My grandmother’s Sister died this morning. She had cancer and the treatment was not helping so a month or so ago the decision was made to stop treatment.
So Grandma’s sister Ruth died this morning. Grandma’s other sister says that she went peacefully.
Grandma is taking this a bit hard. She was part of a big family of 12 children and there are not that many of them left anymore.
The funeral will be on Monday July 4th.
My husband and I have been working on designing a tattoo. We are talking about getting it done sometime within the next year. We will both most likely get this tattoo.
I love it. It is exactly what I want.
Here it is
What do you think? Do you have any tattoos? What are they?
Once you step outside religion, you suddenly realize how much all religions look alike.
There are over 4,000 gods man has created, at best you could have a 1 in 4,000 chance that you have the 1 true god.
If you have a Bible on your bookshelf, you are probably a Christian.
If you have a Koran on your bookshelf, you are probably a Muslim.
If you have a Torah on your bookshelf, you are probably Jewish.
If you have all three, you are probably an atheist. 
I have a challenge for you. Share a picture of yourself on your Xanga this week.
Feel free to put a link to your post down here in the comments and I will recommend your post when I get on and get a chance to look at it.
Come on Everyone…. Post your picture!!!
James Richard Verone of North Carolina spent his whole life playing by the rules and staying out of trouble. Having worked as a delivery man for Coca Cola for 17 years, Verone was known as a hard worker and honest man.
Yet when he was laid off from Coca Cola three years ago, Verone was desperate to find work. He eventually found employment as a convenience clerk, yet he began to notice a protrusion in his chest. He developed arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome, and soon the pain became too much for him to bear. He filed for disability, but he was denied any sort of coverage by the federal government.
So earlier this month, Verone drove to a local RBC Bank and told the teller he was robbing them for a dollar. He said he wanted to rob the bank in order to go to jail and get medical coverage:
Verone didn’t want to scare anyone. He executed the robbery the most passive way he knew how. He handed the teller a note demanding one dollar, and medical attention. “I didn’t have any fears,” said Verone. “I told the teller that I would sit over here and wait for police.” [...]
Verone says he’s not a political man. But he has a lot to say on the subject of socialized medical care. He suspects he wouldn’t be talking to a reporter through a metal screen wearing an orange jumpsuit if such an option were available in the U.S. “If you don’t have your health you don’t have anything,” said Verone. The man has high hopes with his recent incarceration. He has seen several nurses and has an appointment with a doctor Friday.The ideal scenario would include back and foot surgery and a diagnosis and treatment of the protrusion on his chest, he said.
Verone told the local press he would like to serve in prison long enough to be able to get out in time to collect Social Security benefits that he paid into his entire life. He also hopes to be able to retire along a beach some day. Verone says that he doesn’t regret landing behind bars and that he had no choice. Between continuing a life in pain and choosing prison, he is happy with his decision. “If I had not exercised all the alternatives I would be sitting here saying, ‘Man I feel bad about it,’” he said. “I picked jail.” The United States is the only wealthy country that does not offer comprehensive universal health care to every citizen; in no other rich country would anyone be faced with such a choice.
By Zaid Jilani | Sourced from ThinkProgress
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/620185/shame_of_america:_desperate_man_robs_store_for_one_dollar_in_order_to_go_to_jail_to_get_health_coverage/
Encouraging Choice | Raising Freethinkers
http://raisingfreethinkers.com/
Raising Children Without God
http://www.atheists.org/Raising_Children_Without_God
Fulfilling the Psychological Needs of the Atheist Child
AtheistParents.org
http://www.atheistparents.org/
Raising Atheist Children in a Christian Nation – There are no Sunday Schools for Atheists
http://disgustedbeyondbelief.blogspot.com/2010/02/raising-atheist-children-in-christian.html
Infants and Uninformed Children are Atheists
http://atheism.about.com/od/attacksonatheism/a/InfantsAtheists.htm
Raising Godless Children: What Should Atheist Parents Do for their Children?
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/p/RaisingKids.htm
Godless Children and the Future of Atheism: Raising Godless Children
How Can Godless Parents Today Affect the Future of Atheism?
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/FutureAtheism.htm
Teaching Kids About Skepticism & Science: What Should Atheist Parents Do? Skepticism & Science are Critical for our Children’s Future
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/TeachingScience.htm
Godless Children & Family Religious Traditions: What Should Atheists Do?
Upholding & Creating Family Traditions, With or Without Religions
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/KidsTraditions.htm
Do Children Need Religion? Are Religious Beliefs Necessary for Children? Atheists Can Raise Good Children Without Religion or Religious Beliefs
What Should I Tell My Kids About Religion?
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/kids_teach.htm
Should I Raise My Kids As Atheists?
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/kids_raise.htm
My Kids Have Been Invited To Attend Church Services
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/invitations.htm
My Child Wants To Start Regularly Attending Religious Services
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/attendingchurch.htm
What Happens When Your Family Pushes Religion On Your Kids?
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/a/inlaws.htm
Summer Activities for Secular, Atheist Families
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistschildren/tp/SecularSummerActivities.htm
Science based parenting
http://sciencebasedparenting.com/
Secular Parents in a Supernatural World
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Secular-Parents-in-a-Supernatural-World/168986623123678
Parenting Within Reason
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Parenting-Within-Reason/145672038802555?sk=wall
PARENTING WITHIN REASON Podcasts- The official podcast for the Foundation Beyond Belief.
http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/fbbpodcast/
Children’s Camps
Camp Quest | The Secular Summer Camp
Atheist summer camp launched *see video*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8171776.stm
Camp Quest
http://www.facebook.com/CampQuest
Camp Quest South Carolina
http://www.facebook.com/CampQuestSC
Camp Quest Smoky Mountains
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Camp-Quest-Smoky-Mountains/141979672500450
Camp Quest West
http://www.facebook.com/CampQuestWest
Camp Quest of Minnesota
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Camp-Quest-of-Minnesota/371802151926
Camp Quest Chesapeake
http://www.facebook.com/CampQuestChesapeake
Camp Quest Texas
http://www.facebook.com/CampQuestTexas
Camp Quest UK
http://www.facebook.com/campquestuk
Camp Quest Ireland
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Camp-Quest-Ireland/112938028742974
Books:
Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion by Dale McGowan
Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan
One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship by Mary Pope Osborne
Kids Book of World Religions, The by Jennifer Glossop
Humanism, What’s That?: A Book for Curious Kids by Helen Bennett
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics by Dan Barker
Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story (Sharing Nature With Children Book) by Jennifer Morgan
Mammals Who Morph: The Universe Tells Our Evolution Story (Sharing Nature With Children Book) by Jennifer Morgan
From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth’s Story (Sharing Nature With Children Book) by Jennifer Morgan
Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story by Lisa Westberg Peters
The Tree Of Life: The Wonders Of Evolution by Ellen B. Jackson
Ape by Martin Jenkins
Big Bang! The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
The Birth of the Earth (Cartoon History) by Jacqui Bailey
Dawn of Life, The (Cartoon History of the Earth) by Jacqui Bailey
The Day of the Dinosaurs (Cartoon History) by Jacqui Bailey
Life Finds Its Feet (Cartoon History) by Jacqui Bailey
Stick and Stone Age (Cartoon History of the Earth) by Jacqui Bailey
The Best Book of Early People (Best Books of) by Margaret Hynes
Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution by Steve Jenkins
When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life Long Before Dinosaurs by Hannah Bonner
When Bugs Were Big, Plants Were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life before Dinosaurs by Hannah Bonner
The Age of Mammals (Prehistoric World) by Dougal Dixon
Jurassic Life (Prehistoric World) by Dougal Dixon
Tyrannosaurus and Other Cretaceous Dinosaurs (Prehistoric World) (Prehistoric World) by Dougal Dixon
Triassic Life (Prehistoric World) by Dougal Dixon
The Ice Age (Prehistoric World) by Dougal Dixon
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life by DK Publishing
Cave People (All Aboard Reading. Level 2) by Linda Hayward
Painters of The Caves (National Geographic Society) by Patricia Lauber
The Human Body: How We Evolved by Joanna Cole
National Geographic Prehistoric Mammals by Alan Turner
Evolution (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Books) by Joanna Cole
The First People (Prehistoric Life Series) by Rupert Matthews
The First Settlements (Prehistoric Life Series) by Rupert Matthews
How Whales Walked into the Sea by Faith McNulty
Peter Ackroyd Voyages Through Time: In the Beginning by Peter Ackroyd
Children Just Like Me: A Unique Celebration of Children Around the World by Barnabas Kindersley
The Katurran Odyssey by Terryl Whitlatch
Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara by James Gurney
Voyage of the Basset by James C. Christensen
US Open Golf, opening segment, no “Under God” in the pledge!
Thoughts?
It is the developing nations that are most affected by the disease, with Pakistan having one of the worst infection rates.
