Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has recently announced his support of gay marriage following a campaign of passionate letters authored by Pennsylvanians.In the Times Leader article announcing Casey’s cognitive shift, Bishop Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton chimed in with some sour grapes. The article explains, In a prepared statement, Bishop of Scranton Joseph Bambera Casey’s […]
In an stunning April 1 announcement, PZ Myers, the most prominent blogger at Freethought Blogs, has announced his blog network will go offline citing “great damage to the online atheist/skeptic communities and an unskeptical brand of feminism which hijacked the movements.” Following the harsh treatment EllenBeth Wachs received on a post concerning Adria Richards of […]
During the last few months, heated discussion throughout the blogosphere eventually lead various atheistic and skeptic organizations — American Atheists being one of the first — to adopt various conference policies including codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies which, on some accounts, were required for people — particularly women — to feel safe at conferences. […]
Emery Emery and Heather Henderson of Skeptically Yours and Ardent Atheist join co-hosts Justin Vacula to talk about humor, language, feminism, and in-fighting in the online atheist/skeptic community at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific on March 30. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-call button when the […]
Jezebel writer Lindy West recently wrote a piece titled “If I Admit That ‘Hating Men’ Is a Thing, Will You Stop Turning It Into a Self-Fulfilling Propechy?” in which she argues against the existence of misandry — negative attitudes and/or hatred toward men as a group of people [she doesn’t define it, but I will]. She explains […]