veritas omnia vincit

What can we do to help?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maitland-Australia/Atheist-Foundation-of-A...

Well, on Friday we had a discussion group about religion and it's role in science and politics. We had a few new faces come along and join in which was great.

I learnt a lot from Ash's "experience" running for the Senate at the last Federal Election as a candidate for the Secular Party. It has inspired me to look in to what would be involved with running for the Upper House at the next State election myself...

Because they have nothing better to spend their money on...

I know America is just as full of right wing crazy as fundamentalist religious crazy, but this ices the cake! http://conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD0B-X9LJjs

This is one of the AtGoogle talks, and quite interesting. Christopher Hitchins is one of those people who I absolutely agree with on some things and want to beat his head against a wall on others. Here, I'm agreeing ;)

Continuing on from our previous discussion group Religion in Education, we are holding another which we hope will be as successful!!

To be held in the Main area of the CA (ground floor, Lady Symon building, Adelaide University) this will hopefully be a live discussion covering these two interesting topics.

It will kick off at 1pm and go as late as participants like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHN3JtyUXg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM0oBuhTLRI&feature=channel

The ideas presented in this YouTube item concern me for several reasons.

One - it freely conflates intelligent design with creationism. Which is about the only thing I agree with.

Two - the rhetoric spouted - our rights as Americans are being eroded, here's how - with no reflection that the actions listed as 'erosion of rights' are actually recognition of the legal seperation of church and state.