I'm in a rush, but I just wanted to tell you that the November issue of Radar Magazine has a three page story about us. The November issue should be available today at Borders Book Stores all over the US. You may want to call in advance to be sure that they have it. Barnes and Noble stocks it, but both stores we visited did not have the latest issue, and according to the store's computer, B&N didn't think they'd get it for another month. We think that was an error because Radar was previously published bi-monthly. Another user reports that a local Barnes and Noble stocks it. So... go to Borders today if you want the November issue in which our 3 page spread is shown. I hope that Kelly and I will be able to scan the article and show it to you (after it's no longer a current issue). Here's what they say on their site: Fame The No-God Squad How a scrappy band of heathens became a media sensation—and gave godlessness a fresh new face. By Richard Rys Radars online story simply links to the Blasphemy Challenge video... GREAT EXPOSURE FOR THE VIDEO!

Tonight I stopped in to work briefly to get one or two things done before tomorrow, and noticed something sitting on my desk. It was a page from one of those daily calendars with little proverbs written on each day, that I had seen on the desk of one of my more religious co-workers. This one said something to the effect of:

There is much diversity of thought in my family. I have the right to my opinions, and they have the right to theirs. Inner Wisdom guides us all.

I agree that we all have the right to believe whatever we want. I'm against banning religion and forcing people to be atheist. That would make us just as bad as our opposition.

I stumbled upon a funny video tonight while cow tipping Way of the Master on the interwebs.

I think the creator supports us with the portrayal of the very rational question posed and the subtext "Rational Response Squad." I believe the editor of the video is someone who abandoned deism for atheism on a myspace group I was in regularly about a year ago. Nevertheless the South Park segment itself is hilarious. Funny rename of Way of the Retard... "Banana Design Squad."

Former Follier has been busting his ass this morning behind the scenes, helping to pull together a major scandal at Way of the Retard. Check out our sister site that he heads up: http://www.wotmwatchdog.org

Anyway, we've been corresponding for a few hours in IM, just working as usual, until Kelly reminded me that he's getting married today. Here is how that went...

[4:24:57 PM] Brian Sapient says: aren't you getting married today?
[4:39:33 PM] Former Follier says: Yeah. Just waiting for Amanda to get her hair done.

Anyway... Former Follier, like me, you don't stop. I applaud you, and Amanda for putting up with you. May both of you have a very happy life together, and may she allow you the space you need to help fix the world.

This song was originally uncovered by Susan very early on at the RRS message board. I just recently found a good video to go with it...

God doesn't like to be ignored. You better believe, or else! The songwriter's homepage: http://www.johnrbutler.com

First a primer for Americans: Ontario is a province in Canada. A province is exactly like a state, except with less autonomy from the federal government. Ontario is close to western New York and Michigan. We had an election on October 10 featuring governing Liberal party led by Dalton McGuinty against the Progressive Conservatives (oxymoron anyone?) led by John Tory. Our third party, the NDP, was a non-factor as usual since they are owned by the labour unions and labour is dead as a political force. Sorry if I've insulted your intelligence with any of this.

Ontario atheists got to celebrate Wednesday night as we watched John Tory and the provincial Progressive Conservative party go down in flames after lamely trying to exploit religious zealotry by promising to give government funds to religious schools if elected. They made the promise in the summer, then could only shriek in horror as the Liberals and the voting public tattooed it to their asses and made it into the defining issue of the campaign. The conservative-owned media (such as my local paper, the London Free Press) bleated in protest throughout the campaign that Tory was not a right winger, the promise was only a third of a page in the PC platform, everyone was ignoring the real issues (Mcguinty's lies in the last election), here's another example of cynical Liberal smearing and fear-mongering, blah blah blah blah blah.

Hi all -- as I've mentioned previously, Answers in Genesis is coming to town ( http://www.wvete.com ).

We've got a small troupe of people (5-6) who will likely be attending their conference, myself included. We plan on strategically hitting one or two of the "lectures" in order to possibly raise questions or point out inaccuracies. We've been researching the material (arguments / rebuttals) for about two weeks now. The question I have for all of you:

Does anyone have any experience with dealing with the AiG types? I know to take them seriously, because I know they don't mess around. They've all got PhD's in apologetics (figuratively speaking) so they're very good at BS'ing their way out of tight corners.

This has nothing to do with religion but I thought I'd throw it up because I know there's so many like-minded people here. This is my response to a message board on the CBC website that was discussing whether or not Canada should be pushing more than our current pathetic $300 million a year into a space program. The board was stuffed with the usual bleeding heart hand wringing about how we shouldn't spend ANYTHING on space until we are living in Utopia down here.

The idea that spending money on space exploration is taking money away from social programs or other priorities is ridiculous. Even in the US, the entire space budget is a tiny fraction of what is spent on social programs. All of the space budget could be allocated to social programs with no perceptible difference. It is absurd to demand that all government spending be directed at any one area, no matter how important that area is. So let's abandon this red herring argument that we shouldn't spend money on space while there are still social problems left to be solved.

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Insecure immature behavior
Are these the things
That they taught you dear
Tell me who is your savior
Now I know why you shiver in fear
Throughout life they will try and deprave you
All under the pretext that they’re trying to save you
Passing on religion they were taught before
Whispering and lying behind closed doors
This type of junk don’t work no more
We need the truth and that’s for sure
To GODS law we should all turn to learn
GOD’S compassion and love
We best no longer spurn
For the truth we really ought to yearn
And choose the right savior before we burn
All these faiths they confusion churn