Stoke up the coffee-pot, I've spotted a whacko.
Have I got enough papers, enough tobacco?
I'm in for the long haul; I'll prove 'em wrong yet!
Somebody's wrong on the internet!
—Daz
Archive for June, 2012
My Addiction
Posted in General, tagged atheism, humour, personal, poetry on Saturday, June 30, 2012| 18 Comments »
Science-Fiction Triple Feature
Posted in General, tagged music, science fiction on Wednesday, June 27, 2012| 2 Comments »
As both an SF geek and a music nerd, I thought I'd share three science-fiction flavoured songs. We have Jackie Lowell's 1961 Rocket Trip, Billy Lee Riley, with Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll from 1957—one of the greatest hits that should've been but never was—and, to finish on a complete change of pace, Brownsville Station's wonderful 1977 Martian Boogie.
Klaatu barada nikto!
—Daz
HPV Vaccine Turns Girls Into Sluts, Claims Catholic Bishop
Posted in General, tagged atheism, catholics, faith-schools, politics, religion on Tuesday, June 26, 2012| 3 Comments »
On the instructions of Bishop Fred Henry, a catholic school board has banned HPV vaccinations (which are most effective when administered at an early age), on school premises.
In keeping with the disturbing obsession of his church with matters sexual, Henry, of Calgary, makes the ludicrous claim that:
"If we don't attempt to change sexual behaviour that is responsible for transmission of the HPV, but attempt to solve the problem by getting a series of shots, then we don't have to exercise self-control, nor develop virtue, but can use medicine to palliate our vices"
Bioethicist Dr. Ian Mitchell disagrees, saying:
"It has been studied and does not increase promiscuity," … "If the bishop has evidence, he should come forward with it."
The ban puts at risk the lives of 2,000 girls from Grades 5 to 9 who would receive the injections, a panel told reporters, adding opposition to the vaccine isn't doctrine among the Catholic church's higher reaches.
Read the rest of this story at the Calgary Sun.
—Daz
Obedience: The Easy Option?
Posted in General, tagged atheism, morals, musings, religion on Sunday, June 24, 2012| 2 Comments »
Most of us realise that life is complicated. That quite often there isn't a right choice, a wrong choice, a good or a bad choice. Sometimes the choice is just a matter of personal taste. Sometimes we have to settle for 'best available' rather than 'good'. Sometimes—even often—we have to strike out blindly and hope. The point being, we have to work at it. We have to reason it out for ourselves, often with partial data that we're not even sure how much trust we can assign to. You does your best, in the time available, to get as much reliable information as you can, and you go for it.
The Day Of Prayer
Posted in General, tagged atheism, poetry, religion on Sunday, June 24, 2012| 8 Comments »
Have you thanked the Lord today,
For all the things he gave us?
Have you thanked the Lord today,
For all the good he's done?
Have you thanked the Lord today,
Who in his image made us?
Have you taken time to kneel and pray,
To him who gave his son? (more…)
Checkmate!
Posted in General, tagged atheism, creationists, humour, religion, science on Sunday, June 24, 2012| 5 Comments »
If the Smith family had an ancestor named Jones, why are there still Joneses?
Checkmate, genealogists!
—Daz
Posted in General on Saturday, June 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
I’ve got no money to donate, so the least I can do is spread the word.
Happy birthday Jimi.
Pro-Life Porn, Revealed At Last
Posted in General, tagged atheism, feminism, humour, religion on Friday, June 22, 2012| 4 Comments »
Yes, Gentle Reader, I've finally found out what "pro-lifers" think of, whilst bashin' the bishop. It's disgusting. It's lewd. It's downright licentious.
Step right up, folks!
Click to see the post. Get you an eye-full of
NAKED PRO-LIFER WOMAN!!!eleventy-one1!1!!
Grey Day
Posted in General, tagged music, personal on Friday, June 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yes, Gentle Reader, it's summertime in Britain. I can tell this without even knowing the time of year, because it's absolutely tipping down outside.
Just thought I'd share that…
—Daz
Notorious Human-Rights Abuser Announces “Year Of Faith”
Posted in General, tagged atheism, catholics, politics, religion on Thursday, June 21, 2012| 12 Comments »
Herr Ratfink Ratfinger Über-Kiddy-Fiddler Ratzinger has, it seems, announced a "Year Of Faith," beginning this October. It will, allegedly, be…
… a moment of grace and commitment to an ever fuller conversion to God, to reinforce our faith in him and to proclaim him with joy to the people of our time.
How nice! Apparently…
What the world is in particular need of today is the credible witness of people enlightened in mind and heart by the word of the Lord, and capable of opening the hearts and minds of many to the desire for God and for true life, life without end.
The Dixie Flatline 