Not Win By Attrition

Ugh, ugh...super ugh and sheez. Is part of their plan to win by attrition. Last man standing wins, the last philosophy remaining takes the metaphorical..."all" that winners keep talking about. Like I have said many times before, to fight the same battles over and over in the war against, let's say, a woman's right to choose, separation of church and state and the bad ol' battle for the science classroom called creationism, is stupid and and a waste of time (but totally needed).

An Indiana Senate committee passed a horrible bill that would allow schools to teach creationism along side evolution in the science classroom...as equals.  Did I say stupid head already. Forget that there is already legal precedent in favor of the athei...err, I mean science (something like the law never stops religion). Fortunately the super awesome ACLU is on the scene. I guess they do not want individual schools-with uber American Christian school board members that probably do not have an understanding of basic science, but did read, I dunno, Kirk Camerons latest God book-deciding if their particular religion is represented in the science classroom as an equal to real science.

They have the slogan Teach The Controversy (that was "them", this is us) but of course that is just typical American Christian hijacking, again. The implication is that those sneaky scientists are hoarding the truth and keeping the real truth away from those poor innocent students because they only wanna teach their Dawin's scripture, evolution. That's what they say.

What I say is that the only thingy controversial is that they are attempting to inject American Christianity into the science classroom, again. It was decided long ago that creationism and Intelligent Design are merely bad camouflage for American Christianity trying to "hide" their way into the science classroom and an attempt to teach Genesis as a theory of the origin of the universe and people of da erffs, which is a violation of church and state. Theoretically, if schools were to *teach the controversy* then each science classroom in every school would hafta teach every creation myth from every culture that ever lived ever ever. Part of their controversy is that the other theories that are equal to evolution are being ignored and not being given equal time (even tho there are no other theories).

Really "they" want other perfectly normal adults to believe that da erffs is flat, 6-10,000 y/o, humans and dinosaurs  walked side by side, humans were perfectly formed right from the beginning and never changed (evolved), Adam and Eve are responsible for all the genetic diversity in the whole world, should I go on...snakes talk, homo's are bad, LGBT marriage somehow affects straight marriage to the extent that it (hetero marriage) will be destroyed, fossils were put there by Satan to tempt and test you, the Great Flood really happened, JC WIL come back to da erffs within "our" lifetime and "they" want to replace beautiful science with all this crap-o-la and more. Just say no Indiana.

I think the only thing that is controversial is that there are adults out there that think the disguises' in the names called creationism and Intelligent Design will FOOL other adults into thinking that there is a controversy in the first place. I think it's controversial that even a stupid person can do the simple math of the "equal time" argument and see that it is the definition of NOT PRACTICAL OR POSSIBLE. I guess that makes the Indiana Senate members that very stupid headed-ly passed the bill that is gonna waste everyone's time, again,  for a battle that has already been fought...and won...by us....Team Athei...err, Team Science.

* Yea buddy, you know I wuz reading the radio station Eagle County 99.3 FM for my news.

* H/T to @lukegeog (#teambro member, majoring in geology, battler of creationist nonsense)...

* Part of the *controversy* that the uneducated and brainwashed and probably homeschooling barefoot and prego mthers want you/us to believe is...there are other legitimate theories of the origins of the universe and of how humans evolved on the earth (there is not), scientists are purposely not teaching these theories because they hate god and there is some kinda conspiracy, but the fallacy that "they" commit it that they only wann teach their creation story and if "equal time" was really an issue, then we would have to give equal time to all the creation myths of all cultures and 1) that is not practical and 2) mythology does not belong in the science classroom....period. What is so hard to understand about that.

Secular Boots Up Yer Arse

If you look up the definition of Christian double speak...this case in Wilmington, Delaware should be right there, bro-skies. I don't know what else to call it. Perhaps, cake and eating it to, or my classic "WTF", or the good ol' "now I've seen everything." Here's the short of it.

Some really cool peeps want the Sussex County Council to stop sayin' the Lord's Prayer before meetings. Very stupidly they protested (of course, after all this is God's America) and all they could come up with is the super lame (say this in an exasperated, frustrated and childish voice)..." BUT IT'S TRADITION (1)." Of course to adults like you and I, that is not the passing of that mustard the cool kids mention from time to time. So they came up with something better...and by better I mean "Come on Christian, you're making all the good cool Christians that are smart and normal look stupid. Sheez."

It's so dumb-head I'm probably gonna get it wrong, but it goes like this...The Lords Prayer, you know "Our father who art in heaven...", is not a Christian prayer, because Jesus was a Jew and at that time Christianity as we know it today simply did not exist...therefore it is OK that we continue sayin' the Lord's Prayer before meetings. Now go away you mean secularists....why are you guys still here.

Ya know, kind gentle and very good looking readers, I was raised Catholic and I said the Lord's Prayer all the time and it is my humble opinion that the prayer called The Our Father is totally...Christian. 

WTF. Really? 

Let's run down this quickly....It comes from the Christian New Testament, you halfta say hella them after confession (plus Hail Marry's and not the football variety)...oh fuck it, let's check out the actual prayer.

It starts...Our (Christian) Father, who art in heaven (that the Christian god allegedly created), Hallowed be thy name (because you are the Christian God and Jesus and a ghost at the same time), Thy kingdom (America?) come, thy will will be done on earth (that the Christian God also created), As it is in heaven (that is only for white Christians, no Joo's, or Moo-slums, and deff. no super hot and smart atheists). OK now that I read it like this I guess it's not a Christian prayer...NOT.

I Googled "dumb head" and this came up.

Still, they claim that the prayer is *generic* (even tho it comes from the Gospel of Matty-Ice, that's Matthew). Really, I feel sorry for all the good, normal and not stupid Christians out there. In fact, c'mon y'all...regulate yourselves...otherwise Team Secular is a gonna halfta put some boots on...and ya know where that goes (2).

(1). The ...but it's tradition excuse/reasoning is so dumb-head. Just because something is *tradition* doesn't mean it's correct. It used to be tradition to hit kids in school, or you wife. Slavery was a *tradition* all around the world...so there. Fuck you're tradition.

(2) Up your cheating and unfair butt.

* In case it's not burned into your memory...The Lord's Prayer.

Get Your Vote On

Mmm, I missed this one the other day from the Chicago Tribune. Author James Kirk Wall asks the very important question who should Team Atheist, Team Secular and Team Skeptic vote for in the next election. There are obvious factors that all of American society must consider in this next election cycle like the economy and the environment, but it very well could be that the votes of the nonbelievers could tip the scale either way. We have concerns though.

The first one Wall introduces is...we are here and we are many. One of the great achievements of the New Atheists is that we are now recognized and dagnabit, we want a place at the political table. Our vote counts and it is many. 12% of the population is millions and millions. It doesn't matter if you are blue or red, if you are a nonbeliever that is your team and like I said earlier, we can tip the scales either way.

GLBT rights. The younger generation is so over hating the gay. That is something our parents and grandparents did. It just doesn't make sense to the younger generation to hate on same sex couples. As the numbers of religious peeps diminish, the numbers of GLBT supporters rises. That younger generation that I keep talking about just isn't going to church and they are not adopting the hate of their mothers and fathers.

Creationism in the science classroom, as I have said many times, is the first thingy that look at in a candidate. If you believe that creationism is equal to evolution and should be taught side by side in the same classroom, then you have to be very spectacular in other areas to get my vote. Richard "Papa Bear" Dawkins wrote a very eloquent letter to Gov. Rick Perry on this very topic.

The separation of church and state is violated left and right all of the time and I really wish the media would call politicians out on that (well see if that happens in this next election cycle). Let's see gov. Rick Perry just had his huge faith hoe down and the armed forces continually proselytize evangelical Christianity to the troops in the form of the super stupid spiritual fitness test, rock concerts and bible inscriptions (in place that they don't belong). This is why I keep pumping the idea of a secular society. Secular is for everyone. To promote one religion over another is just so unfair.

It doesn't matter if you want tax cuts or increases, or big government or small government, these secular issues go across the board. The education of the next generation will greatly effect this great nation on the global stage. Do we really want to teach creationism to children that are going to compete with India and China for jobs in science and technology. More than ever our vote, Team Atheist and Team Skeptic, is important and yes...it does count.

* Article Chicago Tribune.

Why indeed.