by Pink | Sep 1, 2019 | Featured, Humanism, Social Issues
This topic is one that I have really wanted to talk about for a long time but have put off for several reasons. It tends to be a divisive topic on social media, often because character limits and/or lack of ability to articulate the full nuance of an argument. In this...
by Pink | Jun 3, 2019 | Featured, Social Issues
With how much the topic of abortion has been covered in the media of late it has been a hot topic of conversation on twitter. Because of this I have been sharing my termination story. I share my story to help people understand why a woman’s ability to choose is...
by Pink | Oct 21, 2016 | News
In my time participating in various social media as an active atheist, I have come across many great people who are atheists, but also wonderful theists who are going through the painful process of honestly questioning their beliefs. As someone who was raised without...
by Pink | Jul 10, 2016 | Featured, Humanism
I am sure there are plenty who don’t see a distinction between Anti-theism & Anti-theist. I do however for the purpose of this article choose to make a distinction as I personally do cringe when I see anti-theist in a twitter bio because it is an aggressive...
by Pink | Jun 1, 2016 | Social Issues, Twitter Weirdos
Anyone who has spent any time on twitter, and many other forms of social media, will know that trolls have become common place. How often you see them depends largely on how much and on what topics you interact and probably how much of a public profile you have as...
by Pink | Apr 29, 2016 | Social Issues
I saw on my twitter feed this morning that Columbia has legalised same sex marriage. Fabulous! The more countries that do the better. Every country should fight for equality for it’s people. That list of countries is growing slowly with The Netherlands heading...
by Pink | Apr 26, 2016 | Featured, Social Issues
Labels are important. I am no way saying they are not. When I say I no longer use the label of feminist, I mean I don’t use it on social media. It doesn’t mean I don’t consider myself a feminist. I absolutely do. I am a second wave, classical...
by Pink | Mar 20, 2016 | Evolution, Featured
I came across a blog post today on twitter which moved me to respond. The post is written by David Heycock on his personal blog. He starts off by making disparaging comments about the behavior of atheists on twitter, which I find amusing because many atheist do their...
by Pink | Jan 5, 2016 | Creation Contradictions, Definitions, Evolution, Featured
As an atheist who discusses religion and science on twitter, it isn’t long before you come across the creationist argument that evolution is just a theory. What these creationists don’t seem to realise is that a scientific theory is vastly different from a...
by Pink | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured, Social Issues
I have not talked about this on Pink Heretic before. I have several health issues which have caused me to have mobility issues. My ability to move around has steadily declined over the past few years. It had gotten to the point where I no longer went out to do some...