Posts Tagged ‘ religion ’

Pursuing The Eradication of Faith

Jan 5th, 2009 | By Tauriq Moosa | Category: Commentary

Whilst this has a bold title, the actual implications are mundane. Here at The Edger, we are in the process of assimilating the direct goals, discourse and method of various secular humanist enterprises. We wage war…



Atheists=Trolls?

Dec 28th, 2008 | By Chris Basinet | Category: News

 

 

Atheists Should Be Treated Like Trolls - FOX NEWS

 

Wow. Just wow.

 

I shouldn’t even look at anything from Fox News because this is so typical. But it’s been a while since I’ve seen a news story with…



FFRF to sue Colorado school district in religious case

Dec 23rd, 2008 | By Chris Basinet | Category: News

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is suing the Cherry Creek School District of Colorado on behalf of three parents of children who attend schools in the district. The suit is taking place over an item…



Presto! Your belief is…

Dec 19th, 2008 | By Chris Basinet | Category: Media

There are many, many people out there who are just plain confused about religion. Personally, I know a lot of people (and I’m sure you’ll realize that you do, too) who have an idea of where…



On the 60th Annivesary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Dec 10th, 2008 | By Tauriq Moosa | Category: Featured

The word “human” sends out shockwaves; reverberations that quiver with expectations and disappointments. “To err is human,” Alexander Pope wrote in his Essay on Criticism, “to forgive divine.” But just before this often (mis)quoted line, Pope…



The Harvest of Ideas

Nov 26th, 2008 | By Tauriq Moosa | Category: Feature

No Respect Needed

If we are to progress as a species, we need to understand differentiation. And this lies in attributing respect, rights and sympathy to the right sphere in an individual. If anything, humans are…



Islam Says It’s Okay

Nov 11th, 2008 | By Tauriq Moosa | Category: News

…to marry girls under 16. The Prophet did it, so why can’t Muslim men? Afterall, they are only trying to live out the sunnah, or the way the Prophet lived. I do not make these claims,…



Pledge Your Virginity to Your Father

Nov 9th, 2008 | By Katie Kish | Category: Commentary

Purity Balls are making the world better, one father-daughter union at a time. On Monday night I watched a documentary at my mom’s place on purity balls. Although I’ve always had an aversion to the idea…



Science Types and Their EQ

Nov 2nd, 2008 | By Katie Kish | Category: Feature

PZ was in Toronto this weekend. (Actually, he still is in Toronto as I write this, but I am not.) Much to my surprise he didn’t make me any level of livid or even angry. I…



5 Biblical Contradictions That’ll Make You Contradict Your Own Existence

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Tyler Handley | Category: Feature

If you’ve actually read the bible then you know that contradictions appear more than Jesus on toast, yet it’s not often you see a strident believer standing on a soapbox and preaching the gospel of contradiction. …