markrprice:

Bleh. Trying to calm down enough to go to bed so I can not be a zombie tomorrow. I can only hope that all of them aren’t this draining.

I’m ok with whicherver, I think you being on point will alleviate a lot of it in the next one. That one was pretty heavy though. So something of a palate cleanser may be in order.

abaldwin360:

religiousragings:

lucrenoin asked you:

Your blog is wonderful <3 also, I am absolutely shocked by what is happening in the USA for the elections and how the politicians seem to consider women and science. D: please, do not let Santorum or Romney win!

I’m doing…

I’m disturbed that Santorum was ever even considered a viable choice.

Rabbits are not a silly fear, they are the face of evil. Having food stains on my clothes probably. Rabbits and their tiny brethren fall into actual phobia territory though.

Birds. I forgot about birds.

Rabbits are not a silly fear, they are the face of evil. Having food stains on my clothes probably. Rabbits and their tiny brethren fall into actual phobia territory though.

BIrds. I forgot about birds.

holygoddamnshit:

Joel Osteen … no college, no seminary/divinity degree, and pastoring the largest church in the US through a feel good theology that avoids life’s toughest questions.   -HFS

nonplussedbyreligion:

All I want is a candidate, regardless of party, to stand up and give their stance on things that affect ALL American citizens, without invoking their personal god.  Is that too much to ask?

nonplussedbyreligion:

[TW] Violence, Hate Crime, Homophobia

Oklahoma teen brutally beaten in anti-gay attack

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma teen was brutally beaten at a party this weekend, and it appears homophobia was the central factor in the attack.

Cody Rogers

According to KOKI-TV, 18 year-old Cody Rogers was attending a party in Tulsa. Party-goers in the apartment were using homophobic slurs, which prompted others to ask them to leave the party. At that point, one of the men using the slurs allegedly attacked a female in the apartment.

When Rodgers stepped in, he became the victim of both a brutal assault and vicious anti-gay slurs.

Unfortunately, similar attacks take place against LGBT people all across the country. What makes this particular incident so disturbing, however, is that it takes place in Oklahoma – where just last week anti-LGBT state lawmaker Mike Reynolds (R-Oklahoma City) pushed hard for a bill that would have stripped municipalities of their ability to protect sexual orientation and gender identity in their non-discrimination policies.

Earlier this year, Reynolds was pushing legislation that would have implemented an even more extreme version of the archaic “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on Oklahoma’s National Guard. Reynolds’ actions send a dangerous and false message – that LGBT people are second-class citizens not worthy of the same respect, recognition and protections that other Oklahomans receive.

Oklahomans for Equality is supporting Rodgers. He’s also set up a Facebook page. 

Oklahoma has no hate crime protections that cover LGBT people. Because of this void, the attack on Cody is being classified as a simple assault.

God Dammit Oklahoma.

thefuzzydave:

Yesterday, hundreds of people protested Oklahoma’s “personhood” bill at the state capitol. Among them was State Senator Judy Eason McIntyre — holding a sign to end all protest signs.

God dammit Oklahoma.

nonplussedbyreligion:

God Is Dead” – New York Times, Jan 9, 1966

The most common argument that Atheists are asked to defend is to provide proof that god does not exist. This is known as “Proving a Negative.” Technically, it is defined as an “Argument from Ignorance.” Essentially, it is a logical fallacy…

I think I was your age when I stopped watching scary movies, and a couple years later before I end up not watching james bond movies. Both, I believe, prompted from God from Gal 4:8

For reference:

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

 ⁸ Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. ⁹ But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces^[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? ¹⁰ You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! ¹¹ I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you