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Monthly Archives: May 2010
From “The Cow” to “The House of ‘Imran”
God has hardened my heart. I guess he wanted it that way, otherwise I would be a Muslim. By now I’m far enough into the Qur’an that its repetitiveness is beginning to wear thin. “God is compassionate to each” is … Continue reading
Another atheist reads the Qur’an
Alright, so I finally bought a copy of the Qur’an with the intention to read it. I was inspired by the fact that two new translations have recently been published by those erstwhile publishers of the world’s best books, Oxford … Continue reading
How low can you go?
Pharyngula had a Draw Muhammad Day* last week, and now some pious Muslims have decided that they are going to deny the Holocaust in order to save face. There’s really nothing like ignorance, bigotry and complete disregard of the historical … Continue reading
More on Paul Berman’s new book
This time Christopher Hitchens chimes in, from Tablet. You knew it was coming. “Look here upon this picture, and on this …” In the left frame, a privileged young Swiss-Egyptian academic, whose father and grandfather were pillars of the Muslim … Continue reading
WordPress has a problem
WordPress has a problem with formatting poetry. I recently changed templates hoping it would be easier, but to no avail. So back to posting about politics and atheism. If anybody reading this has any suggestions on how to format poetry … Continue reading
Atheist limericks: “My Daughter’s Question”
What parent hasn’t asked themselves just what they will say when asked that most proverbial of all questions? Clearly many recycle answers even they don’t believe. “God has mysterious ways.” That kind of thing. Others of us wonder if perhaps … Continue reading
The art of the biblical limerick
A few years ago the Guardian posted a story on Rev. Christopher Goodwins, who rewrote the Bible in limerick verse. Readers of this blog know that I’ve been working up my own repertoire of atheist limericks, some of which deal … Continue reading
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Atheist limericks: “Unintelligent Design”
Today’s limerick is on (un)intelligent design. Proponents of so-called “intelligent design” are always rambling on about watchmakers and 747s being whipped up by the Maker from the junkyard of spare biological parts lying around. They make it sound like everything … Continue reading
Atheist limericks: “The Pope”
Limericks are flooding my notebooks, yielding all sorts of interesting results. I write them in the train on the way to work, over breakfast, in my sleep. I’ve even committed a few pornographic limericks – the truest to the form … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist limericks, poems on atheism, Vatican City
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