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“Moral philosophers have defined discrimination using a moralized definition. Under this approach, discrimination is defined as acts, practices, or policies that wrongfully impose a relative disadvantage or deprivation on persons based on their membership in a salient social group.[9] This is a comparative definition. An individual need not be actually harmed in order to be discriminated against. He or she just needs to be treated worse than others for some arbitrary reason. If someone decides to donate to help orphan children, but decides to donate less, say, to black children out of a racist attitude, he or she will be acting in a discriminatory way even if he or she actually benefits the people he discriminates against by donating some money to them.[10] Discrimination also develops into a source of oppression, the action of recognizing someone as 'different' so much that they are treated inhumanly and degraded.[11] This moralized definition of discrimination is distinct from a non-moralized definition - in the former, discrimination is wrong by definition, whereas in the latter, this is not the case.[12] The United Nations stance on discrimination includes the statement: "Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection."[13] The United Nations Human Rights Council and other international bodies work towards helping ending discrimination around the world.” All of these happened to me in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia): “Donald Cressey's Cosa Nostra model studied Mafia families exclusively and this limits his broader findings. Structures are formal and rational with allocated tasks, limits on entrance, and influence on the rules established for organizational maintenance and sustainability.[177][178] In this context there is a difference between organized and professional crime; there is well-defined hierarchy of roles for leaders and members, underlying rules and specific goals that determine their behavior and these are formed as a social system, one that was rationally designed to maximize profits and to provide forbidden goods. Albini saw organized criminal behavior as consisting of networks of patrons and clients, rather than rational hierarchies or secret societies.[18][19][20] The networks are characterized by a loose system of power relations. Each participant is interested in furthering his own welfare. Criminal entrepreneurs are the patrons and they exchange information with their clients in order to obtain their support. Clients include members of gangs, local and national politicians, government officials and people engaged in legitimate business. People in the network may not directly be part of the core criminal organization. Furthering the approach of both Cressey and Albini, Ianni and Ianni studied Italian-American crime syndicates in New York and other cities.[179][180] Kinship is seen as the basis of organized crime rather than the structures Cressey had identified; this includes fictive godparental and affinitive ties as well as those based on blood relations and it is the impersonal actions, not the status or affiliations of their members, that define the group. Rules of conduct and behavioral aspects of power and networks and roles include the following: family operates as a social unit, with social and business functions merged; leadership positions down to middle management are kinship based; the higher the position, the closer the kinship relationship; group assigns leadership positions to a central group of family members, including fictive god-parental relationship reinforcement; the leadership group are assigned to legal or illegal enterprises, but not both; and, transfer of money, from legal and illegal business, and back to illegal business is by individuals, not companies. Strong family ties are derived from the traditions of southern Italy, where family rather than the church or state is the basis of social order and morality.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

“Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion.[1] Historical records of criticism of religion go back to at least 5th century BCE in ancient Greece, in Athens specifically, with Diagoras "the Atheist" of Melos. In ancient Rome, an early known example is Lucretius' De rerum natura from the 1st century BCE. Every exclusive religion on Earth (as well as every exclusive world view) that promotes exclusive truth-claims necessarily denigrates the truth-claims of other religions.[2] Thus, some criticisms of religion become criticisms of one or more aspects of a specific religious tradition. Critics of religion in general may view religion as one or more of: outdated, harmful to the individual, harmful to society, an impediment to the progress of science or humanity, a source of immoral acts or customs, a political tool for social control.” I see so much psychosis in religion because they would blame Eve for misogynoir and transmisogynior. I had similar experiences in the DMV: “The locus of power and organized crime Edit Some espouse that all organized crime operates at an international level, though there is currently no international court capable of trying offenses resulting from such activities (the International Criminal Court's remit extends only to dealing with people accused of offenses against humanity, e.g., genocide). If a network operates primarily from one jurisdiction and carries out its illicit operations there and in some other jurisdictions it is ‘international,' though it may be appropriate to use the term ‘transnational' only to label the activities of a major crime group that is centered in no one jurisdiction but operating in many. The understanding of organized crime has therefore progressed to combined internationalization and an understanding of social conflict into one of power, control, efficiency risk and utility, all within the context of organizational theory. The accumulation of social, economic and political power[195] have sustained themselves as a core concerns of all criminal organizations: social: criminal groups seek to develop social control in relation to particular communities; economic: seek to exert influence by means of corruption and by coercion of legitimate and illegitimate praxis; and, political: criminal groups use corruption and violence to attain power and status.[196][194] Contemporary organized crime may be very different from traditional Mafia style, particularly in terms of the distribution and centralization of power, authority structures and the concept of 'control' over one's territory and organization. There is a tendency away from centralization of power and reliance upon family ties towards a fragmentation of structures and informality of relationships in crime groups. Organized crime most typically flourishes when a central government and civil society is disorganized, weak, absent or untrustworthy. This may occur in a society facing periods of political, economic or social turmoil or transition, such as a change of government or a period of rapid economic development, particularly if the society lacks strong and established institutions and the rule of law. The dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe that saw the downfall of the Communist Bloc created a breeding ground for criminal organizations.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

Part 2 of our conversation with Thomas Sheedy of Atheists for liberty.

I've been aware for a long time that Adam was once involved in the New Atheist Movement, being a particularly big fan of Christopher Hitchens. In this interview I ask him about his personal journey both in and out of that movement, and what exactly happened to the movement as a whole. Follow Adam at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZqzZos4R6NbWkq4ycAJuyw/videos

From time to time, someone (religious or otherwise) will declare all of atheist activism null and void. Seth Andrews examines that claim. Plus your calls.

This week we talk about Dawkins' tweet and the responses it's gotten, anti-trans athlete bills, gay flags at embassies, Fallwell's fall blamed on Satan, Miracle Mineral Solution indictment, and more. News Atheists backing Dawkins over his anti-trans tweet Atheists criticizing Dawkins' anti-trans tweet Alabama Gov. Ivey signs ban on transgender athletes Newt Gingrich is upset that Biden is okay with US Embassies flying gay flags Governments favoring Christianity paradoxically decrease residents' faith McGeachin's indoctrination task force takes shape, and sounds a lot like McCarthyism Jeffress: Falwell Watched His Wife Sleep With the Pool Boy Because of Satan Grand Jury Indicts "Bleach Church" Family Over Their COVID "Miracle Cure" Buddhist Monk Chops Off His Head to Please Buddha, Hopes to be Reincarnated As 'Higher Spiritual Being' Donald Trump's 'Buddha Statues' starts trending, being sold for about $6000 on China's e-commerce website Support This episode is brought to you by: Henry K Danielle M Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho SoJo Beatriz A Zoe Darryl G Arthur K Samuel C Erik from Wyoming Jennifer N Erica B Jonathan N Richard G Balázs Rebecca P And by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward. Contact information, show notes, and links to Social Media and the like can be found at https://atheistnomads.com Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

This week we talk about Dawkins' tweet and the responses it’s gotten, anti-trans athlete bills, gay flags at embassies, Fallwell’s fall blamed on Satan, Miracle Mineral Solution indictment, and more. News Atheists backing Dawkins over his anti-trans tweet Atheists criticizing Dawkins’ anti-trans tweet Alabama Gov. Ivey signs ban on transgender athletes Newt Gingrich is upset that Biden is okay with US Embassies flying gay flags Governments favoring Christianity paradoxically decrease residents’ faith McGeachin’s indoctrination task force takes shape, and sounds a lot like McCarthyism Jeffress: Falwell Watched His Wife Sleep With the Pool Boy Because of Satan Grand Jury Indicts “Bleach Church” Family Over Their COVID “Miracle Cure” Buddhist Monk Chops Off His Head to Please Buddha, Hopes to be Reincarnated As ‘Higher Spiritual Being’ Donald Trump’s ‘Buddha Statues’ starts trending, being sold for about $6000 on China’s e-commerce website Support This episode is brought to you by: Henry K Danielle M Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho SoJo Beatriz A Zoe Darryl G Arthur K Samuel C Erik from Wyoming Jennifer N Erica B Jonathan N Richard G Balázs Rebecca P And by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward. Contact information, show notes, and links to Social Media and the like can be found at https://atheistnomads.com Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

Join Pastor Ken Wilde and Winston Sanders as they take up the issues of our nation and the world by applying biblical solutions and prayer to bring hope in the midst of despair. America's Living Foundations airs every weekday at 1 PM. Original Airdate: 3-16-21 Learn more about the National Prayer Center founded by Pastor […]

Join Pastor Ken Wilde and Winston Sanders as they take up the issues of our nation and the world by applying biblical solutions and prayer to bring hope in the midst of despair. America's Living Foundations airs every weekday at 1 PM. Learn more about the National Prayer Center founded by Pastor Ken in Washington D.C. at nationalprayerusa.orgRead More →

Today Christian interviews Jazz Warren, a man of faith who speaks on what his faith gives him and the experiences he's had. He speaks on the New Atheist movement and general questions about Atheism. US Politics covered every Wednesdays! International Politics covered every Friday! 3 Interviews a month! Follow us @ IG: https://www.instagram.com/everythinginmoderationpodcast/ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/everything-in-moderation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5cmQsIkKD5uxhhBpgood8b?si=odDl50xfQoG1numhP_2FWw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaqTMMxE8tpulUSHmGlQBDQ?view_as=subscriber --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everything-in-moderation/support

Atheist YouTube activists Shannon Q, Jimmy Snow, and Paulogia join Seth Andrews for a candid conversation about atheism, activism, religion, social justice, and the state of the world. Shannon Q: https://bit.ly/35Vexo4Jimmy Snow: https://bit.ly/35QuMTF Paulogia: https://bit.ly/2YXPqQm VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/F65Ep_m8PJ4

It's a new show! My good friend Keith Darrell (Campus Preacher) will be joining me every Friday to talk evangelism, apologetics, and more. Send us your questions via voicemail or contact us at the addresses below: Aaron Ventura aventura@christkirk.com Twitter: @aaronventura Keith Darrell keithdarrell@gmail.com Twitter: @campusevangel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aaron-ventura/message

Former President of Long Island Atheists, and political activist.

It is no secret that individuals in the Atheist community have created harassment campaigns aimed at us, our events, our friends and partners. This has resulted in us turning away from that world and we have not looked back. David Silverman was arguably one of the most influential individuals that operated in the Atheist circles. Post Mythcon IV, David joined the bandwagon and went on a crusade to publicly vilify us, our friends, our event and our partners while simultaneously promoting his own event as the antithesis of ours. As a principle, we do not engage publicly in this type of drama or respond to bad faith individuals. We did not speak to David after his campaign against us. David was later accused of sexual misconduct and fired from his position as the leader of the American Atheists organization. We will be having a discussion with David about these allegations and whether or not his perceptions of the divide in Atheism have changed.

What are your views on Islam, leftists & the atheist movement? Armin Navabi debates Sargon of Akkad (aka Carl Benjamin). Please consider supporting us on: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/   Watch the video version of this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/qPibvj__4lw  Contact Armin: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/Armin In order for us to be able to continue the Atheist Republic, we need your help. We think if we reach 100 patrons we'll finally be able to afford all our costs. Help us get there: https://www.patreon.com/atheistrepublic   

Today’s episode is a small panel discussion between Dr. Ashley F. Miller and Jessica Xiao about how to make the atheist movement a safer space. As a head’s up, we’ll be talking sexual assault and harassment in the movement, so if you’re not in a good place right now, feel free to skip this episode for now and listen when you’re a much better place. For everyone else, I hope you gain something from this conversation.Links:•Ashley F. Miller on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mgafm •Jessica Xiao on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.xiao •Stephanie Zvan’s blog post “Reducing Barriers to Report Harassment”: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2018/04/10/reducing-barriers-to-reporting-harassment/ •Lives in the Balance conference: http://www.livesinthebalance.ca/ •Anthony Magnabosco’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210 •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone•PayPal link: http://paypal.me/tmamone

Today’s episode is a small panel discussion between Dr. Ashley F. Miller and Jessica Xiao about how to make the atheist movement a safer space. As a head’s up, we’ll be talking sexual assault and harassment in the movement, so if you’re not in a good place right now, feel free to skip this episode for now and listen when you’re a much better place. For everyone else, I hope you gain something from this conversation.Links:•Ashley F. Miller on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mgafm •Jessica Xiao on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.xiao •Stephanie Zvan’s blog post “Reducing Barriers to Report Harassment”: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2018/04/10/reducing-barriers-to-reporting-harassment/ •Lives in the Balance conference: http://www.livesinthebalance.ca/ •Anthony Magnabosco’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210 •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone•PayPal link: http://paypal.me/tmamone

#122: Is the Atheist Movement the Sensible Middle Cellar Door Skeptics begins the episode this week talking about the media corporations, specifically Sinclair, and what it means to have one corporation own 70% of the media networks. The discussion surrounds printed newspapers and if the country would move back to printed media if we started to have to pay for online articles. The duo also look at Bill “Shootee” new proposal to help children read. Essentially his idea was to have a public place and demand kids read. This sounds like an authoritarian version of a library. Funny how in the last 5 years that the GOP has controlled Michigan we are only now trying to deal with our education problem. Lastly Chris Squared decided to talk about a recent article in Vice about how the Atheist movement looks like it is veering toward an alt right political position. They tackle the dialog between the Vice article and a Friendly Atheist article. As they flesh out these two articles, an earnest discussion started with a look at a prominent Atheist whose political beliefs have veered toward a Neo-con mentality. They deconstruct whether the “Sensible Middle” is where the Atheist movement has always been or if it is leaving and heading more conservative. Subscribe: http://www.spreaker.com/user/cellardoorskeptics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CellarDoorSkeptics RSS Feed: https://www.spreaker.com/user/8326690/episodes/feed iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cellar-door-skeptics/id1044088575?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Website: http://cellardoorskeptics.com Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cellar-door-skeptics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cellardoorskeptics PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/CellarDoorSkeptics Intro Music: http://aloststateofmind.com/ Links ------ https://www.meetup.com/MichiganAtheists/events/246696872/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michigan-atheists-30th-annual-state-convention-tickets-42926217472 ------ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/02/598794433/video-reveals-power-of-sinclair-as-local-news-anchors-recite-script-in-unison https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000029062&cycle=2016 https://www.opensecrets.org/ https://www.shri2018.com/education/ https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/15/schuette-education/32958893/ http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/03/apparently-unfamiliar-with-libraries-gop-gov-candidate-bill-schuette-proposes-radical-idea-of-dedicated-reading-centers-to-solve-illiteracy-crisis-in-michigan.html ------ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right?utm_source=dmfb https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-atheist-movement-s-future http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/03/no-most-atheists-are-not-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right/#AL267EVSiqFB3HGJ.01 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/ https://altright.com/2017/01/23/the-alt-right-and-secular-humanism/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-17/dunlop-the-myth-of-the-uncontested-middle/5603876 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/adam-hamdy/the-destruction-of-the-se_b_13005304.html

On this episode we begin with a wrap up of last weekends Nashville Nones Convention that leads into a conversation about the "Atheist Movement". Where is it heading, who are the leaders and why? We end off with a opinion piece from a Catholic Priest on how to be a more "Practical Atheist".  um, what? it sounded like you said...   Sam Harris Cell Phone Video: https://youtu.be/_68W43LrQTg   Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-number-of-americans-with-no-religious-affiliation-is-rising/   Catholic Culture : https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1278   Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast - Proudly blocked by Ken Ham!! Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716/  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens -  Any help is greatly appreciated

In this episode we talk about the hire of Anjan Chakravartty for the Chair of the Appignani Foundation for the Study of Atheism, Humanism and Secular Ethics at The University of Miami and his role or lack thereof in the Atheist Movement. We also discuss the latest Gay Wedding Cake court case in California and 45's recent National Prayer Breakfast.   The Atlantic article on U of M: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/01/how-should-atheism-be-taught/551885/   Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast - Proudly blocked by Ken Ham!! Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716/  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens -  Any help is greatly appreciated  

Seth Andrews offers his perspective on "The Atheist Movement," its challenges, its opportunities, its evolution, and the warnings about its demise. It's hoped that you'll approach the show with an open mind, a respectfully critical ear, and the desire to build a world free from the bonds of superstition, dogma, and magical thinking.Support our sponsors:The Great Courses Plus:  http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethStamps.com:  http://www.stamps.com (promo code: sethandrews) 

Call the show at 612-643-1108 or email transatheistpod@outlook.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/transatheistpod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/transatheistpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transatheistpod/ This podcast is proud to be a part of the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ Main show page is http://www.thequeerlife.org/category/transatheistpod/ The Trans Lifeline is http://www.translifeline.org/ US: (877) 565-8860 and Canada: (877) 330-6366 Quick links 00:50 Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative 01:55 Con Controversy 07:32 Interview with Dara Hoffman-Fox LPC 89:29 FLOWTUS My guest this episode is Dara Hoffman-Fox, a queer-identified gender therapist, writer, educator, and transgender rights advocate.  Frequently serving as a subject-matter expert on transgender and non-binary issues for the media, Dara is a prolific thought leader on the topic of gender identity whose articles and videos have empowered thousands worldwide.  Dara provides education resources through a blog, YouTube channel, social media networks, trainings and presentations. This episode runs long, because the conversation that Dara and I were having was so great, that neither one of us were in a hurry to end it.  Dara is an amazing person, and I'm extremely happy to finally make this show happen, and that the conversation went so well. Dara Links: Discovering Your Gender Identity: http://discoveryourgenderidentity.com/  Dara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darahoffmanfoxlpc  Dara on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/darahoffmanfox/videos  Dara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darahoffmanfox  Dara's website: http://darahoffmanfox.com/  Music: To close this episode out I asked FLOWTUS if I could play one of the tracks they recorded outside of the studio.  As I'm typing this I had just heard them last night, they were amazing, and I didn't want to wait for them to hit the studio before I shared their music.  Give it a listen, imagine you're sitting 6 feet from the band with a gorgeous fire burning behind you, surrounded by friends.  FLOWTUS will forever have a special place in my heart for being a great soundtrack on such an amazing night. You can find FLOWTUS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FLOWTUSBAND and you can purchase, download, and be alerted when new music is released at https://flowtus.bandcamp.com/releases  Opening and bumper music was provided courtesy of Obsidian Shell you can find them at http://www.obsidianshell.com/ where you will find links to all of their albums and social media sites. Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: You can learn more and follow the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/  Con Links: For more information on what happened at MythCon I highly recommend listening to Callie Wright's interview with the organizers:  http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/2017/09/28/extra-mythicist-milwaukee/  Reading PZ Myers Freethought Blog: https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/09/30/mythcon-was-as-expected-crapola/  Reading Stephanie Svan's Almost Diamonds blog regarding division in the Atheist Movement: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2017/08/25/everyone-not-you-should-be-welcome-in-the-atheist-movement/  Jokes: These were all told last night during the FLOWTUS concert. What do you call a cow with no legs?  Ground Beef! What do you call a cow with one leg?  Steak! What do you call a cow with 2 legs?  Lean Beef! What do you call a masturbating cow?  Beef Stroganoff!

Seth Andrews is the host of The Thinking Atheist, one of the top atheist podcasts in the world which has inspired countless rationalists across the globe. Recently, Seth agreed to speak at a conference featuring a controversial YouTuber. As a result, he was attacked by the rabid far-left. When he withdrew from the event after watching one of the YouTuber's racist videos, he was attacked by the rabid far-right. Is there a dark side to the modern atheist movement? Should he have just spoken anyway? Was he right to request that this speaker be removed? How should the rest of us navigate these issues? Seth joins us—and doesn't hold back. Listen to our conversation. Link to the video discussed in this episode: https://youtu.be/une73Vc3z3Q The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review :D

My guest for today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s a blogger whose blog, Almost Diamonds, can be found on The Orbit. She’s also one of the organizers for Minnesota Atheists, and one of the hosts of the Atheist Talk radio show. Today we’re going to talk about a recent blog post she wrote about “divisiveness” in the atheist movement.The post was written in response to Dogma Debate host David Smalley’s recent talk at this year’s Gateway to Reason conference (the link to which I’ll put in the show notes). As I tell Stephanie in the interview, at first I thought he did a good job talking about how not to let different opinions divide the movement. But as Stephanie explained, when people in the atheist movement talk about divisiveness, they’re not talking about the “Everyone I don’t like is Hitler” meme.Links:•Almost Diamonds: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/ •Stephanie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/szvan•David Smalley’s Gateway to Reason talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7-CnIztzs&t=0s •Steve Shives’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLRa0Uy47bo&t=0s •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest for today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s a blogger whose blog, Almost Diamonds, can be found on The Orbit. She’s also one of the organizers for Minnesota Atheists, and one of the hosts of the Atheist Talk radio show. Today we’re going to talk about a recent blog post she wrote about “divisiveness” in the atheist movement.The post was written in response to Dogma Debate host David Smalley’s recent talk at this year’s Gateway to Reason conference (the link to which I’ll put in the show notes). As I tell Stephanie in the interview, at first I thought he did a good job talking about how not to let different opinions divide the movement. But as Stephanie explained, when people in the atheist movement talk about divisiveness, they’re not talking about the “Everyone I don’t like is Hitler” meme.Links:•Almost Diamonds: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/ •Stephanie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/szvan•David Smalley’s Gateway to Reason talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7-CnIztzs&t=0s •Steve Shives’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLRa0Uy47bo&t=0s •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

This podcast is an audio version, with some elaborations, of my first ever blog post, entitled "Whoever I Don't Like Is Ruining The Atheist Movement." Definitely check out and share the blog version! It has screenshots and links and stuff. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support us on Patreon at:  patreon.com/seriouspod Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com  

In this week’s show our guest is Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years. He is the host of "The Thinking Atheist" a very popular podcast and an activist of atheist community on the internet. Mr. Andrews shared a brief summary of the modern atheist movement and the different groups that make up this phenomenon. An advocate for "Free-Speech" and the free exchange of ideas, Mr. Andrews talked about the limited understanding that the authors of religious texts had. To him atheists have a strong sense of justice and battle against "belief" which is the most important element of religion; as compared to atheism which is based in fact-checking and empirical evidence. He shared his family dynamics and how his personal views clash with his fundamentalist Christian upbringing which considers having doubt and asking questions to be blasphemous.

SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR:  http://polarisfinancialplanning.com/polaris-blog/the-phil-ferguson-show-podcast/National Public Radio has declared that it is nixing the comments sections on its website.  This decision has resulted in a lot of discussion about the merits of comments sections, the nature of online discourse, and NPR's responsibility to the public.  We discuss.We also speak with Sarah Haider of Ex-Mulims of North America regarding France's (now suspended) Burkini ban, and we finish the show with a reading from Chris Matheson's humor book, "The Story of God."_____NPR article on its comments section decision:  http://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2016/08/17/489516952/npr-website-to-get-rid-of-commentsSarah Haider's Heat Street article "Repressive Burkini Bans Will Do More Harm Than Good:"  https://heatst.com/culture-wars/repressive-burkini-bans-will-do-more-harm-than-goodDavid Smalley "What's Killing the Atheist Movement:"  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2016/08/whats-killing-the-atheist-movementChris Matheson's "The Story of God:"  https://www.amazon.com/Story-God-Biblical-Comedy-about/dp/1634310241/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472478175&sr=8-2&keywords=the+story+of+god

Samson and Rob Vick discuss God's view of morality versus man's view and also discuss the difference between religion and relationship. 

Samson and Rob Vick discuss God's view of morality versus man's view and also discuss the difference between religion and relationship.