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Religion as a Virus: Dawkins on Religion

Religion as a Virus: Dawkins on Religion

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Richard Dawkins (Oxford prof., father of meme theory, author of The Selfish Gene) argues against irrational, militant religion in the two-part Channel 4 UK documentary “The Root of all Evil?” (Jan. 2006). Dawkins goes too far by including all forms of faith – not all are in direct contradiction to independent thought and constructive doubt! (Please chime in on this – esp. Progressive Faith Bloggers!) Still, his arguments are very persuasive in terms of the malignant, dangerous, and destructive forms…

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Steaming Mad: Air America in Atlanta is Gone

Steaming Mad: Air America in Atlanta is Gone

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ARGHHHHH! Turned on the radio in the car to my customary 1690 WWAA AM station to hear Air America. BUT NOOOOOOO! Air America in Atlanta is GONE. J.W. Broadcasting, headed by Joe Weber (as in grills?), purchased the assets of radio station WWAA-AM (Avondale Estates) from Intermart Broadcasting of Georgia for $12 million. Weber has switched over the content of 1160’s programming to 1690, and it now broadcasts from Adel. JW Broadcasting was formed in May 2003 to acquire television…

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Soundbites

Soundbites

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“You were in Baghdad for six hours. You weren’t even in the real Baghdad. You were in the Green Zone. That’s like going to the Olive Garden and saying you’ve been to Italy.” — Jon Stewart, On Bush limiting his Iraq visit to Baghdad’s Green Zone, Jun. 15, 2006 “That’s his privilege as Vice President. He was tough, demanding, and when he thought I was out of line, he snapped my garters.” — Colin Powell, In an interview with AARP…

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What greater mockery of the flag?

What greater mockery of the flag?

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In the previous post, I made mention of the language of the sacred. If the government decrees that the flag is sacred, does that violate the separation of church and state? As may be, it’s actually going to come to a vote in the Senate. We may only be able to sit and watch our government amend the First Amendment to restrict political freedom of expression. So this seems to be the overall plan – get as much power away…

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O’Reilly Gitmo

O’Reilly Gitmo

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Bill O’Reilly visited Gitmo just before three prisoners committed suicide. Jon Stewart: “I can’t believe they lasted that long after an O’Reilly visit…” O’Reilly claims the prisoners are POWs…. What does that make Condi? See video at Crooks and Liars Video-WMP Video-QT O’Reilly’s response? He claims that you’d have to be a stoned dopey college kid to watch Stewart’s show. In fact, as Media Matters for America has previously noted, a study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center indicates that…

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Iraq for Sale

Iraq for Sale

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Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq — much of it from U.S. taxpayers. “Lucrative U.S. government contracts go to firms called on to provide security for projects and personnel — jobs that in previous conflicts have been done by the military” (and under military regulations). From Hunter at Daily Kos, on the Aegis contractor video (complete with Elvis soundtrack): And so the circle — or spiral — continues. For those with short memories, it was the…

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