A colleague from the Canadian atheist, secular, humanist, freethinking community alerted me to the article “Paris Attacks in God’s Name ‘Blasphemy’” using the subject line “Ironic News article”: The militants behind the Paris attacks that killed at least 129 people are “violating the image of God” by claiming to carry out such acts of violence in… Read more »
The Eiffel Tower in Paris was opened on March 31,1889. Today, Google France celebrates the 126th anniversary of the opening with Doodle: Joyeux 126e anniversaire la tour Eiffel h/t: Jerry Coyne
You most likely have heard of the terrible massacre in Paris today at the head quarters of the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo. The image, Je Suis Charlie is being tweeted along with the hashtag #jesuischarlie to show support for the paper. First, the facts about the attack as they are currently known. Witnesses report… Read more »