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« November 2006 | HOME | January 2007 » December 2006 Newsweek on the Blasphemy Challenge The story will be in the issue released on Tuesday. It's on the web now. Excerpt: "Hi my name is Lindy and I deny the existence of the Holy Spirit and you should too." With that five-second submission to YouTube,... December 30, 2006 U.S.A.! U.S.A.! What a banner year for our freedom-loving nation. The founders would be so proud.... December 30, 2006 Some recent blasphemies Magic Lonely in heaven "Tired of living in fear" and proof... December 29, 2006 Bigger than Jesus Well, not the superstar version. But a certain bloody savior I know is getting his ass handed to him.... December 28, 2006 Happy birthday, Mithra! Oh, and that other guy, too.... December 25, 2006 The Courtier's Reply The best method to determine if the claims of astrology are true is to engage astrologers in a sophisticated conversation about the subtle differences between them. After all, some natal astrologers using the topocentric house system believe that a sun... December 24, 2006 "The arithmetic of souls" Sam Harris.... December 23, 2006 Provoking conversation That's the point. I'd say it's working. Here's one from DailyKos: Why does Jesus say that blaspheming the Holy Spirit is the one blasphemy that cannot be forgiven? I don't get it. That is the only vehicle for salvation. Deny... December 21, 2006 Showdown with John Gibson! I'll be on John Gibson's Fox News radio show tonight at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET, discussing the Blasphemy Challenge, the War on Christmas and The God Who Wasn't There. John Gibson practically invented the War on Christmas, so this... December 21, 2006 This morning's challenge stuff... Looks like one of the biggest days yet for the Challenge, with coverage online at NY Times and popular blogs Boing Boing, Wonkette and others: Virginia Heffernan's New York Times blog "Screens" on the Blasphemy Challenge. RU Sirius took two... December 21, 2006 Richard Dawkins weighs in He's warming to the Challenge: I had not given the Blasphemy Challenge any thought until you called it to my attention. Now that you have done so, I do not seem to feel strongly one way or the other. As... December 20, 2006 What irrational force has overwhelmed Susan Jacoby? I mean that facetiously. Unlike Jacoby, I would not characterize an opponent's honest difference of opinion about whether the first Christians worshipped a mythical Christ instead of a human Christ as the result of an emotional problem. Susan Jacoby isn't... December 20, 2006 Carl Sagan Blog-a-thon today.... December 20, 2006 Julia Sweeney on TV See Julia Sweeney on the Late Late Show. Have I mentioned lately that her awesome one-woman show Letting Go of God is now on CD?... December 20, 2006 Shocking The U.S. government spied on people in the U.S. for political reasons, and then lied about it. But I'm sure this isn't happening any longer.... December 20, 2006 Blasphemy Challenge roundup The RU Sirius show is up. Nice Christmas music after the interview. As I write this, the count is 300 response videos. Dang, that's a lot of blasphemy. (And just for the record: If it turns out I'm wrong about... December 20, 2006 Could be interesting Just found out that the other guest on the Alan Colmes radio show tonight with me will be Bill Banuchi of the New York Christian Coalition. We'll be discussing his attempts to introduce sectarian divisiveness into what used to be... December 19, 2006 Religion never causes any problems ever In case you forgot: Shortly after school began in September, the teacher told his sixth-period students at Kearny High School that evolution and the Big Bang were not scientific, that dinosaurs were aboard Noah’s ark, and that only Christians had... December 18, 2006 Hmm... David Sklansky's post here has got me thinking. Not the intelligence-test part of his dare, but the polygraph-test part of it. I wonder how many prominent Christian leaders actually have a high level of confidence in the things they say... December 18, 2006 A very funny response video this is.... December 18, 2006 Press for the Blasphemy Challenge I'll be on the radio: Alan Colmes Radio Show Fox News Radio Network Tuesday, December 19 7:15 pm Pacific Time/10:15 pm Eastern Time listen online here Michaelangelo Signorile Show SIRIUS OutQ 106 Wednesday, December 20 12:30 pm Previous: My one-hour... December 18, 2006 Sam Harris And more on NPR.... December 18, 2006 Reactions to the Blasphemy Challenge There have been a lot of great video responses to the Blasphemy Challenge. From Catalan to New Zealand, everyone is jumping at the opportunity and happily dissing that wispy bastard: Infidel guys, soldiers, closet cases, the entire CFI community of... December 17, 2006 Microsoft doesn't rip off Apple I don't know why anyone would think that they do.... December 17, 2006 Spirit on the radio I'm scheduled to be on the radio a couple times this weekend: Free Talk Live Saturday, 4 pm PT/7 pm ET Live here and archived here. The RU Sirius Show Podcast. Recording on Sunday. Don't know when it will be... December 16, 2006 The Blasphemy Challenge: Summary of Day 1 Yesterday was the official launch of the Blasphemy Challenge. Official site The trailer on YouTube Press release After the launch, the Challenge was declared extremely viral by television news programs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. By my calculations, if... December 15, 2006 San Francisco also gets in on the hot blasphemy action December 14, 2006 "The audience could potentially be millions" From his mouth to God's ears. Reporter Mekahlo Medina's report on tonight's NBC4 News: Oh, the delicious pull-quotes... "If you're religious, this may shock you!" --NBC4 Los Angeles "It's nothing new for vocal atheists, but what is new is the... December 14, 2006 On the tee-vee Was just interviewed for a story on the Blasphemy Challenge on NBC4 News in L.A. It may air on the 5 pm or 6 pm newscasts. Or not at all. You never know...... December 14, 2006 Take the challenge If you dare.... December 14, 2006 Religion never causes any problems ever The strongest military force on the planet adopts a religious dogma that emphasizes "building the Kingdom" for Christ, demonizes all who don't subscribe to the dogma and fetishizes the end of the world. Gee, I don't see any problem with... December 12, 2006 "The customer comes first" This phrase is considered a bedrock principle of American capitalism, but it really isn't. If the customer came first, you would hear a human answer the phone instead of ending up in phone tree hell when you call a major... December 11, 2006 "Letter to a Christian Nation" by Sam Harris Now an audio book.... December 05, 2006 Ronald and me The most controversial segment of The God Who Wasn't There is not the presentation of the case that Jesus did not exist. Rather, it's my interview with the superintendent of my former school, Village Christian. Some viewers highlight the interview... December 01, 2006 The Wilhelm scream You've heard it many times, but now you'll be listening for it.... December 01, 2006

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