Jen Peeples

Author's details

Name: Jen Peeples
Date registered: September 28, 2011
URL: http://freethoughtblogs.com/axp

Biography

Atheist, lesbian mother from Austin, TX. VP of the Atheist Community of Austin, rotating co-host on The Atheist Experience TV show, and regular co-host of the Godless Bitches podcast.

Latest posts

  1. A New Fan is “Concerned” — April 11, 2013
  2. Open Thread – AE 805 — March 17, 2013
  3. Open Thread – AE 776 — August 26, 2012
  4. AE 771 Open Thread — July 22, 2012
  5. Open Thread on 727 — September 18, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Open Thread – AE 776 — 119 comments
  2. A New Fan is “Concerned” — 113 comments
  3. The Greatest Sin — 97 comments
  4. Open Thread – AE 805 — 67 comments
  5. Global Warming Denial and God Belief — 63 comments

Author's posts listings

Apr 11 2013

A New Fan is “Concerned”

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crazy email, culture wars, gay marriage, homosexuality

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Our new fan, Pete, wrote to us to tell us we really need to consider the concerns he brings up about marriage equality, namely, that allowing gay people to adopt kids is a violation of the kids’ rights. When we consider his concerns, he admonishes us to be “unbiased and completely honest.” Pete presents a fairly …

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113 comments

Mar 17 2013

Open Thread – AE 805

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Topic discussion focused on some emails from people who conflate marriage equality with adoption of children by LGBT people. The adoption issue is moot – we have over 40 years of research that shows that the sexual orientation of a child’s parents is not a relevant factor in how well that child does. The issue …

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67 comments

Aug 26 2012

Open Thread – AE 776

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AE TV show, anti-intellectualism, apologetics, burden of proof, creationism, intelligent design, shifting the burden of proof

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Open thread for tonight’s show in which we talked about Hamid’s misunderstanding of the burden of proof, evolution, arguments from ignorance, and more. I have a house full of sick cats to take care of, so you guys have fun.

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119 comments

Jul 22 2012

AE 771 Open Thread

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Godparents, abiogenesis, resurrection, redefining words, and outing ourselves to political leaders. Have at it! Reminder – no show next week! We don’t get the studio on a fifth Sunday of the month.

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54 comments

Sep 18 2011

Open Thread on 727

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AE TV show

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Secular charities mentioned in today’s show include: Planned Parenthood Austin Doctors Without Borders Capital Area Food Bank Atheists Helping the Homeless These organizations help real people in this life – the only one we’re sure to get. They’re transparent about what they do, and serve anyone in need. As I mentioned on the show today, …

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39 comments

Aug 06 2010

Another Battle Won

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gay marriage

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I’m sure everyone’s heard by now that California Proposition 8 has been struck down in federal court. Same-sex couples are on their way to being able to marry in California. The drama will play on for a while, unfortunately. The ruling has been stayed to give opponents time to appeal, something of a courtesy from …

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40 comments

Apr 23 2010

Sick and Tired of Christian Manipulation

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abortion, absolute certainty, hypocrisy, religious misogyny

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The headline reads, “Oklahoma Senate Passes Five Controversial Abortion Bills.” It should read, “Christian Theocrats Make Strides in the Promotion of Sadism, Manipulation, and Hypocrisy.” Let’s face it: if there’s a group in the U.S. that wants to harness the reproductive capacities of others, it’s Christians. In this case, the Christians elected by Christians in …

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31 comments

Apr 11 2010

Today’s show: The Prosperity Gospel

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financial scams, xian sleaze

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Today, on the Atheist Experience, I’ll be talking about the Prosperity Gospel. I thought I’d post a couple of interesting links about it, in case people want to explore on their own: The WikiPedia article on Prosperity Theology The Time article, “Does God Want You to be Rich?“ Atlantic Monthly: “Did Christianity Cause the Crash?” …

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7 comments

Apr 09 2010

One less religious deception in Austin

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abortion

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The Austin City Council unanimously passed an ordinance yesterday that would require “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” to post information about what services they do and do not offer. These centers have sprung up around the country in recent years with billboards targeting pregnant and desperate teenagers. While posing to help people in a challenging situation, these …

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22 comments

Apr 01 2010

God says pedophila ok

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pedophilia, Poe's Law, Roman Catholic Church

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Dateline: April 1, 2010 – The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree today saying that pedophilia is not a sin. According to the decree, the Roman Catholic Church no longer bears any responsibility for the ongoing child molestation scandal that has rocked the Church in the United States, Ireland, and several other countries for …

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