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Sinead O’ Connor & Roger Waters perform “Mother” live in Berlin, 1990. Video footage followed by a writeup on O’ Connor. Arguably my favorite band alongside one of the most outspoken and true to her word musicians I’ve ever known. Writeup on Pink Floyd in the near future.
Sinead O’ Connor
Sinead O’ Connor For those of you who are not familiar with this rebellious and incredible woman, here’s a quick rundown of her life and why it’s impressive:
Colbert nails it! Either be a good person or don’t be, but cut out the excuses and lies. Jesus wasn’t a selfish asshole with tunnel vision.
“And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter. But we may hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away with all this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this the most venerated reformer of human errors.”
- — Thomas Jefferson’s letter to John Adams, April 11 1823 It’s okay to believe in a creator if you want but the founding fathers (Deists) did not believe in a trinity or magical Jesus (only normal, benevolent activist Jesus). They also believed that a divine creator didn’t concern himself or engage with humans. Just sayin. (Source: freethought.mbdojo.com) 
Ah yes, remind me again why Atheists are responsible for the world’s atrocities? Many bad people don’t believe in god but it’s rarely their lack of “faith” that causing them to do said bad deeds. Don’t lose sight of how many kick-ass godless folks there are in the world doing great things. (Source: mattbors.com) 
For many “sinners”, we simply love the world for all it is. The good, the bad, the ugly… the independent, the offbeat, the kinky, the strange, the majestic. There is so much beauty and possibility on our planet; why spend nearly all of your life avoiding and hiding from it (or worse, hypocritically preach your holier-than-thou laws while practicing none of them)? How can anyone not find the process of childbirth, where a single cell organism in only 9 months becomes the fully formed version of the most complex organism on the planet, a fucking miracle? One single cell, one infinitesimal microscopic thing, has the genetic coding to follow seemingly impossible plans to split off into TRILLIONS of cells forming everything that make you, you. Personally I find us incredible and I love nearly everything about myself :) Sooooo, how about we all chill. the. fuck. out. “Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?” (Source: christeaters, via haveitbothways) Say whatever the hell you will about Reddit and our passionate /r/atheism community, we get shit done. Check out these results bitches! $166,000 so far and no signs of stopping! Friendly competition is encouraged as always and other communities have done incredible things as well (listed on link). Great job guys and gals! Open note to religious followers: Really interested in conversing about God, morals, religion, labels and more. Let’s try to convert each other! I’ll bring experience, facts, science, examples, studies, percentages, philosophy and contradictions… You bring the your holy book of choice and dogma. Game on :) This is a lighthearted attempt at freeing you from your shackles. If you’re resolute in your beliefs, I would honestly love to hear from you. Only come with an open mind for I am doing the same. 
“As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion.” (Source: atheistjack, via christiantheatheist) 
Will YOU continue wasting your time wishing things would happen, or begin MAKING them happen? Quit hoping and start fucking acting! There are very real things you can do that will actually make a difference in this world. Help the needy, volunteer for animals or charity, join occupy, spread truth and knowledge, plant a tree… (Source: secure.billygraham.org) 
Revised science textbook for Christians - Imgur Cracking up right now. The gay one and hell at the core of earth did it. 
“Letters to the Editor” reply in local newspaper - Imgur “I’m sorry your belief in fairy tales, myths, and fables has corrupted your reasoning. Yes, I’m talking about your use of the Bible to justify your bigotry. The Bible was not written by God; it was written by men to frighten and control the uneducated population to conform to their way of thinking. Those who do not support equality for all people should find themselves on the other side of their intolerance to see firsthand what it’s like to be excluded.” |
