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Palin says God blessed America with oil and gasBy MIKE BAKER Associated Press WriterArticle Launched: 10/16/2008 03:52:27 PM MDTELON, N.C.?Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Thursday that God blessed the nation with oil and gas resources and other forms of energy that should be tapped to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers.The Alaska governor told supporters at Elon University that she and GOP presidential nominee John McCain will develop new energy sources.”God has so richly blessed this land, not just with the oil and the gas, but with wind and the hydro, the geothermal and the biomass,” Palin said. “We’ll tap into those.”

Of course, it doesn’t say anything like this in the Bible, but that’s OK. They just make it up anyway. I guess God gave a lot MORE oil to the Moslems, but none to the Jews.

POSTPONED UNTIL 1:45DAVE SILVERMAN ON SIRIUS RADIOFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 ~ RON & FEZ SHOWDave Silverman, National Communications Director for American Atheists will be a guest on Sirius Satellite Radio this Friday, October 17. Tune in Sirius Channel 197 (also XM Channel 202) at 1:15 PM ET, the Ron and Fez Show, or visit http://www.sirius.com/thevirus. You can download the program with a free trial subscription.Mr. Silverman will be discussing a medley of topics, including religion, state-church separation, the war and more.WHO & WHAT: Dave Silverman, National Communications Director for American Atheists on “The Virus,” Ron & Fez Show.WHERE: Sirius Channel 197 (also XM Channel 202)WHEN: Friday, October 17, 2008 at 1:45 PMMORE INFO: http://www.sirius.com/thevirus(AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights of nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

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Legal case against God dismissedGod on a cloud in a 18th century depictionThe plaintiff argued an omniscient God would know of the lawsuitA US judge has thrown out a case against God, ruling that because the defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served.The suit against God was launched by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, who said he might appeal the ruling.He sought a permanent injunction to prevent the “death, destruction and terrorisation” caused by God.Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a case to proceed.”Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice,” Judge Polk wrote in his ruling.Mr Chambers cannot refile the suit but may appeal.’God knows everything’Mr Chambers sued God last year. He said God had threatened him and the people of Nebraska and had inflicted “widespread death, destruction and terrorisation of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants”.He said he would carefully consider Judge Polk’s ruling before deciding whether to appeal.The court, Mr Chambers said, had acknowledged the existence of God and “a consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God’s omniscience”.”Since God knows everything,” he reasoned, “God has notice of this lawsuit.”Mr Chambers, a state senator for 38 years, said he filed the suit to make the point that “anyone can sue anyone else, even God”.

I’ll be appearing on the Ron & Fez show on XM (ch 202) and Sirius (197) on Friday to talk religion with Ron Bennington, in what promises to be an interesting show. We will probably end up discussing how Christianity and Islam relate to the War in Iraq.

Dave’s prediction:More God talk, no Sarah Palin, McBush will bomb.Of course, my track record here isn’t so good…

The Federation of Light has made a statement that there will be a hugh spaceship appear in our skys on Oct. 14 08. It will stay in our sky’s for 3 days. Our governments around the world will try and attack them. The Federation of Light will do nothing for they will come in peace. Their purpose here will to show people that other life forms do exist in the universe and to bring forth a discloser on the subject by us. So we can begin a new beginning for mankind and join together so we can advance to a new level of exsistance. Beyond our imagination.

Wow. it didn’t happen. I guess the space aliens from space didn’t set their space alarm clocks. In space.

I was going to be speaking at a megachurch just outside Detroit on Wednesday night (it’s an onstage interview/book signing) and was hoping we could get word out about it to SSA members and AA groups in that area. The full details can be found here:http://friendlyatheist.com/5086/atheist-at-a-megachurch/

Sure. It’s free advertising to non-atheists, but hey, the enemy of my enemy…

Ex-Mormons to hold convention in Salt Lake Published: October 11, 2008 The 2008 annual Ex-Mormon Foundation Conference, Oct. 17-19 at The Embassy Suites in Salt Lake City, will once again present a program designed to give support and information to those who no longer consider themselves Mormon. The program will feature Steven Hassan, a nationally known mental health counselor. He is the author of two critically acclaimed books ? “Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves” (2000) and “Combating Cult Mind Control: The No. 1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery From Destructive Cults” (1988). The weekend will also include several other speakers, including Ken Clark, former bishop, Church Educational System instructor and institute director. Following the formal program each evening, attendees will have a chance to meet and mingle with others who have come from all over the United States. For more information, visit the Ex-Mormon Foundation Web site at www.ExmormonFoundation.org.

What do you think of when I say BM? No, I’m not talking about what a baby does in a diaper… I’m talking about the OTHER BM, that every kid born of Jewish parents seems to suffer through — Bar Mitzvahs. Today, is the anniversary of mine, so I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the subject.I was born into a Reform Jewish household, the only boy, and I was an Atheist at age six (as much as one can be an ANYTHING at that age). Suffice it to say that I knew how much of my BM was BS. Yes, I told my parents, but they would have no part in their only boy not getting the whole Jew-treatment, so I went through all the lessons, did what my parents told me to do, and said what they told me to say. Let’s see if I can remember…

“Let us declare the greatness of our god and render honor onto the Torah which god gave through Moses and a heritage to the congregation of Israel. A study of its precepts imparts hope and joy to life, The observance of its commandments insures peace and security.”

Yes, I remember the rest — I won’t bore you with it.We had a bigger-than-the-Jones’ party, I got lots of gifts, and it was over. And it was all a farce. I didn’t believe a word I’d said, and I felt guilty for having lied to my friends and family, and even the Rabbi, about my “faith in God”.So today I remember when my parents basically forced me to lie to everyone I knew, ignoring several of the blessed Commandments in the process. My daughter doesn’t want a Bat Mitzvah, so she’s done with Hebrew School (remember I am in a mixed marriage). I have decided not to teach my kid to lie in order to make me look Jewy to the Jonses.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Oct 10) – Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket.Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain.

Really? Abusing power… in Alaska? Wow. What a maverick. What a political outsider. Does Palin have a Cheyney in Alaska to tell her how to do that?