Monthly Archives: October 2010

I Guess I’m Not Allowed to Get Married?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

We know a lot of candidates for Congress are opposed to gay marriage, but Ted Danz, a Republican running against incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko in the Albany, NY area, might be going even further (emphasis mine): I am opposed to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 53 Comments

200 Foreskins

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

This must be on the list of Bible stories they will never teach you about in Sunday School: (via TheThinkingAtheist)

Posted in General, Humor | 12 Comments

Don’t Get Rid of the Questions

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

David Hayward seems to think Satan is responsible for the “exorcism” of questions: Funny, I thought God was responsible for the same thing. (via nakedpastor)

Posted in General, Humor | 11 Comments

Mmm… Baby Pie

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

This is why I love the ladies at Negative Entropy: When I have a baby, this site will become a 24/7 Baby-as-food blog… you all know that, right?

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 27 Comments

Drama at the Richard Dawkins Foundation…

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

This report is all I’m seeing about the story, but if it’s true, it’s a doozy: Evolutionary biologist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins claims an employee of his Foundation for Reason and Science embezzled $375,000 from the online store he … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits | 58 Comments

Want to Help a Hell House?

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

If any of you can help out the Landover Baptist Church, they’re looking for help with their Halloween Hell House: It only gets worse: Look in dumpsters behind Planned Parenthood or each and every trash container in any government housing … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, General, Humor | 22 Comments

The Vatican Blocks the Exit

Posted on October 23, 2010 by richard wade

Richard Wade reporting. Reader Eoin recently commented on an Ask Richard post from last February dealing with a question about officially leaving the Catholic Church. Eoin brings to our attention the fact that the Vatican has suspended all processing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, General, Richard Wade | 38 Comments

Cross-Branding Science Teacher Drops Lawsuit Without a Settlement

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

It’s been a while since I’ve written about John Freshwater, the middle school science teacher who was accused of burning crosses into his students’ arms and teaching Creationism. Since his firing in 2008, he’s been on “unpaid administrative leave pending … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Politics, Science | 19 Comments

A Christian Who (Almost) Gets It

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

I’ve written a few times about how frustrated I get when Christians apologize for other Christians’ treatment of the LGBT community. Apologies are nice, but they don’t go all the way. Jim Wallis, the leader of the “Religious Left,” says … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 79 Comments

Atheist City Council Candidate Is Subject of Attempted Smear Campaign

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

James Leonard is running for a city council seat in Patterson, California, a city of just over 20,000 residents. It’s a local race so you wouldn’t think the vitriol would be too bad… But the opposition heard Leonard was an … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 18 Comments