Religion
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Moderate Islam?
This isn’t really a rant, but there’s no other category about religion. To almost wrap up our month reading Infidel, and to end on a positive note, I’d like to point out a recent article on the idea of modernizing Islam: Turkey is engaged in a bold and profound attempt to rewrite the basis for Islamic sharia law while also…
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Jesus says, “No fatties”
Fat people make God angry, and fat people are going to hell. That is, unless they decide to pray to him for guidance in resisting Big Macs. This Chicago Tribune article talks about how churches are now combining the two things that, apparently the world needs more of: weight loss schemes and religious indoctrination. Somehow some pious folk agreed that…
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Jesus says, "No fatties"
Fat people make God angry, and fat people are going to hell. That is, unless they decide to pray to him for guidance in resisting Big Macs. This Chicago Tribune article talks about how churches are now combining the two things that, apparently the world needs more of: weight loss schemes and religious indoctrination. Somehow some pious folk agreed that…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Gets E.U. Protection
The European commissioner for justice and home affairs has just announced plans to offer Ayaan Hirsi Ali (author of this month’s Skepchick book selection) protection throughout the European Union. This is very good news, strengthening the cause of those who might speak out against violent fundamentalists as she and her murdered colleague Theo Van Gogh have done. Details can be…
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Sex and the single Christian…
I’m heading to NY for the weekend, alas a week too late to catch Rebecca’s presentation! I just wanted to post about this absurd yet somehow fun topic: x-gay therapist on the evils of spanking the monkey I think anyone who says they don’t masturbate has got to be a liar. Sorry, but just sayin’. Apparently masturbation is still considered…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.19
Feministing posts an interesting video featuring Malaysian women talking about wearing hijab. Bowling alone leads directly to church. Amanda at Pandagon discusses the relationship between loneliness and religiosity. Charles Barkley calls out “fake Christians.”  And of course the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission says Barkley’s remarks are hateful. A strip titled “How It Works” at xkcd wins this skepchick’s love. Ammonium dichromate…
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Your own personal Jesus!
Well, close enough. Godsbot is a virtual Jesusy type interface that you can talk to. It’s extremely well done, too. And enormously amusing. Talk to godsbot here: http://fra_nsn.vhost.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk-oddcast?botid=a44d930b5e36e0e9 Ask him if he likes his beard! It’s funny. My latest chat with him was pretty fruitful. ME: you look like jesus godsbot: Who does she look like? Glad we got that…
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Female Circumcision aka Genital Mutilation
Here’s a slideshow about “female circumcision“, courtesy of the New York Times. Please excuse me for posting twice today, but this one is short and not for the faint of heart. To be honest, I skimmed over the pages in Infidel about Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s genital mutilation and I am afraid to watch this slide show. UPDATE: I wanted to…
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