Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey

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Art Creation in Tacoma

img_20160820_141434335Continuing our discussion about the destruction of art in Tacoma by zealotry, we talk with Amy McBride, the Arts Administrator for the City of Tacoma.   We also talk about art programs in general in the city, as Sam tries to get people to move here.    In the second segment, Sam talks with Mike, Becky, and Dave about current events.

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"God is Good" is what was left after someone painted over a mural. Here is the picture we were able to get, after new work had already begun.

“God is Good” is what was left after someone painted over a mural. Here is the picture we were able to get, after new work had already begun.

McKinley Street Fair

Here are some pictures of the work being done at the McKinley St. Fair.

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Other Art in Tacoma

This is a mural in protest of a privately run prison nearby.   Click on the images to get a good look.

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Grant Richter

As a former law enforcement officer of over fifteen years I would say from my personal experience that the mother of the boy baptized against his will probably does have grounds of a criminal case. Clearly their is at least probable cause to take kidnapping, or their state’s equivalent of interference with child custody, charges out against the big brother volunteer. Regarding the church official who performed the baptism, I would argue that, depending on their state’s wording, their would be a case of at least misdemeanor assault, as the boy was placed in immediate fear of bodily harm. Sadly,… Read more »

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