Glenn Beck asked Penn Gillette, one of my favorite libertarians, to come up with a list of moral dictates for non-believers. The result is this, 10 Commandments for Atheists. The whole list is pretty good. I especially like No. 5
5. Be there for your family. Love your parents, your partner, and your children. (Love is deeper than honor, and parents matter, but so do spouse and children.)
Yeah, well, what the heck would they call it?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright has announced the appointment of a presidential task force to study the prospect of changing the 166-year-old convention's name.
Wright, who was re-elected to a second one-year term during the SBC annual meeting in Phoenix this past June, said he believes the study will be helpful for two main reasons.
Pat Robertson strikes again:
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his "700 Club" viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's is justifiable because the disease is "a kind of death."
Some whiny libertarian is complaining about New York City's sensible and long-overdue ban on dogs in bars:
How much should we consider a presidential candidate's religious beliefs? Writing in The New York Times, Bill Keller thinks it's a very big deal and would like candidates to answer a whole series of questions. Sample:
4. If you encounter a conflict between your faith and the Constitution and laws of the United States, how would you resolve it? Has that happened, in your experience?
He also has candidate-specific questions, such as this one for Mormon Mitt Romney:
It's hard to tell whether this loon is calling for his followers to start killing people or trying to call in God the hit man:
Is polygamist leader Warren Jeffs trying to put a mafia-style hit out on the judge, prosecutors and the jury in his rape case, which is underway in San Angleo?
The best evidence yet that public opinion polling has been taken to ridiculous extremes:
Most Americans say they are pleased with the job God is doing these days.
If God really cared who won the Republican presidential primary, wouldn't he pick just one?
Today's nanny state report.
King County, near Seattle, passes a law that "appears to be the first of its kind in the state."
People who hope to beat the summer heat by swimming, floating or boating on rivers in King County must wear a life vest or face an $86 fine.
