Cheering Up….

Workout notes I had to kick myself into doing this: 4000 yards: 5 x 100 warm up (on 2), 5 x 100 fist, 10 x 100 (25 fly, 75 free) on 2. I got lazy: 1:43, 1:42, 1:44, :41, :41, :41, :41, :41, :39, :41. I am getting better.
Then 4 x (100 pull, 100 free, 100 paddle, 100 free, 100 fins): 35:28 (17:37 for each 1000).

Social/Religion.

A humanist organization is putting these signs on buses:

And of course, the religious wingnuts react with angst:

It looks like the Religious Right will have a new enemy to fight in their annual “war on Christmas” now that the American Humanist Association has announced its new ad campaign:

“Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” proclaims a new holiday ad from the American Humanist Association. Already appearing today in the New York Times and Washington Post, the message will soon be blazoned on the sides, taillights, and interiors of over 200 Washington DC Metro buses.

It’s the first ad campaign of its kind in the United States, and the American Humanist Association predicts it will raise public awareness of humanism as well as controversy over humanist ideas.

Needless to say, right-wing leaders and activists have already swung into action to warn unsuspecting Americans of the dangers of this new advertising campaign:

Peter Sprigg, vice president of policy at the conservative Family Research Council (FRC), told CNSNews.com that sustainable morality is grounded in a belief in a higher being.

“I don’t think it’s possible to sustain long-term morality without religion,” Sprigg said. “If there is no higher being obliging humans to act morally and ethically, why should we do it?”

Sprigg emphasized he thinks that atheists can act morally, but he also said that society would shift towards greed and selfishness without a belief in a higher power.

Oh no! But wait…yeah, all of these scientists must be immoral: 93 percent of the Academy of Science level scientists are non-believers.

What is so threatening to them about such a sign? All these humanists are saying is: “hey, if you aren’t a believer, you aren’t alone. Don’t let this sea of religiosity get you down.”

Why does this threaten people?