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angie the antitheist…

28 Feb 2010 by admin

jeez!  i was out of the house for a few hours yesterday and this story blew like a nuclear bomb while i was out.  there are hundreds, maybe thousands of stories, videos, blogs and such out there detailing everyone and their brother’s opinion on this story.

angie…pregnant but unable to carry out the pregnancy due to medical issues that may end in her death…decided to use RU486 (the “abortion pill”) to terminate the pregnancy.  according to angie, she was in the first month of her first trimester so well within the guidelines.

abortion is such a hot button issue within the US.   it’s such a delicate issue because there is no middle ground…at all.  you either complete the pregnancy or terminate it.  there is no compromise such as with health care.

i have 3 lovely children.  i would have had more if i could have convinced my darling husband.  i can’t have any more kids though….another story, another time.  my first child was from a relationship that ended.  i was young, 19, and very naive.  when an older guy says he’s leaving his wife for you…just hang on…be wary, be very wary!

strangely enough, i never even thought of abortion at the time.  i say strangely enough because during the months leading up to that pregnancy i had left my mom’s house and moved in with friends…shortly after high school graduation.  this small town that i lived in was like a peyton place.  rumors abound…always.  the huge rumor surrounding my move was that i had to quickly leave town to have an abortion.  ohhhh…yes.  the rumor mill went crazy!  i was loose, immoral and just eager for an abortion.

imagine my delight at thwarting these vultures by coming home pregnant a few months later.  i didn’t hear the rumor until one of my cousins or my sister mentioned it sometime later.  anyway…more on small towns in another  post!

back to the abortion.  angie live tweeted as her abortion was proceeding.  she wanted women to know that abortions didn’t have to be the nightmare that pro-lifers would have you believe.  she seemed to want women to know that you can make the choice that is right for you and not have to pay eternally for it.

i guess i don’t have much to add except that i think she was brave and honest about a less than ideal situation.  i wish that women in our country were able to freely access that which is a right without the harassment and threat that pro-lifers offer everyday.

as always…i see america regressing.  we’re falling behind in the world in so many ways and all of those ways seem to come back and lay right at the feet of religion.

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always behind…

13 Jan 2010 by admin

well, as with written journaling, i’m terrible at keeping up a blog too! i’ve recently seen a challenge to blog everyday for a year, not matter what you end up talking about.

it’s strange that i’ve just seen this today after the horrific events in haiti yesterday. it seems frivolous to be worrying about blogging when hundreds, possibly thousands have probably lost their lives. what a terrible time!
i was watching the news this morning regarding the 7.0 earthquake tragedy and the reporter said that the people of haiti firstly need our prayers….what??? prayers??? i bet the gentleman that i saw on the video with the obviously crushed lower legs would rather have food, water and especially medical care at a time like this. i think the best way to help these people would be with material goods…not with abstract prayers to a god who caused this destruction in the first place. (oh wait…bad stuff = satan, good stuff = god.)

so…horrific…i have nothing to complain about on a day like this that wouldn’t seem absolutely petty.

what i would blog about on a normal january 13th though would that my youngest, tyler, is home sick today. the poor thing, unfortunately, inherited my predisposition to migraines. it seems as if processed meats also cause his migraines. he had beef jerky monday evening (a treat for getting his h1n1 shot) and by tuesday mid morning he had a splitting headache and eventually vomiting. poor kid! he was in bed for the rest of the day yesterday alternately sleeping and throwing up. this morning he still has a terrible headache but no more sick.

i was hoping that none of my kids would have to deal with migraines. they are HORRIBLE! mine used to knock me out for up to 3 days at a time.

sick bubbington

sick bubbington

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still more things atheists didn’t do……

25 Aug 2009 by admin

i first saw this list on http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/still-more-things-atheists-didnt-do/ and i think it’s amazing! it really brings to light the ridiculous behavior of religious people.

Still More Things Atheists Didn’t Do

By Dave Hitt on Jun 26, 2009 in Featured, Things Atheists Didn’t Do

This is another installment in our continuing series of Things Atheists Didn’t Do.

A pedophile priest, not an atheist, claimed he was only giving his victim anatomy lessons.

Muslims in Pakistan stoned a Christian man to death. His crime? Drinking tea at a roadside stall that was designated for Muslims only.

When a Christian church that tortured a gay teen via an exorcism to rid him of his faggy demon was criticized for their stupidity, Dr Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission slammed the critics, accusing them of intolerance.

An Oregon couple let their 15 month child die of pneumonia, refusing medical treatment and praying for her instead. If her parents had been atheists she would be alive right now.

A orthodox Jewish couple are suing their neighbors, claiming that an automatic hall light, which is triggered by people entering the hall, imprisons them in their apartment. This, they claim, prevents them from leaving on the Sabbath. If they were atheists instead of idiots they could leave whenever they want.

Eight people drowned a 22 year old mother of two trying to lift a curse from her. She would have been much better off with atheist friends.

An Islamic woman starved one of her children to death, after torturing her, because she thought she was possessed. Her other five children were seriously malnourished. Too bad her mother wasn’t an atheist.

By Fr. Alphonse de Valk has declared that Atheism is a threat to civilization. If he were an atheist he’d be smarter than that. Not to be outdone, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor has declared that atheists are not fully human.

Opening a dialog between religions may not be a good idea. Ernest McCullough, a Christan, got into an argument about religion with a Muslim, who ended the debate by shooting him in the leg.

In Maryland, a woman starved her son to death because he wouldn’t say Amen. She’s expecting him to be resurrected. That hasn’t happened so far. Yet another child who would have been much better off with atheist parents.

In India at least 50 people went blind staring into the sun looking for an image of the Virgin Mary. Atheists are never blinded by the light.

When woman with an atheist boyfriend asked Pat Robertson for advice about finding a middle ground with her atheist boyfriend, Pat told her to break up with him because he’s “serving the devil.”

In India a “Hindu Taliban” is attacking woman for drinking in bars and dressing inappropriately, including those wearing bathing suits at the beach and t-shirts with pictures of their deities on them. There are no reports of atheists beating up women over religion.

In Afghanistan a Mullah who spoke out against suicide attacks was murdered by other members of his religion of peace.

In Russia two Jehovah’s Witnesses went on a murder spree killing 13 people to rid the world of sin. (They should have just become vampires.)

In India two seven year old girls were married to frogs to prevent the disease outbreaks in the village. Atheists don’t advocate girl-frog marriage.

A pretty sixteen year old girl was stabbed to death by her Muslim brother for listening to rock and roll and wearing makup. He stabbed her 26 times. He was preserving the family honor.

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the bible tells you you’re going to hell if you…

07 May 2009 by admin

* eat fruit from a tree less than five years old. [Lev. 19:23]
* cross-breed animals. [Lev. 19:19]
* grow two different plants in your garden. [Lev. 19:19]
* wear a cotton-polyester blend T-Shirt. [Lev. 19:19]
* read your horoscope. [Lev. 19:26]
* consult a psychic. [Lev. 19:31]
* cut your hair. [Lev. 19:27]
* trim your beard. [Lev. 19:27]
* are tattooed. [Lev. 19:28]
* plant crops for more than seven years. [Lev. 25:4, Ex. 23:10-13]
* bear a grudge. [Lev. 19:17]
* collect interest on a loan. [Ex. 22:24]
* insult a leader. [Ex. 22:27]
* mistreat a foreigner. [Ex. 22:21, 23:9]
* spread false rumors. [Ex. 23:1] (Sorry, Pat Robertson!)
* drive a Mercury. [Ex. 23:13] (Look it up.)

[Compiled by Pab Sungenis]
[Found at http://www.holysmoke.org/hs00/to-hell!.htm]

i really would prefer not to hear the excuse that this is the old testament and jesus brought a new message. you cannot have it both ways…either you follow the old testament or you don’t and get rid of it.

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