Monthly Archives: June 2009

He Was Only Giving Anatomy Lessons

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Daniel Florien

You call it molestation, they call it anatomy lessons. Seriously — Desmond Gannon, a retired Roman Catholic priest, says that he wasn’t sexually assaulting an 11 year old boy, he was merely giving him a lesson in anatomy: “I thought it was less … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Sexuality | 59 Comments

How Would You Reveal Yourself?

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Daniel Florien

If you were a divine or superhuman entity, and you wanted to communicate with humans, what kind of person would you contact? How would you prove your existence? (via)

Posted in Christianity, God, Questions, Religion | 87 Comments

Jesus Is With You… Always

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Daniel Florien

You may think Jesus isn’t alive any more, but he’s actually right there next to you, every minute of every day. You see, he has a human body, but he can also transmogrify himself into invisible spirit matter into the 17th dimension … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Humor, Jesus, Weird | 131 Comments

Mr Deity and the Book, Part Deux

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Christianity, God, Videos | 7 Comments

Sam Harris v. Philip Ball

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Sam Harris recently had an email exchange with Philip Ball about “What should science do?” and was able to post it online. Their recently history is a bit of a soap opera. Philip Ball is a writer for Nature and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Science | 14 Comments

Hey Phil, Shut Up!

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Evangelist Phil Kidd has a message for women, and it’s “Hey Lady Shut Up!“: In I Corinthians 14:34 we read, “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak,- but they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity | 215 Comments

Marcus Brigstocke on Religion

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Hilarious advice to the Abrahamic religions by Marcus Brigstocke:

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Religion, Videos | 10 Comments

Scientology: The Truth Rundown

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

The St. Petersburg Times is running a special report on Scientology and purported violence that goes on inside: Physical violence permeated Scientology’s international management team. Miscavige set the tone, routinely attacking his lieutenants. Rinder says the leader attacked him some … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Current Events | 19 Comments

Adam's First Wife

Posted on June 24, 2009 by vorjack

By Vorjack Marriage in the Bible, Part 3 In my last post in this unfocused look at marriage in the Bible, I discussed the interpretation of the Genesis story. Alas, I find that version of the story is incomplete. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Judaism | 75 Comments

Win a Copy of The Evolution of God

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Robert Wright’s new book, The Evolution of God, has been well-received by critics and I’m looking forward to reading it. It argues that “however mistaken our traditional ideas about God or gods, their evolution points to a transcendent prospect: that … Continue reading →

Posted in Giveaways, God, Religion, Science | 29 Comments