Since episodes 9 and 10 appeared, a couple of critics have emerged to
question the team. So in this episode, we discuss and respond to our
critics.
Download episode 11 here
First, jokes: What constitutes acceptable subject matter for a
joke? An anglican minister from Neutral Bay takes exception to a joke
posted on twitter by Jason, and the whole team respond, with hilarious
results
Second, nuclear medicine: Are the Australian greens pro or
anti-nuclear medicine? Does their policy mean what a candidate from
QLD says it means? Ian has done the research.
Note: The Greens were approached for an interview on this subject but were unresponsive
If you're offended by jokes, or have a dogmatic position on nuclear
policy, you may want to go listen to another podcast, just until the
next episode emerges.
As ever, the opinions expressed by the team do not reflect the
opinions of Sydney Atheists Inc, a non-profit body registered in NSW.
Links:
George Carlin: Rape can be funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcFryjunIjw
The vagina joke:
http://kiplange.com/2010/05/the-p-s-your-vaginas-in-the-sink-joke.html
Greens nuclear policy:
http://greens.org.au/policies/climate-change-and-energy/nuclear
ANSTO
http://www.ansto.gov.au/
Originally posted by drunkenmadman
............ Celebrating Science and Reason..............
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Stop the National School Priest Program
Vote against the National School Priest Chaplain Program
You can vote to make fighting the illegal National School Priest Program a priority for GetUp
"Chaplain" is just a code word for Priest.
A Federal government tax-payer funded program for priests in every State School is obscene. Its a violation of the Anti-Discimination Act AND Section 116 of the Australian Constitution to demand a test of religion for a government funded job. State Schools have greater needs than a Government Priest.
The High Court Challenge to the program is here: www.highcourtchallenge.com/
Originally posted by Ian Woolf
You can vote to make fighting the illegal National School Priest Program a priority for GetUp
"Chaplain" is just a code word for Priest.
A Federal government tax-payer funded program for priests in every State School is obscene. Its a violation of the Anti-Discimination Act AND Section 116 of the Australian Constitution to demand a test of religion for a government funded job. State Schools have greater needs than a Government Priest.
The High Court Challenge to the program is here: www.highcourtchallenge.com/
Originally posted by Ian Woolf
Various videos
If Atheists Acted Religious
If Heaven really existed
Even Stephen on religion
Christopher Hitchens Destroys Biblical miracle claims
Double Standard
Four Questions for an Atheist
Originally posted by Ian Woolf
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Sydney Atheists Podcast Episode 10 - Circumcision
Download the episode here
This week, The Sydney Atheists' Podcast takes on the knotty subject of Circumcision, with a hearty helping of "stuff you don't need to know about your hosts". This podcast discusses a sensitive issue in an irreverent style. Bring your sense of humour. Also, We should probably apologise to Cormack Murphy O'Connor for Jason mixing him up with Bishop Casey. Cormack, you better not turn out to have a secret family in the US, or this apology will be for naught.
Links:
For this episode, we're giving you a diet of wikipedia reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_of_Christ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Prepuce
Please follow the references from each article to get the complete picture.
Originally posted by drunkenmadman
This week, The Sydney Atheists' Podcast takes on the knotty subject of Circumcision, with a hearty helping of "stuff you don't need to know about your hosts". This podcast discusses a sensitive issue in an irreverent style. Bring your sense of humour. Also, We should probably apologise to Cormack Murphy O'Connor for Jason mixing him up with Bishop Casey. Cormack, you better not turn out to have a secret family in the US, or this apology will be for naught.
Links:
For this episode, we're giving you a diet of wikipedia reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_of_Christ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Prepuce
Please follow the references from each article to get the complete picture.
Originally posted by drunkenmadman
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Sydney Atheists Podcast Episode 9 - The Atheists' Reading List
Hosted By Dave The Happy Singer, with Jason Brown and Ian Woolf
Produced by Jason Brown
Many of the books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from Embiggen Books
Books we mentioned and topics we discussed in this episode:
The God Delusion (Dawkins)
God Is Not Great (Hitchens)
50 reasons people give for believing in a god (Guy P. Harrison)
Godless (Dan Barker)
http://embiggenbooks.com/godless-how-an-evangelical-preacher-became-one-of-america-s-leading-atheists.html
His Dark Materials trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
The Heaven Election, starring Dave The Happy Singer as Jesus
The infamous NOMA essay can be read in "Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms" by Stephen Jay Gould
The Australian Book Of Atheism (ed. Warren Bonnett)
Jason is probably mistaken about the background of convicts on the first fleet, though details are incomplete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_on_the_First_Fleet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_on_the_First_Fleet
Primary Ethics
The High Price Of Heaven (David Marr)
Marrickville Council joins Israeli Boycott
ANSTO and the Lucas Heights reactor
The Demon Haunted World (Sagan)
The Blind Watchmaker
The Greatest Show On Earth (Dawkins)
Why People Believe Weird Things (Shermer)
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong (Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens (Pratchett/Gaiman)
Jesus Potter, Harry Christ (pub. Holy Blasphemy)
Too bad they never made any sequels to The Matrix
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
The Science Of Discworld series
Small Gods (Pratchett)
Originally posted by drunkenmadman
Monday, 13 December 2010
Annual General Meeting 2010
Sydney Atheists Incorporated
Annual General Meeting
will be held Monday, 20 December 2010
7pm at the Broadway Lounge, corner of Broadway and Shepherd St, Chippendale.
Agenda:
confirmation of the minutes of the last AGM
reports on the activities of the association during the last year
election of secretary and treasurer
reception and consideration of the financial statement
All members are welcome to attend. Quorum is five members of the association. Anyone wishing to appoint another member as proxy must submit notice to the Secretary by 7pm Sunday 19 December 2010, on the form at the back of the Objects and Rules, which can be found at sydneyatheists.org
Nominations for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer will be invited in person or in writing at the AGM, with the acceptance of the nominee and one other member. This means people who cannot attend the meeting may be elected if they indicate their acceptance. The duties of the Secretary and Treasurer can be found in the Objects and Rules.
A Sydney Atheists Committee meeting will be held immediately after.
Agenda:
attendance and apologies
acceptance of the minutes of the August meeting
action items
reportbacks
allocating jobs beyond the positions elected at the AGM
changing our address with the bank
authorising payment for our Annual Statement for the Department of Fair Trading
mardi gras
next meeting and regular meetings
general business
Committee members eligible to vote now and at that date will be: Kate Alway, Tim Baillie, Al Bayona, Jason Brown, Fleur Dickinson, JD Encel, Ansgar Fenkher, Andrew Lamond, Esther Trenowden and Ian Woolf. Jeff Melville will become a member and be eligible to vote if he attends on the day. Please note this is a list of Committee members, not Association members. All members of Sydney Atheists can vote at the AGM but only Committee members can vote at Committee meetings. All members are, however, welcome to attend.
Kate Alway
Sydney Atheists Public Officer
Originally posted by Ian Wolf
Annual General Meeting
will be held Monday, 20 December 2010
7pm at the Broadway Lounge, corner of Broadway and Shepherd St, Chippendale.
Agenda:
confirmation of the minutes of the last AGM
reports on the activities of the association during the last year
election of secretary and treasurer
reception and consideration of the financial statement
All members are welcome to attend. Quorum is five members of the association. Anyone wishing to appoint another member as proxy must submit notice to the Secretary by 7pm Sunday 19 December 2010, on the form at the back of the Objects and Rules, which can be found at sydneyatheists.org
Nominations for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer will be invited in person or in writing at the AGM, with the acceptance of the nominee and one other member. This means people who cannot attend the meeting may be elected if they indicate their acceptance. The duties of the Secretary and Treasurer can be found in the Objects and Rules.
A Sydney Atheists Committee meeting will be held immediately after.
Agenda:
attendance and apologies
acceptance of the minutes of the August meeting
action items
reportbacks
allocating jobs beyond the positions elected at the AGM
changing our address with the bank
authorising payment for our Annual Statement for the Department of Fair Trading
mardi gras
next meeting and regular meetings
general business
Committee members eligible to vote now and at that date will be: Kate Alway, Tim Baillie, Al Bayona, Jason Brown, Fleur Dickinson, JD Encel, Ansgar Fenkher, Andrew Lamond, Esther Trenowden and Ian Woolf. Jeff Melville will become a member and be eligible to vote if he attends on the day. Please note this is a list of Committee members, not Association members. All members of Sydney Atheists can vote at the AGM but only Committee members can vote at Committee meetings. All members are, however, welcome to attend.
Kate Alway
Sydney Atheists Public Officer
Originally posted by Ian Wolf
Monday, 29 November 2010
Ethics Classes - Videos
What happens in NSW Ethics classes?
Ethics vs Scripture classes by Kitty Flanagan
Originally posted Ian Woolf
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