Okay, okay, I know not all atheists are behind Barack Obama… so congratulations or condolences depending on where you happen to land on that question. However, I offer some reasons for the great majority of us to be cheerful today: Gay marriage. Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular …
Tag Archive: 2012 election
Oct 21 2012
Texas Freethought Convention, with political thoughts
I had a great time at the convention yesterday. I was a bit of a lightweight, only putting about six hours into it and not sticking around for the keynote speech (Sorry, PZ! I’m sure it was great!) or the pub crawl afterwards. Picked up PZ Myers at the airport at 12:30 on Monday and …
Oct 16 2011
Whom does God really endorse, anyway?
Slacktivist pointed out that no less than four Republican candidates have claimed that God called them to run. Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Herman Cain all state regularly that they are in the race at least partly due to the wishes of the Lord. I know this is never actually going to happen, …
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