Laid-off religious workers not getting unemployment benefits
People getting laid off in the religion industry don’t qualify for unemployment benefits, at least not in Virginia. RICHMOND, Va., May 18 (UPI) — Some people recently laid-off from religious institutions in Virginia said they were shocked to find the state does not offer them unemployment benefits. Carol Bronson, who was laid off from her secretarial job at Temple Emanuel synagogue in Virginia Beach, said she was told her unemployment claim was denied because the tax exemptions for...
Read MoreAtheist Poetry, my own that is.
I haven’t been writing much poetry these days, but I was going through my Google Docs, only to stumble upon a few old poems. Since they are inspired by my atheist world view and/or my love of education » science » evolution… (The Goods of) Time Never plentiful enough; always far too much So quick to slur, slowly blur And jump ahead- Ticking away, picking At the hands of the Clock Who keeps Changing the gears. [Written: August 14, 2006] This poem refers to the idea that the only...
Read MoreIndian man avoids washing to ensure his next child will be male
You know the old adage, Yahoo! News is great if you like your news a week late. But I actually have not heard this one yet: NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian man who fathered seven daughters has not washed for 35 years in an apparent attempt to ensure his next child is a boy, newspapers reported. Kailash “Kalau” Singh replaces bathing and brushing his teeth with a “fire bath” every evening when he stands on one leg beside a bonfire, smokes marijuana and says prayers to...
Read MoreFunny or dumb?
I can’t decide. Thank to The Secular Outpost for pointing out this gem: Via Taner: Rall has a point. Shared nonbelief is not much of a basis for even a very thin form of community. And nonbelievers are notoriously impossible to organize. On the other hand, Rall also misses the point. In highly religious societies, lack of belief, never mind opposition to belief in God, can be a significant social handicap. Even the sense of being disadvantaged by a common underlying cause is a powerful...
Read MoreWhat ever you wish to make of it.
Last Friday I posed a question, What’s the point? From the true believer’s perspective, I have a difficult time understanding what the point actually is. Are we just a show for some other larger being that sculpted us from dirt and clay? To me, that’s pretty bleak, but it’s someones else’s bliss (no matter how much I can’t fathom that being a comforting thought). There’s no freedom of choice or will. But as long as one’s good without those silly...
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