This is just too hilarious. I had to post it.

The Digg page:
http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Anti_God_Starbucks_cup_has_customer_steaming

The article:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55564

It is unfortunate the such a message can cause this much trouble. Such is the power of words. Even if someone disagrees with a message (note the one about the gay person further down the article page) doesn't mean it should be censored. Is it any surprise that a religious institution (Baylor U.) censored a message about homophobia? I can only call it bigotry.

Cheers!

My reading, on Thursday, of a missive concerning my dis-belief was met with the reactions I had expected. There were a few people who were a bit shocked, some people who were more on the apathetic side of things and those who were happy that I said what I said. This being Western Washington (it really does make a difference) no one was particularly offended. All in all, it was great!
Most of all, it was interesting to see the eye-brows raise and a few whispers tip-toe around. I was a tad nervous when starting off, but everything set in nicely and it felt good to throw myself and what I think out into the open. I have not been directly confronted by anyone yet; somewhat disappointing, but I suppose the lack of confrontation could be interpreted as a good sign.

Due to some odd circumstances, the reading has been postponed until Thursday. I'm still not completely sure as to why. Though, It will still happen, as it always does. I still plan on writing a blog entry to explain how it all unravels. I may even post the actual missive as a blog post. But, it is a bit personal, so I will decide that later. It is also somewhat large, so I think I would have to post it to a separate webpage and link to it in a separate blog post here. We'll see.

Cheers! And Good Night.

I just finished a portfolio for Creative Writing. Due to the theme of this particular portfolio, it was an enticing opportunity to express my dis-belief.
At the end of each portfolio, the class holds a reading so students can present their work to an audience; it is very enjoyable and I always try to participate. The piece I plan on reading (it is actually an excerpt of a much larger missive) lays bare much of what I think about gods and religion and I know there are a few very dedicated Christians and Mormons in the class with directly opposing viewpoints to mine. I do not wish to create a powder-keg though and I am hoping it will remain calm and reserved. I simply want to explain my standpoint on some things.

The path to my atheism has been a somewhat long one. But, I won't go into it too much for the first post.

I was born into a Christian family like most children in the United States. I was exposed to the bible (presented as truth, of course). I even had children's books telling the major stories of the bible, such as the flood and exodus and Jonah. Even so, I had never prayed the acceptance pray (don't know what it's actually called).
I remember one day when my dad and I were driving home from a Men's Fellowship church group. He was obviously distressed due to my long-running non-acceptance. He told me all the things a Christian parent would tell a child. Though, I won't get into that as most of you probably already know what that is like.