Monthly Archives: May 2014

What the doctor means is…

Posted on May 29, 2014 by AZAtheist

The title of this article comes from an old skit made popular during the Viet Nam War. The audio skit was recorded in 1966. It involved an F-4 Phantom pilot the “Captain,” and a public affairs officer. After each question, … Continue reading →

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Atheist Etiquette and Invocations

Posted on May 21, 2014 by AZAtheist

In the American Atheists Magazine second quarter 2014 edition (available by subscription or at Barnes and Noble), there’s an article by Dale DeBakcsy called “Athe-quette.” It’s about etiquette for Atheists and describes common situations and the proper Atheist response to … Continue reading →

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Hello sir, this is Mike from Microsoft Technical Services

Posted on May 8, 2014 by AZAtheist

Instructions for avoiding tech support phone scams are provided by Microsoft but don’t you wish you could do more? For the last couple of days, I’ve been getting calls from Mike. In his heavy accent, he tells me that there … Continue reading →

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Prayer at local government meetings still a bad idea

Posted on May 6, 2014 by AZAtheist

As an Atheist in the progressively stunted state of Arizona, I feel the sting of the most recent Supreme Court ruling. It’s a big deal and religious representatives will probably use the ruling to justify other violations of church state … Continue reading →

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Beware of the satirical sites on the Internet

Posted on May 4, 2014 by AZAtheist

On April 7th the National Report published an article that said Kansas was pushing through a law in the state legislature to ban the show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Of course, I didn’t see it right away but when I … Continue reading →

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