Atheist on the Blog - Nick Gisburne

1.	I prayed to Jesus for help in knocking out my opponent.
2.	Having worked for years and years with the best trainers in the business, I beat my opponent, whom I was heavily favored to beat anyhow.
3.	Therefore, God exists.

Consider this
As people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers

Robert G Ingersoll

Atheist on the Blog

The more I look at religion, the more I dislike it and what it does to the world and its people. This blog will help you understand why religion is something you shouldn't accept as a good thing in our lives. Above all, don't respect religious beliefs when their practitioners refuse to respect you.

5 July 2008

Religious laws: good for men, bad for women

5 July 2008

Just a small example of what happens when you allow religious groups to take charge of a country's legal system:

Turkish women attack clothing law
About 70 Turkish women have protested in Istanbul after a court found a woman guilty of exhibitionism for fishing in what was termed "improper clothing".
Turkish newspapers quote court documents as saying she was wearing a lightweight outfit like a nightdress, which blew up in the wind.
Last week a judge upheld the men's complaints.
The AK Party - which is led by devout Muslims - has been in power since 2002. Some are concerned Turkey is becoming more conservative under its rule.

Perhaps the most telling part of the story is this:

Men who groped a woman on Taksim Square last New Year's Eve were fined 57 lira ($45, �23).
The fisherwoman in a flimsy dress was given a five-month suspended prison sentence for exhibitionism.

Man committing sexual assault: $45

Woman wearing a dress on a windy day: five-month suspended prison sentence

Muslim discrimination against women: priceless