1. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198397 by atheist_peace on June 23, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Joe bless you!

2. The List: The World's Worst Religious Leaders

Comment #159264 by atheist_peace on April 11, 2008 at 7:33 pm

Where's the Dalai Lama? And Mother Teresa?

3. The Atheist Next Door

Comment #157012 by atheist_peace on April 8, 2008 at 1:36 pm

"Religious scholar"

Isn't that a contradiction of terms?

4. Don't blame Islam for terrorism, expert says

Comment #130891 by atheist_peace on February 21, 2008 at 1:01 pm

He's right, we shouldn't blame Islam for terrorism. All religions are at fault.

PS. Nice to see there are people from Vancouver here :)

5. State Approves Evolution As 'Scientific Theory'

Comment #129732 by atheist_peace on February 19, 2008 at 2:12 pm

"Canada's even colder than Wisconsin, isn't it?"

Not Vancouver.

:)

6. Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules'

Comment #121617 by atheist_peace on February 3, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Muslims are at it again!

This reminds me of a case here in Canada where a Muslim taxi driver refused service to a blind man with a guide dog - because Muslims hate guide dogs.

In the end, the compromise made was that Muslim drivers would be allowed to call for a new driver if they find our their passenger is handicapped and has a guide dog.

How long will we accommodate these hypocritical psychopaths?

7. Pope says some science shatters human dignity

Comment #120476 by atheist_peace on February 1, 2008 at 6:38 pm

Fuck the pope. Why do people take him seriously?

8. Creationists plan British theme park

Comment #99491 by atheist_peace on December 16, 2007 at 7:22 pm

A charitable trust to set up a theme park and television studio? Why does Britain still allow religious organisations automatic charitable status?

9. Creation vs. Reality

Comment #98591 by atheist_peace on December 13, 2007 at 11:02 pm

This video was made by students at Vancouver Film School.

10. Girl, 16, dies after hijab dispute with father

Comment #97360 by atheist_peace on December 12, 2007 at 12:29 am

I have no faith in the Canadian justice system's ability to deliver justice to this murderer (of the first degree).

11. Boy dies of leukemia after refusing treatment for religious reasons

Comment #92166 by atheist_peace on November 30, 2007 at 2:07 am

This kid deserves a Darwin award; and shame on the Government of Washington for allowing this to happen.

Fuck the cult of jehovah.

12. Schools should put faith in science

Comment #92164 by atheist_peace on November 30, 2007 at 2:01 am

"Humans evolved over millions of years from hominids in Africa and share a common ancestor with the chimpanzee. That's a fact. Whales evolved from land-dwelling carnivores, another fact. The facts tell us "what" happened, whereas the theory of evolution interprets the "how" -- the mechanisms by which evolution works."

This paragraph is pure gold!

13. Sunday School for Atheists

Comment #90996 by atheist_peace on November 26, 2007 at 10:33 pm

"Am I the only one who noticed and was bemused by this? I thought it was only condom-hating, abortion-banning, non-college-going faith-heads who started breeding at 16. ;)"

Maybe he's adopted :)

14. Ofcom backs Channel 4 over mosque probe

Comment #89310 by atheist_peace on November 20, 2007 at 9:22 am

The West Midlands police should be out catching criminals rather than pandering to British Muslims. Besides, it's not like officers have to rely on votes to keep their jobs. It seems to me that they were coerced into doing this.

Islam is not a race, period.

15. 'Expelled' Movie: The Extended Trailer

Comment #88300 by atheist_peace on November 15, 2007 at 10:20 pm

Fuck Ben Stein and fuck this film.

He expects Creationism to have equal time against Evolution? Creationism is not a science, and there are no credible scientists in the field of creationism. This is like expecting 1984 and 2001: A Space Odyssey to be taught alongside real History.

This rubbish is obviously propaganda created by religious extremists, for religious extremists.

16. Malaysia firm's 'Muslim car' plan

Comment #87715 by atheist_peace on November 13, 2007 at 12:52 am

There's already a company making cars for freethinkers and rationalists:

http://www.teslamotors.com/

17. Excerpt from 'The Portable Atheist'

Comment #87377 by atheist_peace on November 12, 2007 at 2:05 am

I ordered this book last week. Can't wait to get it :)

18. The good that comes from belief

Comment #86625 by atheist_peace on November 9, 2007 at 6:18 pm

"Active Christians, for example, do much more hours of volunteer work per month than secular youth."

I assume most of this "volunteer" work is at church.

19. Don't write off religion - it can be the key to a stable family

Comment #82564 by atheist_peace on October 26, 2007 at 6:06 pm

"Isn't it curious that we tolerate the stereotyping of religion in a way we'd never abide with race, religion or gender?"

Anybody else confused by this?

Edit: Looks like someone caught it before me ^

20. God's honest truth?

Comment #79790 by atheist_peace on October 18, 2007 at 2:20 pm

They wouldn't allow porn to be shown in school, so why should they allow religious mind-porn? Good job, Sweden.. another point for the good guys.

21. Scandal brewing at Oral Roberts U.

Comment #76432 by atheist_peace on October 5, 2007 at 8:59 pm

This is exactly why religious institutions should not be granted charitable status.

22. Catholic school board in Halton may ban HPV vaccination

Comment #71489 by atheist_peace on September 18, 2007 at 10:20 pm

This sick marriage of church and state has no place in Canada.

23. Open letter to YouTube video

Comment #70466 by atheist_peace on September 15, 2007 at 3:46 pm

Greydon Square is an atheist rapper. So even if you hate rap, like me, you can appreciate the message.

You can download his album here: http://rapidshare.com/files/54090592/CPT_eff-burly.rar

And his website is:
www.thecomptoneffect.com

24. RELIGULOUS: A Conversation with Bill Maher and Larry Charles

Comment #69805 by atheist_peace on September 12, 2007 at 9:23 pm

Does anyone know when this masterpiece is coming out in theatres?

25. The Rise of Atheist America

Comment #68838 by atheist_peace on September 8, 2007 at 10:55 pm

"Somehow, atheism – just like homosexuality, which used to be considered shameful and something to hide – is now becoming hip, sophisticated, enlightened, even a badge of honor."

The only true statement in the entire article. ;)

26. Creationism raised as Ont. election issue

Comment #68532 by atheist_peace on September 7, 2007 at 12:57 pm

Also, please check out One School System Network, a group who is against the segregated school system. http://www.onessn.org/

27. Creationism raised as Ont. election issue

Comment #68531 by atheist_peace on September 7, 2007 at 12:53 pm

"What the heck is going on in Canada? I thought they were smarter than their southern neighbor."

In this case, it is only in Ontario. Other provinces, like British Columbia, don't have this problem.

28. What do these atheists understand of religion?

Comment #67269 by atheist_peace on September 3, 2007 at 1:57 am

"Of the most awesome creations made my man, most were inspired by God – the pyramids, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the temples of India, St Paul's Cathedral and the works of Michelangelo."

The Pyramids were inspired by God (The god of Abraham)? I don't think so.

Why does the author choose mostly religious buildings as the greatest creations of man? How about Literature, Music, Poetry, Film, Science, Art, the internet, space travel, etc etc?

What proof is there that Michelangelo's work was inspired by god? Just because he was hired by relgionists doesn't mean he was inspired by their beliefs. In his time it was probably impossible for an artist to make a living without religious content.

29. Anger over 'blasphemous' balls

Comment #66021 by atheist_peace on August 27, 2007 at 11:04 pm

Here's an idea: if the words are so precious, don't put them on your damn flag.

30. God not out of the question for most Canadians

Comment #54384 by atheist_peace on July 6, 2007 at 5:35 pm

"Among respondents without a high-school diploma, 37 per cent said they believed God alone created humans less than 10,000 years ago, whereas only 15 per cent of university-educated respondents were strict creationists."

This sums up the debate perfectly.

31. God not out of the question for most Canadians

Comment #54382 by atheist_peace on July 6, 2007 at 5:21 pm

"As a Canadian, I'm embarrassed about the polls and the fact that in 1980, the government changed one line in the national anthem to "God keep our land" instead of "Oh Canada"."

Could you cite a source for this?

I never knew they did this until just now. :(

32. The infinite wisdom of Richard Dawkins

Comment #51762 by atheist_peace on June 24, 2007 at 6:07 pm

kaiserkriss, you make many good points. I am Vancouver-centric and often forget that parts of BC exist. Areas like the north, Okanagan, and Island are as religious as the prairies. Overall, however, BC is the least religious province, and I pray to the FSM that it stays that way.

I've never really thought about the impact of immigrants on religion in BC. But we do have a large population of Sikhs, a relatively small religion but very radical. Additionally, we have more and more Muslims moving here every year and we all know how they feel about civil liberties, especially towards women and homosexuals. Since the vast majority of China is Buddhist, I usually assume that Chinese immigrants here are Buddhist as well. But I often meet Chinese Christians and always wonder how Christ's imperialists got to them too. And I've never met a Filipino who wasn't Catholic. So while there is a large number of Atheists and Agnostics in BC, it seems our numbers might soon fade.

33. The infinite wisdom of Richard Dawkins

Comment #51746 by atheist_peace on June 24, 2007 at 4:36 pm

"When 42 per cent of the Canadian population, according to a recent Angus Reid poll, profess to believe that dinosaurs roamed the Earth alongside humans in recent history..."

What? Is our country really that fucking stupid? They ought to do a province by province poll on the same topic. I'd like to think that Ontario, BC, and Quebec would have more rational results.

With 42%, Harper has a serious chance of getting a majority. And a Harper majority is to Canada what George W. Bush is to the U.S.

34. U.S. circumcision rate drops

Comment #50578 by atheist_peace on June 18, 2007 at 10:18 pm

If god wanted men to not have foreskins, he/she would have designed men to not have them, period.

Parents should not have the right to modify their child's sexual organs unless it is a medical necessity.

35. Atheism is pretentious and cowardly

Comment #48077 by atheist_peace on June 6, 2007 at 1:46 pm

"How odd that anyone over 17 admires these angry ageing men, scowling at us indignantly, and competing with each other in tough-talking God knocking."

Does he have something against old (wise) men? What does age have to do with this? In the same paragraph this ugly, petty man insults the aesthetic appeal of Hitchens and also implies that female interviewers are not fit to do their jobs.

He repeatedly gets the definition of "atheism" wrong. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in a god or gods. How can our lack of belief be pretentious? The only time a lack of belief can be pretentious is when all the scientific evidence points in the other direction and you choose to (arrogantly) believe and disseminate fictional works of the bronze age.

He calls atheism cowardly? I don't see any religionists responding to Dawkins, Hitchens, et al., with scientific facts to show that any of their claims are even remotely true. Science will beat religion every time, and no, that's not pretentious, it's simply just the truth.

36. Should Science Speak to Faith? A dialog between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins

Comment #47231 by atheist_peace on June 3, 2007 at 4:31 pm

"I have a theory: religion has an expiration date"

You're theory must be published in a book of dubious origin, written in the bronze age, before people will believe it.

37. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #47181 by atheist_peace on June 3, 2007 at 10:58 am

"The preamble has been politically controversial. In 1999 New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson proposed before the Canadian House of Commons that the mention of God be struck from the preamble, citing concerns about Canada's diversity and those Canadians who would not share that principle. He was supported by a thousand constituents who had signed a petition, but the proposal was controversial and the party responded by undermining Robinson's responsibilities and position in the caucus. Indeed, the NDP itself had its origins in social gospel."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms

38. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #46966 by atheist_peace on June 2, 2007 at 12:39 pm

briancoughlanworldcitizen,

is there any truth to the news I've been hearing of the Muslim uprising in Malmö?

39. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #46965 by atheist_peace on June 2, 2007 at 12:37 pm

"I'm embarrased to admit that I voted for the Conservatives last election. The reasons were mainly the corruption of the Liberals, who had been in power too long, and the poor understanding of the west in the Liberal party."

A common misconception among those in the western provinces is that the Conservative party is the party of the west. This is simply not the case. After the recent federal budget, the premiers of British Columbia and Saskatchewan publicly denounced the budget. Harper is clearly concerned only with Calgary's interests and more recently Quebec's. This budget was the least "fiscally conservative" we have ever seen.

Now that the Liberals are healing from the aftermath of the sponsorship scandal, Harper will have to find new ways of tricking Canadians into extending the reign of "Canada's New Government."

40. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #46865 by atheist_peace on June 2, 2007 at 1:57 am

The provincial government of New Brunswick provides such little funding to abortion that it is virtually non-existent. Abortion is supposed to be on demand across the country, but is a right that Harper and his disciples would love to take away from Canada's female population.

What scares me is that so many Canadians cannot see the potential damage that Harper can do because of his extreme faith. Right now he cannot take away rights like abortion and same-sex marriage because he is in a minority situation. Thankfully the majority of Canadian voters were intelligent enough to not vote for the new Reform party. However, if he achieves a majority government, Harper would be free to turn Canada into a theocracy. He is a man incapable of running a nation because he is incapable of running his own life (god is in control).

Minister Stockwell Day, for example, is a young earth creationist and doesn't believe dinosaurs existed. Yet he is the man responsible the RCMP and the nation's Public Safety. It looks like all you need to become a minister in Harper's cabinet is willingness to submit to two higher beings: Harper and god.

41. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #46835 by atheist_peace on June 1, 2007 at 10:20 pm

It's hard to believe McKenna when he says Canada is a truly secular country. Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms begins with: "Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms

Additionally, we have a crazy Evangelical Prime Minister who says "god bless Canada" every chance he gets, and recently told our military that god blesses their mission in Afghanistan. I guess it's officially a holy war now.

It seems that most of McKenna's speech was him encouraging Canadians to appreciate our country and not expect it to become USA version 2. It's good to finally hear some Canadian patriotism that doesn't involve hockey.

One thing he forget to mention, however, is that our dollar is now worth 94.3 cents and expected to be on par by the end of the year :D

42. Why Do Some People Resist Science?

Comment #46216 by atheist_peace on May 30, 2007 at 3:29 pm

"If religion hadn't been holding back science for the last 300 years, as a society, we'd be so advanced that many of the problems we face would have already been solved."

I believe Sam Harris once said that if we didn't have religion, technology we have today, like the internet, could have existed in the 17th century.

Science will win the fight against religion eventually; right now all religion can do is keep fighting dirty.

43. Better God-fearing than sneering

Comment #38683 by atheist_peace on May 8, 2007 at 11:54 pm

This writer belongs on Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Penn: "And then there's THIS asshole!"

44. Richard Dawkins on Canada AM

Comment #38359 by atheist_peace on May 7, 2007 at 9:53 pm

I have a feeling that George from The Hour is agnostic/atheist, but of course he will never admit it and risk losing part of his audience.

45. Richard Dawkins on Canada AM

Comment #38352 by atheist_peace on May 7, 2007 at 9:12 pm

Richard Dawkins on CBC's The Hour:

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1563

46. Vote for the Time 100 - Are They Worthy?

Comment #34682 by atheist_peace on April 24, 2007 at 10:25 pm

Also, see Richard on The O'Reilly Factor:

http://www.atheistnation.net/video/?video/00351

47. Vote for the Time 100 - Are They Worthy?

Comment #34679 by atheist_peace on April 24, 2007 at 10:14 pm

How can Muhammad Yunus only have 550 votes? Where are American's priorities? Helping the poor or helping some asshole from American Idol (Sanjaya).

If everyone here gives Richard ten 100's, and everyone above him ten 0's, then we can probably bring him into the top 10.

Who the fuck is "Rain"?

48. 'The Day They Kicked God out of the Schools' & Rebuttal

Comment #34678 by atheist_peace on April 24, 2007 at 9:56 pm

The father of Jason Lang, the guy killed in Taber, Alberta, came to speak at my school a few years ago. He noted that he was able to forgive the killer because this shooting was caused by psychological problems and him being bullied.

Maybe once powerful members of our society realize that God does not exist and we are all responsible for preventing the problems that lead to these senseless acts of violence, we can help those who have problems before they go and kill others.

49. Gay hate church to picket VT gun rampage funerals

Comment #33493 by atheist_peace on April 20, 2007 at 11:48 am

When will Fred Phelps make his people drink the kool-aid?

50. Where Is Atheism When Bad Things Happen?

Comment #33281 by atheist_peace on April 19, 2007 at 7:26 pm

Christians always expect God to heal them after events like this tragedy. Why don't they ever ask "Why did God allow this to happen?"