Activism
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Hillary Clinton Erased From History? Not So Fast!
(This was originally posted on Mad Art Lab.) A Brooklyn based Hasidic Newspaper Der Zeitung published the now iconic photo by Pete Souza of President Obama and his national security team with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and national security team member, Audrey Tomason photoshopped out. Why would they do that you ask? They did it because that magazine does…
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Time’s Running Out!
The fundraising effort for SkepchickCON and Jahwar Amber Humanist Trust Fund (JAF) is going well. Our generous donor offered to match any $50 and $75 donations dollar for dollar up to $500 for one week with special thank you gifts (details here). Apparently the wonderful community here just can’t pass up a good deal and the response has been gratifying.…
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Act Now! Your Money Doubled!
Why donate to SkepchickCON? There are some really good reasons to hand over a little dough to this cause, but this week the biggest and best reason to donate is because, due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, your contribution will be DOUBLED!! (An occasion for SUPERCAPSLOCK, if ever there was one.) That’s right, I said doubled. For the…
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AI: Why Are You So Angry?
Why are atheists so angry? This was the topic of a beautiful and inspiring talk given by, Greta Christina at the recent American Atheists Convention in Des Moines, Iowa. The basic point of her talk was that we are justifiably angry. To give just a few examples; we are angry about injustices such as genital mutilation, fervent belief and promotion…
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Texas is Burning (In More Ways Than One?)
Quick reminder to my Houston area skeptics. My peeps. My skeeps: Skeptics in the Pub tonight at Stag”s Head Pub. (BTW, you know what they say about stag head. It’s better than no head.) Anyway, we’ll start piling in around 6:30 pm or so, and we’ll be hanging around until whenever. Roxie Deaton, President of the Humanists of Houston will be…
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JREF and me: Joining forces and saving the world
Things with my little organization, the Women Thinking Free Foundation, just got a little bit awesomer. We’ve teamed up with the JREF, and they’re helping us save the world. Over the past few months, our organizations have been traveling around the country gathering info from parents on whether they vaccinate, on what schedule, and why. We want to know what…
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Fighting the good fight
As a skeptical activist, it’s important to know your strengths and weaknesses. My weakness has always been on-the-spot debate. I’m a planner, an organizer, a contingency maker and a writer of lists. I am strongest when I have time to think, to formulate a plan and then to act. However, the luxury of advanced planning isn’t always available. Sometimes, you…
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Letter to Atheists from Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens was scheduled to appear at a conference of atheists this weekend, but had to cancel due to his illness. He sent this letter to be read in lieu of his appearance. As a person who endeavors each day to express his thoughts with the written word, I am envious of Hitchen’s ability to do that so beautifully while…
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