I would like to submit the idea that religion IS politics.

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

It is all about money and power, not about religious beliefs. No morality in money, power or religion.

What is the Trump's game here?

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Well, he does not look well to me but it may be lack of make up.

US law and religious freedom

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Religion and morality just do not go together. Just read the bible and see how immoral god is.

Another reason why fanatical religious zealots are dangerous to society and just so there is no ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Religious fanatic nutters are everywhere.

Being older a lot of us live with pain.

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

I don't think anyone should endure being in pain. Look at alternative pain relief on google.

Here's a thought...

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

And the fire brigade would be ever so busy.

US election: Do you need Jesus to win the White House? [bbc.com]

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

No you don't or Donald would not be president.

Church of England failures 'allowed child sexual abusers to hide' [bbc.com]

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Why would anyone expect any different.

I have recently come upon the situation of trying to explain my position on "religion" to a ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

You don't need to. Just say that you think it is a lot of nonsense and you don't believe in it.

TW My cousin just posted that it’s been 10 years since we lost her brother to suicide.

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Yes, they don't give a fig about anyone els, just look how the so called christians care about the fetus but not about the child.

So, during the covid lockdown we gave my 93yo mum a smartphone and hooked her up to fb and messenger...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

Next time you see her, she will put you over her knee and give you a good hiding.

Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress: ‘There’s No Such Thing As Separation Of Church And State’ |...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

He needs to go back to school.

Lately, I find my own behavior somewhat puzzling.

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

I suspect you are doing it From anger.

Question: How is holy water made? Answer: Boil the hell out of it!

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

But then it’s all gone

Pastor Who Said “Atheism Has Never Healed a Disease” Tests Positive for COVID | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

Such good news

Only TWO out of sixteen members of our Ethical Sluts are women. Say what?

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

The is nothing ethical about sluttiness, nothing.

I am a 77 year old agnostic-atheist, lesbian, who is looking for a long term relationship with a ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

You may be lucky, who knows, don’t give up.

Aww hell. I offended someone today. I guess my job is done. Until tomorrow...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

Keep up the good work

Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court nominee, spoke at program founded to inspire a ‘distinctly ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

People with that kind of opinion should be disqualified at once.

"Life is like a mop.

Jolanta comments on Oct 6, 2020:

You gotta, you gotta....

_Sakura Matsuri_ _Japan Cherry Blossoms_

Jolanta comments on Oct 4, 2020:

I just love Japan. Wonder whether I will ever be able to go back there again.

Every religious person is also an atheist...

Jolanta comments on Oct 4, 2020:

Brilliant.

This is the best Science news I have seen in a long time.

Jolanta comments on Oct 3, 2020:

Hope it will come to fruition sooner than later

This sums up the debate for me last night.

Jolanta comments on Oct 3, 2020:

I am surprised that anyone expected anything els from Trump more than bullying, put downs or shouting.

Third party advocates in a nutshell... What do you think?

Jolanta comments on Oct 3, 2020:

Too fuzzy for me to even bother looking at it.

Let's Discuss What Islam Offers...

Jolanta comments on Oct 3, 2020:

How about you read the Quran then you can say what it offers, This has got nothing to do with the religion but all to do with power and money.

Several years ago I grafted several apple varieties on a tree one being called Pink Pearl.

Jolanta comments on Oct 2, 2020:

Maybe love is in the air or at least in the apples.

Do not wish death upon anyone anytime anywhere for any circumstance.

Jolanta comments on Oct 2, 2020:

Yes, I to believe in this.

Did you hear the news?

Jolanta comments on Oct 2, 2020:

I am so surprised. After all he did say he was using that drug and still got it? Does it mean the drug is not working? So surprised.

What can an atheist say to a Christian to convince him.

Jolanta comments on Oct 2, 2020:

Well, that is one way.

Ignosticism

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

And who really cares, all that is important at the moment is; what will I have for breakfast today, will it be porridge or bacon and eggs?

Since I am new here I have to share.

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

Knights of Columbus, Council 4398 who the fu...k are they? How dare they to call themselves Kinights, more like ignorant idiots who I bet do not care one iota for children in their diocese who do not have enough to eat or cannot get a decent education.

Hate-Pastor Joshua Feuerstein Is Launching a Church for Christian Nationalists | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

I wonder if Native Americans are welcome in their church?

Well another catholic diocese files for bancruptcy.

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

This is what is the truth of it all, avoidance by the church. Attorney Jeff Anderson, whose firm represents dozens of sexual abuse accusers, quickly denounced the filing. “We see the diocese’s decision to declare bankruptcy as strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving,” said Anderson. “At the heart of these cases, we find a willful deceit on the diocese’s part — persistent attempts to evade accountability and a concerted effort to conceal information.”

Wil Wheaton [facebook.

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

Have you though of getting some help for what your father and your mother did to you? That may help.

A Flat Earther Tried Convincing Her School Board to Teach the Controversy | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

I wanted to see her face.

I do not consider myself an Atheist, but an Agnostic.

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

I am with you there.

Strong is the force, with young baby Jesus.

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

Good one. She will be so mad when she does.

Stone the crows, a bloke can't seem to sit, minding his own business these days, on his front ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 1, 2020:

I love it, just love it. I could not have put it better myself.

“We all have a thirst for wonder.

Jolanta comments on Sep 29, 2020:

I think that there are people in this world who don't have any thirst for wonder but plenty of thirst for bear.

Something a little philosophical?

Jolanta comments on Sep 29, 2020:

Great painting, so much meaning in it.

So where do you get your morality from if you’re an atheist?

Jolanta comments on Sep 29, 2020:

I have never encountered that. Only in the US do religious people ask this ever so stupid questions and have traveled quite a bit around the world.

Thousands of Christians Rallied in D.

Jolanta comments on Sep 29, 2020:

Well didn't they do a great job of that.

The Winding Road From Coal To Code

Jolanta comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Well the Australian government are doing it hardest to sell coal, mainly to Asia.

Pastor Who Downplays COVID in Church Makes Volunteers Sign COVID Risk Waivers | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 28, 2020:

What a hypocrite. Where is his god when he needs him?

Yesterday was an interesting day.

Jolanta comments on Sep 28, 2020:

I think you need to lie down and take a pill.

New coronavirus regulations coming into force in England today provide for religious and civil ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 28, 2020:

One rule for us and another for you..............

"Deterrence" - What a horrible way to categorize people! Revealed: Trump 2016 campaign 'targeted...

Jolanta comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Why is anyone surprised?

Has anyone here had any experience with (or known someone who has/had) a SEXLESS ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 27, 2020:

It is not that the woman is frigid but that there is something seriously wrong with the relationship.

The Lack of Opposite-Gender Friendships Among Evangelicals is Itself a Problem | Beth Stoneburner | ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Same problems with same sex schools.

Idaho Cops Arrested Christians for Ignoring COVID Restrictions at Worship Event | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Ignorant doltards

Amy Coney Barrett: GOP sells 'Notorious ACB' T-shirts after nomination

Jolanta comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Did anyone expect anything els?

Hi All.

Jolanta comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Sounds like you want to see if you and whoever are going to have anything in common, like being able to converse, etc, etc. Take your time, no rushing is necessary, enjoy the ride.

Well I'll darned, just got a a very earnest and most unexpected APOLOGY of all things from ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 26, 2020:

See there must be a god, after all this is a miracle.

Americans United Opposes Supreme Court Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett, A Foe Of Church-State ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 26, 2020:

Will not make one iota of difference to her being appointed. What the orange marmalade wants, he gets.

Maine “Superspreader” Wedding Was Officiated by an Anti-Mask Baptist Preacher | Beth Stoneburner...

Jolanta comments on Sep 25, 2020:

That Preacher should be in jail or better still give him a job at a hospital full of covid case and don't let him leave. He can stay there and see how god will protect him.

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty After Threatening to Shoot Black Family at Church | Val Wilde | Friendly ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 25, 2020:

I would be worried if I was that family. Is he going to get some kind or any counseling or medical help or is he just let out to roam and do damage?

I had to post this because of the effect it had on Facebook.

Jolanta comments on Sep 25, 2020:

So much ignorance, so little time to fix it.

Rogue Asteroid will impact Earth's Gravity in close encounter [youtube.com]

Jolanta comments on Sep 25, 2020:

When?

My smoking, drinking, pregnant "great christian" neighbor (from hell) just puked on her front porch ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Be grateful for small mercies. It was not your porch.

Question for everyone. What is dignity to you? What takes away from ones dignity?

Jolanta comments on Sep 24, 2020:

To be true to oneself, ones values and morals.

Study Says Religion Contributes $67.5 Billion to Canada’s Economy: Is It True?

Jolanta comments on Sep 24, 2020:

There are usually two sets of accounts.

To those of you with a believing partner how do you enter into meaningful conversations about why ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

Talk without getting upset, without raising your voice. Or don't talk at all, just state that you no longer believe but that others can if they want. Don't belittle, still be loving.

Cult leader who claims to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in Russia | Russia | The Guardian

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

It is most likely that the so called "local business" people who objected to this madness.

Preacher: Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Did Not Know Christ” So She’s Probably in Hell | Hemant Mehta |...

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

If there is a god, she would most likely be in heaven but he would not, neither would most of his congregation.

After renouncing faith, Hawk Nelson’s Jon Steingard says he's agnostic, still prays daily - The ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

One can pray without believing. It is a form of self talk, a way of giving words to feelings.

If something causes psychological harm, it's not harmless.

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

Of course psychological harm is harmful. You need to rethink this.

Everyday, ICE picks up people and deports them to god knows where.

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

Unfortunately they do the same here in Australia. I am disgusted with our inhumane government.

Right-Wing Pastor Says His Prayers Killed Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 23, 2020:

In that case her family should sue him.

All that I can say for sure right now is that this is a hell of a year for a cynical, depressed ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 20, 2020:

I thought that it would be great for cynical people, after all isn’t it what they are “happy “ about, the more misery than more they are “ happy “, he, he.

Never met him, would love to.

Jolanta comments on Sep 20, 2020:

No, no, no. Texas, Arizona and some other states should be given back to Mexico.

Politics and religion are evil... Anarchy!!!! Just kidding I'm not an anarchist but a Marxist :)

Jolanta comments on Sep 20, 2020:

Marxist and capitalism are very similar.

This is sooooo true.

Jolanta comments on Sep 19, 2020:

I don't see that as funny.

Anti-Abortion Christians Celebrate Death Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Cite ‘Unborn Babies’ | Michael ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 19, 2020:

Fanatics.

[facebook.com] Joe Biden wishes Jewish Americans a Happy Rosh Hashonah!!!

Jolanta comments on Sep 18, 2020:

What is a Rosh Hashonah, can someone enlighten me please.

What do you all think of Pascal's Wager?

Jolanta comments on Sep 18, 2020:

Maybe you do need to see someone.

Have you been ostracized because of your lack of belief?

Jolanta comments on Sep 18, 2020:

No, but then I do live in Australia.

I usually agree with most of what this guy says but I'm not so sure about what he's saying here.

Jolanta comments on Sep 16, 2020:

Yes do tell them. That doesn't mean you cannot have your own celebration with presents or without.

Since 2007, the U.

Jolanta comments on Sep 16, 2020:

It is only because they have so many christian nutters there.

Does God want Christians to be a ‘good guy with a gun’?

Jolanta comments on Sep 16, 2020:

Only in the USA. No other so called christian country has its citizens carrying guns.

10 Symbols That Aren't What You Thought They Were! - YouTube

Jolanta comments on Sep 15, 2020:

So interesting, however I wish someone els would present it. He is awfully annoying.

When someone says they are spiritual and also agnostic-atheist, I always wonder, "Do they believe ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 15, 2020:

There are many things that are unexplainable.

When and how do you reveal past mistakes to new romantic interests?

Jolanta comments on Sep 15, 2020:

Probably not a good idea to tell anyone everything. It takes away the mystery.

Dad's funeral was on 9-11.

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

Wow, someone sues? Sometimes this is all that US is amounting to.

Suddenly finding this lunacy appearing in my neighbourhood.

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

Lunacy indeed.

Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

People are waking up.

Just saw this footage of the gate opening at a Trump rally

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

It's more like they were waddling towards the front then running.

I confided to a friend that a mutual acquaintance of ours had wronged me.

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

You did well but now you are two friends less.

Anyone else get their whole bio/description deleted?

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

Maybe it’s time to lay off the juice, after all your memory is just shot to pieces when you are at it.

Pope Francis Says Having Sex And Eating Good Food Is 'Simply Divine'

Jolanta comments on Sep 13, 2020:

What would god know about sex me wonders?

Is TDS a terminal condition? [theatlantic.com]

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

I am almost speechless.

So, there I was sitting on my front veranda, drinking a well earned coffee, minding my own business.

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

Next time just get your phone out and start recording.

Atheists, agnostics sleep better than Catholics, Baptists

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

Me wonders if they are better snores too?

Pringles tube tries to wake from 'recycling nightmare' [bbc.]

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

Nobody but nobody should ever eat pringles. There is only 15% of potato in it, everything els is just rubbish.

MIT sleep monitor can track people's sleeping positions using radio signals It uses radio signals...

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

And it is good to know for.......?

A Happy Bill Maher Back In The Studio — “There’s Real People. Thank You Jesus!”

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

I just hope he stays safe and the audience too.

How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled [npr.org]

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

When did Big Oil ever tell the truth.

Christian: My Daughter Was Sent Home from School Because of Her Anti-Gay Shirt | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

Good. There should be more daughters sent home for wearing hateful messages.

Hello, everyone! I was an active member back in 2017/2018 but had a very bad experience through ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 12, 2020:

Hi there. I would love you to put up something with you singing. Love the blues.

Imagine No Religion

Jolanta comments on Sep 11, 2020:

I doubt it had anything to do with religion, more likely with money and power.