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Radio edition!
I was just interviewed by Minnesota Atheists Talk Radio about my novel Exmormon! You can download the interview and listen to it as a podcast here. As I said on my personal blog, my interview was fairly Mormon-friendly — download it and see for yourself. My mom even said I…
Gay Marriage, Stronger Families
A friend mentioned to me recently that he is no longer cruising since he can admit to himself that he is gay. I am sharing that because my friend’s case illustrates the benefits of a rational and open approach to sexuality.
Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
A friend sent me the video below this morning: The source website, Fundies Say the Darndest Things, is also good for laugh.
Good fun, cheers.
I found myself on Saturday during comference explaining to a sister missionary on temple square why I was an atheist, and in order to try to convince me of the truth of theism, she told me of personal anecdotes which she couldn’t explain except as being supernatural, of course being unable to understand that her leaping to the supernatural as an “explanation” for anything unexplained is the height of illogic and unreason.
Excellent.
The distinction between nonbelief (e.g., you’re unconvinced, so you don’t believe) and saying that something cannot be true is so critical.