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	<title>Sean the Blogonaut</title>
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	<description>Advocate for Science, Reason and Atheism</description>
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		<title>Crackergate Down Under and Day 1 of The Global Atheist Convention</title>
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I was having breakfast with PZ Myers (me and 13 others) this morning (and for all you doubting Thomas’ there’s video evidence) at the bloggers and podcasters breakfast.  It was a little surreal for about 15 minutes and then PZ’s warmth and good nature put us all at ease, he really is a genuinely cool, [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/12/global-atheist-convention-tickets-selling-out-fast/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Global Atheist Convention Tickets Selling out Fast'>Global Atheist Convention Tickets Selling out Fast</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/10/gold-passes-sell-out-at-global-atheist-convention/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gold passes sell out at Global Atheist Convention'>Gold passes sell out at Global Atheist Convention</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/crackergate-down-under-and-day-1-of-the-global-atheist-convention/</link>
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		<title>Dumping PZ Myers for AC Grayling</title>
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Currently in Melbourne for the Global Atheist Convention and I have already met THE PZ Myers and left him to go and see AC Grayling talk(the fanboyish angst experienced in that decision).&#160; The official opening for the convention starts tonight but I was lounging at the convention bar at the Hilton yesterday with some other [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/12/global-atheist-convention-over-half-the-tickets-are-sold/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Global Atheist Convention &ndash; Over half the tickets are sold'>Global Atheist Convention &ndash; Over half the tickets are sold</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/dumping-pz-myers-for-ac-grayling/</link>
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		<title>Saturday Steampunk &#8211; Sam Van Olffen</title>
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There is steampunk art and then there is art produced by the likes of Sam Van Olffen.&#160; His work is dark, but not without humour – enjoy!
ABBEY ROAD

BABEL CENTRAL STATION 

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More artwork can be found at his blog


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Steampunk Saturday &#8211; Steampunk in Miniature
Saturday Steampunk &#8211; [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/01/steampunk-saturday-steampunk-in-miniature/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk in Miniature'>Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk in Miniature</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/02/saturday-steampunk-steampunk-in-oxford/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Saturday Steampunk &ndash; Steampunk in Oxford'>Saturday Steampunk &ndash; Steampunk in Oxford</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/saturday-steampunk-sam-van-olffen/</link>
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		<title>Fundamentalists enraged over being required to teach science</title>
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Unbeknownst to most South Australians it has been possible, until very recently for independent Christian schools to teach creationism as part of the science curriculum.&#160; That sad and sorry state of affairs has been altered.&#160; The South Australian Non-Government Schools Registration Board has made a policy decision to remove the teaching of creationism from the [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/01/exclusive-brethren-schools-get-70-million-of-government-funding/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exclusive Brethren Schools get $70 Million of Government Funding'>Exclusive Brethren Schools get $70 Million of Government Funding</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2008/09/christian-schools-abcs-compass/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Christian Schools &#8211; ABC&#8217;s Compass'>Christian Schools &#8211; ABC&#8217;s Compass</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/fundamentalists-enraged-over-being-required-to-teach-science/</link>
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		<title>Atheist performer banned from appearing in Mildura</title>
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 Famous atheist columnist and comedienne Catherine Deveny has apparently been banned( or rather her booking was cancelled) from appearing at St Joseph’s College.&#160; Deveny who will be appearing at the Global Atheist Convention next week was apparently too controversial.&#160; It seems that the principal of the college was pressured by prominent members of the [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/01/atheist-bus-adverts-has-australia-lost-its-sense-of-humor/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Atheist Bus Adverts- Has Australia lost its sense of humor?'>Atheist Bus Adverts- Has Australia lost its sense of humor?</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/atheist-performer-banned-from-appearing-in-mildura/</link>
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		<title>Mercy Ministries and Privacy Commissioner Investigations Update</title>
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In the post we learnt that the Privacy Commissioner had decided to carry out a preliminary investigation of the situation surrounding the refusal of Mercy Ministries Australia to hand over client files to past clients.
In a letter received by one of the complainants, a few days ago, the Assistant Privacy Commissioner has advised:

So Mercy Ministries [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/05/ex-mercy-ministries-director-under-investigation-by-the-fbi/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ex-Mercy Ministries Director under investigation by the FBI'>Ex-Mercy Ministries Director under investigation by the FBI</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/02/mercy-ministries-australia-to-destroy-client-files/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mercy Ministries Australia to destroy client files'>Mercy Ministries Australia to destroy client files</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/mercy-ministries-and-privacy-commissioner-investigations-update/</link>
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		<title>Fellow Tweeters in the news</title>
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In some much needed downtime, I missed 15 minutes of fame granted to some fellow tweeters.&#160; First up we have:
Dr Rachie winning a Shorty Award in the Health Category
Dr Rachie, cell biologist and all round bonza shelia and skeptic, beat off some stiff competition from shameless self promoting woo pushers Dr Joe Mercola and Mike [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/08/skeptics-are-grumpy-curmudgeons/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Skeptics are Grumpy Curmudgeon&rsquo;s'>Skeptics are Grumpy Curmudgeon&rsquo;s</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/01/happy-australia-day-my-fellow-criminals/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Happy Australia Day my fellow criminals.'>Happy Australia Day my fellow criminals.</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/fellow-tweeters-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>Freethought University Alliance</title>
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I mentioned in a previous blog post my hope that some positive action and networking would be one of the outcomes of the Global Atheist Convention. It seems that some very hardworking people, flying just below the radar are doing just that.
The Freethought University Alliance will be launched at the GAC:
The Freethought University Alliance, a [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2008/03/freethought-books-project/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Freethought Books Project'>Freethought Books Project</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/12/and-divided-we-shall-fail/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: And divided we shall fail'>And divided we shall fail</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/freethought-university-alliance/</link>
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		<title>Australian Priest recruitment up due to world youth day.</title>
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According to the Catholic News Agency:
A record number of men are entering seminary for the Archdiocese of Sydney and up to six men will be ordained to the priesthood this coming June, a rise that observers partly attribute to the influence of World Youth Day 2008.
On June 11, between four and six men will be [...]


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2008/05/why-benedict-why/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why Benedict why?'>Why Benedict why?</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/03/australian-priest-recruitment-up-due-to-world-youth-day/</link>
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		<title>Saturday Steampunk &#8211; Steampunk in Oxford</title>
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Its almost cool enough for me to begin working on my Steampunk specimen drawers.  But not quite.
Thus I have for your viewing pleasure, found a cinematograph for your viewing pleasure. Wherein is described the Steampunk exhibition and Oxford.



Slightly concerned about the examples that the gentleman pictured above uses to explain certain temporal devices.


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<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/01/steampunk-saturday-steampunk-band-abney-park/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk Band Abney Park'>Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk Band Abney Park</a></li>
<li><a href='http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/01/steampunk-saturday-steampunk-in-miniature/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk in Miniature'>Steampunk Saturday &ndash; Steampunk in Miniature</a></li>
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		<link>http://seantheblogonaut.com/2010/02/saturday-steampunk-steampunk-in-oxford/</link>
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