Category Archives: Atheism

Do Americans have freedom FROM religion? Actually, yes (two SCOTUS cases)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Americans indeed have a right to not be forced to practice a religion, any religion. We have rights to not be subjected to a state endorsement of one religion over another, or over irreligion. These are inalienable rights; however, some … Continue reading →

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The beard is not just a right for Muslims: How religious exemptions hurt everyone

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I love beards. You can often find me sporting a beard of any variety — from the porn ‘stache (some call it a pedo ‘stache, but let’s not change the subject) to a full length mountain man beard that rivals … Continue reading →

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Church of “Spirits”: An alternative to sacramental wine

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Holy communion is a method of contracting obligating promising oneself to follow some guy from 2,000 years ago. But the sharing of the chalice is potentially dangerous, especially for people who may or may not know their immune system is suppressed. Furthermore, … Continue reading →

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The Straw Man in Theology: Everyone gets religion wrong

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

As social constructs, religions epitomize the old adage, “There’s nothing natural about [fill in the blank].” This is a statement used to challenge systemic approaches to explain social phenomena. In my field it’s a great quip to mitigate anarchy. Or … Continue reading →

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Mohammad’s true quest in America

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

The Prophet Muhammad was certainly a globetrotting pedophile. Happy Blasphemy Day!!

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Capitalizing “He” makes a mockery of the english language (or Two can play At that game)

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

When reading through blogs or Internet article comments, I must admit that I cringe every time I see religious people capitalize “He,” “Him,” or “His,” etc. to refer to god. It’s one thing to capitalize the “G” in god, even … Continue reading →

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Everything you ever wanted to know about menstrual cycles (according to Islam)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m going to make a short post today because I have a meeting in an hour. Yesterday I was doing some reading in the hadith, and I came across an entire section devoted to the menstrual cycle. Many of these … Continue reading →

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The dumbest thing ever done in the name of religion

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Remember Jim Jones? Marshall Applewhite? David Koresh? What about Li Hongzhi? These are all bat shit insane cult leaders who compelled their followers to commit mass suicide (or maybe it was murder??) (ok, so Waco’s debatable). The point is that every … Continue reading →

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Don’t violate the 9th commandment because you’re too lazy to read

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m a serial non-commenter. It doesn’t mean I don’t read other people’s blogs — I do. I just don’t always have something to say. Often when I do comment it’s because someone — usually a theist — has violated the … Continue reading →

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Dear ISIS: Without math there is no future in science

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

A few days ago I stumbled across this article from Inquisitr: “ISIS Bans Children From Learning Math And Social Studies.” Essentially, the Islamic State is saying that they are willing to sacrifice their children’s future in order to live up … Continue reading →

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