Now that American citizens have had six months to feel the effect of their governments policies ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 25, 2022:

Do you still beat your wife?

I'm just going to post these all in one post.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 24, 2022:

We're in an unsustainable path in this country. It's time for change.

GOP Candidate Said It's "Totally Just" To Stone Gay People To Death - LGBTQ Nation

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 24, 2022:

Well this is some crazy shit this guy is putting out there, but it's not at all surprising. Christian nationalists don't even pretend to follow the teachings of Jesus. They're all about wrathful Old Testament retribution, patriarchy, and getting the AR-15 into the hands of as many white "Christian" men as possible.

Trump files motion to bar the government from reviewing seized materials.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

Asking for a special master and a more detailed receipt of items are merely delaying tactics. The fact that Done Cheato said publicly that he wants the unredacted affidavit released to the press is also a smoke screen. His lawyers filed no motion making such a request. And they would not be helping him if they did. The affidavit is a very compelling summary of the evidence that Orange Foolius committed crimes. Letting that information out would NOT improve his public image. 😂

Trump files motion to bar the government from reviewing seized materials.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

What's he got to hide? A lot!

Protesters demand Utah require clergy to report sex abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

You mean they aren't already required to report sex abuse? WTF?

Mormon Church's 'Help Line' Used to Bury Abuse Accusations: Report

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Go ahead, ask me if I'm surprised. 😂

Central Bucks passes book policy some view as a book ban - WHYY

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Pennsylvania is sort 9f notorious for being full people with extreme notions. That's why it's the setting for the hilarious Chevy Chase/Dan Ackroyd/John Candy/Demi Moore 1991 film "Nothing but Trouble."

New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County | News | ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Sounds like suicide, but let's see the toxicology report. Either way good riddance.

I hate the heat but I hate the cold more

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

If you live much longer you will come to hate heat more. It's coming...

George Carlin - Saving the Planet - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 20, 2022:

George's material certainly stands the test of time. I would just offer this one update: as he said, back in the day, the extinction rate was about 25 species a day. Now its over 250 a day. 😐

If Biden runs again in 2024, will he keep Kamala Harris as his running mate?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

The video clip was edited to make her look bad. I can identify at least two cuts in the tape, the first more obvious than the second. So much for the veracity of Sky News.

If Biden runs again in 2024, will he keep Kamala Harris as his running mate?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Biden only ran reluctantly in 2020. And with his record of accomplishments he can retire with honor. Hopefully he will endorse Gavin Newsom as his successor. Not that I don't think Harris couldn't do the job; I'm sure she could. But getting her elected might be a stretch. And the stakes are so damned high now, we cannot afford to make any mistakes.

Why don't old, liberal atheist men corner me a Walmart instead of old, conspiracy theorist Christian...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Maybe you're just not shopping at the right Walmart dear 🤣🤣🤣

Back in 80s I had several bouts of the flu.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

I had never gotten a flu shot before I got a very nasty flu that left me with permanent eustachian tube dysfunction in 2002. In 2003 I got the shot and have not had the flu again. I have had the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine plus two booster shots. I have not suffered any serious side effects from the vaccines. I have not had COVID-19 while millions of unvaccinated Americans have gotten seriously ill, and over a million died from COVID-19.

Paper sculpture by Chinese artist Li Hongbo representing the strength of a mind built by reading.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

While the Chinese are reading, we're banning books. How do you think this will turn out? 🤔

South Dakota's new social studies standards promote Christian nationalism

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

We are on a slippery slope, sliding down, down, down into theocratic authoritarianism...

Now that we are approaching the possible demise of Agnostic.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

I hope the site can stay up. I would miss this community a lot.

Alito’s Call to Arms to Secure Religious Liberty New York Times, Aug.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

When Alito says "religious liberty" he means freedom for Christians to shove their beliefs down everyone else's throats.

Salman Rushdie - Writing under death threats | DW Documentary

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 16, 2022:

I have read the Satanic Verses and a few other things by Rushdie. He's a good writer and the fatwa against him is a blatant attack on free speech and free thinking. That religious fanatics think they have to resort to such tactics illustrates just how weak is their faith in the power of their own God. Religious fundamentalists, whether they be Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, or whatever, are really pathetic creatures.

What we call Modernity has old roots.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 16, 2022:

Funny, with all it has going for it Christianity so often finds a way to screw up 😂

If only people would stick to basics, and perhaps start with something like this.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 14, 2022:

Here is an example of the brain-dead level of discourse I am encountering from the hard-headed anti-vaxer poluka from illinois. This exchange of blows took place in round 10: He sends me a right cross ZeeeMedia.com video under the heading, "Dr. Robert Young -- Viruses Don't Exist Explained, Nanotech Inside People Is A Bioweapon" He followed with this uppercut comment: "Scientific proof of bioweapon vaccine" I bobbed and weaved, and both shots missed me entirely. After about five minutes of internet research I was able to deliver this smashing left hook right in the kisser: "FYI, "Doctor" Robert O. Young is a total flim-flam man. He has no degrees beyond high school from any accredited college or university. He was convicted in 2016 of practicing medicine without a license, and sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in jail." I supplied a link to an nbcsandiego.com news piece on Robert Young. For now, silence from the poluka. He lies twitching on the canvas. But I expect him to come flailing with some new bullshit at any moment. It's only a matter of time. 😂

If only people would stick to basics, and perhaps start with something like this.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 14, 2022:

I just went ten rounds with a poluka from Illinois who insists on sending me links to all kinds of wacky anti-vax propaganda. I hammered him hard with what should have been knockout punches, but he kept getting back up, so I hammered him some more. No good. The dude is impervious to reason. All I can do is fend him off with this jab, which is pretty effective at forestalling his advance: "The standard for dissemination of information regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines is publication of peer-reviewed studies in reputable scientific journals. Period. Don't send me anything that isn't a peer-reviewed article published in a reputable scientific journal. Got it?" ✊😂

The Feds are investigating the Southern Baptist Convention for sexual abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 13, 2022:

It's about time! 😃

Is a dress code banning "Satanism" a form of religious discrimination? - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 13, 2022:

Yeah, probably.

WHOA: 11 sets of classified and top secret records found in Trump search.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

They gave Done Cheato plenty of opportunities to do the right thing and hand over the documents. But Foolius thumbed his nose at the DOJ. Now DOJ will have its say. Oh yeah! 😃

Texas lawsuit aims to gut birth control and HIV medication coverage from health insurance plans - ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

Nothing that Texas does surprises me anymore.

@MichelleGar1.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

Wouldn't a direct message to her inbox be more effective? Or am I missing something?

Brings to mind...what would you do for a Klondike?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 11, 2022:

Awww, shit! 😖

Hey! Don't flip me off you son of a bitch!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

Typical New Yorker behavior. Getting to be so everywhere nowadays.

Trump is playing the law enforcement and Democrats like a mouse - year after year, investigation ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

He can refuse to answer questions; that's his 5th Amendment right. But it doesn't help his case. In fact, it just makes him look GUILTY. Which he is, so it's all good. 😂

Trump is playing the law enforcement and Democrats like a mouse - year after year, investigation ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

I couldn't disagree more. I think this situation calls for a slow, deliberate, methodical approach. Otherwise mistakes will be made and the reds will get more traction with claims of partisan witch hunt. The slow wind up is the ticket here. Letting the J6 Committee take the lead is a very smart move. Let the country see and hear the testimony of (mostly Republican) witnesses, lay out the evidence in digestible chunks, let everyone get accustomed to the idea that Trump is a criminal and that rule of law is in effect in America.

Indiana ranks number one for infrastructure in CNBC’s Top States for Business report

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

Let's see how California compares: Biggest economy in the US ✔️ Obamacare = Covered California ✔️ Cost of living is not low, it's HIGH State budget surplus ✔️ The weed is good and legal ✔️ Abortions safe and legal ✔️ Atheism alive and well ✔️ Good roads, but high traffic ✔️ Utilities/rent/home ownership HIGH Big chip/STEM industry ✔️ Diverse population, majority Dem ✔️ Plus.... Ocean, beaches, mountains, deserts 😎 Drought, fires, earthquakes 🥵 Hell's Angels & KKK small but present 😡 I guess no place is perfect.

How I nearly drowned in a kayaking accident.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

A harrowing near death tale. Yes, you were lucky to survive. I bet next time you stick to your guns. Glad you made it through. Wow.

Medical marijuana users are 'dangerous criminals,' Biden admin says

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

There should be a distinction made between indica and sativa. Indica users are prolly safe with guns; first, they won't want to go anywhere; then they'll fall asleep. 😂

School challenges ruling on pre-game prayer

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. 😡

A NC high school football coach is converting kids to Christianity

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

Christians in their recruitment and proselytizing are insidious and unrelenting, like a creeping fungus or parasitic plant species. Now where did I put that jug of Roundup? 😂

‘Hamilton’ Team Protests After Church Production Adds Christian Themes

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

There they go again, those darn Bible thumpers. Why can't they create their own play? Why do they have to rip off someone else's work? 🤔

I went on a date with a Christian.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 9, 2022:

Alas, that is how it is with people who give themselves license to believe any unfounded wacky shit. They always want to drag you down into the muck with them.

The reason that teens wear hoodies in summer heat is simple.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 9, 2022:

They seek anonymity. That's why we see many wearing masks even when mask mandates have been lifted.

Forget wars, forget exPresident's home being raided, Australia mourns the death of Olivia ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 9, 2022:

ONJ was great, but I am (we are) NOT forgetting about Putin's illegal, immoral, illegitimate, and ill-conceived invasion of Ukraine. Nor are we taking our eye off the Orange Foolius and Christian nationalists who are trying to turn us into a theocratic dictatorship.

Could this be for real?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 9, 2022:

Somebody posted this, or one very like it, about a week ago.

it's too late for the western empire as final convulsions set in.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 8, 2022:

What a steaming pile of homophobic bullshit. No wonder you have zero fans.

Biden's big win exposes GOP's nihilism: Republicans resort to lies to fight Inflation Reduction Act ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 8, 2022:

Nihilistic is exactly the right word to describe the Republican Party.

From Carl Sagan, 1995. You can download the book as a pdf here: [docs.google.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 8, 2022:

Yup, Sagan saw it coming. Now it's here. 😐

What The Hell Happened This Week? Week of 8/01/2022 | The Daily Show - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

That was awesome! Thanks for posting! 😂

Letters From An American 08/06/2022

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

So what you're saying is that Newt Gingrich was not the first white supremacist to shut down the government...

Ex-Scientologists Came Forward with Shocking Child Trafficking Claims.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

Shameless attention seekers

Travis McMichael, the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery, is scared someone will killed him in prison, ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

He fucking murdered a kid who was out jogging, for Christ' sake. He should be afraid that shit will come back to him.

I am trying to figure out something I can make and sell, has to be made of wood, could be a special ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

Here are a few ideas for the Trump supporter in your life: A mounting plaque for their AR-15 Ash stakes to pound into the hearts of immigrants, people of color, Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Faucci, and any other demonized individuals or groups Cyrillic letter refrigerator magnets Picture frame in the shape of the letter Q (portrait of Orange Foolius sold separately) Hollow Holy Bible case for a Glock 9 Handy carrying case for meth or oxy Dowsing rods for detecting voter fraud 😂

Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán declares at CPAC that "a Christian politician cannot be racist"

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

Christian nationalists make all kinds of wild claims. The common theme is that it's all self-serving.

Anyone interested in chipping in on some land (20 acres, 40, more?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

There is bound to be quite a fight over the best places...and I don't mean just legal battles.

Matt Powell: The government should execute certain drag queens

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 7, 2022:

I had never heard of this asshole before now. Hopefully the future will match the past, and this moment will not be repeated. 😂

This morning I rose with nothing special planned in mind.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 4, 2022:

I have hiked in the Olympic National Forest. It is a very special place. A jewel. Precious. The US military is a devouring monster.

Nick Anderson's Blurred Lines This cartoon was received in an e-mail with the following ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 3, 2022:

One more illustration of why we need to get the money out of politics. Overturn Citizens United!

Why the Kansas abortion vote is a win for democracy

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 3, 2022:

The religious fanatics tried hard to get people to vote "yes" to change the Kansas Constitution to ban abortion, but they failed miserably. In the middle of the Bible Belt, the Christian zealots got their face slapped hard. 😂😂😂

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 3, 2022:

It's barbaric. 🤬

[bsa.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 3, 2022:

From your lips to Dog's ear 🐶

Dogs domestic and wild.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 2, 2022:

I like dogs (and humans) that are friendly and well-behaved. I don't like dogs (or humans) that are mean and behave badly. I like wild animals best of all.

Mental Health Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 1, 2022:

It was Ronald "trickle down" Reagan who first defunded mental healthcare facilities in the 1980s. The Republican Party has gone all out to surpass Reagan's gut punch ever since. And, with the singular exception of the passage of the Affordable Care Act under the (Democratic) Obama Administration, they have been wildly successful. By many measures the United States now has the WORST healthcare system in the developed world. Way to go Republicans! 🤮

Murder inspired by religion: [abc.net.au]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 1, 2022:

She's a nut job....and a Christian. The two often go hand in hand.

Exploring the Cosmos in VR with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Mark Zuckerberg

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 31, 2022:

Always a pleasure to hear NDGT speak! Not so much MZ.

In rare move for Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito mocks foreign critics of abortion reversal

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 31, 2022:

Pretty inappropriate, but then why should we be surprised?

Hell, you can't even go to a baseball game anymore without some woke ass Karen fucking shit up.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Free the peanuts! Let them soar!

New Rule: Let the Population Collapse | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 30, 2022:

In the subfield of biology known as population dynamics, there is this thing called a boom and bust cycle. When resources are plentiful, the population booms. When resources become scarce, or waste products build up to toxic levels, the population busts. Now the human population has been booming for well over 100 years. And not only are basic resources like fresh water becoming scarce, our waste products have built up to the point that they are forcing the climate into an ever increasing heat spiral. If we don't stop burning fossil fuels toot sweet, we are in for a massive bust. America is the country most responsible for the global warming crisis. We should be taking the lead in solving it. Although the deal Chuck Schumer hammered out with Joe Manchin does not go far enough, I do support it. It is better than nothing, and we can always add to it in the future. As time goes on, and the negative effects of climate change become ever more apparent and impossible to deny, there will be more and more support for doing more to avert total catastrophe. And if Mitch McConnell should find a way to nix this deal, we should drag his ass out in the street and tear him limb from limb.

Scientists establish link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage - Alternet.org

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 30, 2022:

I would like to see more information about the study, like its published title, authors names, their qualifications, etc. Notwithstanding the lack of information, the inflexibility of mind demonstrated by religious fundamentalists does imply some sort of cognitive defect. 😂

Gen Z has surprising statistic on the nonreligious, a pastor is arrested after being found in a golf...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 30, 2022:

As usual, a litany of infractions, misdemeanors, and crimes by religious persons and organizations. I only wish they would play this on Fox News.

Hi i need atheist girl. It's been difficult to find one in my country.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Get in line buddy. 😂

This would make a hell of an engagement ring! MINERS JUST DISCOVERED THE LARGEST PINK DIAMOND IN ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

PS: diamonds are NOT forever. For instance, they burn at only 700°C.

I Dream of Jesus – The Dead Milkmen [youtube.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Hey it's just as plausible as any number of other wacko Christian stories. 😂

This would make a hell of an engagement ring! MINERS JUST DISCOVERED THE LARGEST PINK DIAMOND IN ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

"...conditions for mining diamonds are often hazardous, and the industry has been associated with the displacement of Indigenous peoples, worker exploitation, pollution and human rights abuses..." Hence the term "blood diamond." That's why I will never buy a diamond ring, bracelet, necklace, earring, nose post, belly button thingamajig, etc., etc.

Oglala Sioux tribe expels Christian missionary for spreading 'hate speech'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Good for them! First Nations people are way out in front on environmental protection and resistance to the white Christian patriarchy. We should all be so resilient and committed.

Japan's Abes assassination and its connections to the Unification Church.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Let's face it: Christianity is a business. It should be treated as such. It should be taxed, and subject to all relevant consumer protection laws, including laws against false advertising and fraud.

Republicans are being cruel towards veterans?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Not only do they (Republican senators) not care about veterans, they also don't care about the rest of us. They only care about themselves. Look at how they allow the fossil fuel industry to keep its stranglehold on the energy sector, while the thermometer inches ever higher and the floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and rising sea levels rip away people's homes and livelihoods.Senate Republicans are such hypocrites! It's disgusting!

4,000+ Children Died: Pope Apologizes to Indigenous Groups in Canada over Residential School Abuse |...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 28, 2022:

Now let's see the Pope put his money where his mouth is.

Bond set for Sebring man charged with murder in death of fetus | WYTV

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I have said, for years, that Evangelical Christians are the American Taliban. This becomes more obvious by the day.

Pete Seeger, Once Blacklisted Is Now On US Forever Postage Stamp

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I'm almost out of stamps. The last batch was otters. The next will be Petes! 😂

Pete Seeger, Once Blacklisted Is Now On US Forever Postage Stamp

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I remember well one weekend day in the early 90s, sitting at home watching Pete on PBS on my little 12-inch black-and-white TV. He played a piece by Bach, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, on his banjo, and I thought, "I can do that on guitar!" So I started picking away at it, figuring it out, playing by ear. I did not have to struggle with it; it came to me easily, like it was meant to be. It's still one of my favorite pieces to play. I do it as the first and last parts of a two-song medley. For the middle section of the medley I do a Grateful Dead song called Stella Blue. It's been a long time now, since I played anything on the guitar. Too much work with hammers, and jackhammers, and screws, and screwdrivers...and chisels, and paint, and paint brushes. And left-hand monkey wrenches...

Christian Nationalism's Racist Past Precludes Revival Except Among GOP's Trumpiest - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 27, 2022:

I did NOT know of Smith before seeing your post. But I immediately recognize that it is especially important today for us to remember who he was. Christian nationalists pose an existential threat to America. Thank you for posting!

Today would be the 94th birthday of our greatest ever filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 27, 2022:

Kubric is truly great! Let's se if I can ID the films in the photo montage: left to right, we have Eyes Wide Shut, Paths of Glory, Killer's Kiss, The Shining, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, The Killing, Taxi Driver, and Spartacus. How did I do?

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Among the Dead Sea scrolls was one containing what Biblical scholars call the Thomas Gospel. One of its more interesting Jesus quotes has him stating that "the kingdom of the father is here on Earth, but men do not see it." I take that as an admission that there is nothing supernatural about Heaven (and Hell). Rather, they are natural elements of any human life.

With the Lemon Test gone, a police-led prayer vigil may be legal again

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 26, 2022:

There goes the neighborhood 😐

How we thought it was meant to be! This is the reality of how it actually turned out, far worst ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Good cartoon. Too bad it is so hard to read it on a "smart" phone, even with a magnifying glass!

Can’t stand this annoying cretin.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Kirk Cameron? Never heard of him. Apparently he is an ignorant moron?

2 Rule - Reading religious books are not necessary for telling it is bull shit.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 25, 2022:

I second that emotion!

Inflation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Much as it hurts to be reminded how badly I'm being screwed by inflation, I have to admit that Oliver's presentation is still funny to me. Laughing is always better than crying. 😂

If ANYONE still supports this man, those people are dumbasses.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

Gawd I wish Gaetz' mama had had the good sense to get an abortion instead of inflicting her hell spawn on the world

Scientology wants the Supreme Court to enforce its billion-year contract

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

Pretty short-sighted of them. A billion years is not even a drop in the eternal bucket. 😂

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

The word "religion" originally came from the Italian word "religgio," meaning re-linking. The idea was that religion provides a link back to our origins. How ironic! If religion as we know it actually did that, then we would be hearing dissertations on evolutionary biology from the pulpit, instead of the gobbledygook the faithful are actually feasting on.

FrayedBear must be a member of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM).

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 23, 2022:

I have gone 15 rounds with that nut job, metaphorically knocking his sorry dick in the dirt time and time again. I will give him this: he keeps on picking himself up and trying again. It got me thinking, why would anyone put their self through such a humiliating exercise? I conclude that he must be getting paid to do it. He must be in the employ of some Russian propaganda organ, sent here to foment discord among Americans. I am happy to say that here on Agnostic.com he broke his pick. Free thinkers see right through his schtick. That's why I am proud to be part of this community. You guys rock.

Kentucky judge slams 'theocratic' laws in ruling protecting abortion rights

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 23, 2022:

Hooray for Judge Mitch Perry! Finally someone is pushing back against the root cause of the problem: that Christians want to shove their religion down our throats. There is absolutely no scientific basis for the notion that personhood starts at conception. A fetus does not possess consciousness. When an adult is in that state we call it brain dead and we pull the plug. Like so many other crazy notions coming from the religious right, the idea of personhood beginning at conception, or when the heart starts beating, is nowhere represented in the Bible. Rather, the Old Testament says that life begins after birth, with the first breath. The current Christian misinterpretation is something that Christian nationalists invented to be wielded as wedge issue in the political sphere. It has nothing to do with science or healthcare or even morality. It is merely a club used to beat us all over the head and shoulders. It's high time we did some maintenance on the wall of separation between church and state. Better to lay those bricks in mortar than to be hurling them at one another. Just sayin.

Is anyone else stumbling on the technology highway?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 23, 2022:

To one degree or another, all the effing time. 🤣

The Dance Many atheists’ interest in science and critical thinking appears to extend only far ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 22, 2022:

This is what is meant by "putting on blinders."

Walgreens boycott called after employees refuse to sell contraception due to religious beliefs

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 21, 2022:

I won't be spending any money at Walgreens.

Climate change deniers.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 21, 2022:

Nice list, but it only scratches the surface. There are so many negative effects of global warming that it is difficult to compile a truly comprehensive accounting. But one thing is certain: burning fossil fuels is the prime cause.

31 former students sue Seventh-day Adventist school for child abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Power to the child victims of wacko churches!

Court OKs sale of 43 Catholic Church properties to settle sex abuse claims

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Good! Now revoke their tax exempt status. 🙂

Christian values.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Cognitive dissonance on full display.😵‍💫

In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace | Pew Research Center

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 18, 2022:

Not fast enough, unfortunately.

Bernie Sanders: Joe Manchin Is Intentionally Sabotaging President Biden's Agenda

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Manchin says there is no money for climate action, but that's only because he wants to protect this ridiculous tax code that only benefits the wealthy. The Trump tax law was/is/will be a disaster for the country.