The Atheist Mama

I just came across an interesting circle of parody sites on Myspace. These are hysterical!

jesus, lol
Pat Robertson
Jesus - the South Park one
George W. Bush
Reverend Phelps
Another Jesus on Myspace!

This list could go on and on… Check some of them out. Enjoy!!

Thanks to Stardust for this excellent cartoon!!

I hope everyone out there is well! It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, and it’s been even longer since I’ve stopped by my regular reads! We returned from Hawaii last week, and since then, we’ve been trying to settle back into the groove of life, and sleep off the jet lag. We had a wonderful time, and to proove it, here are the pictures! :-) We are missing the snorkeling pictures from Hanauma bay. That was a blast. I also managed to get both feet tattooed while in Waikiki. Wooooo!

Anyway, it was a nice vacation from politics and religion. Those two topics have the power to depress you after a while, if you know what I mean!

But, that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to bring up House Bill 184 in Ohio (sorry if this is old news):

To amend section 3314.03 and to enact section 3313.801 of the Revised Code to require school districts and community schools that receive donated copies of the mottoes of the United States of America or the State of Ohio to display the mottoes in school buildings.

Let me repeat this section: “to require school districts and community schools that receive donated copies of the mottoes…”

To require the display of donated copies?? Are you kidding me?? Oh, and let me remind you what the motto of the US is - “In God We Trust.”
What’s the Ohio state motto? “With God All Things Are Possible” of course!!

Of course, the ACLU is considering a lawsuit if this passes, and of course, they’ll win. Just what this country needs. More useless lawsuits. If this country would just follow the whole First Amendment thing, we wouldn’t have these problems.

Ann Fisher has a few things to say about this issue in The Columbus Dispatch.

Anyway, I hope you all had a great Memorial Day, and a great weekend!

So I’ve posted some pictures from my younger years on Myspace. If you look at my list of friends on Myspace, almost all of them are friends from highschool. There is even someone on there that I haven’t seen in about 20+ years (yes, since I was 6 or 7). Myspace has actually turned out to be so great!

Anyway, I posted some pictures from my highschool graduation day, and some random pictures from highschool, and then some pictures from the 8th grade.

I think that you will be able to see them without registering there… But I’m not sure. Let me know.

Enjoy!!

Me at 13.

I’ve been really busy here in real life land. My boys… They have the ability to suck the life out of me. :-)
We’ve been outside A LOT, playing and working in the yard. My house hasn’t really been cleaned in forever, it seems.
I haven’t been returning emails or comments, so I apologize for that. Thank you to everyone who has checked in on me. :-)

So yesterday, I went to the National Day of Prayer Rally. There were about 12-15 of us, I believe, and we stood right behind the stage with our signs during the whole ceremony. Quite a few people showed us their support and appreciated what we were doing. Of course, there were a lot of people who told us they would pray for us, and that “we would see the truth, come judgement day.”

The rally wasn’t about telling people that they should not pray. It was about the fact that it is a clear violation of the whole church and state separation thing. You know, that whole first amendment thing?

Here’s a picture. I’m in the green shirt (ack! a full body shot!). You can see more at the Secular Student Alliance website.

Mr. Blackwell (the Republican candidate for Governor in Ohio) was there, and he even led a prayer. There was a reporter from the New York Times who was there covering Mr. Blackwell, and a few of the people in our group got interviewed. Very cool.

This past Wednesday, I met up with Kerry, Nancy and their kids! You know, the Christians from that church that I “attacked?” We met at a local restaurant for lunch. It was great fun. They are very nice people, and their kids are adorable. I only got to meet the 2 youngest. I got to hear a lot about their church. It was pretty crazy… They sat us right next to the ice cream table, and my oldest had his eye on it from the second we walked in. Their little boy asked me a few questions about God, and about what my boys would believe in. They came to the conclusion that my kids probably wouldn’t believe in God because I didn’t, but that we would see when we die. They also suggested that my kids would like their “God songs.” Their family prayed before lunch, and I was polite enough to join hands with them. I appreciated their kids being open and honest about what was on their mind. It was cute. I wonder how a similar conversation would go if my boys were old enough to take part. That would have been interesting.

Another thing that has been keeping me pretty busy is preparing for our trip to Hawaii. We are leaving for my mom’s house in about a week to drop off the kids, and then off to Oahu a few days later. We’re trying to figure out what we want to do while we’re there. We’ll be there for 7 days. I’m pretty set on meeting Hurley (from Lost) but I’m betting that won’t happen. If anyone has any suggestions for activities, let me know!! I think that snorkeling and parasailing are on the list, and possibly some horseback riding. I think that we’ll also be going camping on the North Shore. I’m very excited about that. We are considering flying to Maui or the Big Island while we’re there. We’ll have to see…

So I’ll probably post a few more times before I leave for my trip, but then I’ll be taking another break. When I come back, I’ll post all about my experienced in Hawaii. I’m really interested in religion on the islands of Hawaii.

Have a great Cinco de Mayo!! :-)