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

Jan 14 2010

Cal-irony-fication

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gay marriage, homophobia, hypocrisy, right-wing hysteria, SCOTUS

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The California Supreme US District Court is currently hearing a case over whether 2008 Proposition 8 (which bans same-sex marriage in the California State Constitution) is itself constitutional. If the court rules that it is not constitutional (by the state’s US constitution), then same-sex marriage would revert to being allowed in the state. This is …

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11 comments

Jan 12 2010

Propagandists to the Rescue!

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Cynthia Dunbar, David Barton, education, propaganda, Texas Freedom Network, Texas State Board of Education

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The Texas State Board of Education has been a constant source of annoyance and frustration for people like me, who value church-state separation. The current board is packed with creationists and religious ideologues who have lost touch with reality, not to mention their mission as educators. Here’s a sampling: Board member Cynthia Dunbar has called …

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Jan 04 2010

Thugs without Borders

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Politics, Society, History & Law

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Christians are having a big impact in Africa, it seems–especially those from the US. In recent memory, we have: US Evangelicals James Dobson and Franklin Graham (son of Billy) easily inserted themselves in AIDS relief efforts in Africa under the Bush administration. While marketing their “charity” to the home base to get more donations, they …

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Nov 29 2009

Vic Stenger visited Austin at the end of October

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cosmology, new atheism, physics

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Dr. Victor J. Stenger, author of the New York Times best seller, “God: The Failed Hypothesis” was in Austin at the end of October promoting his new book, “The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason“. He gave a lecture and did an interview with me. For various reasons, we have not publicized …

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4 comments

Nov 18 2009

Oh, the Irony

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homophobia, pedophilia, science, Templeton Foundation

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I had to chuckle when I read about the recent study that investigated the alleged link between homosexuality and pedophile priests, only to find no connection. The Catholic Church has been blaming gays, pop culture, and even the victims for their problems. Now, it seems they have one less group to blame. (Don’t hold your …

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6 comments

Aug 14 2009

The Greatest Sin

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end times theology, scary stuff

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On last Sunday’s Atheist Experience, Matt and I were talking about “end times” theology as an example of one of the negative impacts of the Bible. I have had a difficult time putting into words my feelings on the subject. I’ve been trying to capture the deliciously sadistic glee that Christians must fantasize about when …

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97 comments

May 23 2009

The Bible’s greatest hits: Genesis edition

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AE TV show, Biblical history, comparitive religion

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The Atheist Experience episode #606 will be about the Bible’s impact on our culture, focusing on the book of Genesis. Dust off that Bible and follow along. We’ll talk about how just-so stories have been used to blame and repress minority groups, how the in-group uses the stories to align with power and justified thuggery, …

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41 comments

May 22 2009

“Stop bashing my religion”

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absolute certainty, Christian persecution, critical thinking, ethics/morality

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Fairly often, we get e-mails complaining about how we are only out to bash Christianity and will we please just stop. Usually, the author will have a glowing impression of their religion and its impact on the world and we are just misinformed. We do beat up on Christianity. I know I do. I think …

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54 comments

May 14 2009

Ratzinger is a self-serving hypocrite and the press is too brow-beaten to tell the truth

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Hitler was not an atheist, Holocaust, hypocrisy, Roman Catholic Church

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In the May 12th Austin American Statesman, there is an article from the Los Angeles Times concerning the Pope’s visit to the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. (Unfortunately, I can’t find a link to the story that was printed.) Ordinarily, I try very hard to ignore the ridiculous antics of the Pope and the Vatican. Maybe …

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24 comments

Mar 30 2009

BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL!!!!

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abortion, AE TV show, humor, Poe's Law

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We had a caller on the March 22nd show who was hearing impaired and we attempted to interact with him via a TTY service. Unfortunately, we didn’t get very far with the caller as the interaction was so painful, but he did get out a rather strange phrase having to do with abortion. Matt and …

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