I am really looking forward to this. I think it’s a toss up on how the locals are going to react. I fully expect at least one church about 15 to 20 minutes north to put on a display of some sort as they have a reputation for book burning. There’s also a veteran’s group in this area that likes to go around protesting at libraries, movies and such.
I doubt they’ll try to damage, destroy or steal her and would be honestly surprised if they did, but I’d be also be surprised if no one expressed the opinion that apocalypse is just around the corner.
As to the rest of the tour, there doesn’t seem to be any definite dates as of now but Ethiopian officials listed Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago as planned stops in the six year tour with a possible six additions to be announced later on.
Can you say fucked the hell up? Those of the belief that women are life support systems for uteruses that are owned by the men in their lives just effectively made it a fucking crime in the state of Louisiana to value the health and welfare of the woman over the contents of her uterus.
What’s even more annoying is that papers and media outlets are only saying that Governor Blanco hasn’t indicated if she’ll sign it with no reference to the one she signed last year about the same time (html version of SB 33) Called a ‘trigger law’ as it only goes into effect upon the federal termination of civil rights for women, it makes pregnancy termination a crime in most instances.
Governor Blanco thinks it’s acceptable to arrest a doctor for terminating a pregnancy at 12 weeks. How can she not think it’s acceptable to arrest a doctor for terminating a pregnancy at 28 weeks?
As a woman and a mother to a daughter, I’m almost at a loss to describe how frustrated and angry I am about this. As it stands, I’m currently reading a book that insinuates to some degree that as an atheist, the hardest thing I’m ever going to have to explain to my daughter is death.
Bullshit.
The hardest thing I’m ever going to have to explain to her is that a good segment of the population think she is a thing to be bought and sold between men, that a another segment plays along with that idea and that more than a few will act like the sky is falling if she gets a bit “bitchy” about it.
Sam Harris has an entertaining article up at Huffington Post where he takes reviews of the latest crop of atheist books and changes the wording to make them sound like something out of the Middle Ages about Witchcraft.
My personal favorite:
“The danger is that the aggression and hostility to [magic] in all its forms… deters engagement [...]
I’ve been tagged by Michael of Atheist Perspective and Tobe38 of A Load of Bright. What does that mean for you? You get to read eight facts/habits about me while wondering if you’re next on the list. Protocol must be followed though, so first things first - THE RULES:
Being ‘pro-life’ is purported to be about saving innocent wee ones from the dreaded skull crushing instruments of the black hearted abortionists, right? Well, someone needs to put that in a memo and have it sent via registered mail to Debbie Schlussel (yep, that one) because like several of her pro-forced maternity brethren [...]
The EAC strikes again! Hundreds of newly released coins bearing the likeness of John Adams have been found to be unmarred by religious slogans.
Vive La Rébellion!
The EAC strikes again! Hundreds of newly released coins bearing the likeness of John Adams have been found to be unmarred by religious slogans.
Vive La Rébellion!
The EAC strikes again! Hundreds of newly released coins bearing the likeness of John Adams have been found to be unmarred by religious slogans.
Vive La Rébellion!
You may have already heard about it by now, but it’s just too good to pass up. The most esteemed conservative judge in America Anthony Scalia recently defended the use of torture by referring to the feats of none other than Jack Bauer - the fictional lead character on the show 24.
Senior judges [...]
It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so. — Ernestine Rose
The state department has approved a request to bring Lucy to the United States and her first stop is the Museum of Natural Science here in Houston. She’ll be on display from August 31st of this year until April of next year. 
