The Army Times ran this AP story last night: WASHINGTON — Last summer, gays in the military dared not acknowledge their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups. In the latest remarkable sign of change …
Monthly Archive: June 2012
Jun 14 2012
Jessica Ahlquist to speak at Rock Beyond Belief II
If you don’t know… Jessica Ahlquist is the brave teenager from Rhode Island who stood up against her school, her town, and her state to get an unconstitutional prayer banner removed from her school that had been standing for 49 years!!! Since she came out to fight for and defend the constitution she has received …
Jun 13 2012
My daughter just doesn’t understand
On the one hand, you have to establish boundaries. On the other hand, if ‘caturday’ BS exists, I’m allowed to post this stuff about Zoe every once in a while.
Jun 13 2012
My Christian Tattoo
Why? Prior to my first deployment to Iraq I was still held in the thralls of religion and was questioning it without much in-depth research or analysis. In response I felt like I was sinning for my attempt to step away from God so in an attempt to convince myself that I was still a …
Jun 11 2012
Unequally Yoked
So the thing is… Many people assume that since I am an atheist my wife is also an atheist. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now admittedly I am inconsiderate. I’m not too worried about stepping on people’s toes but that isn’t what makes a marriage work. My wife is a Christian and I …
Jun 10 2012
Proselytizing in Afghanistan
Buddy Jesus wants you to spread the word! This is a pervasive problem within the US Military that I have had a major problem with for many years. The dangers behind this fundamentalist policy can be the actual loss of life to U.S. Servicemembers, many of whom (like myself) are not here to fight a …
Jun 09 2012
Don’t be this guy
Please, don’t be this guy: Which one of you made a YouTube video on how to photoshop? You accidentally taught the ‘illustrious’ YouTube commenters how to make shitty infographics! I see typically far-right ‘anti-socialism’ (welfare queen) surprisingly mixed with typically far-left anti-nationalism (fuck the troops!) There’s also some smug gay-bashing going on here… Westboro? No, …
Jun 08 2012
Long live FtB
I bellyflopped on a karaoke song last night on this blog. I said ‘FtB is dead’. I did it to show people that there is no secret cabal here. I can suck at singing, I can make mistakes, and I can criticize my fellow bloggers. I didn’t warn them, and they probably didn’t even read …
Jun 07 2012
FtB is dead
FREETHOUGHT IS DEAD. FREETHOUGHT IS DEAD. YES THAT’S RIGHT, FREETHOUGHT IS DEAD. FTB IS DEAD. FREETHOUGHT IS DEAD. ITS JUST ANOTHER CHEAP PRODUCT FOR THE CONSUMERS HEAD. Meaningless talk over wires and transistors, Schoolboy sedition backed by big time promoters. Dispatched from the Culture Clash, But not for revolution, it’s just for cash. ‘Atheist’ became …
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Free Thought | Free Festival
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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