Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they're doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren't covering it.
John Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice their displeasure to the FCC.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Net Neutrality (HBO) 2014
fcc.gov/comments
Monday, June 30, 2014
Handcuffed Man Murdered By Police Officer
It's clear in the video that this man was putting up a hell of a fight and the cops are struggling here but does that justify a fatal shooting? El Paso Police Department cited a list of reasons backing this incident. Which side of this situation do you fall on? Tell us in the comments below.
"Earlier this year a grand jury declined to charge an El Paso police officer in the shooting death of a prisoner. A video of the incidenct was published on Monday, after the Texas Attorney General instructed the city to fulfill a request processed by the El Paso Times. The events of the video are deeply unsettling, showing a police officer essentially executing a handcuffed man.
On March 8, 2013, Officer Jose Flores shot and killed Daniel Rodrigo Saenz, who was in police custody after erratic behavior at a supermarket led him to be taken to a nearby medical center, where he is alleged to have assaulted an off-duty police officer and the facility's staff. Upon being arrested, Saenz continued to lash out physically against officers, and, according to reports, struck his own head against a door with the apparent intent to injure himself."*
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Gina Grad (http://www.twitter.com/ginagrad. Pretty Good Podcast) discus
www.mediaite.com/tv/video-surfaces-of-texas-police-executing-handcuffed-prisoner/
The Young Turks, 2014
"Earlier this year a grand jury declined to charge an El Paso police officer in the shooting death of a prisoner. A video of the incidenct was published on Monday, after the Texas Attorney General instructed the city to fulfill a request processed by the El Paso Times. The events of the video are deeply unsettling, showing a police officer essentially executing a handcuffed man.
On March 8, 2013, Officer Jose Flores shot and killed Daniel Rodrigo Saenz, who was in police custody after erratic behavior at a supermarket led him to be taken to a nearby medical center, where he is alleged to have assaulted an off-duty police officer and the facility's staff. Upon being arrested, Saenz continued to lash out physically against officers, and, according to reports, struck his own head against a door with the apparent intent to injure himself."*
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Gina Grad (http://www.twitter.com/ginagrad. Pretty Good Podcast) discus
www.mediaite.com/tv/video-surfaces-of-texas-police-executing-handcuffed-prisoner/
The Young Turks, 2014
Daubenmire Says America Deserves The Wrath Of God
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire says America, and Christians in particular, deserve the wrath of God for tolerating and celebrating debauchery and sin.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Matt Dillahunty - The Value of Debates
Matt Dillahunty is one of the hosts of "The Atheist Experience" television show and is a sought-after debater around the United States.
In this short interview, Matt speaks about apologists, the merits of debate, and why he'll never debate Ray Comfort again.
In this short interview, Matt speaks about apologists, the merits of debate, and why he'll never debate Ray Comfort again.
Richard Land Says "The Ultimate Rebellion Against God's Creation Is Transgenderism"
Richard Land says the Joe Biden's comments on gay rights are malicious and wrong-headed.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Beck Compares McDaniel's Loss To 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'
The Mormon Glenn Beck says that Chris McDaniel's lost because he was painted as a racist, just like what happened to the Jews in the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion."
Steve Kern: Gay Marriage Unconstitutional Because It Violates 'Judeo-Christian Worldview'
In this video of an August 2013 speech, Oklahoma Republican state senate candidate Steve Kern, husband of Sally Kern, discusses same-sex marriage, religious tolerance, and the Constitution.
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words.
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words.
Joe Arpaio Was Too Busy Investigating Obama Birth Certificate To Run For Governor
Sheriff Joe Arpaio tells the Washington Times that he "turned down" the chance to be governor because he was too busy investigating President Obama's birth certificate.
Crazy!
Crazy!
You don't chew the Lord! Tara Flynn talks to Dublin Atheists in the Pub
Actress and comedian Tara Flynn talks to Dublin Atheists in the Pub about comedy, satire, religion, reason, atheism and growing up in Ireland. Introduction by Atheist Ireland Dublin chairperson Ashling O'Brien.
Questions and answers to follow in a later video.
Questions and answers to follow in a later video.
Andrew Copson discussing the assisted dying ruling, on BBC News
A majority of judges in the Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals of Jane Nicklinson, widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Paul Lamb. The appeals were seeking a ruling by the Court that current English law, which prevents assisted dying for the terminally ill or incurably suffering, is incompatible with the right to dignity and a private life.
See full details here: Assisted dying appeals supported by the BHA dismissed by Supreme Court, Parliament urged to review law
See full details here: Assisted dying appeals supported by the BHA dismissed by Supreme Court, Parliament urged to review law
Friday, June 27, 2014
Ralph Reed and Bill Maher debate Christianity v atheism
Christian activist Ralph Reed debates the rationale of being a Christian who believes the Bible is literally true with atheist and Real Time host Bill Maher
Video from Real Time with Bill Maher, episode 320. June 6, 2014 on HBO.
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Watch on youtube Ralph Reed and Bill Maher debate Christianity v atheism
Video from Real Time with Bill Maher, episode 320. June 6, 2014 on HBO.
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Watch on youtube Ralph Reed and Bill Maher debate Christianity v atheism
The Death of Eli
Jake and Hugo read about Israels military failures, Meanwhile God and Gabriel get back to business as usual.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Is The Bible Really Hillary's Favorite Book Or Is She a Politician?
"The New York Times Sunday Book Review's "By the Book" section sports a title-dropping interview with that week's top shelf author. Last week it was inevitability vessel Hillary Clinton's turn, as she namechecked contemporary literary figures from Donna Tartt to Maya Angelou to Alice Munro. (John Grisham was in there, too.)
But as for her most formative text?"* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
2014
But as for her most formative text?"* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
2014
The Christian Hell 8: Today
☨ The Christian Hell 8: Today
The Christian Hell From The First To The Twentieth Century
By: Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner - 1913
The Christian Hell From The First To The Twentieth Century
By: Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner - 1913
Robertson: Sell Demonic, Haunted House
Pat Robertson gives advice on how to deal with a haunted house.
Video by CBN, 2014
Video by CBN, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Counter-Apologetics Part 1
Merriam Webster defines the word apologetics as:
1) systematic argumentative discourse in defense (as of a doctrine)
2) a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity
And apologists are everywhere, using lofty language and theological acrobatics to defend belief systems which can't otherwise be defended.
This two-part podcast talks about many prominent apologists and their arguments, addressing many of the most commonly heard apologetic claims and examining those claims logically, rationally, morally and against the evidence.
This episode is a discussion between several experience debaters: Matt Dillahunty, Tracie Harris and AronRa. Next week's show will be fully dedicated to listener calls with comments and questions (podcast@thethinkingatheist.com)
TTA Podcast 168: Counter-Apologetics Part 1
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
1) systematic argumentative discourse in defense (as of a doctrine)
2) a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity
And apologists are everywhere, using lofty language and theological acrobatics to defend belief systems which can't otherwise be defended.
This two-part podcast talks about many prominent apologists and their arguments, addressing many of the most commonly heard apologetic claims and examining those claims logically, rationally, morally and against the evidence.
This episode is a discussion between several experience debaters: Matt Dillahunty, Tracie Harris and AronRa. Next week's show will be fully dedicated to listener calls with comments and questions (podcast@thethinkingatheist.com)
TTA Podcast 168: Counter-Apologetics Part 1
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Are New Atheists Shallow and Dangerous? Michael Nugent on Newstalk
Robert Grant of TCD Philosophy Department wrote an article in the Irish Times titled "New Atheists ... 'shallow', 'naive', 'dangerous'."
Michael Nugent debated the article with Dr Grant on Newstalk Radio's "The Right Hook with George Hook" later that day, 24 June 2014.
Michael Nugent debated the article with Dr Grant on Newstalk Radio's "The Right Hook with George Hook" later that day, 24 June 2014.
Rafael Cruz Preaches 7 Mountains Dominionism
Rafael Cruz preaches Seven Mountains theology at the Road to Majority conference.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: Leviticus - Preview
Moses sayz Lord YHWH sayz watch Skeptic's Review LEVITICUS! Coming soon!
The Human Journey (with Dr Carolyn Porco)
Dr. Carolyn C. Porco is an American planetary scientist known for her work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. She leads the imaging scientist team on the Cassini mission currently in orbit around Saturn. She's also involved with the New Horizons mission launched to Pluto. She has authored more than 100 scientific papers. She has given two popular Ted Talks lectures. She has won numerous awards, including the Carl Sagan Medal presented by the American Astronomical Society for Excellence in the Communication of Science to the Public, she was named one of the 25 most influential people in space by Time magazine in 2012, and she was recently elected to be a laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.
On this podcast, we talk with Dr. Porco about her work, about the exploration of our solar system and beyond, about science versus anti-science, and about this new age of discovery that has opened windows into the vast reaches of space.
CAROLYN PORCO WEBSITE
Twitter: @carolynporco
Facebook: carolynporco
CICLOPS WEBSITE
THE DAY THE EARTH SMILED
TTA Podcast 167: The Human Journey (with Dr. Carolyn Porco)
Show date: June 18, 2014
The Thinking Atheist
On this podcast, we talk with Dr. Porco about her work, about the exploration of our solar system and beyond, about science versus anti-science, and about this new age of discovery that has opened windows into the vast reaches of space.
CAROLYN PORCO WEBSITE
Twitter: @carolynporco
Facebook: carolynporco
CICLOPS WEBSITE
THE DAY THE EARTH SMILED
TTA Podcast 167: The Human Journey (with Dr. Carolyn Porco)
Show date: June 18, 2014
The Thinking Atheist
Fischer Says Anti-Gay Discrimination Is 'A Virtue And It's Necessary'
Bryan Fischer calls on anti-gay activists to "reclaim the word 'discrimination'" because discriminating against gays is a good thing.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Reporting State/Church Violations to FFRF
Audio clips from Freethought Radio for June 21, 2014
Hosts: Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan Barker, FFRF Co-Presidents.
Guest: Elizabeth "Liz" Cavell, FFRF Staff Attorney,
Report a State/Church violation here
State/Church FAQ
Elizabeth Cavell and Patrick Elliott&'s FFRF Legal Update
Hosts: Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan Barker, FFRF Co-Presidents.
Guest: Elizabeth "Liz" Cavell, FFRF Staff Attorney,
Report a State/Church violation here
State/Church FAQ
Elizabeth Cavell and Patrick Elliott&'s FFRF Legal Update
Adam Carolla vs Patent Trolls, the Government, NPR, Salon, and more!
There's a lot of people out there whose job it is to be offended for other people," says Adam Carolla, comedian and host of the Adam Carolla Show podcast. "They're like, 'Hey, these are opinions people disagree with!' It's like, 'Hey, United States there, buddy. It's just one big pile of opinions that people disagree with.'"
Reason TV sat down with Carolla in his Glendale warehouse/podcast studio to discuss a lawsuit he's facing from a so-called "patent troll" who claims intellectual ownership over the idea of "a system for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence." In other words, the company claims to own the very idea of podcasting, despite never having produced a podcast itself.
Carolla, whose show set a Guinness Book World Record for most downloaded podcast of all time, is a natural target for the patent troll, but Carolla believes that if he goes down, the entire future of podcasting may be at stake. So he's started a "Save Our Podcasts" campaign to fight back.
"We were just sort of number one on their shakedown list, and I'm just assuming they'd just get to everyone who was in the top 1000 on iTunes eventually," says Carolla (1:46). "We sort of felt like, well, it'd be nice for our podcasting brothers not to give them 'X' amount of dollars... When terrorists take hostages, if you start negotiating with them, they just start taking more camera crews. We just figured we'd save the next camera crew. We'll take the duct tape and the zip ties."
Carolla even made a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to discuss patent reform with a Congessional committee. But he left underwhelmed by the experience.
"I got a call about an hour later that said, '[Sen. Patrick] Leahy shot it down,'" says Carolla (4:23). "It gave me renewed hope in the system and how one man could make a difference. Oh wait... it was a total waste of time."
In addition to fighting off patent trolls, Carolla has also been busy shooting an independent film, working on his Spike TV show To Catch a Contractor, and recently released his third bestselling book, President Me: The America That's in My Head. He sounded off on several of the topics covered in that book, such as his disgust with Los Angeles ("this town is trashy" - 7:08) and comedians being pressured to issue fake apologies (10:25).
He also calls out online media outlets for constantly engaging in ambush interview techniques, pointing to recent encounters with NPR and Salon as examples (11:45).
"There's not a lot of people who disagree with them who are willing to even talk to them anymore because of the ambush nature of what they do now," he says. "There's sort of nothing in it for the person who's being interviewed by Salon.com anymore, because all they're going to do is try to make you look like a bigoted, sexist, xenophobic whatever."
The interview concludes with Carolla discussing the various political labels that commentators have attached to him and why he considers himself "mostly libertarian" (14:43).
"You bring up the topic, I'll give you the answer" says Carolla. "For me, if you go, 'Would you like to lower taxes? Yes. Are you OK with guys having a pot plant in their backyard? Yes. Would you like government smaller? Yes.' I think when you're done with many of these questions, you'll probably end up with libertarian."
Approximately 17 minutes. Interview by Zach Weissmueller. Edited by Alexis Garcia. Camera by Alex Manning, Will Neff, Carlos Gutierrez, and Garcia.
Go to http://reason.com/ for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new material goes live.
Reason TV sat down with Carolla in his Glendale warehouse/podcast studio to discuss a lawsuit he's facing from a so-called "patent troll" who claims intellectual ownership over the idea of "a system for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence." In other words, the company claims to own the very idea of podcasting, despite never having produced a podcast itself.
Carolla, whose show set a Guinness Book World Record for most downloaded podcast of all time, is a natural target for the patent troll, but Carolla believes that if he goes down, the entire future of podcasting may be at stake. So he's started a "Save Our Podcasts" campaign to fight back.
"We were just sort of number one on their shakedown list, and I'm just assuming they'd just get to everyone who was in the top 1000 on iTunes eventually," says Carolla (1:46). "We sort of felt like, well, it'd be nice for our podcasting brothers not to give them 'X' amount of dollars... When terrorists take hostages, if you start negotiating with them, they just start taking more camera crews. We just figured we'd save the next camera crew. We'll take the duct tape and the zip ties."
Carolla even made a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to discuss patent reform with a Congessional committee. But he left underwhelmed by the experience.
"I got a call about an hour later that said, '[Sen. Patrick] Leahy shot it down,'" says Carolla (4:23). "It gave me renewed hope in the system and how one man could make a difference. Oh wait... it was a total waste of time."
In addition to fighting off patent trolls, Carolla has also been busy shooting an independent film, working on his Spike TV show To Catch a Contractor, and recently released his third bestselling book, President Me: The America That's in My Head. He sounded off on several of the topics covered in that book, such as his disgust with Los Angeles ("this town is trashy" - 7:08) and comedians being pressured to issue fake apologies (10:25).
He also calls out online media outlets for constantly engaging in ambush interview techniques, pointing to recent encounters with NPR and Salon as examples (11:45).
"There's not a lot of people who disagree with them who are willing to even talk to them anymore because of the ambush nature of what they do now," he says. "There's sort of nothing in it for the person who's being interviewed by Salon.com anymore, because all they're going to do is try to make you look like a bigoted, sexist, xenophobic whatever."
The interview concludes with Carolla discussing the various political labels that commentators have attached to him and why he considers himself "mostly libertarian" (14:43).
"You bring up the topic, I'll give you the answer" says Carolla. "For me, if you go, 'Would you like to lower taxes? Yes. Are you OK with guys having a pot plant in their backyard? Yes. Would you like government smaller? Yes.' I think when you're done with many of these questions, you'll probably end up with libertarian."
Approximately 17 minutes. Interview by Zach Weissmueller. Edited by Alexis Garcia. Camera by Alex Manning, Will Neff, Carlos Gutierrez, and Garcia.
Go to http://reason.com/ for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new material goes live.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Atheism, religion and sexuality - Max Krzyzanowski at Atheists in the Pub
Max Krzyzanowski of LGBT Noise speaking at Dublin Atheists in the Pub on 17 June 2014. Introduced by Ashling O'Brien.
Rohrer: God Will Punish America For Gay Marriage
Sam Rohrer warns of divine judgment on America over marriage equality.
Nation for Marriage
Nation for Marriage
Proof of God
Romans 1 tells us...
God has invisible qualities that can be seen
- If you deny this, then you're lying to yourself
Can't beat that logic...
Music from: World War Z Motion Picture Soundtrack
God has invisible qualities that can be seen
- If you deny this, then you're lying to yourself
Can't beat that logic...
Music from: World War Z Motion Picture Soundtrack
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Operation Deserter Storm - Home Is Where the Hate Is
Fox News has a field day over the controversial release of P.O.W. Bowe Bergdahl from a Taliban prison. (4:57)
Operation Deserter Storm - Home Is Where the Hate Is - Mama Muslim
Operation Deserter Storm - Home Is Where the Hate Is - Mama Muslim
The Catholic Church Is a Criminal Organization
Atheist Experience #870 HD + Aftershow: The Catholic Church Is a Criminal Organization
WIth: Matt Dillahunty, Jen Peeples,
Michael Nugent discusses religious censorship on RTE
RTE recently removed a sketch about Jesus from David McSavage's comedy show.
Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent and Peter Lynas of Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland discuss the issue on BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence hosted by William Crawley.
Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent and Peter Lynas of Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland discuss the issue on BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence hosted by William Crawley.
Friday, June 20, 2014
THE SAVAGE EYE -- WILD NUNS
Ireland's President for Life keeps Wild Nuns in her backgarden who are besotted with her Gardener.
Featuring the considerable talents of Dorothy Cotter, Sarah Jane Seymour and Niamh Algar and that bloke playing Jesus.
This sketch was filmed for the Love episode in series four of the Savage Eye but was not broadcast.
Featuring the considerable talents of Dorothy Cotter, Sarah Jane Seymour and Niamh Algar and that bloke playing Jesus.
This sketch was filmed for the Love episode in series four of the Savage Eye but was not broadcast.
Religious Calling
America's Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers, shows how God, a patriotic, Real American, always puts even the prettiest need of His American followers to the front of the queue.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Kawhi Leonard: More like Kawow Leonard
I know he is some kind of Christian, but I now call Kawhi Leonard for Kawow Leonard.
Wow! Look at that! Kawow Leonard
Wow! Look at that! Kawow Leonard
COSMOS: FFRF Interviews Ann Druyan
Audio clips from Freethought Radio, June 14, 2014.
Hosts: Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan Barker, FFRF Co-Presidents.
Guest: Ann Druyan
Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Hosts: Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan Barker, FFRF Co-Presidents.
Guest: Ann Druyan
Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
God, Willing to Trade Favors for Babies
In this edition of the Atheist Bible Study, Jake and Hugo read how god is willing to make all your dreams come true.. as long as you promise him your first born.
Brat: Left 'Nervous' That People Aren't Starving Anymore
“China and India are feeding their people in the first time in human history due to free markets and the left knows that and it gets them nervous.” David Brat
10 Questions for Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and host of NOVA scienceNOW. Here he answers reader questions and talks about the universe and how he'd save the world.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Creationism. Surprising Poll Results
According to a Gallup poll just released today, 42% of Americans believe in Creationism, 31% of Americans believe in god-guided evolution, and 19% of Americans are actually right.
Hemant Mehta, 2014
Hemant Mehta, 2014
God Has Instructed Rafael Cruz To Mobilize Pastors To Vote
Rafael Cruz was the guest on James Robison's "Life Today" broadcast recently where he revealed that God told him that it was his mission to mobilize pastors to get involved in politics in order to save America and, to do so, God has been setting up opportunities for him to speak to groups of pastors all over the country ahead of the midterm elections.
- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/god-has-instructed-rafael-cruz-mobilize-pastors-vote
- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/god-has-instructed-rafael-cruz-mobilize-pastors-vote
Inside the Scientology Celebrity Centre: An Ex-Parishoner Reveals All
This documentary is an inside look at the Scientology Celebrity Centre. I begin by taking you on my journey from a fresh faced new actor who just arrived in Los Angeles, full of hopes and dreams, to ultimately being recruited into Hollywood's most dangerous, secretive, and famous cult. I'm bringing to light all of their horrible crimes, especially detailing how they exploit members financially. I talk about their elite Sea Organization, which makes members sign billion year contracts and devote their entire lives to serving Scientology as around the clock slave labor. I also publicly reveal how anti-gay the church is, bringing homophobia to a whole new level. I'm exposing the church and airing all of their dirty laundry!
I know all of their inner workings. I know all of the inside secrets about the church and their celebrities. This is the video Scientology doesn't want you to see and what they don't want you to know about - and I tell all!
About Me: My name is Steven Mango and I was a parishoner of the exclusive Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood, CA. In the span of four years of devoted membership until my escape in 2012, I became a lifetime member, I donated close to $50,000 to the church, and I was a victim of severe spiritual and emotional abuse inside the walls of the church. I was also a poster boy for the church, appearing in advertisements for the International Association of Scientologists across the Celebrity Centre. My photo also appeared on their The Way To Happiness booklets.
Contact Information and Links:
Website: http://stevenmango.com/
Email: mangoman7591@gmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/stevenmango
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Mango/193362217358970
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3571017/
Press/Media Contact: steven@luminarypr.com
I know all of their inner workings. I know all of the inside secrets about the church and their celebrities. This is the video Scientology doesn't want you to see and what they don't want you to know about - and I tell all!
About Me: My name is Steven Mango and I was a parishoner of the exclusive Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood, CA. In the span of four years of devoted membership until my escape in 2012, I became a lifetime member, I donated close to $50,000 to the church, and I was a victim of severe spiritual and emotional abuse inside the walls of the church. I was also a poster boy for the church, appearing in advertisements for the International Association of Scientologists across the Celebrity Centre. My photo also appeared on their The Way To Happiness booklets.
Contact Information and Links:
Website: http://stevenmango.com/
Email: mangoman7591@gmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/stevenmango
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Mango/193362217358970
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3571017/
Press/Media Contact: steven@luminarypr.com
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Fischer Upset Pope Francis Allowed Worship Of The 'Demon God' Allah At The Vatican
Bryan Fischer is upset that Pope Francis allowed the worship of the "demon god" Allah to occur in the Vatican.
Video by Focal Point on AFA Channel, 2014
Video by Focal Point on AFA Channel, 2014
First Lady Michelle Obama Talks Health and Healthcare
Jimmy asks First Lady Michelle Obama about two major White House initiatives: Let's Move and the Affordable Care Act.
Let's Move!
First Lady Michelle Obama teaches Sara and Stacy that being active and eating right isn't so "ew!"
Let's Move!
First Lady Michelle Obama teaches Sara and Stacy that being active and eating right isn't so "ew!"
Beautiful Equations
Artist and writer Matt Collings takes the plunge into an alien world of equations. He asks top scientists to help him understand five of the most famous equations in science, talks to Stephen Hawking about his equation for black holes and comes face to face with a particle of anti-matter.
Along the way he discovers why Newton was right about those falling apples and how to make sense of E=mc2. As he gets to grips with these equations he wonders whether the concept of artistic beauty has any relevance to the world of physics.
Along the way he discovers why Newton was right about those falling apples and how to make sense of E=mc2. As he gets to grips with these equations he wonders whether the concept of artistic beauty has any relevance to the world of physics.
Placebo Effect of Prayer
Atheist Experience #868 HD + Aftershow: Placebo Effect of Prayer
With Martin Wagner and Russell Glasser.
With Martin Wagner and Russell Glasser.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Christian Homeschoolers Run 'Concentration Camp'
According to police, the girls were home schooled, and subjected to strict punishment that included hour-long running sessions, memorization of Bible verses, and spankings with a wooden paddle. The couple also forced the girls to sleep in a backyard tent either nude or only in a diaper
Police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto said the oldest teenage girl remained in a local hospital due to her emaciated condition, and that the five-foot-tall (1.52-meter) teen had weighed just 60 pounds (27 kg) upon admission.
Police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto said the oldest teenage girl remained in a local hospital due to her emaciated condition, and that the five-foot-tall (1.52-meter) teen had weighed just 60 pounds (27 kg) upon admission.
How To Annoy a Mexican Church
CultOfDusty: "Today I was awakened by a loud, obnoxious Mexican Church, so I filmed how I got rid of them."
Michael Peroutka Dedicates Dinosaur At The Creation Museum
Michael Peroutka dedicates a dinosaur that his family foundation donated to the Creation Museum.
The Bible: The Gospels - Part 28
Jesus is brought to trial before the Jewish authorities... then Pilate... then Herod... then back to Pilate. Pilate washes his hands of the entire debacle. I don't blame him. Pilate asks, "What is truth?" Good question...
Also, Simon Rocky Peter shows that he is not much of a "rock." The Jewish authorities arrange a "Free Barabbas" concert. Finally, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John show that they can't get the story straight! But you knew that already.
Also, Simon Rocky Peter shows that he is not much of a "rock." The Jewish authorities arrange a "Free Barabbas" concert. Finally, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John show that they can't get the story straight! But you knew that already.
Explanatory Power of God
Atheist Experience #866 HD + Aftershow: Explanatory Power of God
The Atheist Experience #866 for May 18, 2014, with Russell Glasser and Tracie Harris.
The Atheist Experience #866 for May 18, 2014, with Russell Glasser and Tracie Harris.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Let's Laugh at Sye
All that needs to be said...
Music credit: Batty McFaddin by Kevin MacLeod, CC Attribution
2014
Music credit: Batty McFaddin by Kevin MacLeod, CC Attribution
2014
Southern Baptist Pastor embraces gay son. Congregation reacts in a surprising way
A Southern Baptist Pastor did something remarkable not too long ago. Danny Cortez, a pastor in California, told his congregation that he no longer accepted the church's teachings on homosexuality. He didn't think it was a sin to be gay. He said that just a couple days after his own son came out publicly as gay so it was personal for him.
The reaction was kind of what you would expect. The church decided they would vote on whether Cortez could still be their pastor, whether he would still have a job.
But the amazing thing is that they voted to keep him. And they changed their own rules instead. They now allow members to hold LGBT-affirming beliefs. The church is now called a Third Way church, meaning they agree to disagree on "controversial" issues like gay marriage.
It couldn't have happened at a more important time either, because the Southern Baptist Convention just met this past weekend and a major SBC leader Al Mohler denounced Cortez and his church. He said there can't be a third way. There's the biblical way... or the way that'll send you to hell.
This is precisely the sort of thinking that causing so many young people to leave Southern Baptist churches. And it's not going to get any better while people like Mohler are in charge.
So yay!
By the way, I've heard a lot of criticism of Pastor Cortez saying that it shouldn't have taken him having a gay son for him to change his mind on this. He should just realize that all gay people are somebody's sons or daughters. That's a fair point. But you know what? That's how a lot of people with bigoted views change. They happen to know someone who's gay and, all of a sudden, it becomes an issue they have to deal with directly. It's not just something that happens over there. It's not abstract. They have to deal with their stereotypes being proven wrong right in front of their faces.
And by the way, it's not even a correct criticism in this case, because Cortez had changed his mind BEFORE his son came out to him.
But let's say that wasn't true. So what if it took a gay son for him to change his own mind. At least he had the courage to change it. And good for him for standing up for his son when he might have lost his job over it.
Hemant Mehta, 2014
The reaction was kind of what you would expect. The church decided they would vote on whether Cortez could still be their pastor, whether he would still have a job.
But the amazing thing is that they voted to keep him. And they changed their own rules instead. They now allow members to hold LGBT-affirming beliefs. The church is now called a Third Way church, meaning they agree to disagree on "controversial" issues like gay marriage.
It couldn't have happened at a more important time either, because the Southern Baptist Convention just met this past weekend and a major SBC leader Al Mohler denounced Cortez and his church. He said there can't be a third way. There's the biblical way... or the way that'll send you to hell.
This is precisely the sort of thinking that causing so many young people to leave Southern Baptist churches. And it's not going to get any better while people like Mohler are in charge.
So yay!
By the way, I've heard a lot of criticism of Pastor Cortez saying that it shouldn't have taken him having a gay son for him to change his mind on this. He should just realize that all gay people are somebody's sons or daughters. That's a fair point. But you know what? That's how a lot of people with bigoted views change. They happen to know someone who's gay and, all of a sudden, it becomes an issue they have to deal with directly. It's not just something that happens over there. It's not abstract. They have to deal with their stereotypes being proven wrong right in front of their faces.
And by the way, it's not even a correct criticism in this case, because Cortez had changed his mind BEFORE his son came out to him.
But let's say that wasn't true. So what if it took a gay son for him to change his own mind. At least he had the courage to change it. And good for him for standing up for his son when he might have lost his job over it.
Hemant Mehta, 2014
The Dark Ages (failure of Christianity)
The Atheist Experience #867 for May 25, 2014, with Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker.
Recovering From Religion
WHAT IS THE ATHEIST EXPERIENCE?
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.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
Recovering From Religion
WHAT IS THE ATHEIST EXPERIENCE?
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.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
Afterlife is Meaningless Without Afterafterlife
If the afterlife gives life meaning, then what gives the afterlife meaning, and why can't that be the meaning of life? Why does meaning require eternity?
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Bible Answers (episode 5)
Bible Answers continues with John Mathews and his message of hope. His understanding of the Bible will guide you in your journeys. In todays episode kids, we learn once again that the Bible and logic don't belong in the same sentence!
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 5).
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 5).
Franklin Graham Warns Spirit of Antichrist is In Government, Pushing Towards End Times
Franklin Graham and Jan Crouch discuss the End Times and supposed anti-Christian persecution.
Klingenschmitt Says Atheists Are Blind To The Fact They're Demon Possessed
Gordon Klingenschmitt confusingly argues that atheists do not realize they are possessed by the Devil because the Devil blinds them to the fact that they're possessed by the Devil.
The Fool Hath Said In His Heart That There Is No God
A Public Domain Video to watch as you ignore me talking about innate knowledge and free will.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Krauss, Shermer, D'Souza, Hutchinson Debate God
Dinesh D'Souza, Michael Shermer, Lawrence Krauss and Ian Hutchinson debate the evidence for the existence of gods .
Shorter clip - just the debate
Krauss, Shermer, D'Souza, Hutchinson Debate God - Faith Vs Reason
Fox Business News, John Stossel, December 2012
Shorter clip - just the debate
Krauss, Shermer, D'Souza, Hutchinson Debate God - Faith Vs Reason
Fox Business News, John Stossel, December 2012
The Refining Reason Debate: Dogma Debate Livecast
After the May 31, 2014 debate between Matt Dillahunty and Sye Ten Bruggencate in Memphis, David Smalley did a "Dogma Debate" livecast from the venue.
Guests included Sarah Morehead, David Silverman, Sye Ten Bruggencate and Eric Hovind.
Guests included Sarah Morehead, David Silverman, Sye Ten Bruggencate and Eric Hovind.
A Conversation with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - SXSW Interactive
With Christie Nicholson
A Conversation with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - SXSW Interactive 2014 (Full Session)
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Questions for Karl, Part 1
0:00:05 Introduction
0:02:18 Do we need 'em?
0:03:13 The world's got smaller
0:04:42 The way we have kids and that...
0:08:58 Loads more than that...
0:10:01 When caveman was wondering around
0:11:39 Pub with a mug
0:14:01 Flies and a condom
0:15:16 Real flies and a real condom
0:17:25 None of this now needed, baby dead
0:18:55 Lion mutilates 42 midgets in Cambodian ring-fight
0:20:16 Have you got a gran?
0:21:52 Mental homeless woman
0:22:44 Paul ''The Party Animal'' Parker
0:24:02 Sex machine for women
0:25:09 To a lot of people, sex is important
0:26:20 Sexy metal pants
0:27:26 Could they got a little gay fellow in
0:28:43 Chuck in some free butt plugs!
0:29:30 First nudist organization
0:30:54 I looked once...
0:32:37 Let's just get this question right...
0:34:13 Talking of eating knobs...
0:34:46 It is hard eating a little kangaroo knob...
0:36:05 I could eat a knob at night (dance mix)
0:37:19 Work the other way around...
0:40:48 Gift of a goat...
0:42:04 Let me put me-self in in their shoes... they haven't got any.
0:43:45 Virgin Galactic
0:45:36 I'd like to meet some aliens...
0:46:50 The loneliest man ever... in the world
0:47:50 He still bothered to put his clothes on?
0:49:02 If you could have a super power...
0:52:22 Waste not, want not
0:54:04 Don't be chucking that out, you might need that later
0:54:27 Never have so few done so much for so many...
0:55:05 Bungled in...
0:55:30 Why can't they do that?
0:56:44 Homeless Chinese fellow
0:57:47 No bum tubes though...
0:59:56 Tribes...
1:00:34 Do they need to know?
1:02:01 Why didn't they get the police in?
1:03:50 Would they accept me?
1:04:25 But even cavemen had little pants...
1:05:31 What's the newest thing you got here?
1:06:36 How often do you get new stuff in?
1:07:37 But nobody wants it...
1:07:56 1590... Could be from any time really...
1:10:28 Me mum wanted me to be a doctor...
1:10:56 Dolphins with guns on them...
1:12:51 Karl, you rock!
1:13:21 No, it's perfectly round your head...
1:14:00 You'd only recently seen a Chinese homeless person...
1:16:24 The first time I saw Steve...
1:16:48 Who would you most like to spend the day with?
1:18:47 I mainly eat just so I keep going...
1:20:31 Fish that can kill you...
1:21:06 Sayings and that... Glass houses...
1:22:20 What is an analogy?
1:23:29 There's an elephant in the room
1:24:40 The only time I wanted a wig...
1:25:58 You were going to learn something every day...
1:26:22 Octopus... What they can do...
1:27:00 There's a chicken somewhere...
1:28:01 Is it worth looking after animals?
1:29:23 They've cut somebody's head off...
1:32:03 What body parts can you live without?
1:32:42 I wonder if I can do it... right, if I didn't have any thumbs
1:34:30 This woman with no pants on and that...
1:37:08 Never has a Manc said so much... that means so little
1:37:24 Octopus' testicles are located in their head...
1:37:58 If you could be anyone in the world...
1:39:02 I was thinking... Bruce Willis...
1:40:33 Suzanne's shoes needed to go to the Cobbler's
1:43:14 If you want to walk a dog...
1:44:30 Cogito ergo sum...
1:46:10 What's the story with the egg?
1:48:20 Willy-nilly-ly
1:50:11 I never go to the doctor's, unless it's really bad...
1:52:07 Your fist would be up your own arse
1:52:45 Nicknames?
1:56:41 I had a C.B.
2:00:03 Who would you save, Steve or Ricky?
2:03:28 Paul "The Party Animal" Parker returns...
2:04:26 Female kidney turns lumberjack onto house work
2:05:30 Face transplants...
2:08:04 If you had children...
2:10:56 I nearly killed a man once...
2:11:57 How you met Suzanne?
2:13:24 A camel is a horse designed by committee
2:14:20 Elephants of Mammoths, one or the other
2:14:40 Improving on animals...
2:17:12 Questions for Karl jingle
2:17:20 If you could talk to any animal...
2:18:33 Time travel...
2:22:07 Adult diapers...
2:23:13 Litter tray...
2:25:23 What would you teach kids at school...
2:26:38 Dishwasher found on Mars...
2:29:15 Population problem...
2:30:21 Have you ever been in a fight?
2:34:10 Would we have wings now?
2:35:30 It's World New?
2:38:35 Most romantic thing done for Suzanne?
2:40:33 Chatting up a woman at a bar...
2:41:46 If a lion could talk... ...I don't know what I mean.
2:45:30 I'd just chuck myself in to the salt pot
2:51:18 What sound or noise do you love?
2:57:22 As me... or as a worm?
2:58:47 Leaps from no ambition...
3:00:10 Uppered and blind ghosts
3:05:59 What would you like to hear God say?
3:08:54 What about teenagers?
3:10:57 At 13... Life got tough
3:12:53 I was sort of taken away by some fellow...
3:14:13 Top 5 Freaks!
3:22:49 I don't feel needed
0:02:18 Do we need 'em?
0:03:13 The world's got smaller
0:04:42 The way we have kids and that...
0:08:58 Loads more than that...
0:10:01 When caveman was wondering around
0:11:39 Pub with a mug
0:14:01 Flies and a condom
0:15:16 Real flies and a real condom
0:17:25 None of this now needed, baby dead
0:18:55 Lion mutilates 42 midgets in Cambodian ring-fight
0:20:16 Have you got a gran?
0:21:52 Mental homeless woman
0:22:44 Paul ''The Party Animal'' Parker
0:24:02 Sex machine for women
0:25:09 To a lot of people, sex is important
0:26:20 Sexy metal pants
0:27:26 Could they got a little gay fellow in
0:28:43 Chuck in some free butt plugs!
0:29:30 First nudist organization
0:30:54 I looked once...
0:32:37 Let's just get this question right...
0:34:13 Talking of eating knobs...
0:34:46 It is hard eating a little kangaroo knob...
0:36:05 I could eat a knob at night (dance mix)
0:37:19 Work the other way around...
0:40:48 Gift of a goat...
0:42:04 Let me put me-self in in their shoes... they haven't got any.
0:43:45 Virgin Galactic
0:45:36 I'd like to meet some aliens...
0:46:50 The loneliest man ever... in the world
0:47:50 He still bothered to put his clothes on?
0:49:02 If you could have a super power...
0:52:22 Waste not, want not
0:54:04 Don't be chucking that out, you might need that later
0:54:27 Never have so few done so much for so many...
0:55:05 Bungled in...
0:55:30 Why can't they do that?
0:56:44 Homeless Chinese fellow
0:57:47 No bum tubes though...
0:59:56 Tribes...
1:00:34 Do they need to know?
1:02:01 Why didn't they get the police in?
1:03:50 Would they accept me?
1:04:25 But even cavemen had little pants...
1:05:31 What's the newest thing you got here?
1:06:36 How often do you get new stuff in?
1:07:37 But nobody wants it...
1:07:56 1590... Could be from any time really...
1:10:28 Me mum wanted me to be a doctor...
1:10:56 Dolphins with guns on them...
1:12:51 Karl, you rock!
1:13:21 No, it's perfectly round your head...
1:14:00 You'd only recently seen a Chinese homeless person...
1:16:24 The first time I saw Steve...
1:16:48 Who would you most like to spend the day with?
1:18:47 I mainly eat just so I keep going...
1:20:31 Fish that can kill you...
1:21:06 Sayings and that... Glass houses...
1:22:20 What is an analogy?
1:23:29 There's an elephant in the room
1:24:40 The only time I wanted a wig...
1:25:58 You were going to learn something every day...
1:26:22 Octopus... What they can do...
1:27:00 There's a chicken somewhere...
1:28:01 Is it worth looking after animals?
1:29:23 They've cut somebody's head off...
1:32:03 What body parts can you live without?
1:32:42 I wonder if I can do it... right, if I didn't have any thumbs
1:34:30 This woman with no pants on and that...
1:37:08 Never has a Manc said so much... that means so little
1:37:24 Octopus' testicles are located in their head...
1:37:58 If you could be anyone in the world...
1:39:02 I was thinking... Bruce Willis...
1:40:33 Suzanne's shoes needed to go to the Cobbler's
1:43:14 If you want to walk a dog...
1:44:30 Cogito ergo sum...
1:46:10 What's the story with the egg?
1:48:20 Willy-nilly-ly
1:50:11 I never go to the doctor's, unless it's really bad...
1:52:07 Your fist would be up your own arse
1:52:45 Nicknames?
1:56:41 I had a C.B.
2:00:03 Who would you save, Steve or Ricky?
2:03:28 Paul "The Party Animal" Parker returns...
2:04:26 Female kidney turns lumberjack onto house work
2:05:30 Face transplants...
2:08:04 If you had children...
2:10:56 I nearly killed a man once...
2:11:57 How you met Suzanne?
2:13:24 A camel is a horse designed by committee
2:14:20 Elephants of Mammoths, one or the other
2:14:40 Improving on animals...
2:17:12 Questions for Karl jingle
2:17:20 If you could talk to any animal...
2:18:33 Time travel...
2:22:07 Adult diapers...
2:23:13 Litter tray...
2:25:23 What would you teach kids at school...
2:26:38 Dishwasher found on Mars...
2:29:15 Population problem...
2:30:21 Have you ever been in a fight?
2:34:10 Would we have wings now?
2:35:30 It's World New?
2:38:35 Most romantic thing done for Suzanne?
2:40:33 Chatting up a woman at a bar...
2:41:46 If a lion could talk... ...I don't know what I mean.
2:45:30 I'd just chuck myself in to the salt pot
2:51:18 What sound or noise do you love?
2:57:22 As me... or as a worm?
2:58:47 Leaps from no ambition...
3:00:10 Uppered and blind ghosts
3:05:59 What would you like to hear God say?
3:08:54 What about teenagers?
3:10:57 At 13... Life got tough
3:12:53 I was sort of taken away by some fellow...
3:14:13 Top 5 Freaks!
3:22:49 I don't feel needed
Police Shoot & Kill Man Watering Lawn
--Police shoot and kill a man watering his lawn, and the family has now been awarded $6.5 million.
ESTATE SALE! BONUS WIFE IF YOU ACT QUICKLY!
Jake and Hugo read the entire book of Ruth in one sitting. It's like mainlining the opposite of heroin. Not a good time.
Help Team Bakersfield and Extra life raise money for Children! http://tinyurl.com/lu3lacr
Help Team Bakersfield and Extra life raise money for Children! http://tinyurl.com/lu3lacr
Waiting For Superman
SYNOPSIS (provided by Paramount Pictures)
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children.
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education statistics have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying drop-out factories and academic sinkholes, methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.
However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, and ultimately questioning the role of unions in maintaining the status quo, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind.
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Katie talks to Davis Guggenheim, director and producer of the provocative new documentary about education in America, "Waiting for 'Superman.'"
@katiecouric: "Waiting for 'Superman'"
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children.
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education statistics have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying drop-out factories and academic sinkholes, methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.
However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, and ultimately questioning the role of unions in maintaining the status quo, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind.
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Katie talks to Davis Guggenheim, director and producer of the provocative new documentary about education in America, "Waiting for 'Superman.'"
@katiecouric: "Waiting for 'Superman'"
The Dark Side of Fast Food: Why Does It Make You Sick / Fat / Tired / Taste So Good
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (2001) is a book by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser that examines the local and global influence of the United States fast food industry.
Fast Food Nation | Film Trailer
First serialized by Rolling Stone in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's classic muckraking novel The Jungle. The book was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Richard Linklater.
The book is divided into two sections, "The American Way," which interrogates the beginnings of the Fast Food Nation within the context of post-World War II America; and "Meat and Potatoes," which examines the specific mechanizations of the fast-food industry, including the chemical flavoring of the food, the production of cattle and chickens, the working conditions of beef industry, the dangers of eating meat, and the global context of fast food as an American cultural export.
Fast Food Nation opens with discussion of Carl N. Karcher and the McDonalds brothers, examining their roles as pioneers of the fast-food industry in southern California. This discussion is followed by an examination of Ray Kroc and Walt Disney's complicated relationship as well as each man's rise to fame. This chapter also considers the intricate, profitable methods of advertising to children. Next, Schlosser visits Colorado Springs, CO and investigates the life and working conditions of the typical fast-food industry employee: fast-food restaurants employ the highest rate of low-wage workers, have among the highest turnover rates, and pay minimum wage to a higher proportion of its employees than any other American industry.
The second section of the text begins with a discussion of the chemical components that make the food taste so good. Schlosser follows this with a discussion of the life of a typical rancher, considering the difficulties presented to the agriculture world in a new economy. Schlosser is perhaps most provocative when he critiques the meatpacking industry, which he tags as the most dangerous job in America. Moreover, the meat produced by slaughterhouses has become exponentially more hazardous since the centralization of the industry: the way cattle are raised, slaughtered, and processed provides an ideal setting for E coli to spread. Additionally, working conditions continue to grow worse. In the final chapter, Schlosser considers how fast food has matured as an American cultural export following the Cold War: the collapse of Soviet Communism has allowed the mass spread of American goods and services, especially fast food. As a result, the rest of the world is catching up with America's rising obesity rates.
The book continues with an account of the evolution of fast food and how it has coincided with the advent of the automobile. Schlosser explains the transformation from countless independent restaurants to a few uniform franchises. "The extraordinary growth of the fast food industry has been driven by fundamental changes in American society... During that period, women entered the workforce in record numbers, often motivated less by a feminist perspective than by a need to pay the bills. In 1975, about one-third of American mothers with young children worked outside the home; today almost two-thirds of such mothers are employed. As the sociologists Cameron Lynne Macdonald and Carmen Sirianni have noted, the entry of so many women into the workforce has greatly increased demand for the types of services that housewives traditionally perform: cooking, cleaning, and child care. A generation ago, three-quarters of the money used to buy food in the United States was spent to prepare meals at home. Today about half of the money used to buy food is spent at restaurants - mainly at fast food restaurants."
Regarding the topic of child-targeted marketing, Schlosser explains how the McDonald's Corporation modeled its marketing tactics on The Walt Disney Company, which inspired the creation of advertising icons such as Ronald McDonald and his sidekicks. Marketing executives intended that this marketing shift would result not only in attracting children, but their parents and grandparents as well. More importantly, the tactic would instill brand loyalty that would persist through adulthood through nostalgic associations to McDonald's. Schlosser also discusses the tactic's ills: the exploitation of children's naïveté and trusting nature.
In marketing to children, Schlosser suggests, corporations have infiltrated schools through sponsorship and quid pro quo. He sees that reductions in corporate taxation have come at the expense of school funding, thereby presenting many corporations with the opportunity for sponsorship with those same schools. According to his sources, 80% of sponsored textbooks contain material that is biased in favor of the sponsors, and 30% of high schools offer fast foods in their cafeterias.
Fast Food Nation | Film Trailer
First serialized by Rolling Stone in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's classic muckraking novel The Jungle. The book was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Richard Linklater.
The book is divided into two sections, "The American Way," which interrogates the beginnings of the Fast Food Nation within the context of post-World War II America; and "Meat and Potatoes," which examines the specific mechanizations of the fast-food industry, including the chemical flavoring of the food, the production of cattle and chickens, the working conditions of beef industry, the dangers of eating meat, and the global context of fast food as an American cultural export.
Fast Food Nation opens with discussion of Carl N. Karcher and the McDonalds brothers, examining their roles as pioneers of the fast-food industry in southern California. This discussion is followed by an examination of Ray Kroc and Walt Disney's complicated relationship as well as each man's rise to fame. This chapter also considers the intricate, profitable methods of advertising to children. Next, Schlosser visits Colorado Springs, CO and investigates the life and working conditions of the typical fast-food industry employee: fast-food restaurants employ the highest rate of low-wage workers, have among the highest turnover rates, and pay minimum wage to a higher proportion of its employees than any other American industry.
The second section of the text begins with a discussion of the chemical components that make the food taste so good. Schlosser follows this with a discussion of the life of a typical rancher, considering the difficulties presented to the agriculture world in a new economy. Schlosser is perhaps most provocative when he critiques the meatpacking industry, which he tags as the most dangerous job in America. Moreover, the meat produced by slaughterhouses has become exponentially more hazardous since the centralization of the industry: the way cattle are raised, slaughtered, and processed provides an ideal setting for E coli to spread. Additionally, working conditions continue to grow worse. In the final chapter, Schlosser considers how fast food has matured as an American cultural export following the Cold War: the collapse of Soviet Communism has allowed the mass spread of American goods and services, especially fast food. As a result, the rest of the world is catching up with America's rising obesity rates.
The book continues with an account of the evolution of fast food and how it has coincided with the advent of the automobile. Schlosser explains the transformation from countless independent restaurants to a few uniform franchises. "The extraordinary growth of the fast food industry has been driven by fundamental changes in American society... During that period, women entered the workforce in record numbers, often motivated less by a feminist perspective than by a need to pay the bills. In 1975, about one-third of American mothers with young children worked outside the home; today almost two-thirds of such mothers are employed. As the sociologists Cameron Lynne Macdonald and Carmen Sirianni have noted, the entry of so many women into the workforce has greatly increased demand for the types of services that housewives traditionally perform: cooking, cleaning, and child care. A generation ago, three-quarters of the money used to buy food in the United States was spent to prepare meals at home. Today about half of the money used to buy food is spent at restaurants - mainly at fast food restaurants."
Regarding the topic of child-targeted marketing, Schlosser explains how the McDonald's Corporation modeled its marketing tactics on The Walt Disney Company, which inspired the creation of advertising icons such as Ronald McDonald and his sidekicks. Marketing executives intended that this marketing shift would result not only in attracting children, but their parents and grandparents as well. More importantly, the tactic would instill brand loyalty that would persist through adulthood through nostalgic associations to McDonald's. Schlosser also discusses the tactic's ills: the exploitation of children's naïveté and trusting nature.
In marketing to children, Schlosser suggests, corporations have infiltrated schools through sponsorship and quid pro quo. He sees that reductions in corporate taxation have come at the expense of school funding, thereby presenting many corporations with the opportunity for sponsorship with those same schools. According to his sources, 80% of sponsored textbooks contain material that is biased in favor of the sponsors, and 30% of high schools offer fast foods in their cafeterias.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Sketchy Story of Jesus
In this video, Venaloid explain the history of the Gospels and how they do not provide good evidence for the life, death, or resurrection of Jesus. Sources listed below.
This video makes a relatively conservative case against the reliability of the Gospels, but it is still enough to shake the foundation.
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Sources:
1 - Gospels are anonymous.
http://www.christianbiblereference.org/jintro.htm
2 - Gospels are anonymous.
Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985.
3 - None of the Gospels claim to be eyewitnesses.
http://www.skepticink.com/humesapprentice/2012/09/15/gospels-anonymous-or-not/
4 - A timeline of the authorship of the Gospels.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/index.html
5 - A timeline of the authorship of the Gospels.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/story/gospels.html
6 - Mark-Q Theory
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/485332/Q
7 - The Mark-Q theory is the most widely accepted theory.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/q.cfm
8 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Bruce Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, 2nd edition, (Hendrickson Publishers, 2005), 123.
"Clement of Alexandria and Origen [early third century] show no knowledge of the existence of these verses; furthermore Eusebius and Jerome attest that the passage was absent from almost all Greek copies of Mark known to them."
"The last twelve verses of the commonly received text of Mark are absent from the two oldest Greek manuscripts (? and B), 20 from the Old Latin codex Bobiensis, the Sinaitic Syriac manuscript, about one hundred Armenian manuscripts, 21 and the two oldest Georgian manuscripts (written a.d. 897 and a.d. 913)."
9 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Bible Gateway http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+16&version=NIV
10 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Funk, Robert W. and the Jesus Seminar. The acts of Jesus: the search for the authentic deeds of Jesus.HarperSanFrancisco. 1998. "Empty Tomb, Appearances & Ascension" p. 449-495.
11 - Shorter AND Longer endings to Mark were additions to the original text.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/theoldestbible/pip/9vwi1/
12 - John is different and possibly a composite.
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/304610/Gospel-According-to-John
13 - Edits to John, "He who is without sin cast the first stone".
http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2011/03/changes_to_the_bible_through_the_ages_are_being_studied_by_new_orleans_scholars.html
14 - Adulterous woman story was added later.
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/christianity/historical-jesus-t219-33520.html
15 - John is a composite work not intended to be taken literally.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shelby-spong/gospel-of-john-what-everyone-knows-about-the-fourth-gospel_b_3422026.html
2014
This video makes a relatively conservative case against the reliability of the Gospels, but it is still enough to shake the foundation.
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Sources:
1 - Gospels are anonymous.
http://www.christianbiblereference.org/jintro.htm
2 - Gospels are anonymous.
Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985.
3 - None of the Gospels claim to be eyewitnesses.
http://www.skepticink.com/humesapprentice/2012/09/15/gospels-anonymous-or-not/
4 - A timeline of the authorship of the Gospels.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/index.html
5 - A timeline of the authorship of the Gospels.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/story/gospels.html
6 - Mark-Q Theory
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/485332/Q
7 - The Mark-Q theory is the most widely accepted theory.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/q.cfm
8 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Bruce Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, 2nd edition, (Hendrickson Publishers, 2005), 123.
"Clement of Alexandria and Origen [early third century] show no knowledge of the existence of these verses; furthermore Eusebius and Jerome attest that the passage was absent from almost all Greek copies of Mark known to them."
"The last twelve verses of the commonly received text of Mark are absent from the two oldest Greek manuscripts (? and B), 20 from the Old Latin codex Bobiensis, the Sinaitic Syriac manuscript, about one hundred Armenian manuscripts, 21 and the two oldest Georgian manuscripts (written a.d. 897 and a.d. 913)."
9 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Bible Gateway http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+16&version=NIV
10 - Mark verses 9-20 were added later.
Funk, Robert W. and the Jesus Seminar. The acts of Jesus: the search for the authentic deeds of Jesus.HarperSanFrancisco. 1998. "Empty Tomb, Appearances & Ascension" p. 449-495.
11 - Shorter AND Longer endings to Mark were additions to the original text.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/theoldestbible/pip/9vwi1/
12 - John is different and possibly a composite.
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/304610/Gospel-According-to-John
13 - Edits to John, "He who is without sin cast the first stone".
http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2011/03/changes_to_the_bible_through_the_ages_are_being_studied_by_new_orleans_scholars.html
14 - Adulterous woman story was added later.
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/christianity/historical-jesus-t219-33520.html
15 - John is a composite work not intended to be taken literally.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shelby-spong/gospel-of-john-what-everyone-knows-about-the-fourth-gospel_b_3422026.html
2014
Christianity is UnAmerican
Is the US a Christian nation?
Despite what the religious right would like you to believe, the US was founded on principles that are in direct opposition to core Christian doctrine. If someone claims that the US is a Christian nation, then they either don't understand what the founders of this country intended, or they don't understand Christianity.
Despite what the religious right would like you to believe, the US was founded on principles that are in direct opposition to core Christian doctrine. If someone claims that the US is a Christian nation, then they either don't understand what the founders of this country intended, or they don't understand Christianity.
Faith-Healer Fail!
Throughout history, pastors, preachers, healers and holy rollers have claimed to directly channel God in the performance of miracles. The sick and afflicted stand in long lines to be touched and cured by these (supposed) conduits of divine healing power.
But how effective are these healers? What types of miracles are claimed and received? What about those who received no actual healing benefit? Who profits from healing services and crusades? What are the tricks of the charlatans and fakes? And are they all fakes?
This podcast expores the side of "faith healing" that you won't hear about during Sunday morning prayer.
TTA Podcast 162: Faith-Healer Fail!
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
But how effective are these healers? What types of miracles are claimed and received? What about those who received no actual healing benefit? Who profits from healing services and crusades? What are the tricks of the charlatans and fakes? And are they all fakes?
This podcast expores the side of "faith healing" that you won't hear about during Sunday morning prayer.
TTA Podcast 162: Faith-Healer Fail!
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Catholic church is overtly homophobic - Michael Nugent on TV3
Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland on TV3's People's Debate with Vincent Browne, arguing that the Catholic church is overtly homophobic.
The Bible: The Gospels - Part 27
The Last Supper, the Garden of Gethsemane, and Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Was Satan in the Garden with Jesus? Only Satan knows for sure!
Watch for Satan and Jesus singing a Garden of Gethsemane duet! Coming soon!
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: The Gospels - Part 27
Watch for Satan and Jesus singing a Garden of Gethsemane duet! Coming soon!
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: The Gospels - Part 27
The Refining Reason Debate: Dillahunty VS Bruggencate
On May 31, 2014 at the Marriot East's Grand Ballroom in Memphis, TN, atheist Matt Dillahunty and presuppositional apologist Sye Ten Bruggencate took the stage before a live audience for a formal debate, which was moderated by David Smalley of Dogma Debate.
This is the video of that exchange. It has not been edited for time or content and represents the full debate as it happened.
The Refining Reason Debate: Matt Dillahunty VS Sye Ten Bruggencate
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Production of The Thinking Atheist, 2014
This is the video of that exchange. It has not been edited for time or content and represents the full debate as it happened.
The Refining Reason Debate: Matt Dillahunty VS Sye Ten Bruggencate
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Production of The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Bible Answers (episode 4)
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 4). Just cant figure out the Bible and your crazy religion? Don't worry callers, John Mathews is here to answer all your questions. In todays episode kids, we learn that the truth about the Bible will blow your mind!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
What the Fossils Say (with Dr. Donald Prothero)
Organizations like the Institute for Creation Research declare that fossils prove a young earth and in no way contradict the creation account of Genesis. In fact, religious "scientists" and apologists worldwide declare that secular science isn't just incorrect about dinosaurs, fossils and the age of the planet, but that it might be a puppet of Satan himself, working to mislead a generation into accepting what creationists call "The Religion of Evolution."
In this show, we welcome special guest Dr. Donald Prothero, professor of geology at Occidental College, expert in physical and historical geology, sedimentary geology and paleontology, and author of several books, including "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters" and "Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future."
So...what do the fossils say? Let's talk to a legitimate scientist and find out.
VIDEO: Conspiracy road trip: http://youtu.be/Oju_lpqa6Ug
VIDEO: Evolution: Why it Happened & Why it Matters: http://youtu.be/efpjE_wg_1M
TTA Podcast 165: What the Fossils Say (with Dr. Donald Prothero)
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
In this show, we welcome special guest Dr. Donald Prothero, professor of geology at Occidental College, expert in physical and historical geology, sedimentary geology and paleontology, and author of several books, including "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters" and "Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future."
So...what do the fossils say? Let's talk to a legitimate scientist and find out.
VIDEO: Conspiracy road trip: http://youtu.be/Oju_lpqa6Ug
VIDEO: Evolution: Why it Happened & Why it Matters: http://youtu.be/efpjE_wg_1M
TTA Podcast 165: What the Fossils Say (with Dr. Donald Prothero)
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Learning to Love your Enemy
This is the short presentation by David Smalley, host of Dogma Debate, before the May 31, 2014 "Refining Reason" debate between Matt Dillahunty and Sye Ten Bruggencate.
Q&A Highlight - Send in the Clowns
The Q & A panel (with Lawrence Krauss) discussed the role of school chaplains versus professionally trained youth workers in providing pastoral care to children.
Q&A Highlight of the Night -- Send in the Clowns
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Disrupting Philosophies!
Neil deGrasse Tyson - American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.
"ALL IN" with Chris Hayes, MSNBC, 5-2-2014.
"ALL IN" with Chris Hayes, MSNBC, 5-2-2014.
Bible Answers (episode 2)
It all started with the first upload to youtube on May 24th 2009 and on May 24th 2014 we all saw the end of it's third season. Yes folks, it's "Bible Answers" the hilarious bible bashing satire made to entertain intelligent people. Join us as the guys behind the show talk about how the show started, where it's going and what a ride it's been these last five years.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
MSS, No. 79. Sunday 1 June 2014
Join us for another exciting edition of the Magic Sandwich Show.
The Magic Sandwich Show, 2014
The Magic Sandwich Show, 2014
The Beatles' Religious Beliefs
The Atheist Experience #864 for May 4, 2014, with Russell Glasser and John Iacoletti.
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.
Atheist Experience #864 HD + Aftershow: The Beatles' Religious Beliefs
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.
Atheist Experience #864 HD + Aftershow: The Beatles' Religious Beliefs
Bible Answers 5th Anniversary Special
It all started with the first upload to youtube on May 24th 2009 and on May 24th 2014 we all saw the end of it's third season. Yes folks, it's "Bible Answers" the hilarious bible bashing satire made to entertain intelligent people. Join us as the guys behind the show talk about how the show started, where it's going and what a ride it's been these last five years.
Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ Conversation with God
An episode of StarTalk Radio
Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ Conversation with God (2014)
Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ Conversation with God (2014)
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Michael Coren - The dangers of Islam
"This is the most grotesque and consistent example of direct persecution since the Nazi holocaust."
- Michael Coren
- Michael Coren
Medieval Warm Period -- fact vs fiction
This video looks at the scientific research to answer three basic questions: 1) Was the Medieval Warm Period global? 2) Was it warmer than today? 3) And what does this all mean anyway? I examine the internet feud over the hockey stick and the various myths and misinterpretations about the Medieval Warm Period that seem to be rife on the Internet. My sources for the myths are blogs and videos; my sources for the facts are scientific papers.
CORRECTION AT 5:51: The graph without recent temperatures is not the work of a blogger after all, it comes from the researchers themselves. This does not change the fact that this graph was used by the Daily Mail to incorrectly infer that the MWP was warmer than today, while the graph the researchers used to show recent temperatures was not shown.
SOURCES
0:45 Christopher Monckton interview with Michael Coren
01:23 http://www.co2science.org/education/reports/prudentpath/ch1.php
and
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/blogwatch/nova_hidden_data.pdf
02:18 Ibid
02:42 "Global-scale temperature patterns and climate forcing over the past six centuries" -- ----- Mann Bradley and Hughes, Nature 1998
02:50 "Northern Hemisphere Temperatures During the Past
Millennium: Inferences, Uncertainties, and Limitations" Mann Bradley and Hughes, American Geophysical Union. 1999
03:03 "Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance" -- McIntyre and McKitrick, Geophysical Research Letters 2005
03:18 "Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 years" National Academy of Sciences
03:41 "Ad Hoc Committee Report on the 'Hockey Stick' Global [sic] Climate Reconstruction" -- Edward Wegman, published in Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2008
"Climate study gets pulled after charges of plagiarism" http://www.usatoday.com/weather/clima...
04:21 "Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations
over the past two millennia" Mann et al, PNAS 2008
05:10 "Orbital Forcing of Tree Ring Data" Esper et al, Nature Climate Change 2012
05:20 Daily Mail story: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2011-05-15-climate-study-plagiarism-Wegman_n.htm
06:23 "A NEW RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE EXTRA-TROPICAL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE LAST TWO MILLENNIA" Lungqvist, Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography 2010
07:00 "Catastrophe Denied" by Warren Myer
07:37 "Highly variable Northern Hemisphere temperatures reconstructed from
low- and high-resolution proxy data" -- Moberg, Nature 2005
08:21 "A 2000-YEAR GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION
BASED ON NON-TREERING PROXIES" -- Loehle 2007
08:28 Joannenova.com
08:40 "Correction to: A 2000-YEAR GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON NON-TREE RING PROXIES" Loehle 2008
08:50 Ibid
09:01 http://www.skepticalscience.com/new-remperature-reconstruction-vindicates.html
09:15 "The Great Global Warming Swindle" -- by Martin Durkin Channel 4
09:26 "Global Warming Sunspots Explained" by David Archibald
09:31 "Catastrophe Denied" by Warren Myer
09:35 "The Truth About Global Warming" by David Icke
09:48 IPCC report, Chapter 7, 1990
10:10 McIntyre
10:19 "High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current
status and future prospects" Jones et al, The Holocene, 2009
11:40 Global Warming (or is it Global Cooling)' http://rogerfromnewzealand.wordpress.com/porky-no-3-ipcc-attempts-to-change-history/
14:59 Joannenova.com
17:24 "Unstoppable Solar Cycles" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4Pz1mwBao
19:10 "Extra-tropical Northern Hemisphere land temperature variability over the past 1000 years" Cook et al., Quaternary Science Reviews 2004
19:24 "Long-Term Aridity Changes in the Western United States" -- Cook et al, Science 2004
See also: "Drought Reconstructions for the Continental United States" -- Cook et al, Journal of Climate 2004
19:27 "The 'Mediaeval Warm Period' drought recorded in Lake Huguangyan, tropical
South China" -- Chu et al, The Holocene 2002
19:29 "Amazonia suffered immense drought between 700-800 AD and 1000-1100 AD" (Fire, Climate Change and Biodiversity in Amazonia: a Late Holocene Perspective. M. Bush. Phil. Trans. Royal Society. 2008. Archaeological Evidence for the Impact of Mega-Nino Events on Amazonia during the past two Millennia. B. Meggers. Smithsonian. 1994.)
19:33 http://www.newscientist.com/movie/usmap
19:45 "Drought Under Global Warming: a review" -- Aiguo Dai, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2011
https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/news/2904/climate-change-drought-may-threaten-much-globe-within-decades
CORRECTION AT 5:51: The graph without recent temperatures is not the work of a blogger after all, it comes from the researchers themselves. This does not change the fact that this graph was used by the Daily Mail to incorrectly infer that the MWP was warmer than today, while the graph the researchers used to show recent temperatures was not shown.
SOURCES
0:45 Christopher Monckton interview with Michael Coren
01:23 http://www.co2science.org/education/reports/prudentpath/ch1.php
and
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/blogwatch/nova_hidden_data.pdf
02:18 Ibid
02:42 "Global-scale temperature patterns and climate forcing over the past six centuries" -- ----- Mann Bradley and Hughes, Nature 1998
02:50 "Northern Hemisphere Temperatures During the Past
Millennium: Inferences, Uncertainties, and Limitations" Mann Bradley and Hughes, American Geophysical Union. 1999
03:03 "Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance" -- McIntyre and McKitrick, Geophysical Research Letters 2005
03:18 "Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 years" National Academy of Sciences
03:41 "Ad Hoc Committee Report on the 'Hockey Stick' Global [sic] Climate Reconstruction" -- Edward Wegman, published in Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2008
"Climate study gets pulled after charges of plagiarism" http://www.usatoday.com/weather/clima...
04:21 "Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations
over the past two millennia" Mann et al, PNAS 2008
05:10 "Orbital Forcing of Tree Ring Data" Esper et al, Nature Climate Change 2012
05:20 Daily Mail story: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2011-05-15-climate-study-plagiarism-Wegman_n.htm
06:23 "A NEW RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE EXTRA-TROPICAL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE LAST TWO MILLENNIA" Lungqvist, Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography 2010
07:00 "Catastrophe Denied" by Warren Myer
07:37 "Highly variable Northern Hemisphere temperatures reconstructed from
low- and high-resolution proxy data" -- Moberg, Nature 2005
08:21 "A 2000-YEAR GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION
BASED ON NON-TREERING PROXIES" -- Loehle 2007
08:28 Joannenova.com
08:40 "Correction to: A 2000-YEAR GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON NON-TREE RING PROXIES" Loehle 2008
08:50 Ibid
09:01 http://www.skepticalscience.com/new-remperature-reconstruction-vindicates.html
09:15 "The Great Global Warming Swindle" -- by Martin Durkin Channel 4
09:26 "Global Warming Sunspots Explained" by David Archibald
09:31 "Catastrophe Denied" by Warren Myer
09:35 "The Truth About Global Warming" by David Icke
09:48 IPCC report, Chapter 7, 1990
10:10 McIntyre
10:19 "High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current
status and future prospects" Jones et al, The Holocene, 2009
11:40 Global Warming (or is it Global Cooling)' http://rogerfromnewzealand.wordpress.com/porky-no-3-ipcc-attempts-to-change-history/
14:59 Joannenova.com
17:24 "Unstoppable Solar Cycles" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4Pz1mwBao
19:10 "Extra-tropical Northern Hemisphere land temperature variability over the past 1000 years" Cook et al., Quaternary Science Reviews 2004
19:24 "Long-Term Aridity Changes in the Western United States" -- Cook et al, Science 2004
See also: "Drought Reconstructions for the Continental United States" -- Cook et al, Journal of Climate 2004
19:27 "The 'Mediaeval Warm Period' drought recorded in Lake Huguangyan, tropical
South China" -- Chu et al, The Holocene 2002
19:29 "Amazonia suffered immense drought between 700-800 AD and 1000-1100 AD" (Fire, Climate Change and Biodiversity in Amazonia: a Late Holocene Perspective. M. Bush. Phil. Trans. Royal Society. 2008. Archaeological Evidence for the Impact of Mega-Nino Events on Amazonia during the past two Millennia. B. Meggers. Smithsonian. 1994.)
19:33 http://www.newscientist.com/movie/usmap
19:45 "Drought Under Global Warming: a review" -- Aiguo Dai, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2011
https://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/news/2904/climate-change-drought-may-threaten-much-globe-within-decades
Bible Answers (episode 1)
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 1). Do you have questions about the Bible? Well Bible Answers will help you, my child. In today's episode kids, we learn that Jesus had a boob!
Mayer Hillman on climate change
CFI UK presents Global Warming -- Where Do We Go From Here?Dr Mayer Hillman, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Policy Studies Institute, London. What do we do now that society is demonstrating all too clearly its strong preference for downplaying the significance and implications of climate change?
(Filmed and edited by Jon Bagge - http://vimeo.com/jonbagge)
(Filmed and edited by Jon Bagge - http://vimeo.com/jonbagge)
Bible Answers (episode 3)
Still need Bible Answers? Don't you worry, John Mathews is here for you, my child. In today's episode kids, we learn the proper way to deal with evil, pro-choice democrats!
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 3).
Anti-Christian, religious satire, Bible Answers (episode 3).
Monday, June 2, 2014
Our Plastic, Our Problem (A marine litter info-operetta!)
The Amazing Mr. Smashing sings an info-operetta about plastic in our oceans!
Our huge level of consumption and the accompanying waste it creates is leading to terrifying amounts of plastic entering our seas. All sorts of unpleasant effects are being discovered by researchers, including plastics acting as magnets for toxic chemicals, which are then being swallowed by sea life. We must act now to stop any more plastic reaching the oceans. There are many ways to do this, and every person can make simple changes in their lives to reduce their impact, but we also need the laws in place to ensure action by European governments.
2014 is the year that the European Commission reviews its various waste policies, including the waste framework directive. This means we have an opportunity to recognise the seriousness of marine litter and take strong steps to reduce waste and improve how it is managed. Let's show the law makers how much we care about our beautiful beaches and seas: like and share this video, using the hashtag #marinelitter and let's make a noise about the problem of plastics in our seas!
To find out more and take action, visit http://www.seas-at-risk.org
Our huge level of consumption and the accompanying waste it creates is leading to terrifying amounts of plastic entering our seas. All sorts of unpleasant effects are being discovered by researchers, including plastics acting as magnets for toxic chemicals, which are then being swallowed by sea life. We must act now to stop any more plastic reaching the oceans. There are many ways to do this, and every person can make simple changes in their lives to reduce their impact, but we also need the laws in place to ensure action by European governments.
2014 is the year that the European Commission reviews its various waste policies, including the waste framework directive. This means we have an opportunity to recognise the seriousness of marine litter and take strong steps to reduce waste and improve how it is managed. Let's show the law makers how much we care about our beautiful beaches and seas: like and share this video, using the hashtag #marinelitter and let's make a noise about the problem of plastics in our seas!
To find out more and take action, visit http://www.seas-at-risk.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Worried That Humans Are Too Stupid For Aliens
A lot of people ask StarTalk Radio host Neil deGrasse Tyson if extraterrestrial life exists and why haven't we encountered any alien life yet.
"Maybe they have visited us in Times Square," Tyson tells us. "But no one noticed because everybody who hangs out in Times Square is just a little crazy."
A more serious concern, though, is that maybe humans are so stupid and uncivilized that aliens have decided we're not worth encountering.
Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about aliens and why it actually might be a good thing that aliens haven't visited Earth yet.
"Maybe they have visited us in Times Square," Tyson tells us. "But no one noticed because everybody who hangs out in Times Square is just a little crazy."
A more serious concern, though, is that maybe humans are so stupid and uncivilized that aliens have decided we're not worth encountering.
Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about aliens and why it actually might be a good thing that aliens haven't visited Earth yet.
The Abraham Reason Apologetic
The Atheist Experience #865 for May 11, 2014, with Matt Dillahunty and Jen Peeples.
Atheist Experience #865 HD + Aftershow: The Abraham Reason Apologetic
Atheist Experience #865 HD + Aftershow: The Abraham Reason Apologetic
Creatard Ignorance
Richard Raspberry - for the sake your brothers and sisters in Christ who are honest and intelligent, will you please stop pontificating about things you don't understand.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Matthew Hagee Says It's Not Climate Change But The Imminent Return Of Jesus
In this video, Matthew Hagee says extreme weather events are not caused by climate change but are signs of Jesus' imminent return.
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words.
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words.
SSA Tabling Supplies Unboxing
Curious what kinds of supplies that your affiliate group can request at www.secularstudents.org/tablingsupplies ? Gordon Maples shows off some of the awesome swag you can get absolutely for free as an affiliate group of the SSA.
Like what you see? Consider becoming a supporter of the Secular Student Alliance! The SSA is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit that relies on the generous support of individuals. With your help we can ensure that more videos like these are available for everyone! Go to www.secularstudents.org/support for more information on how you can help secular students.
Like what you see? Consider becoming a supporter of the Secular Student Alliance! The SSA is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit that relies on the generous support of individuals. With your help we can ensure that more videos like these are available for everyone! Go to www.secularstudents.org/support for more information on how you can help secular students.
TBReviews: God's Not Dead
Jake and Hugo review the worst thing to happen to Dean Cain since Ripleys Believe it or Not.
The Bible Reloaded, 2014
The Bible Reloaded, 2014
Cosmic Queries: Space and Science Part 2 (Full Episode)
Ready for even more of your Cosmic Queries about space and science with guest host Bill Nye the Science Guy and comic co-host Chuck Nice?
Find out what Bill Nye thinks we should explore next with the Large Hadron Collider and whether plant life on exoplanets orbiting weaker red dwarf stars might use photosynthesis. Discover the best ways to change the trajectory of an Earth-bound asteroid and which comets have came closest to Earth without hitting us. You'll learn about microwave clock circuits, global positioning satellites, the impact of technology on human evolution, the interaction of gravity in multi-planet systems and how to figure out the gravitational attraction between a man and a woman -- although Chuck offers his own way to solve that problem.
Plus, get Bill's take on dealing with the anti-vaccine crowd and climate change deniers.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ The Sky Is Not The Limit
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture held in Canada.
Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ The Sky Is Not The Limit (2014)
Neil deGrasse Tyson ∙ The Sky Is Not The Limit (2014)
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