Posted by johnnykaje on January 26, 2012 at 9:49 pm
You can adopt an atheist too! For just a measly $14.50 an hour!
Bill Donahue, spurred on by David Silverman’s Skepticon talk, has an idea to win potential Christians aware from the freethought base- the Adopt an Atheist campaign.
Here’s what our campaign entails. We are asking everyone to contact the American Atheist affiliate in his area [click here], letting them know of your interest in “adopting” one of them. All it
takes is an e-mail. Let them know of your sincere interest in working with them to uncover their inner self. They may be resistant at first, but eventually they may come to understand that they were Christian all along.
I don’t know if he expected atheists to call his bluff, but we sure did. JT Eberhard has even provided contact information and has offered himself for adoption.
I propose that those of us Joplin Freethinkers who are interested, join in and do the same. I’m crafting an ad right now.
ADOPT ME
This is Karley. She’s a 25-year-old unspayed Redheaded Feminazi/Atheist mix. Housebroken, energetic, not good with small children.
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Posted by Snigglefritz on December 28, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Anyone wanting to attend the Reason Rally in Washington DC on March 24th, there will be a bus leaving from Springfield, Missouri. The bus will cost $130 per person. You can buy tickets to the bus here: http://reasonrally.dcrallybus.com/Travel/From/SpringfieldMO
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Posted by johnnykaje on October 11, 2011 at 4:50 pm
(Crossposted at Kajed Heat)
I’m always amused by the efforts of insecure Christians to try and replace the second most popular American holiday with one where it’s acceptable to give children Chick Tracts instead of Reese’s Cups. <a href=”http://johnnykaje.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/the-war-on-halloween/”>”Trunk or treats!” “Harvest parties!” “Creation Parties!”</a> The efforts are all as scattershot as they are laughably boring.
I think they’ve finally hit gold, though. Ladies and gentlemen, I present <a href=”http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2011/10/08/i-guess-theyre-taking-hallowed-be-thy-name-literally/”>JesusWeen.</a>
<blockquote><a href=”http://jesusween.com/”>JesusWeen</a> is a non profit organization also known as JesusWin. We are focused on helping people live better lives through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. JesusWeen is a God-given vision which was born as an answer to the cry of many every October 31st. The dictionary meaning of Ween is to expect, believe or think.</blockquote>
It’s also the name of a band that people keep trying to make me listen to. The more you bug me about it, the less likely I am to listen. Maybe Ween needs a holiday to spread the word about themselves. Call it WeenWeen.
<blockquote>Every year, the world and its system have a day set aside (October 31st) to celebrate ungodly images and evil characters while Christians all over the world participate, hide or just stay quiet on Halloween day. Being a day that is widely acceptable to solicit and knock on doors, God inspired us to encourage Christians to use this day as an opportunity to spread the gospel. The days of hiding are over and we choose to take a stand for Jesus. “Evil prevails when good people do nothing”. JesusWeen is expected to become the most effective Christian outreach day ever and that is why we also call it” World Evangelism Day”.</blockquote>
Oh wow! They really are just putting Bibles in kid’s candy sacks. Way to ween one for Jesus. In the meantime, I will be enjoying my ungodly images and evil characters. At least they don’t skimp on the Reese’s Cups.
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Posted by johnnykaje on September 8, 2011 at 7:32 pm
That must hurt. I had tennis elbow once.
(Crossposted at Kajed Heat. Joplin Globe Madness is a reoccurring feature wherein I bring bizarre Joplin Globe letters to light.)
Man, ever since the tornado, there hasn’t been much silliness in the Voices section. It’s become a chore to read, honestly. We got somebody thanking folks for helping clean up after the tornado, we got someone fretting about the economy, we got Rita Crowell complaining about sacrilegious tennis balls, we got a old fellow complaining about wait a minute what was that?
Tennis balls make Jesus cry?
There was an article in The Joplin Globe this past month regarding a female artist who enjoyed tennis so much that she inserted tennis balls in a fanciful manner into her own paintings of classical art. I would strongly urge her, and anyone else, not to insert anything to destroy or distort the integrity of any Christian religious painting. To me, this is sacrilegious, irreverent and makes a mockery of God our creator, sustainer and redeemer.
You think that’s bad, you obviously haven’t seen what this lady does with ping pong balls.
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Posted by Snigglefritz on September 7, 2011 at 6:00 am
Google has modified its qualifications to be recognized by Google as a non-profit. The section that has some religious groups upset prohibits:
- Religious content or proselytizing on website as well as organizations that use religion or sexual orientation as factor in hiring or populations served
- Places or institutions of worship (e.g., churches, ministries, temples, synagogues)
To see these new restrictions Click Here
There is also an article on ChristianityToday.com
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Posted by Snigglefritz on September 6, 2011 at 12:03 am
Here is another case of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest where the church simply moved the priest so he could molest again instead of dealing with the issue. Sadly these are becoming all too common, almost to the point that they are no longer news worthy. I wanted to post this here, not just because it’s another case of abuse by the Catholic Church, but because this one happened so close to home.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/29/3108476/former-kc-diocese-priest-faces.html
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Posted by johnnykaje on August 17, 2011 at 6:36 pm
(Crossposted at Kajed Heat)
I had thought I had become completely jaded when it came to American Christianity’s ever-flowing haterade for women and children. Money-wasting, unconstitutional abortion restrictions? Saw them coming. Conscience clauses? Old hat.
But this one took me aback. Mainly because it takes place 35 miles from my house.
Welcome to New Beginnings Girls Academy.
New Beginnings describes itself as a character-building facility for “troubled teens,” and what Jeannie Marie heard in church that day was that this might be a place for her daughter to heal. While jogging earlier that year, the 17-year-old (whom I’ll call Roxy) had been pulled into a vehicle and assaulted by a group of men. Since then, she had begun acting up at home, as well as sneaking out and drinking. Two weeks after seeing the girls in church, Jeannie Marie and her husband left Roxy in McNamara’s care with the promise that she would receive counseling twice a week and stay at New Beginnings no longer than two months. “It sounded like a discipleship program,” Jeannie Marie recalls. “A safe place where a daughter can go to have time alone to find God and her direction.”
What would Jesus do with a troubled rape victim? How about cutting them off from family and breaking them! That ought to do it.
She was monitored day and night by two “buddies,” girls who’d been there awhile and knew the drill. They accompanied her to the shower and toilet, and introduced her to a life of communal isolation and rigid discipline. Girls were not allowed to converse except from 6 to 9 p.m. each Friday. They were not allowed contact with their families during their first month, or with anyone else for six months. By that time, Roxy said, most girls are “broken,” having been told that their families have abandoned them, and that the world outside is a sinful, dangerous place where girls who leave are murdered or raped.
It goes on. Force feeding, isolation chambers, oh how it goes on. And it’s all legal! Yay faith-based exemptions! After I posted this on Facebook, I’ve heard more tales of this place. And I’m frothing with white hot rage.
How long are we going to let people hurt children under the banner of faith?
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Posted by Snigglefritz on July 14, 2011 at 6:28 am
According to The Washington Post, a court in Moscow has banned some literature by the church’s founder L. Ron Hubbard.. You can click here to go to their site and read the article. As a point of interest EnglishRussia, back in May of this year, did a photo tour of the Moscow Church of Scientology. (click here to check it out but you may have to ignore some of the ads at the bottom as they may not be safe for work)
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