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Remembering Sagan

Posted on November 10, 2013 by motleydragon

Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence: 2 Posted on November 12, 2012 by motleydragon I wrote about Carl Sagan last year as well.  Here are the links. Michael Shermer and his colleagues are keeping Sagan’s valuable work alive. The website and the … Continue reading →

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Vatican asks for lay opinion

Posted on November 3, 2013 by motleydragon

Really! They need to take a poll?  I can only hope that this is widely advertised, so that those who have left the church out of frustration will hear about it and find a way to participate. Even then, I … Continue reading →

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Prince George

Posted on October 26, 2013 by motleydragon

Such radiant, exquisite beauty.  How could anyone not take joy in such a wonderful family occasion? My two sons received traditional catholic baptisms, followed by lavish family reunion dinners. I hand-made the embroidered and lace embellished christening gown, which was … Continue reading →

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Prince George

Posted on October 19, 2013 by motleydragon

Oct 17, 2013  |  Vote 0    0 Prince George to be baptized next week ROYALS Kirsty Wigglesworth,The Associated Press Britain’s Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge on July 23, 2013 Britain’s Prince … Continue reading →

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Certainty

Posted on October 16, 2013 by motleydragon

I have been trying to understand the mess in the US Congress this week.  How can the greatest and richest democracy in the world allow such a mess to begin, let alone drag on for so long? At supper time … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on October 14, 2013 by motleydragon

Ingersoll’s Thanksgiving Sermon Reposted from  October 8, 2012 by motleydragon Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October… in most of Canada our harvest is finished. Americans celebrate their holiday the fourth Thursday in November. Not a religious … Continue reading →

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A Rough History of Disbelief… 2

Posted on October 13, 2013 by motleydragon

Did you have time to read my blog last week, and watch the video by Jonathan Miller?  I have been thinking about it a lot, and about my decision to share my feelings and ideas more openly and deliberately.  It … Continue reading →

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A Rough History of Disbelief… 1

Posted on October 6, 2013 by motleydragon

I no longer attend any church, haven’t for many years now, but Sunday morning still feels like a time set apart from the rest of the week… a time for taking stock of my life, reading about religion, history and … Continue reading →

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Papal Campaign

Posted on September 24, 2013 by motleydragon

The Spectator ran an article from AP this afternoon that both popes had written to a famous Italian atheist, Odifreddi, in reply to his book which posed a series of polemical arguments about the Catholic faith, including the church’s sex … Continue reading →

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Bad things, Good people

Posted on September 22, 2013 by motleydragon

A terrible mass shooting occurred yesterday at a mall in Kenya.  The news now states that 68 are dead. No numbers are given for the injured, or the number of hostages still being held. My husband questioned why I found … Continue reading →

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