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Reporters in the U.K. have uncovered a tragedy. Faith healers there have been telling their congregations that they can cure anything – including HIV. And people are dying. Six victims and counting. An undercover reporter went to one of the many UK churches that claim to be able to cure anything. The person hardly blinked, [...]
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Kick-ass atheist student group raised funds for disabled veterans
November 19th, 2011 
Justin Griffith The University of North Carolina at Greensboro campus has a very active Atheists group. UNCG- Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics are a chapter of the Secular Student Alliance, so it’s not surprising to hear that they are up to some meaningful activism. They have attracted some veterans of their own, and decided to actually do something meaningful [...]
Support for gay veteran with PTSD who had ‘lifestyle of sin’ diagnosis
November 11th, 2011 Justin Griffith 
I’d just like to say thank you to all the people who signed the petition in support of Esther Garatie. In just two days, it went from 6,000 signatures to around 12,000 signatures – each one generating real email traffic to government officials. Quick recap Esther Garatie went to the Dallas VA Hospital with severe [...]
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Tags: altruism, Atheist, Esther Garatie, evolution, Nanci Pandithurai, reddit, science 
4 Comments »Melodysheep – We Are All Connected
December 26th, 2010 Justin Griffith Melodysheep is the creative force behind the Symphony of Science series of music videos. This time around, he fashions together a piece about the interconnected nature of the very small and the very large. As usual, he uses the voices and words of famous modern scientists with clever auto-tune manipulation and catchy electronic music to spectacular [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Rock Beyond Belief Tags: Lineup, MelodySheep, Music, Rock Beyond Belief, science 2 Comments »Melodysheep – A Glorious Dawn
December 9th, 2010 Justin Griffith Melodysheep is the creative force behind the Symphony of Science series of music videos. This was the first in the series. As usual, he uses the voices and words of famous modern scientists with clever auto-tune manipulation and catchy electronic music to spectacular effect. I really liked his treatment of Carl Sagan ‘attempting to sing a [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Rock Beyond Belief Tags: Lineup, MelodySheep, Music, Rock Beyond Belief, science No Comments »Secular Vendors at Fort Bragg’s Rock Beyond Belief festival
December 3rd, 2010 Justin Griffith Rock Beyond Belief will be expecting several thousand attendees, and we are certainly hoping to attract as many secular vendors as possible. While we are still waiting for official endorsement and sponsorship from Fort Bragg's Special Events division, we have already started to lock in some amazing vendors. If you would like to set up [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Press, Rock Beyond Belief Tags: Amy Roth, art, Fort Bragg, press, science, secular, Tianna Fisher, vendors No Comments »Symphony of Science – A Wave of Reason
November 25th, 2010 Justin Griffith “A Wave of Reason” is the seventh installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It is intended to promote scientific reasoning and skepticism in the face of growing amounts of pseudoscientific pursuits, such as Astrology and Homeopathy, and also to promote the scientific worldview as equally enlightening as religion. It features Carl Sagan, [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Rock Beyond Belief Tags: Lineup, MelodySheep, Music, Rock Beyond Belief, science No Comments »Eugenie Scott – The Nature of Science
November 19th, 2010 Justin Griffith “Science doesn’t say ‘there is no God’. Science doesn’t say ‘God doesn’t act’. We just can’t test God, so we leave him out.” – Eugenie Scott I like that quote from the video. I personally think that science directly contradicts all of the major religions’ sacred books. But I concede that there are many people [...]
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