Cobourg Atheist Becomes a News Site
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- Created on Saturday, 19 October 2013 06:50
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- Written by John Draper
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In January of this year (2013), I announced that as far as my Atheist Blog was concerned, sooner or later, most of what needs to be said has been said. Then in August I said that there are a lot of atheist blogs and between them all, they have covered most of what I want to say as well as what needs to be said - with the exception of news events. News by its nature is impossible to predict and is also NEW! The glory days of the 4 horsemen (Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett and Harris) have passed their peak.
When I look at traffic on this site, some of it comes to the home page seeking a fresh insight but most is looking at articles from the last 3 -4 years. Part of this site has always been news but if you look online elsewhere for News for Atheists (and agnostics etc), there is not much – so I will try to fill that void.
I have created a new site here www.cobourgatheistnews.com and added some upgrades:
- New look with fresh colours and photos
- Dedicated to News divided geographically although with a strong emphasis on Canadian news
- An improved site search feature - much easier and more powerful
- A subscribe feature – if you subscribe, emails will automatically let you know of a new post daily (if necessary) at 8:00am EST. It is intended that anyone who registers to comment would be automatically subscribed. Subscribers can unsubscribe themselves at any time.
- A twitter feed – any news that does not warrant a full post will be tweeted.
News without comment is boring so there will always be comment plus the option for others to comment. News will not necessarily be directly related to atheism. Topics could be:
- Stories about religious activity that’s rebellious
- Science News of interest to atheists – that’s a judgement call but hopefully I’ll get it right and not bore with esoteric posts.
- Free speech being denied
- News on the campaign to get the right to assisted dying
- Terror attacks related to religion
- In general, anything that most atheists would find interesting.
If there is a post on this site that relates to the news, there will be links back. Think of this site as a resource.
Transferred to the new site are:
- Celebrity list – some celebrities in show business and the rest of the world who are openly atheist.
- Atheist events
- Resources – Links to favourite sites, and more.
News articles for the last 6 months are duplicated on the new site to give it a “start”.
Go now: www.cobourgatheistnews.com
Catholic Reformers Meet in Austria
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- Created on Friday, 18 October 2013 06:51
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Thirty Catholic priests and lay leaders met in Austria on October 10-12 to tackle problems in their Church with their biggest problem the lack of priests: as priests retire, there are no priests to replace them. Present at the meeting were "leaders of lay movements and priest associations from the United States, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Switzerland and Austria". The meeting was convened by Fr. Helmut Schüller of the Austrian Priests' Initiative and Deacon Markus Heil, spokesman for Parish Initiative: Switzerland. Sr. Christine Schenk was there as the U.S. representative of the 10 U.S. reform organizations that sponsored Schüller's U.S. tour over the summer.
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Write comment (0 Comments)Oprah does not understand Atheism
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- Created on Wednesday, 16 October 2013 09:59
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In an interview with long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, Oprah Winfrey could not relate to someone who said she was in "awe" and "wonder" of the universe. She was determined that such a person was not really an atheist. Many atheists would not fully agree with Diana because although she did not think there was a creator or personal God, she did call herself spiritual and thought that the soul lived on after death. Whatever that means!
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