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COG Change Log

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Apr 30, 2009 in Other | 2 comments

I have made a change log for The Coming Out Godless Project. As you may have noticed, I’ve been slow to blog here as well as work on the final changes for COG. Read my post on what has come up. SHARE MORE

Life, Purposely Driven

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Apr 29, 2009 in Essays | 3 comments

I recently read this article (about a week ago) at The American Scholar that runs alongside my recent post regarding the beauty in evolution. I noticed author Brian Boyd sees things through Rose-colored glasses (or, perhaps, I see things through Brian-colored glasses). Does evolution by natural selection rob life of purpose, as so many have feared? The answer is no. On the contrary, Charles Darwin has made it possible to understand how purpose, like life, builds from small beginnings, from the...

Real Time with Blur Maher

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Apr 24, 2009 in Images | 0 comments

Tonight I saw a taping of Real Time with Bill Maher. They were taking all cameras and phones (with decent cameras). Somehow they missed my point ‘n shoot camera– this is what I got and I like it!! On the show: Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean; comic/writer Dana Gould; journalist Bethany McLean; writer Randy Cohen; author Robert Baer. He also taped a few elephant PSAs regarding dying elephants in the LA Zoo and mistreatment in the circus. SHARE...

Christian Kitsch Contest

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Apr 23, 2009 in Links | 0 comments

Head on over to my fellow Jewmanist’s site Not My God for shifts ‘n googles. After experiencing the magic of the prayer cross, you just know that there is so much more tacky Christian decor out there just waiting to be exposed. That’s why Corey of God is Pretend and I have decided to host a little contest to see who can dredge up the best piece of Christian Kitsch. The prize is a scarlet A t-shirt from The Out Campaign. There are so many cheesy Christian products out there. What...

Bill Nye Booed for saying moon reflects light

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Apr 23, 2009 in News, Rants | 2 comments

No really? Yes really. Trouble started when the children’s entertainer brought up Genesis 1:16, which reads: “God made two great lights — the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars,” and pointed out that the lesser light was actually a reflector. At this point, several people in the audience stormed out, including woman with three small children who shouted, “We believe in God!” and left. Wow. I...