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I go away for one week and this is what happens?
Aug 31st
So my posts over the last week were all pre-canned discussions since I was on a vacation down the west coast, and what do I get when I return?
Apparently the most misunderstood press release to ever make it out of the chambers of CFI Transnational hits the internet, only to be removed (ha, like that’s possible) and replaced it with a clarification.
Also, Glenn Beck met with his closest 50,000 (or so) friends and it becomes headline news.
PZ Myers almost died, but is pulling through on new meds. Of course, he’s still a dick though.
Finally, Australia’s election resulted in a bloody tie.
My regular blogging will slowly resume as I think of things that I feel the internet must know.
Australia’s winning the secular race
Aug 18th
Canada’s not doing too good in the race to be the most secular member of the Commonwealth.
Australia has an atheist for prime minister, and it’s not a big deal there. Australia also has a secular political party.
Now, their godless heathen of a PM is announcing that Australia should drop the monarchy when Queen Elizabeth II dies.
This isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds, Australians were actually in favour of a republic in the lead up to a 1999 referendum to drop the monarchy, but the awkward questions and alternative systems didn’t win the support needed to pass.
At least Canada fully recognizes same-sex marriage and doesn’t have any claim to Ken Ham.
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