Apostasy Now Episode 3: Rape Bad, Reason Good

Mini-sode of The Convention Junkies! While traveling to another convention Matt, Richard, P, and Becky decide to stop for a drink…

(Skip to 3:45 if you think the bit sucks)

http://archive.org/download/AnpEp3/anp%20ep3.mp3

Apostasy Now Podcast Ep3 direct link

This week we run over a few happenings in the world that seem to be challenging some people’s perspectives.

– Two stories out of Canada about keeping religion out of school

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/27/atheism-a-creed-that-needs-the-same-religious-protections-of-christianity-and-islam-ontario-human-rights-tribunal/

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/09/05/chris-selley-keeping-religion-and-atheism-out-of-public-schools/

– Sunday Assembly continues to expand to meet the community type needs of more secularists, atheists, etc

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/14/atheist-sunday-assembly-branches-out

– Does Richard Dawkins promote pedophilia? (facepalm)

a good representative example of quote mined, biased dribble http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/richard-dawkins-pedophilia_n_3895514.html

a favoured rebuttal from Reap Paden http://atheiststoday.com/blogs/reapercussions/?p=365

– a good deal of discussion about education, critical reasoning, and more