Monthly Archives: February 2009

"Not Even Dry Humping, Lord God!"

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I think this is my favorite prayer ever, if only because it has “dry humping” in it: Oh, lust be rebuked! Homosexuality be rebuked. Lesbianism be rebuked in the name of Jesus. Masturbation be rebuked in the name of Jesus. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Humor, Sexuality | 93 Comments

Atheist Discrimination In Arkansas

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Daniel Florien

In Arkansas, atheists are prohibited from taking office or testifying in court: No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Current Events, Politics | 98 Comments

Comments Now Have Threads

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Daniel Florien

WordPress.com released a new comment threading feature today, and I’ve enabled it. Hopefully it will make comment conversations a little easier to track. You can reply to a comment using the “reply” link on the top right side of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative, Meta | 43 Comments

Around the Blogosphere

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Who Accepts Evolution? — I’m sure you’ll all be shocked. According to this poll, only 8% of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 22% of Mormons, and 24% of Evangelical Protestants accept evolution. Even Muslims were higher than those three crowns of intelligence — 45% … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Random | 16 Comments

Christians Don't Believe In Miracles

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I liked Jeremy’s comment about how Christians don’t believe in miracles these days: When it comes down to it Christians don’t really believe in miracles anyway. When they hear of a person claiming “God told me to kill my children” … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Faith, Fundamentalism, God, Miracles | 172 Comments

Ray Comfort & Pat Robertson on Evolution

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Put one the stupidest Christian leaders with one who claims to speak for God, and get them talking about evolution, and here’s what you get: Comfort is talking about his new backwash-based book, You Can Lead An Atheist to Evidence, But You … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, God, Oh the Stupidity!, Videos | 87 Comments

Faith: Not As Effective As Bullet-Proof Glass

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I got a kick out of this: Seriously though — if the Pope is really “Jesus Christ’s representative on earth,” then why doesn’t Jesus protect him? It seems like he’s almost a… gasp… normal human without supernatural protection! If the … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Faith, Humor, Pictures | 69 Comments

Baha'i Persecution In Iran

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Rainn Wilson, popularly known for his role as “Dwight Shrute” on The Office, has an article about Baha’i persecution in Iran. First he summarizes what the Baha’i faith teaches: I am a member of the Baha’i faith. What is that, you ask? … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Islam, Persecution, Religion | 65 Comments

A Sun Dog

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Daniel Florien

This phenomenon is called a sun dog. Ice crystals in the atmosphere reflect the sun’s light, making it look like multiple suns in the sky. It would be awesome to experience it sometime: Long ago, an event like this would be explained through superstition … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Superstition, Videos, Weird | 23 Comments

The End of Evangelical America?

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Have you ever had the experience of stumbling across an idea for the first time, then suddenly find the idea everywhere you look? This happened to me after I read Christine Wicker’s The Fall of the Evangelical Nation. Wicker is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Fundamentalism | 105 Comments