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« December 2005 | HOME | February 2006 » January 2006 Amsterdam: The controversy Kevin Roderick seems skeptical about the up-and-upness of the Amsterdam blogger vacation. For the record, before agreeing to accept the tickets, I asked Sebastian Paauw of Holland.com point blank, "What do you expect in return for these tickets?" The answer:... January 31, 2006 "The God Who Wasn't There" The God Who Wasn't There DVD is available as of today at a wider selection of retailers, including Barnes and Noble. Of course, it's still at Amazon, and, if you actually want it this century, at the official site.... January 31, 2006 Shorter theater industry According to Cuban: "OUR PRODUCT SUCKS WE CANT SURVIVE WITHOUT HELP."... January 30, 2006 Luigi Cascioli In the Luigi Cascioli case, the judge heard arguments today: VITERBO, Italy - An Italian judge heard arguments Friday on whether a small-town parish priest should stand trial for asserting that Jesus Christ existed. The priest's atheist accuser, Luigi Cascioli,... January 27, 2006 The United States was founded on Christian principles If you believe this, by God take the quiz.... January 27, 2006 Amsterdam I'm headed to Amsterdam sometime next month. It's a complicated way for Holland.com to pay for some ad space, but I'm game. Who knew blogging would have such rewards? (And, just to get it out of the way, yes, I... January 25, 2006 MPAA engages in piracy of Kirby Dick film MPAA: Manufacturing, selling, distributing or making copies of motion pictures without the consent of the copyright owners is illegal. Movie pirates are thieves, plain and simple. ALL forms of piracy are illegal and carry serious legal consequences. Except when we... January 24, 2006 Matt Welch Makes good. Congrats, Matt.... January 24, 2006 Osama: Republican or Democrat? Well, if they're going to bring it up.... January 24, 2006 Dear Republicans Does it bother you that leaders in your party are engaging in this kind of rhetoric? What are you doing about it?... January 23, 2006 Shorter Hollywood How come everyone's not playing the game we rigged?... January 22, 2006 "Welcome to the Neighborhood" Religion's greatest enemy: Reality.... January 21, 2006 Washington Post invites criticism, then censors it In a column last Sunday, the Washington Post's ombudsman Deborah Howell wrote that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff donated money to both political parties. That is false, as Abramoff only gave campaign donations to Republicans. Not only was Howell's assertion objectively... January 20, 2006 Upcoming screenings Some press today for upcoming screenings of The God Who Wasn't There. Tuscon, Arizona: The Tucson Atheists next week will sponsor a screening of the film, "The God Who Wasn't There," an independent documentary that explores the theory that Jesus... January 20, 2006 My latest critic "Tom Sizemore"... January 19, 2006 The Christian Right and the Rise of American Fascism Essay by Chris Hedges: This movement will not stop until we are ruled by Biblical Law, an authoritarian church intrudes in every aspect of our life, women stay at home and rear children, gays agree to be cured, abortion is... January 19, 2006 Darwin Day CFI: Celebrate Darwin Day 2006! Sunday, February 12 Time TBA To celebrate the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin, CFI-West is holding a live, all day reading of The Origin of Species in the Steve Allen Theater. Scientists, writers, celebrities, and... January 18, 2006 "The God Who Wasn't There" on iFilm The God Who Wasn't There just made the front page of iFilm. Don't know how it happened, but you can check it out, rate it and comment on its page here.... January 18, 2006 The 3DVX3 camera Wow: Today, 21st Century 3D announced the introduction of the 3DVX3, the latest in their line of digital stereoscopic motion picture camera systems. The 3DVX3 represents 21st Century 3D's most significant advance in stereoscopic camera technology to date. This newly... January 17, 2006 Religion is a positive force As the mailbag always reminds me: I hope God grants me the wish to be able to see all of you cast into the lake of fire to burn for eternity in fire and brimstone with the devil you worship.... January 17, 2006 Hey, rubes! The Bush Administration answers Gore with a misleading assertion that, in order to work, depends on the ignorance of the American people about the facts. But who can blame them for trying this tactic? It works.... January 17, 2006 "A government of laws and not men" Al Gore knew that the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in 2000 that handed the Presidency to Bush was wrong. He knew that the decision was politically motivated and based on extremely tortured logic. And obviously he didn't like it. Yet... January 16, 2006 Bare Naked Truth If you're running for Congress, I highly recommend using the image of a naked woman strapped to a cross in connection with your campaign. From the Beyond Belief Media mailbag: To: Beyond Belief MediaFrom: Stacey Tallitsch I’m running for Congress... January 16, 2006 Why We Fight Looks good.... January 15, 2006 Zogby poll The question: "If President Bush wiretapped American citizens without the approval of a judge, do you agree or disagree that Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment?" Guess what percentage said "I agree." (Via Eschaton.)... January 15, 2006 Religion: A force for good I shouldn't pick on people's God delusions because religious people sometimes hold bake sales for charity. Which totally makes up for stuff like this: The most remarkable aspect of [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad's piety is his devotion to the Hidden... January 15, 2006 Snopes.com creators interview Just happened to run across this undated interview with David Mikkelson, co-creator of Snopes.com. (Barbara and David Mikkelson make an appearance in The God Who Wasn't There.)... January 13, 2006 Scandal TRA catches the God Squad.... January 13, 2006 Poll questions I'd like to see 1. Do you feel that the President should be allowed to wiretap your phone without a warrant? 2. Suppose the President suspects you of making contacts with a terrorist group. Would you now feel that the President should be allowed... January 11, 2006 Google Earth Another good day for the Mac.... January 11, 2006 Nudity invalidates marriage Making Christianity look smart.... January 11, 2006 When rabbis suck bloody infant dick Just trying to make the headline match the behavior of these socially approved sex offenders.... January 08, 2006 Quiz God refused to save the West Virginia miners because: A) He doesn't care about average working people like you and me B) The American people did not pray hard enough for the miners C) God doesn't exist. No matter what... January 07, 2006 Congress authorizes voodoo ritual Is there a difference? (Thanks, reader DM.)... January 07, 2006 Google Video Store John Battelle on the Google announcement: This is a major step toward entirely new models of content distribution, and if I were Comcast, DirecTV, the telcos, or frankly anyone in the traditional video business, I'd be a bit concerned. It... January 07, 2006 So many levels Here's the story: 1) The Raving Atheist learns from the news media that the trapped miners in West Virginia have been found alive. 2) The Raving Atheist immediately writes one of his parody news stories, which pretends that the Raving... January 05, 2006 Sam Harris on Book TV Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith, writes: For those of you who missed my New York lecture on Book TV (CSPAN-2), it will be re-broadcast this Saturday (1/7) at 9:00 pm (EST). You, too, can get messages from... January 05, 2006 God killed the miners Points for consistency: "It hit people's hearts so hard ... One guy said what in the hell has God done for us, but just a few minutes before that we was praising God, because they believed that they was alive,"... January 04, 2006 Movie business = fast food business Edward Jay Epstein.... January 04, 2006 Father Enrico Righi on the spot A judge has ordered a priest to prove Jesus existed: AN ITALIAN judge has ordered a priest to appear in court this month to prove that Jesus Christ existed. The case against Father Enrico Righi has been brought in the... January 03, 2006 Science must destroy religion So says Sam Harris: The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.... January 02, 2006

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