Bingo

Is it really wrong to name your child after an item on the Denny's menu?

We just had our quarterly conference call. It's going to be an exciting winter, to be sure. We've decided to introduce a pilot program in certain test markets around the country that will replace our usual wintertime "War on Christmas" with a "War on Channukah." Upper management seems to believe that we will be able to create a synergy between this and our yearly recruitment drives, maximizing our effectiveness in both fighting religious holidays and recruiting new heathens.

Apparently the ROI on a "War on Channukah" is expected to be quite favorable in certain markets (but not others, of course.) I just wish that the higher-ups would discuss these matters with us before they made decisions that effect ALL of us atheists.

So fellow atheists, what are your thoughts on our new agenda? Do you think that maybe we could eventually break into the Ramadan market if this "War on Channukah" thing works out in the end?

Also, do you know when we're going to get a better dental plan? I think I'm getting a cavity.

I know that abortion is wrong. I would never consider such a thing as my religious beliefs forbid even THINKING about infanticide. However, is it wrong to pray for a miscarriage? Would that be considered some sort of abortion by divine proxy? And how can I know if my prayers caused the miscarriage or if it was just God deciding to pour his soup down the drain instead of serving it to customers?

I have this feeling that it would be wrong, but what if I were to qualify my prayers with a little sentiment along the lines of "Hey God, you're the omniscient one, not me. I don't know what's in store for my little bundle of completely unwanted joy, but if it turns out that he's going to grow up to be be an unrepentant sinner until the day he dies, why don't you just do us both a favor and kill him now? Because I could really use the money I'd spend on diapers and baby food to, you know, pay my bills. And I don't really mind getting a full night's sleep on a regular basis. Amen."

Would that be wrong or am I going to burn in Hell for the rest of eternity? What if I pray as outlined above and then repent for my sins directly afterwards? Will I be saved again? Will my repentance nullify any sinful prayers I have waiting in God's prayer queue?

I've recently been writing a number of arguments against Intelligent Design. It's kinda like a hobby. Today I just put up my latest argument and would kinda like a bunch of people to pick over it and decide whether it's sound logic or not:

http://truth.gooberbear.com/?q=node/5

If you don't agree with it, I'd like to know why. I'm pretty open with these things and I'm eager to see if there's any true flaws to my argument.

I'm an atheist, so I freely admit that any kind of divine explanation for eating meat is bunk to begin with. However, there seems to be a lot of people who use this odd argument of "God gave us dominion over the animals!" to justify eating meat.

You do realize that you have dominion over your children, too, right?