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As Bob Dylan so famously sang, These Times They Are a-Changin’…

More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops

Years ago, TV newscasters presented the news in an unbiased way as possible. Their job was to present the news, not to offer opinions or to get up on their soapbox, and they knew it (and acted accordingly). This was an extension of the FCC’s “Fairness Doctrine” policy, which it abolished in 1985. In 1987 Congress attempted to make it a law, but Reagan vetoed the legislation. CommonDreams.org has a good piece from 2005 on why we need the Fairness Doctrine reinstated, but the FCC and others have said that if that were to happen it could apply to the Web as well.

Now, with that out of the way, check out this infuriatingly-great video at DailyKosTV.com that illustrates just how far we’ve fallen.

LOON WATCH: Right-wing bets against U.S. in pirate standoff

Salon.com has an excellent article titled “Jesus is just alright with him.” It’s about Bart Ehrman, a biblical scholar (actually, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) who has authored a number of books on Jesus and Christianity. The most recent, and the main topic of this interview, is titled Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them). I haven’t read any of his books yet, but I plan to after reading this article. It’s three pages, but it’s worth the read.