed to provide the complete answer. In many locations around the world, the iridium layer (evidence of an asteroid impact) sits right on top of the spherule layer (evidence that the impact was at Chicxulub). So Hildebrand and other supporters of the impact theory argued that there was one massive impact 65 million years ago, and that it was at Chicxulub. This, they concluded, must have finished off the dinosaurs by a variety of mechanisms.

Challenging the theory

But a group of scientists led by Prof Gerta Keller of Princeton and Prof Wolfgang Stinnesbeck of the University of Karlsruhe begged to differ. They uncovered a series of geological clues which suggests the truth may be far more complicated. In short, that the crater in the Yucatan is too old to have killed off the dinosaurs.

They concentrated on a series of rock formations in Mexico where the iridium layer was separated from the spherule layer by many metres of sandstone. That opinion sparked a massive row, as the supporters of the impact theory such as Prof Jan Smit of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, rubbished Keller's ideas. Smit argued that the sandstone had been deposited by massive tsunami waves caused by the asteroid, and so did not undermine the idea of a single impact.

But Keller's team found evidence - such as ancient worm burrows - that suggested that the deposition of the sandstone had been interrupted many times. They concluded that there was a gap of some 300,000 years between the deposition of the spherules (from the Chicxulub crater) and the iridium (from an asteroid). Therefore there must have been two impacts.

The Chicxulub impact, they said, was too old to have finished off the dinosaurs, and there must have been another impact somewhere else which was to blame. That crater has not yet been found.

More challenges

Keller's views provoked a lively scientific row. In 2001, to try to resolve the dispute an international group of scientists extracted rock cores from deep within the Yucatan crater. Predictably, each side thought the evidence supported their argument.

Although still in the minority, Keller's work does now attract some support. And a range of scientists have begun to question other hypotheses connected with the impact theory. Claire Belcher of Royal Holloway, University of London, has found evidence which suggests that wildfires were not widespread in North America following the KT impact.

Prof Dave Archibald of San Diego State University is convinced that the survival of creatures such as frogs disproves the idea that the dinosaurs perished amid acid rain as strong as battery acid, or that an 'impact winter' caused a massive and sustained drop in temperature.

Dr Norman MacLeod of the Natural History Museum in London is among a large group of scientists who are convinced the dinosaurs were already being driven to extinction by climate change long before the arrival of the KT impact, or impacts.

2004 BBC broadcast

Jackson: 'Envy' Made Ministers Refuse to Work Against Marriage Equality

Harry Jackson explains that marriage equality was defeated in Maryland and Washington DC because other ministers "envied" his success and were resentful that he had God's favor

David Barton: The Constitution Reflects The Bible "Verbatim"

David Barton insists that provisions in the Constitution have been taken "verbatim" from the Bible.

Bryan Fischer is committed to science

Evolution is Completely Irrational and Scientifically Bankrupt.

Bryan Fischer says that because he is "committed to science," he doesn't believe in climate change or evolution.



But Bryan Fischer dos not even know what "theory", "fact" and "law" means in science.

DPR Jones, Cristina Rad and Thunderf00t - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast

To help raise awareness (and donations) for The Thinking Atheist Charity campaign, three popular YouTube personalities spend time in conversation with Seth. Topics include the atheist movement, the banning of faith-healing televangelists, homeopathy, the merits of re-branding the (toxic?) atheist label and much more.



Cristina Rad (ZOMGitsCriss)
Thunderf00t
DPR Jones

Show date: 4th April 2012

Did Jesus Exist?

Russell and Martin talk about the existence of Jesus.

The Atheist Experience TV Show Atheist Experience #756: Did Jesus Exist?
Host: Russell Glasser
Guest: Martin Wagner
Show date: 2012-04-08



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. More shows and media types can be found in our archive and our fan page.

Michio Kaku: The Biotech Revolution

Genetics and biotechnology promise a future of unprecedented health and longevity: DNA screening could prevent many diseases, gene therapy could cure them and, thanks to lab-grown organs, the human body could be repaired as easily as a car, with spare parts readily available. Ultimately, the ageing process itself could be slowed down or even halted. But what impact will this have on who we are and how we will live? And, with our mastery of the genome, will the human race end up in a world divided by genetic apartheid?



BBBC 2007 broadcast

Neanderthal

In 1848 a strange skull was discovered on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also had some of the heavy features of an ape... distinct brow ridges, and a forward projecting face. Just what was this ancient creature? And when had it lived? As more remains were discovered one thing became clear, this creature had once lived right across Europe. The remains were named Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man) an ancient and primitive form of human.



The archaeological evidence revealed that the earliest Neanderthals had lived in Europe about 200,000 years ago. But then, about 30,000 years ago, they disappeared... just at the time when the first modern humans appear in Europe. The story has it that our ancestors, modern humans, spread out of Africa about 100,000 years ago with better brains and more sophisticated tools. As they spread into Neanderthal territory, they simply out-competed their primitive cousins.

But was Neanderthal really the brutish ape-man of legend, or an effective rival to our own species? And how exactly had he been driven to extinction? What could be found out about this remarkable evolution from the bones themselves? To begin the investigation a skeleton was needed, and no complete Neanderthal had ever been found.

However a reconstruction expert at The American Museum of Natural History in New York realised that it would be possible to create an entire composite skeleton from casts of partial skeletons. Gary Sawyer combined and rebuilt broken parts to create the most complete Neanderthal ever seen. This Neanderthal stood no more than 1.65m (5' 4") tall, but he had a robust and powerful build - perfect for his Ice Age environment. But would he have stood up to the cold better than modern humans?

BBC, Broadcast 2003

Robertson: Romney Won't "Interject Mormon Religion" in Government

Pat Robertson says Mitt Romney's Mormon faith should not prevent evangelicals from supporting him.



Video from The 700 Club on CBN

Sanal Edamaruku exposed the Jesus water miracle at Mumbai. Church leaders threaten to harass Sanal

Miracle of water dripping Jesus in Mumbai exposed -- revengeful church leaders vow to harass Sanal Edamaruku with an array of blasphemy cases. Several petitions on the base of Article 295 of Indian Criminal Procedure Code (Indian Blasphemy Law) are already filed against Sanal Edamaruku. He can be arrested any moment for defending reason, science and common sense. Support "Sanal Edamaruku Defence Committee".

Jesus fraud



Please visit www.rationalistinternational.net for more details. Spread the information to gain more support to the courageous rationalist.

Do The Rich Have Souls?

A recent UC Berkley study has found that wealthy people have less empathy. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss the study results.



Date: 21/12/2011
The Young Turks

Richard Dawkins: The Greatest Show On Earth

Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God's existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of "Intelligent Design" that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument.



More than an argument of his own, it's a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory.

Dawkins' trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous -- a "greater show" -- than any creation story generated by any religion on earth.

"Repent & Reload" GOP Super PAC Ad

America's Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers, selflessly releases yet another Super PAC ad for the GOP. They're welcome!

Wichita atheist billboard

Report on the billboard in Kansas with the message "Are you good without God? Millions are" sponsored by the Wichita Coalition of Reason.



KSNW. April 10, 2012

Atheist Billboards - Wichita, KS - Wichita Coalition of Reason

Surprise Rainbow

Sitting in my office one late afternoon I was surprised to see a beautiful rainbow splashed across my wall. I grabbed my phone and made this short video explaining this vividly-hued surprise visitation.



This is why be trust science. We can all tjeck science.

Beck Has The "Righteous Calling" To Lead "The New Civil Rights Movement"

Glenn Beck tells James Robison that Fascism and dictatorship are coming to Europe, but America can be saved by the "new civi rights movement" that Beck and his allies have the "righteous calling" to lead.



Life Today

Pat Robertson: "Man Up" with your Tithing

Pat Robertson tells a man "you are the boss" and not to listen to his wife when it comes to tithing.



The 700 Club on CBN

Doing Good...Without God

Thanks for supporting 2 secular charities that are making a difference. Here are the links to find out more and make your donation:



Support - support - support

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Beck Recounts His Effort To Organize Religious Right Leaders

Speaking to James Robison,the Mormon Glenn Beck recounts the first meeting he organized to unify Religious Right leaders to stand together to save this nation.



Life Today

Muslim Conquests

The Jinn and Tonic Show about the Muslim conquests

Conquests 1 - 18:52 min


Conquests 2 - 21:35 min


Conquests 3 - 19:27 min



Also watch The beautiful Quran


Conquests 4 - 20:06


Conquests 5 - 19:56


Conquests 6 - 20:06


Conquests 7 - 20:39

Debate: Did Jesus Rise Bodily from the Dead?

Dr. Arif Ahmed of Cambridge University is a philosophy professor and atheist. Here he debates Gary Habermas of Liberty University over the validity of religion and Jesus rising from the dead. Unfortunately the audio gets out of sync, but that doesn't interfere with listening to the debate. :)



Debate: Did Jesus Rise Bodily from the Dead? (Arif Ahmed vs Gary Habermas)

God is not good - William lane Craig - part 1

Video about the Christian Philosopher William lane Craig and his evidence for God

Good without God?

Sparkling criticism of billboards

Two billboards spark controversy in Wichita, KS.

Are you good without God? Millions are



Aileen Simborio, KSN News
Matt Horn, KSN News
Sean Gillespie, coalition of Reason organizer
Rev. Cindy Watson, West Heights UMC

Report on the billboards in Kansas with the message "Are you good without God? Millions are" sponsored by Wichita Coalition of Reason.

KSN News @ 5:00. April 8, 2012.

Also "Don't believe in God? billboard

Richard Dawkins and his Foundation at the Reason Rally

Richard Dawkins speaking at the Reason Rally March 24, 2012 is preceded by Sean Faircloth, Director of Strategy & Policy at the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science US, then Executive Director Dr. Elisabeth Cornwell, Executive Director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science US.



26 minutes video

The beautiful Quran

When asked for proof for the claim that the Quran is of divine origin one will often receive the response "The Quran IS the proof!" Often accompanied by the claim that when the people of the time would hear the beauty of these words for the first time they would fall to their knees in awe.



Read this fatwa on sex with slaves.

The Day We Learned To Think

Understanding of humans' earliest past often comes from studying fossils. They tell us much of what we know about the people who lived before us. There is one thing fossils cannot tell us; at what point did we stop living day-to-day and start to think symbolically, to represent ideas about our environment and how we could change it? At a dig in South Africa the discovery of a small piece of ochre pigment, 70,000 years old, has raised some very interesting questions.



BBC broadcast (2003)

I Never Believed in God

Many of our shows deal with those who have extricated themselves from religion. But what about those who never believed? They weren't raised in a religious home. Or they had religious parents but never accepted the beliefs of their families and cultures.



What is the perspective of the lifelong non-believer? Your calls and emails.

I Never Believed in God - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #51
Show date: April 3, 2012

Is Religion Being Marginalised in the UK?

16 February 2012 BBC1

"Don't believe in God? billboard

Report on the billboard in Kansas with the message "Don't believe in God? Millions are" sponsored by the Kansas Coalition of Reason.



April 6, 2012. Atheist Billboard - Wichita, KS - Wichita Coalition of Reason

Teen Exorcists

Yet another ugly side of Christianity: exorcism

This time a old "priest" exploites 3 young girls in the pursuit of money



ABC News Nightline, 4-5-2012

Secondhand Smoke and Lung Cancer

I just wanted to share some recent research on the topic of second hand smoke and lung cancer in people who have never smoked. It was a topic of interest to me at AACR and I had a chance to meet one of the authors of the 2009 paper.



Int J Cancer. 2004 Mar;109(1):125-31.
Secondhand smoke exposure in adulthood and risk of lung cancer among never smokers: a pooled analysis of two large studies.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.11682/pdf

Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 15;15(18):5626-45.
Lung cancer in never smokers: clinical epidemiology and environmental risk factors.
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/15/18/5626.full.pdf+html
or
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19755391/?tool=pubmed

There's an error in the video. I refer to one of the papers (CCR) as being published in 2011, when it was actually published in 2009. The author's manuscript was published online in 2011, two years after the print version.

Andrew Copson discussing crosses in the workplace, on BBC News

Skip to 0:32 for the start of this segment

Skip to 2.24 for the start of Andrew Copson's interview



Dominic Burbridge, Catholic Voices
Andrew Copson, Chief Executive, British Humanist Association

Video by BBC April 2012

Robison: Same-Sex Marriage Creates Hunger Games-Style "Bondage"

Televangelist James Robison explains how same-sex marriage leads to societal oppression, just like in "The Hunger Games."

A Better Life - atheist book in the making

Explore the meaning and joy of life with atheists in this book of photos and commentary. A Better Life: 100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy and Meaning in a World Without God, is a 200+ page, hardcover photography book featuring subjects both famous and not, including well known atheist/agnostic speakers, writers, and celebrities.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802369111/a-better-life

What Do You Think About Atheists? (Extended Version)

In video: (Catholic) Jonathan Morris, Pat Robertson, (Catholic) Bill O'Reilley, Dinesh D'Souza, (Mormon) Glenn Beck, (Catholic) Newt Gingrich,

This is what an atheist looks like

Report on the billboard in Tennessee with the message "This is what an atheist looks like" sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation



April 5, 2012. Nashville, TN, USA

Eric Hovind OFFICIALLY accepts atheism is true and accurate

For those who don't get the title, crazy Christian Eric Hovind put up his copy of the video under the title of 'OFFICIAL'. What makes it official? Nothing, its simply Eric trying to score a little attention, and yeah, sure under the circumstances I have nothing against a little honest reciprocation. FYI Eric will get the attention he craves. Just as did Venomfangx, Nephillmfree, Kent Hovind, Ray Comfort and many others who have prominently featured in the 'Why do People Laugh at Creationists' series. Eric Hovind is going to have to wait his turn to become infamous though, as 38 and 39 are already works in progress.

The Mormon Candidate

John Sweeney investigates the beliefs of Mitt Romney, the man most likely to take on Barack Obama later this year, and asks whether America is ready for a Mormon president.



Sweeney travels to Utah to examine the appeal of the world's fastest growing religion. He meets the stars of its expensive ad campaign 'I'm a Mormon', who tell him of their dedication to family and charity. He meets polygamists, followers of an old Mormon tradition the official Church has turned its back on, he talks to missionaries who recruit people around the world just like Mitt Romney in the sixties, finds ex-members who claim they are cut off from their families and accuse Mormonism of being a cult, and he explores the faith with a Mormon apostle.

BBC2 27 March 2012

242-day earthquake cycle IS REAL!

Follow up to 188-day earthquake cycle debunked



SOURCES:

1:45 -- United States Geological Survey - 2012 Significant Earthquake

2:44 -- These 'responses' are real enough, but they came from another video pushing the 188-day theory. I hope people realize that they weren't really responses to my 242-day theory, this was just a joke.

3:55 -- Clips from Monty Python's Life of Brian

4:06 -- These messages are real, and were posted on the forum of my video '188-day earthquake theory debunked'

4:57 -- 'How to roll dice part 1'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2DIGM0vc0k

6:42 -- '188 DAYS BY LUCUS - FULL DOCUMENTARY'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia_yYm2cZjg
There is some dispute about whether Wayne Young's video was free or not. As I showed in the video, it was on sale on his website for $9.99 plus $1.99 US shipping. Four days before the earthquake was due, he released it for free on YouTube. Coincidentally, four days is about the same time it would have taken to ship the video out. What are the odds??

Face of an atheist

Report on the billboard in Tennessee with the message "This is what an atheist looks like" sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation

Billboard brouhana



Interview with Grace. Clarksville, Tennessee, USA.

News at 10. April 4, 2012. Nashville, TN

New magazine on Scientology

Read and learn about Scientology in Skeptic magazine Vol. 17 No. 1 Scientology

Mr Deity and the Therapist

Mr. Deity and Lucy see a therapist.

Wilkins: Demote Homosexuality's Status like Pluto's Status as a Planet

Self-proclaimed "ex-gay" Christian activist Tim Wilkins says homosexuality is not a sexual orientation and that same-sex relationships are inherently "unequal."

Darwin's Acid - Baba Brinkman

The Rap Guide to Evolution Music Videos, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust.



Lyrics and Performance by Baba Brinkman

Music by Soulful Spider

Animated by Joep Veldhuis

Illustrated by Silvia Van Schie

Supported by The Wellcome Trust

Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime - Episode #243

Bill and his roundtable guests (Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Matthew Weiner, Van Jones, Elise Jordan and Rich Galen) answer fan questions from this week's show. For more on Real Time with Bill Maher.



On Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney

Barton: One More Bombing Run Would Have Won The Vietnam War

During a 2007 presentation, David Barton asserted that the Viet Cong were just one more bombing run away from surrendering when the US withdrew from Vietnam.

Christian Card Counters, Pope Benedict on Marxism & Pope Cologne

"Holy Rollers" shows the sacred side of Sin City, Pope Benedict XVI believes Marxism no longer corresponds to reality, and a perfumer honors the pope with a signature cologne.

The Colbert Report
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The Colbert Report. Monday April 2, 2012

Atheist Bus Ads - Little Rock, AR - Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason

Report on the bus ads with the message "Are you good without God? Millions are" sponsored by the Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason.

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God & the Letters

This is a student-made video created for Dr. Michael Shermer's course, "Skepticism 101: How to Think Like a Scientist (Without Being a Geek)" at Chapman University during the fall 2011 semester. In the style of Bryan Dalton's "Mr. Deity", students show the audience the types of difficulties God may experience in answering his mail.



Created by: Connor Lambert, Charles DeLoach, Chenelle Delgadillo, and Karli Shill

The Fires Below - an aurora seen by the International Space Station

On March 4, 2012, as the space station circled the Earth above the Indian Ocean, an aurora blazed below. Hundreds of still photos were put together to make a time lapse video of this incredible, mesmerizing sight.



Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center