As many of Aron Ra’s Facebook friends already know, he went to the hospital for pneumonia, after staying in Delhi, India. As his wife, I can tell you in the 8 years I have known him; he has never been seriously ill. He was admitted with a temperature of 41.2 Celsius; that is 106 Fahrenheit […]
Texas weather has gone all “Texas” down here
Yes, Texas weather has gone plumb haywire, or “Texas” in Norwegian slang. On the East side of Dallas,where Aron Ra and I live, secular relief efforts are underway from an estimated 11 tornadoes that tore through Dallas county and neighboring counties to the North and East. Tornadoes in December are rare, and the one that […]
Governor Abbott: FFRF Capitol Holiday Display “Mocks Religious Beliefs” and must go.
In a characteristic display of both irony and projection, Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a show of disrespect to the state’s nonbelievers ordered the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s holiday display removed from where it had been squirreled away on the basement floor for this reason: “The Constitution does not require Texas to allow displays in its […]
Austin: Mock mass shooting mocked by students open carrying dildos
University of Texas at Austin: the mock mass shooting “Life and Liberty Walk to End Gun-Free Zones” planned by avid gun supporters was rendered impotent today by counter protesters open carrying dildos and flatulent noise makers. The Austin American-Statesman reports that only about 15 gun supporters showed up to stage the mock mass shooting, and […]
Why we don’t support media trolls
It’s not like we don’t see people reminding us in comments on videos asking Aron if he is going to respond to something a media troll said. Often fans of media trolls try to start off-topic comment battles on every one of Aron’s videos even on innocuous topics that are not controversial in the atheist […]
The Cowardice of the NRA and the Politicians They Own.
The power to end the mass shooting epidemic has always been in the hands of the American people. As if we needed another reminder that Republicans are too cowardly to oppose their faithful campaign contributors in the NRA, yesterday the Senate blocked an emergency effort by Senate Democrats to keep guns out of the hands […]
Report: Police Seeking 3 White Males in San Bernardino Shootings
Fox 11 Los Angeles tweeted that police are looking for 3 white males dressed in military gear. Although there have been Islamist terrorists, who appear white such as the Chechnyan Tsarnaev Boston Marathon Bombers, here is more preliminary evidence this is domestic terrorism: During a news briefing, San Bernadino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said information about the […]
Secular Idea for Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a campaign to break the record for 24 Hour charitable giving. Before you think, “Well, La, Dee, Da…”, it is sort of a reaction to the crass consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (I would like to see us break the record for Voting Tuesday, which I just made up.) Also, […]
If you have ever used the term “Social Justice Warrior” as an earnest insult…
The term “Social Justice Warrior” is often used as a pejorative by internet commenters to denigrate speech aimed at reducing gender, class, and racial inequality. To put this in perspective of the atheist microcosm of the larger community, atheists who criticize social justice advocates and who have large followings, often use this word liberally (meaning […]
Two Suspects arrested in alleged white supremacist shootings at Black Lives Matter Protest
Where does a civilized society draw the line between free speech, the right to bear arms, and the right to protest safely? First some background: MINNEAPOLIS — Two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the overnight shootings of five people during a Black Lives Matter protest outside a police station, the Minneapolis Police […]