Monthly Archives: April 2009

Scary Excerpt from Quiverfull: Part 2

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’ve been reading Kathryn Joyce‘s Quiverfull and several passages scare the living $#!& out of me. Like this one, describing a courtship ritual among Quiverfull families: The fairytale marriage story for this generation of patriarchy daughters is that of the … Continue reading →

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South Park or Christopher Hitchens?

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

If my students received the score I just got on this quiz on one of their math exams, I’d be calling their parents. Hopefully, you’ll score higher. One example: If Jesus could heal a blind person he happened to meet, … Continue reading →

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Brigham Young’s Student Newspaper Recalled Because…

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is amusing. Brigham Young University’s student newspaper — The Daily Universe — had to recall all 18,500 copies of Monday’s paper on account of a slight typo. A caption for a picture should have said the following: “Members of … Continue reading →

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What Do Non-Religious People Call Themselves?

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is another one of those times when you see the results of a survey and you just scratch your head… The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life recently released its U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. They found … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage FTW

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Vermont down. 46 to go. Fantastic. The fact that it was the democratically-elected legislature that made this happen is even better. I hope the domino effect will continue. I won’t try to add to the wonderful things others have already … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 26 Comments

Army Proclaims Day of Prayer and Fasting… on Passover

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The U.S. Army’s Chief of Chaplains, Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Carver, has decided to proclaim today a “Day of Prayer and Fasting” (PDF) Whereas the Chaplaincy, as spiritual leaders, model faith and belief in the Hand of God to intervene … Continue reading →

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Scary Excerpt from Quiverfull: Part 1

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’ve been reading Kathryn Joyce‘s Quiverfull and several passages scare the living $#!& out of me. Like this one, describing a woman who wants to keep knocking out those Christian babies: Nancy Campbell is far more explicit in speculating about … Continue reading →

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Ray Comfort Gives “Apology” for the Banana Video

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Ray Comfort is best known for embarrassing himself with his infamous “bananas are the atheists’ worst nightmare” video. He actually makes another similar argument against evolution using a Coke can. Just watch it here. It’s fantastic: Now, Comfort is pesudo-apologizing … Continue reading →

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My Non-Debate with a Christian Pastor (Reloaded)

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I posted before about my non-debate with a Christian pastor. (Jay Gamelin and I took questions from the audience — via moderators — and talked about faith and atheism and politics and stereotypes and all things entertaining.) A longer video … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist/Christian Cooperation, General | 6 Comments

What Happened to Fundies Say the Darndest Things?

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Once, there was a hilarious website called Fundies Say the Darndest Things! which chronicled embarrassing quotations said by Fundamentalist Christians in chat rooms, blog comment threads, and their own websites. On March 1st, the website went into “read only” mode … Continue reading →

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