1. Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens

Comment #179778 by Ed-words on May 13, 2008 at 5:56 pm

Maybe the earth's religiholics are

extra-terrestrial missionaries,"hell-bent"

on colonizing other planets for their gods.


(Sweet dreams)

2. Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

Comment #178169 by Ed-words on May 10, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Keith - sorry, I didn't catch the joke.


(Quibble - You said the Englsh use irony a lot.
You meant to say sarcasm,no?
Situations are ironic.)

Maybe the King's English is different.

3. Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

Comment #178030 by Ed-words on May 10, 2008 at 9:49 am

Theology - fantasy in search of a rationale.


(Keith, here in the U.S. it would be rare
to see an atheist discussing a
moral issue on TV.The MSM prefers
the Roman collar look of the
"God expert".

4. Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

Comment #177821 by Ed-words on May 9, 2008 at 7:16 pm

Fides et ratio is like a fly buzzing around.

Just brush it away; don't waste your time

chasing it through the house.


(I'm outta here)

5. Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favour

Comment #177539 by Ed-words on May 9, 2008 at 9:06 am

Leaving Britain for La Crosse, Wis.,

only six new priests have replaced 26 deceased

ones, AND only 70,000 Catholics still attend

Mass ( out of 200,000 Cath.)

Ahhhhh, progress.

6. Faith in Britain today

Comment #177269 by Ed-words on May 8, 2008 at 8:47 pm

How could I have omitted from my list of

Irish arrogancia, the beloved apoplectic,

Bill Donahue of the Cathoholic League?

7. Faith in Britain today

Comment #177145 by Ed-words on May 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm

I am half Irish myself so I can say this.

Have you noticed how many arrogant fools

in the public eye are Irish?

In addition to this babbler, there are

Cardinals Mahoney and Law, Pat Buchanan,

Hannity, Scarborough, O'Reilly, Limbaugh,

etc.etc.(and the late Joe McCarthy}

Is it a defective gene?

8. Anti-Evolution Film Misappropriates the Holocaust

Comment #173365 by Ed-words on April 30, 2008 at 5:06 pm

Does anyone know if the ADL has ever defended

atheists under attack?

If it hasn't. what is it's rationale?

9. If God Is Dead, Who Gets His House?

Comment #168267 by Ed-words on April 24, 2008 at 8:43 pm

My apologies to you, Styrer!

I misread the thread. You're one of us.

So sorry!

10. If God Is Dead, Who Gets His House?

Comment #167791 by Ed-words on April 24, 2008 at 10:33 am

to Colwyn

It's hard to be offended by

someone at Styrer's intellectual level.

I think RD.net picks up an occasional

stray from the biblical prophecy sites.

11. If God Is Dead, Who Gets His House?

Comment #167279 by Ed-words on April 23, 2008 at 8:12 pm

Mitchell Gilks,sir, you stated that atheism

looks like a religion.

We've all heard this many times before.

Perhaps you could give us your

reasons. Feel free to

throw in some facts, and logic, as the "spirit"

moves you.

12. If God Is Dead, Who Gets His House?

Comment #166500 by Ed-words on April 23, 2008 at 9:24 am

Ricey said, "We (homo sapiens) need nonsense

to believe in."


Some do and some don't. I would like to

think that I and Ricey and other

FREEthinkers are the "don'ts".

13. If God Is Dead, Who Gets His House?

Comment #166041 by Ed-words on April 22, 2008 at 5:19 pm

This church idea could be fun. Each week

we sing bawdy songs, chugalug the wine,

and have Communion hor'deuvres(sic).

14. Pope's Views on Science Invoke Spirited Debate

Comment #165315 by Ed-words on April 21, 2008 at 10:27 am

While the Pope was "celebrating" Sunday Mass

in NYC, Orthodox clerics were hitting each

other with palm frondes in another Holy

Sepulchre dispute. (That's not MY religion.)

What a hilarious video this would make.

15. Victims: Pope Benedict Protects Accused Pedophile Bishops

Comment #161803 by Ed-words on April 15, 2008 at 5:38 pm

WE INTERRUPT THIS THREAD TO BRING YOU AN
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM POPE-ATHON CENTRAL!


The missing Pope has been spotted running
through Times Square screaming, "Abstain or
die!" A Swat team has been dispatched.

16. Richard Dawkins' secular army must be stopped. God is behind some of our greatest art

Comment #161120 by Ed-words on April 14, 2008 at 8:47 pm

I'm no fine arts expert, but there have been

many fine secular composers, painters, and

writers. If I start with Verdi and Mahler

(and Charlie Parker and Miles Davis)and

Twain and Flaubert, can anyone add to this

list?

17. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157705 by Ed-words on April 9, 2008 at 12:46 pm

I think it better, with people that "commune'

with Jesus, to explain that spiritual

"happenings" occur in all religions ,a common

phenomenon.

(Insults are nonproductive.)

18. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157258 by Ed-words on April 8, 2008 at 7:26 pm

The best arguments against a PERSONAL God's

existence for me can be found in the

godawful history of religion.

He wouldn't be that bad a CEO!

19. Supreme Court to consider Ten Commandments vs. 'Seven Aphorisms'

Comment #155700 by Ed-words on April 5, 2008 at 9:27 am

to 4HORSEFINS


Thou SHALT know what happens after death!


(Ugh!)

20. Vatican: Islam surpasses Roman Catholicism as world's largest religion

Comment #153012 by Ed-words on March 31, 2008 at 9:20 pm

They don't keep stats on "smorgasboard"

Catholics? (i.e. Protestatholics)

(I'll take someadis and a littleadat, please.)

21. The death-of-god debate

Comment #148962 by Ed-words on March 24, 2008 at 7:01 pm

(Easter pun)


Our Lord is Reason!






R

22. Discussion on PZ Myers being expelled from Expelled

Comment #148147 by Ed-words on March 22, 2008 at 7:32 am

Moving from Minnesota to the Univ. Of Texas

at Austin, Dawkins appearance there Wed.

night was said to be a GREAT success.

The Atheist Longhorn web site has a good

blogger description of it all.

23. EXPELLED!

Comment #147761 by Ed-words on March 21, 2008 at 7:57 am

Could someone here explain

whether the Catholic Church's

spin on evolution is

scientifically sound?

Thanks.

24. Atheists claim censorship by billboard company

Comment #147515 by Ed-words on March 20, 2008 at 7:37 pm

We're not discussing magazines or newspapers

here.

Billboards are using everyone's air space

to promote a product, service, or point of view.

They are seen by sometimes thousands of

passers by. Their owners need the local

govt.'s permission to display them.

Therefore,these companies are not,(or should not be),

allowed to reject unpopular opinions,

organizations, or political candidates.

25. Jesus saves

Comment #147038 by Ed-words on March 19, 2008 at 5:40 pm

Side by side bumper stickers



JESUS SAVES BANK of AMERICA

26. Atheists claim censorship by billboard company

Comment #147025 by Ed-words on March 19, 2008 at 5:29 pm

There are no doctor rights or billboard owner rights or restaurant owner rights.Our elected
representatives may enact laws regulating the services and products of any business,(or professional),if its actions could be harmful
to the public interest through discrimination,
or unsafe practices.

(Am I right, or should I forget about law school?)

27. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #146179 by Ed-words on March 18, 2008 at 5:57 pm

Who are the subjects of these studies and how is

"happiness" measured? The spokesmen for the

religious right don't seem very happy to me.

Let the researchers go to award-winning,

secular Norway, and see if its people are

sulking around all day!

28. New Atheists Are Not Great

Comment #145613 by Ed-words on March 17, 2008 at 7:36 pm

D'Souza had a recent article in Newsweek

(where else?) about why atheists are such lousy

debaters. Guess he thought he creamed them.

What an ego!

29. Ban anti-Catholic books in schools, says bishop

Comment #143017 by Ed-words on March 13, 2008 at 11:09 am

The Bishop's comparing
Holocaust denial to negative
critiques of Catholicism
shows the intellectual harm
done by a Catholic upbringing.

Is there a Cathoholics
Anonymous yet?

30. Beauty ad banned after Christian outcry

Comment #142973 by Ed-words on March 13, 2008 at 9:33 am

I heard they also banned a TV

commercial selling Roman

collars that would help you

"get girls".

31. The ethics of mixing science and religion

Comment #142620 by Ed-words on March 12, 2008 at 9:48 pm

After the check clears,the winner tells the Templeton folks in a press conference which
atheist groups he donated it to.

32. Full house captivated by atheist Dawkins' take on religion

Comment #142616 by Ed-words on March 12, 2008 at 9:31 pm

To Discipline:

RD will visit the Bible Belt

next week in Texas. Is Austin,Texas really Texas?

33. Special Guest: Richard Dawkins

Comment #142613 by Ed-words on March 12, 2008 at 9:05 pm

I liked the songs - very clever.

Yip Harburg (Over the Rainbow) also wrote irreverent songs.


Three cheers for FFRF!

34. Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?

Comment #141881 by Ed-words on March 11, 2008 at 10:14 am

I think rational people
(like RDers) use the word
euthanasia to mean "mercy
killing", not genocide.

Germany has had a big fight over the issue and may have
voted in some compromise.

35. Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?

Comment #141853 by Ed-words on March 11, 2008 at 9:42 am

to MPhil:

Euthanasia is working in Oregon, Germany,Holland,
and being considered in Mexico City. What we do for cats and dogs we shouldn't OFFER to
humans?

If some people prefer to
suffer, let them.

36. Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?

Comment #141842 by Ed-words on March 11, 2008 at 9:33 am

Two "sins" the Pope overlooked:

brainwashing children and
preventing euthanasia!

37. How to abandon your God

Comment #139419 by Ed-words on March 5, 2008 at 7:22 pm

The last paragraph is a very fuzzy definition of God.
The 1st chapter of TGD rightly states that one can't
debate the existence of a god
so broadly defined.

Does the writer pray to
his "God-all-over-the-place"?

38. Bulldozers tear down giant religious teapot

Comment #138705 by Ed-words on March 4, 2008 at 5:46 pm

Is this any crazier than what I believed till I was 19 yrs old? (49 years ago)

Namely,that priests could turn bread
and wine into the body and blood of Christ!

39. Church exhumes Padre Pio

Comment #138679 by Ed-words on March 4, 2008 at 5:17 pm

"Listen to your mother.No bleeding at the

dinner table!"

40. Church exhumes Padre Pio

Comment #138429 by Ed-words on March 4, 2008 at 9:55 am

His housekeepers always kept a couple hundred mops on hand!

41. Richard Dawkins' US Tour begins this week

Comment #138048 by Ed-words on March 3, 2008 at 8:05 pm

Why not Las Vegas? (I know,bad PR)


It has the 2nd-largest collection of Mormon specimens in the U.S.

42. America: slouching towards the Enlightenment

Comment #135334 by Ed-words on February 28, 2008 at 8:54 pm

Who are considered "Catholics" in these

polls?


1 Couples using contraception?

2. Chileno guys discussing "the night before"
while waiting for their girl friend to
exit the church?

3. Those who "catch" a Mass every Easter?


The numbers are inflated.

43. Church is paying a high price for its celibacy rule

Comment #135310 by Ed-words on February 28, 2008 at 8:16 pm

Multiply all the celibate priests and nuns,

past and present, times 7 or 8 brainwashed

kids,and you'll see what a blessing this

has been to the world.


DON'T LET THEM MARRY!!!

44. Add another flea to the list...

Comment #133543 by Ed-words on February 26, 2008 at 10:44 am

Do not throw a "flea" into the garbage

when you're done.


Garbage deserves more respect.

45. Why do we believe in God? 2m study prays for answer

Comment #130557 by Ed-words on February 20, 2008 at 8:58 pm

Maybe they can study why we fight so hard to display a code of conduct given us by a war criminal.

46. Cutting Edge: Baby Bible Bashers

Comment #129222 by Ed-words on February 18, 2008 at 9:54 pm

Someone got a hold of Huckabee's

home movies!

47. Atheists An Increasingly Outspoken Minority

Comment #129213 by Ed-words on February 18, 2008 at 9:37 pm

---place their trust in invisible beings")


Some famous atheist said facetiously,

"Invisible is very close to nonexistent."

48. Atheists An Increasingly Outspoken Minority

Comment #129207 by Ed-words on February 18, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Jim Williams' report is
amazingly unbiased and well done!

(Could he be an atheist himself?)

49. The Dog Allusion

Comment #128717 by Ed-words on February 17, 2008 at 6:44 pm

BEWARE of DOGma! (from FFRF)

50. Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?

Comment #127954 by Ed-words on February 15, 2008 at 7:39 pm

I think England has the same problem.

Need I mention Tony Blair?