Daily Archive: October 1, 2011

Oct 01 2011

Maddow on voting on minority rights

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is why your Constitution wants to protect minorities from the tyranny of majority rule by suggesting that certain rights are inalienable. Because every time you put questions to a vote where the majority is against a minority’s rights, the minority loses. Because …

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Oct 01 2011

Hero worship

Yesterday was a very good day for hero worship in my corner of the world. First, Greta Christina sent me a package filled with delicious chocolate: Then my wife, my sister and I went to the James Randi talk in Halifax. We got this picture of Randi looking suitably impressed: Yup, it was a good …

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Oct 01 2011

We’re building an army

A much-too-small token of my gratitude. Enjoy! -Greta

You will be assimilated into Freethought Blogs. Resistance is futile. Dana of En Tequila Es Verdad is running a well-stocked bar. The inimitable Al Stefaneli of American Atheists supplies A Voice of Reason to our conversation. The entire Atheist Experience crew have hung up their coats and taken a seat. We’ve got a genuine first …

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