Click a shirt link then follow instructions below.

Once you're at the destination site (CustomInk.com), click on "Retrieve My Design"
and enter the e-mail address mvmptr@yahoo.com to see more designs.
The REALLY cool thing is you can change the color, style and even the design if you'd like.
Hell, you can even design YOUR OWN if you don't like any of them.
Have Fun!!!
And if you want other "May God B. Less" items, click

DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOUR MONEY
TO A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION?
Try this list of secular charities

******For aid to Haiti, Richard Dawkins has set up******

Non-Believers Giving Aid

Non-Believers Giving Aid offers a number of advantages:

100% of your donation will be go to these charities: not even the PayPal fees will be deducted from your donation, since Richard will personally donate a sum to cover the cost of these (Capped at $10,000). This means that more of your money will reach the people in need.

When donating via Non-Believers Giving Aid, you are helping to counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.

It goes without saying that your donations will only be passed on to aid organizations that do not have religious affiliations. In the case of Haiti, the two organizations we have chosen are:

1) Doctors Without Borders (Médecins sans Frontières)
2)International Red Cross

You may stipulate using a dropdown menu which of these two organizations you want your donation to go to; otherwise, it will be divided equally between them.

January 1, 2002 marked the 200th Anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation" letter to the Danbury Baptists. Celebrate this milestone by rededicating yourself to keeping a HIGH wall of separation between church and state.

The Virginia Tech shooting (and all other death and suffering in the world) is Adam's fault, as well as YOUR FAULT,
MY FAULT, and EVERY OTHER HUMAN BEING'S FAULT, but God is just an innocent bystander

LEFT BEHIND:

The Skewed Representation of Religion in Major News Media

What Do You Really Know  About The Bible? Take a quiz and see for yourself if it really is the "Good Book"	Are you registered to vote? Help ensure that a Humanist/Atheist point of view gets considered. VOTE for candidates who will respect YOUR right to disbelieve. If you need to do so, REGISTER ONLINE by visiting this website Keep America Strong, Keep America Secular!	For 111th Congress, 2009 Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)  introduced a "school prayer" constitutional amendment.
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to God." (2 Cor. 10:5) "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7)		These would substantially revise and undermine the First Amendment, most notably by allowing religious postings/displays on public property and sectarian prayers in public schools.  Text of the proposed amendments: HJ Res 6

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore cited Bible, labeled homosexuality "an evil disfavored under the law"
Read The Full Opinion HERE (scroll down for Moore's concurring opinion)

           

HUMANIST IDEALS AND INTERESTS

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Humanists seek to improve the human condition through rational inquiry and critical thinking without hindrance of dogma. They seek:

• to provide a forum for intelligent exchange of ideas in a secular society.
• to develop through open discussion moral bases for a secular society.
• to encourage ethical practices among themselves and in the community.
• to inform the public of secular alternatives to supernatural solutions.
• to defend democracy, free speech, and separation of church and state as expressed in the Constitution.

           

• We believe in an open and pluralistic society and that democracy is the best guarantee of protecting human rights from authoritarian elites and repressive majorities.
• We are concerned with securing justice and fairness in society and with eliminating discrimination and intolerance.
• We believe in supporting the disadvantaged and the handicapped so that they will be able to help themselves.
• We want to protect and enhance the earth, to preserve it for future generations, and to avoid inflicting needless suffering on other species.
• We believe in enjoying life here and now and in developing our creative talents to their fullest.
• We believe in the cultivation of moral excellence.
• We respect the right to privacy. Mature adults should be allowed to fulfill their aspirations, to express their sexual preferences, to exercise reproductive freedom, to have access to comprehensive and informed health-care, and to die with dignity.
• We believe in the common moral decencies: altruism, integrity, honesty, truthfulness, responsibility. Humanist ethics is amenable to critical, rational guidance. There are normative standards that we discover together. Moral principles are tested by their consequences.
• We are deeply concerned with the moral education of our children. We want to nourish reason and compassion.
• We are citizens of the universe and are excited by discoveries still to be made in the cosmos.
• We are skeptical of untested claims to knowledge, and we are open to novel ideas and seek new departures in our thinking.
• We affirm humanism as a realistic alternative to theologies of despair and ideologies of violence and as a source of rich personal significance and genuine satisfaction in the service to others.
• We believe in optimism rather than pessimism, hope rather than despair, learning in the place of dogma, truth instead of ignorance, joy rather than guilt or sin, tolerance in the place of fear, love instead of hatred, compassion over selfishness, beauty instead of ugliness, and reason rather than blind faith or irrationality.
• We believe in the fullest realization of the best and noblest that we are capable of as human beings.

           

"As indicated by our very name, we humanists celebrate humanity, want humanity to survive, and recognize that if humanity does survive, it will be by its own efforts. Never can we sit back and wait for miracles to save us. Miracles don't happen. Sweat happens. Effort happens. Thought happens. And it is up to us humanists to help--to expend our sweat, our effort and our thought. Then there will be hope for the world." -Isaac Asimov

Secular Humanism Secular Humanism is a non-theistic way of thinking and living that draws its knowledge from science, its inspiration from art, and its motivation from compassion. It is based on the belief that each person is unique and valuable, and that we must all rely on each other to improve the world and the condition of humankind. Secular Humanism asserts that we must each take responsibility for ourselves and for the communities in which we live, not relying on beliefs in supernatural forces or gods to intervene in our behalf. Secular Humanism emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, individual freedom, human values and the need for tolerance and cooperation. Secular humanism, then, is a philosophy and world view which centers upon human concerns and employs rational and scientific methods to address the wide range of issues important to us all. While secular humanism is at odds with faith-based religious systems on many issues, it is dedicated to the fulfillment of the individual and humankind in general. To accomplish this end, secular humanism encourages a commitment to a set of principles which promote the development of tolerance and compassion and an understanding of the methods of science, critical analysis, and philosophical reflection.

 

"I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and the angels." -Pearl S. Buck

Science And Reason We believe the scientific method, though imperfect, is still the most reliable way of understanding the world. Hence, we look to the natural, biological, social, and behavioral sciences for knowledge of the universe and man's place within it. We deplore efforts to denigrate human intelligence, to seek to explain the world in supernatural terms, and to look outside of nature for salvation. We appreciate the great benefits that science and technology (especially basic and applied research) can bring to humankind, but we also recognize the need to balance scientific and technological advances with cultural explorations in art, music, and literature.

"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." -Benjamin Franklin

Morality and Ethics We are committed to moral excellence in ourselves and in our children. We believe that human values have their origin in human nature, experience and culture. We advocate constitutional democracy as the best means for securing justice, equality and fairness in society. We believe that seeking moral guidance from supernatural or mythological beings is contrary to human happiness and growth.

 

"Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us." -Walt Whitman

FreethoughtWe believe that the mind should not be shackled by any religious, political, ideological or social institution. We believe that questioning claims to authority leads to an open and free society. Free inquiry is essential for the attainment of the necessary knowledge to advance humankind and preserve our planet.

 

"Each of those churches (Christian, Judaic and Islamic) accuse the other of unbelief; and for my own part, I disbelieve them all." -Thomas Paine

Separation of Church and State We believe that the very foundation of our freedom is the separation of church and state. Only this separation can insure plurality and tolerance for all world views. Breeches in this wall, no matter how small, are threats to democracy and all that we hold dear. The lessons of history are clear: wherever one religion or ideology is established and given a dominant position in the state, minority opinions are in jeopardy. A pluralistic, open democratic society allows all points of view to be heard. Any effort to impose an exclusive conception of Truth, Piety, Virtue, or Justice upon the whole of society is a violation of free inquiry. Clerical authorities should not be permitted to legislate their own parochial views - whether moral, philosophical, political, educational. or social - for the rest of society. Nor should tax revenues be exacted for the benefit or support of sectarian religious institutions. Compulsory religious oaths and prayers in public institutions (political or educational) are also a violation of the separation principle.

Take The Church/State Quiz - Test Your Knowledge 

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." -James Madison

           

 

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