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Have you hugged your lion today?

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:October 11, 2007
Post category:Videos Whimsy
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Here's another of those memorable videos making the rounds on Stumbleupon.com. It's well worth a viewing or three or five.

A Song to an Atheist

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 5, 2007
Post category:American Culture Communication Meaning of Life Religion Web Site
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I have a friend who wrote a song to me. (Free mp3 download courtesy of Anderson Productions, Ltd.) “Dear Friend” appeared on Russ Anderson’s 2003 album, “Arsenal Street”. All his CD’s are Available here. I recommend listening to the song before proceeding.

This nice, eerie, and sometimes psychedelic song is a heartfelt plea for me to discard my narrow, science-informed view of the world and just try to accept the ultimate truth of his favorite, ancient, re-translated book.
When my very Christian 11 year old nephew heard the song, he worried that it would anger me. He is fond of both Russ and myself, and the song conveys a basic disconnect. Conversations I’ve had with other Absolute Biblically Literal Truth Christians indicate that these are common misperceptions of atheist ideology.

Let’s examine some of the contentions in the song:

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National Geographic Magazine: a treasure trove of relevant information every month

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:September 26, 2007
Post category:Reading - Books and Magazines Science Technology
Post comments:4 Comments

I just finished reading the October 2007 issue of National Geographic. I've been subscribing to the National Geographic for more than ten years. As I read the October issue, it struck me what an incredibly informative magazine it is. Truly, in a single issue of that one magazine there must…

A good source for subversive quotes

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:September 23, 2007
Post category:Politics Quotes Religion
Post comments:2 Comments

Good quotes are explosive. There's a novel hiding in every good quote. Well, here's a good collection of subversive quotes from Vagabox. It includes many of my favorites and many that I hadn't read before. Here's a tiny sampling from a large collection: The police are not here to create…

Child Drummer

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:September 22, 2007
Post category:music Videos
Post comments:1 Comment

I have a seven year old daughter. It would be fun to watch her play the drums as well as this seven year old guy, but that will never happen. Not that I'm at all disappointed! This is a truly extraordinary exhibition. This video left both of us shaking our…

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