Bill Maher issues his latest decrees for society and calls on politically correct liberals to stop ruining Halloween.
Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rules – October 30, 2015 (HBO)
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Monday, November 9, 2015
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Devil's Night: Halloween Chick Tract
Jake and Hugo talk like Southern girls for 27 minutes or so... that's basically it.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Christians React… To Halloween!
“While we liberals are getting our panties all up in a bunch over racist Halloween costumes, the Christian Right is focusing on… the family… as usual… and the much more important issue that is the evil and sinful nature of Halloween. To spread the gospel on the perils of the holiday, I present these five eloquent quotes against Halloween. Consider yourself warned!
1. Druid sheep murder, serious stuff.
When Pat Robertson urged his viewers to abstain from Halloween on “The 700 Club,” he made a pretty good case:
The Christian Fright
Halloween is a festival for demonic spirits… The whole idea of trick-or-treating is the Druids would go to somebody’s house and ask for money and if they didn’t get money they’d kill one of their sheep, that was the sheep and it was serious stuff. All this business about goblins and jack-o’-lanterns all comes out of demonic rituals of the Druids and the people who lived in England at that particular time."“* Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (TYT University), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and Wes Clark Jr break it down.
*Read more here from Katie Halper / Raw Story: Five insane quotes from the Christian Right on the evils of Halloween
1. Druid sheep murder, serious stuff.
When Pat Robertson urged his viewers to abstain from Halloween on “The 700 Club,” he made a pretty good case:
The Christian Fright
Halloween is a festival for demonic spirits… The whole idea of trick-or-treating is the Druids would go to somebody’s house and ask for money and if they didn’t get money they’d kill one of their sheep, that was the sheep and it was serious stuff. All this business about goblins and jack-o’-lanterns all comes out of demonic rituals of the Druids and the people who lived in England at that particular time."“* Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (TYT University), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and Wes Clark Jr break it down.
*Read more here from Katie Halper / Raw Story: Five insane quotes from the Christian Right on the evils of Halloween
Thursday, October 30, 2014
John Oliver: Sugar (HBO)
Sugar. It's in everything!
Is it good for us? Well, the sugar industry thinks so.
#ShowUsYourPeanuts
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Sugar (HBO). October 2014
Is it good for us? Well, the sugar industry thinks so.
#ShowUsYourPeanuts
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Sugar (HBO). October 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
What's Scarier than Halloween? The Bible!
America’s Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers, knows that Halloween’s pagan gore can’t match the scary, spooky Bible when it comes to the truly horrifying.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Ghost Stories 2014
It's an annual tradition. Each October, in advance of Halloween, we gather around the virtual campfire to share our favorite ghost stories. (Yes, atheists often love tales of the supernatural, as we enjoy all manner of fiction and storytelling.) So dim the lights, place a candle in the jack-o-lantern, and join us for some spooky tales of things that go bump in the night.
TTA Podcast 188: Ghost Stories 2014
The Thinking Atheist,
TTA Podcast 188: Ghost Stories 2014
The Thinking Atheist,
Friday, October 17, 2014
It Scares Me (TTA Podcast)
It's October, the season of Halloween and a time when we fright and delight each other with spooks, scares and things that go bump in the night. In advance of next week's "Ghost Stories" podcast (a yearly tradition), we spend this episode talking about the things that scare us. Rational fears. Irrational fears. The things that make us shudder. The things that make us scream.
TTA Podcast 187: It Scares Me
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
TTA Podcast 187: It Scares Me
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Friday, November 8, 2013
Mom Lets Son Wear KKK Costume
Halloween is over, but the controversy surrounding one child's costume remains.
Neighbors were outraged to see the 7-year-old dressed up as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but his family says the costume is seen as a family tradition.
The child said he wanted to wear the costume because "it looked cool," after seeing it in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes."
His mother, Jessica Black, says there is nothing wrong with the costume, or the KKK, which still has a strong presence in their hometown of Craigsville, Virginia.
"I did tell him that, you know, if you do it, you know there's going to be people talking about you, there's going to be people saying bad things about you when you do wear it," said Jessica.
A neighbor, Wendy Sprouse, said, "I just think it's really sad like that a kid is being taught that, that young. Because they don't know any better. You don't hear that much about it nowadays."
"It's suppose to be white with white, black with black, man with woman and all of that. That's what the KKK stands for. The KKK every year, raises money to donate to the St. Jude's," said Jessica.
Sprouse added, "It's not okay, you're offending a lot of people by one little action."
Anna-Lysa Gayle
Jessica Black, Jackson's mother
Wendi Sprouse
"Bringing a Message of Hope and Deliverance to White Christian America!" - KKK website.
Controversial costume. A kid named Jackson dressed up for Halloween as a Christian from Ku Klux Klan.
About the Christian groupKu Klux Klan:
William J. Simmons, a former Methodist preacher, organized a new Klan in Stone Mountain, Georgia in 1915 as a patriotic, Protestant fraternal society. This new Klan directed its activity against not just blacks, but immigrants, Jews, and Roman Catholics. The Ku Klux Klan grew rapidly from there and had more than two million members throughout the country by the mid-1920s. D.W. Griffith's film THE BIRTH OF A NATION, which glorified the Klan and denigrated blacks, was used as a recruiting tool.
Although the Klan still reverted to burning crosses, torturing and murdering those whom they opposed, the organization became a powerful political force in the 1920s. Many state public officials throughout the nation were members. Eventually the organization was weakened by disagreements among the leadership and because of public criticism of Klan violence. By 1944 the Ku Klux Klan had lost most of its influence and membership. It was revived during the Civil Rights era and continues today as a small organization that continues to stage demonstrations in favor of white supremacy and fundamentalist Christian theology.
Halloween burka
Neighbors were outraged to see the 7-year-old dressed up as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but his family says the costume is seen as a family tradition.
The child said he wanted to wear the costume because "it looked cool," after seeing it in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes."
His mother, Jessica Black, says there is nothing wrong with the costume, or the KKK, which still has a strong presence in their hometown of Craigsville, Virginia.
"I did tell him that, you know, if you do it, you know there's going to be people talking about you, there's going to be people saying bad things about you when you do wear it," said Jessica.
A neighbor, Wendy Sprouse, said, "I just think it's really sad like that a kid is being taught that, that young. Because they don't know any better. You don't hear that much about it nowadays."
"It's suppose to be white with white, black with black, man with woman and all of that. That's what the KKK stands for. The KKK every year, raises money to donate to the St. Jude's," said Jessica.
Sprouse added, "It's not okay, you're offending a lot of people by one little action."
Anna-Lysa Gayle
Jessica Black, Jackson's mother
Wendi Sprouse
"Bringing a Message of Hope and Deliverance to White Christian America!" - KKK website.
Controversial costume. A kid named Jackson dressed up for Halloween as a Christian from Ku Klux Klan.
About the Christian groupKu Klux Klan:
William J. Simmons, a former Methodist preacher, organized a new Klan in Stone Mountain, Georgia in 1915 as a patriotic, Protestant fraternal society. This new Klan directed its activity against not just blacks, but immigrants, Jews, and Roman Catholics. The Ku Klux Klan grew rapidly from there and had more than two million members throughout the country by the mid-1920s. D.W. Griffith's film THE BIRTH OF A NATION, which glorified the Klan and denigrated blacks, was used as a recruiting tool.
Although the Klan still reverted to burning crosses, torturing and murdering those whom they opposed, the organization became a powerful political force in the 1920s. Many state public officials throughout the nation were members. Eventually the organization was weakened by disagreements among the leadership and because of public criticism of Klan violence. By 1944 the Ku Klux Klan had lost most of its influence and membership. It was revived during the Civil Rights era and continues today as a small organization that continues to stage demonstrations in favor of white supremacy and fundamentalist Christian theology.
Halloween burka
Friday, November 1, 2013
Donohue Attacks Silverman!
Enjoy life now. There is NO afterlife-billboard and Halloween.
David Silverman, President of American Atheists,
Bill Donohue, Catholic
Rabbi Aryeh Spero
The Real Story w/ Gretchen Carlson, Fox news, 10-31-2013.
David Silverman, President of American Atheists,
Bill Donohue, Catholic
Rabbi Aryeh Spero
The Real Story w/ Gretchen Carlson, Fox news, 10-31-2013.
Rational People - Irrational Fears
We are skeptics. We are proponents of science. But we are also human, susceptible to the odd phobia and irrational fear.
Perhaps it's a shadow in the corner of the bedroom. Spiders, snakes or other slithery creatures. Certain sounds, people or places.
In this Halloween-themed show, we explore some of the interesting irrational fears and phobias that plague us.
The Thinking Atheist, October 2013
Perhaps it's a shadow in the corner of the bedroom. Spiders, snakes or other slithery creatures. Certain sounds, people or places.
In this Halloween-themed show, we explore some of the interesting irrational fears and phobias that plague us.
The Thinking Atheist, October 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Don't Celebrate Halloween, It's Evil!
Video from Christian Broadcasting Network, 2013.
Watch and listen to these other posts about Halloween
Halloween History and the Church
Anti-Bullying Day Like Poisoned Halloween Candy
Halloween burka by Pat Condell
Linda Harvey: Halloween Is Cheating On Jesus
Heathen's Halloween
Friday, October 25, 2013
Ghost Stories 2013
It's the Halloween season, and it's time for another fun, frivolous evening of ghost stories and spooky tales about things that go bump in the night.
The Thinking Atheist, podcast, 2013.
Happy Halloween.
The Thinking Atheist, podcast, 2013.
Happy Halloween.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Ghost Stories 2012 podcast
Every October, we switch gears in the festive spirit of Halloween to share stories about hauntings, ghosts, spirits and spooks.
Yeah, we don't really believe in spirits. We just want to enjoy the Halloween holiday with some lighthearted (and perhaps eerie) fun.
Episode has been edited for time and content.
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #77
Show date: October 23, 2012
Halloween History and the Church
Yeah, we don't really believe in spirits. We just want to enjoy the Halloween holiday with some lighthearted (and perhaps eerie) fun.
Episode has been edited for time and content.
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #77
Show date: October 23, 2012
Halloween History and the Church
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Anti-Bullying Day Like Poisoned Halloween Candy
AFA spokesman Bryan Fischer says the Southern Poverty Law Center's anti-bullying program is like "poisoned Halloween candy" injected with cyanide.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Linda Harvey: Halloween Is Cheating On Jesus
Christian Linda Harvey explains why Christians should not celebrate Halloween.
Linda Harvey from Mission America.
Linda Harvey from Mission America.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Halloween History and the Church
Many who warn of the evils of Halloween are completely oblivious of the actual history of the holiday, with little idea that the celebrations of October 31st have been influenced heavily by the Catholic Church.
We take a quick overview of the origins and practices of Halloween, and we talk about what religion is doing to counter and co-opt Satan's Day for other purposes.
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #32
Date: October 13, 2011
We take a quick overview of the origins and practices of Halloween, and we talk about what religion is doing to counter and co-opt Satan's Day for other purposes.
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #32
Date: October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ghosts, Ghouls and Bats in the Belfry
In this Halloween-themed show, we share some (supposedly) true ghost stories, talk about the things that scare you, and take some calls from the TTA audience regarding the history, the tradition and fun of Halloween.
Ghosts, Ghouls and Bats in the Belfry - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #31
October 9, 2011
Ghosts, Ghouls and Bats in the Belfry - The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #31
October 9, 2011
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Heathen's Halloween
Sam and Mike go over the news, viewer e-mails and field a few calls.
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