Author Archive for Humanist Mama
Guess what! The Vatican's astronomer says it is OK to believe in aliens!! I am soo glad they cleared that up because I am sure there are many Catholics out there who have struggled for years with this question. They definitely have their priorities straight.
Oh, and you Catholics do not have to worry. Believing in aliens means that your god is all powerful and of course he could have created
My son has been reading his children's Bible almost every night and I always ask him the next day if he has any questions about what he is reading. One morning he said, "Yeah, which god is the snake god in the Bible?" I had to think for a minute and realized he was talking about the Adam & Eve story with Satan as a snake. I asked if he meant Satan. "Oh yeah. [Little boy at school] says we
My son has decided to read the Children's Bible we bought for him a couple of years ago. He decided to do this after he watched the Veggie Tales: Jonah movie. He thought the whole story was strange. We talked about the movie and then we decided to read the story in his Children's Bible as well as in the NIV Bible.
I read along as well because I haven't read many of the "children's" Bible
Well, I've been waiting for this to happen. People have not been vaccinating their children and now....their children are getting the measles. This is beyond my comprehension. With something this serious, you would think more people would do the research on a claim before risking their children's lives. But, all the anti-vaccine people have to do is make a few crazy claims, find any doctor
To celebrate the National Day of Reason, I decided to make a post about logical fallacies. As I've thought more about my many encounters with my family, I've come to the conclusion that one of the main breakdowns in communication is because of logical fallacies.
There have been many occasions where we've been told things like, "I can't imagine evolution. Therefore, I believe god created us."
The Golden Compass is available on DVD today!! My husband and I brought our 5 & 7 year olds to see it during the holidays and they loved it! I want to support this movie as much as I possibly can...so we saw it in the theaters twice, we bought the books, and now I'm going to go buy the DVD!!
Here's the last response I received from my mom. After I received the previous response from my brother-in-law, I e-mailed everyone and let them know that the purpose of the e-mail was not to offend. I had hoped that people would think, but I guess i was asking too much. I pointed out that anybody can say anything to get people to follow them. We have to be able to think for ourselves and
I had planned on posting this yesterday, but ended up with a nasty cold and didn't feel like doing anything but lying around :) Here is the first response to my e-mail:
If this article was trying to imply Adolph Hitler was a Christian, and Christianity is the root of all the worlds evils, consider this. Adolph Hitler was into astrologers, mystics and physics. He used the predictions of
I got this e-mail the other day and thought it was really interesting. So, I did what I normally do when I find an e-mail interesting...I sent it to some other people. But, wow...this e-mail sure struck some nerves. I'll copy it here and then on another post I'll show you the responses I received from people. Read it and let me know what you think the point of the e-mail was.
Here are
My daughter was so excited after school today because her teacher had told her about a field trip she had planned next month. She could not wait for me to look at the papers in her backpack. At first glance, it seemed like a fun-filled day and I was ready to sign the permission slip. Then, I noticed the sponsor of one of the events....Christian Youth Theater.
I put my pen down and read a
I'm sure many of you have heard of the movie about to be released called "Expelled". I saw that there was an ad for it on this blog, so I decided to post this with a link to the site that exposes the movie for what it is. Expelled This website offers an insight into the movie and the lies that were told in the making of the movie...not to mention the fallacies within the movie itself. Check it
I've had a couple of anonymous comments on a previous post about comets that I want to address. When I posted this in July of 2007, it was in response to a comment my brother in law made. He claimed that there is a comet heading toward earth and is going to hit in 2012. When I tried to research this, the only information I found was about a pastor claiming this to be true but providing no
I have been really bad about blogging lately. It is not at the top of my priorities right now even though I love blogging. Of course, my excuses are school and family.
Both of my sisters decided to make this quarter a little more difficult for me...because you know it's all about me :) I'm just kidding. One of my sisters is due to have her first baby on June 5. My other sister has decided
I try to stay involved with local blogs so that a non-theist voice is heard. One of the blogs I watch is a parenting blog sponsored by our local newspaper. Recently, there was a post about raising kids, morals and if religion is needed. I commented right away. There wasn't much activity for awhile, but today I noticed 4 new comments.
One of these comments was made by a youth pastor. I
I have been so busy with family and school stuff that I have not had the time to make any new posts for awhile. I will do my best to post something here and there, but I can't make any promises.
Here's a quick update though:
My son is still having some issues with his classmates and teacher. In December, he came home upset because his teacher got after him when he didn't say the pledge of
I love this episode of Bullshit with Penn & Teller. It's about a half an hour, but it's worth it :)
Wow, it has been awhile since I've had the time to post a blog. There is so much that I want to say, but I don't want to bore anyone who happens to read my blog :)I mainly wanted to write about how we celebrate the holidays. Last year I made a point of coming out to people I know and I'm noticing that some are not sure how to respond to that at this time of year. I think it's great that there
I've been feeling really inadequate in nursing school lately...but today someone said something that made me feel much better. We are doing our OB rotation right now and a girl who sits next to me actually asked me what a trimester is!!!! OMG...I do not feel inadequate anymore :)
On another topic, my daughter was really worried about going to childcare today. She brought it up last night so I
A few days ago, I got a friend request at my myspacefrom a guy named Hesham. When I'm really busy, sometimes I'll just accept a friend and then go back to look at their site later. Well, I think I'll change that...from now on, I will make myself check out the site before I accept.
Hesham ended up bombarding my site with picture comments, blog comments, and comments on my main page. It was an
Today was the last day of my psychiatric nursing clinicals. We used the time to tour local homeless shelters where we made beds and served lunch. We also visited a mental health day facility and a low income housing hotel.
The experience was interesting for me on a couple of different levels. First, I experienced the perspective of an atheist walking into a Catholic homeless shelter. My
I just read this news article and had to share it. It's so funny! It seems that Oklahoma lawmakers were given copies of the Quran by the state panel on diversity. I expect that the diversity panel thought they might be rational enough to try to learn what other people believe.
Instead, many of these lawmakers are returning the Qurans because....this is the funny part....it condones the
My instructor this quarter loves to have class discussions. Many of us agree on most issues, but there are a few issues that will always bring about controversy. One day, she asked us about euthanasia. This brought about some very emotional responses from people. I'm not the type that usually speaks up in class. But, that day I did.
We have a few classmates who have made it known from the
I received a comment on my my space blogfrom someone that I really wanted to respond to...but I felt that my response would be too long for a comment. So, I've decided to make a new post. I think this is a great discussion starter and I welcome comments....let's keep it civil though :)
As far as the topic of God I just have to say that Yes I am a Christian and I am not afraid to say so.
I
The saga continues in my son's first grade classroom. He came home yesterday and told me that the kids in his class "told" on him. Of course, I asked why and he went on to explain that they were talking about god again.
It seems as though the other kids were trying to convince him that god exists. When he asked questions about why they thought this, many of them couldn't answer to his
One of the classes I'm required to take this quarter is a cultural diversity class. It had the possibility of being interesting, but it just isn't. I think our instructor is more interested in busy work than in actually teaching us something. For example, for the next week, I have to keep a health diary. Seriously, what does this have to do with learning about different cultures. I know what
For the past month, I've been enjoying my time off from school by doing things around our house like organizing the basement and garage and putting in a backyard and fence. It felt great to get everything done that has been bothering me. I was living in my own little world enjoying my life. Then, the kids went back to school and I was brought back to reality with a bang!
My kids are in
First, I'm really excited because I just noticed that my letter to the editor was published today :) Regular readers may know that I have some ultra-conservative family members...I'm waiting to see if they read it. I may have an interesting weekend ahead :) Oh well...discussion is good as long as they can stay civil about it.
Many people know about the Live Earth concert on 7/7/7. I watched
I just finished writing my first letter to the editor :) There have been many times when I've been tempted, but this time put me over the top!In last Friday's edition of "The Spokesman Review", there was an article informing the public that 2 of our health board members have asked to cut ties with Planned Parenthood. You would expect that there would be some sort of evidence to back up this
I just found out about a group in my area called The Inland Northwest Freethought Society through a commenter on this site. I'm really excited about it because I didn't know there were kid friendly groups in our area :) There is a Unitarian Universalist church here, but I'm not too keen on the idea of going to "church". I've had enough church in my lifetime.
Anyway, I went to the website for
I had to laugh last night as I read an article about the new town Ave Maria. Last year was the first I had heard of it and at that time it was being advertised as a town in Florida for Catholics only. It was to be a town based on the strictest Catholic principles. The center of the town is a huge catholic church encircled by the town's streets. There will be no birth control, premarital sex,
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