As a Ferret owner and blogger I thought you might be interested in a fundraising effort currently underway to produce independent feature length film called the Ferret Squad. Any visibility or support we can get would be fantastic as we have until June 10th to raise the funds at http://www.indiegogo.com/theferretsquad. Please consider sharing this link on your page, it would help us out a lot.

The Ferret Squad is about a boy who smuggles his pet ferret into California. He meets a group of kids who run an underground ferret rescue and adoption operation, and begins to help them find and save ferrets in need. The movie’s goals are to demonstrate the rules of proper ferret care, the importance of ferret rescues and shelters, and why you should stand up for what you believe in.

The director Alison Parker, released her first movie last year, an indie short titled Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale. The film was well received by ferret lovers around the world, so much so that the dvd has been ripped and pirated,something that never happens to indie shorts with unknown directors. The movie received a number of awards at the film festivals. Parker hopes to raise awareness about the harsh legislation in California that bans individuals from owning pet ferrets and puts innocent ferrets’ lives at risk. Of all donations made to the campaign, 5% will be donated to LegalizeFerrets.org, to assist them in their fight for the rights of ferret owners in California.

For more information on the Ferret Squad please see:
http://www.indiegogo.com/theferretsquad

Kind Regards
Nicole

I watch a good number of independent conservative commentators and the one think that sets my teeth a gnashing with them is when they conflate religious reasons for good policy with secular reasons for good policy. Similarly when I listen to or engage with other atheists I am aghast at the amount of unreasoning vitriol that is expressed to those who disagree with them on policy.

As an aside, of the two hot-button labels in the title of my blog, Atheist and Libertarian, do you know which as garnered me more anger and vitriol when discussing one with a group of the other? Libertarian, by far. I can discuss atheism with libertarians and rarely will I get a raised voice or a heated argument on the matter. I mention I’m a libertarian to many atheists and a good portion of them instantly shut down while displaying a stunning lack of understanding of my position.

So I cannot see how conflating a religious position with policy, even if that position is areligious, is somehow an effective tool for combating religion creeping into matters of policy. You lose those who agree with your policy but not your religion. You lose those who agree with your religion but not your policy.