Monthly Archives: August 2011

We’re the Only Ones Who Can Save You Now…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

A conversation between a medical worker whose rings marks her as a member of an unpopular religious sect and a wounded patient who needs treatment: Resident: “Is there anyone else who could do this?” Me: “[Coworker] is the only other … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 25 Comments

Jerry Buell Doesn’t Deserve to Be Suspended

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

***Update***: I wrote a follow up piece to this post here. Turns out Jerry Buell hasn’t kept his beliefs private after all… … When I first heard what Jerry Buell said about gay people, I wanted to join in on … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 151 Comments

The Good Phelps Visits Ottawa

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Nate Phelps, the son of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, recently did an interview about his awful upbringing — it just shows that even people raised in the most extremist of environments can grow out of it. Know hope? … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 13 Comments

Why Can’t We See God?

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Well… because god doesn’t exist. I know. But Christians give a whole host of reasons for why we can’t see him. One Furious Llama rattles off a list: It’s a test, or, your time on earth is a test or … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, General | 148 Comments

For the Christians Who Often Think Like Atheists…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

I wonder how many progressive Christians out there feel as guilty as this person does: Noooooooo! Don’t ask for forgiveness! You’re doing it right! (Ok, not exactly *right*, but close enough to right that I’ll let most of the other … Continue reading →

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What Do Non-Believers Believe?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Scott Carnegie and Gem Newman of The Winnipeg Skeptics made a fantastic short film with a variety of answers to that question: What would you have responded?

Posted in General | 24 Comments

Terry Jones is Moving…

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Remember Pastor Terry Jones, the guy who wanted to burn a Koran on 9/11 last year? Looks like his church may be on the move… from Gainesville, Florida to Fort Myers, about 250 miles away: Jones acknowledged his church received … Continue reading →

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Just Think For Yourself

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

A poem from Shel Silverstein‘s forthcoming (and posthumous) book Every Thing On It YESEES AND NOEES The Yesees said yes to anything That anyone suggested. The Noees said no to everything Unless it was proven and tested. So the Yesees … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 10 Comments

A Secular Jew Explains the New Testament

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Last week, I read a post on Reddit from a guy who only saw the final Harry Potter movie but recreated his own version of the entire series’ plot based off that limited knowledge. He was joking around, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 24 Comments

I’m a Better Christian Than Those Christians

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

You know those Saturday Night Live sketches in which Kristen Wiig plays a woman who has to one-up everybody she meets no matter how absurd it gets? Well, here’s what the Fundamentalist Christian version of that character would look like: … Continue reading →

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