Monthly Archives: August 2009

“The U.S. airline industry discards enough aluminum cans every year to build nearly 58 Boeing 747s and enough paper to fill a football field–size hole 230 feet deep—that’s 4,250 tons of aluminum and 72,250 tons of paper. The 30 largest … Continue reading

Posted on by Daniel Florien | 14 Comments

You are a Dining Room Table

And another internet meme is born: If this doesn’t make sense, watch this video. (via)

Posted in Debate, Humor | 10 Comments

Churches Embarrassed Over Moral Progress

Those pesky Lutherans voted to accept gay ministers, and many of their own churches and pastors are appalled. One pastor was so embarrassed he covered up “Lutheran” on his churches sign: “I asked that be done because I’m ashamed,” the … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Morality, Sexuality | 88 Comments

An Officer's Experience in Our Christian Military

Ed Brayton has posted a statement from an American military officer about his experiences in the military. Here are some highlights: During my second year at the West Point, my Squad Leader for summer training expressed disapproval on numerous occasions … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Persecution | 39 Comments

All My Bones Shake

by Vorjack I first became aware of Robert Jensen’s work when his essay about rejoining the Methodist Church appeared on Killing the Buddha. Jensen is basically an atheist and a naturalist, but he had been invited to speak before a … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Book Reviews, Books, Christianity | 28 Comments

Sam Harris Talks to Bill Maher

Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation, talks to Bill Maher on Real Time:

Posted in Atheism, Videos | 132 Comments

Our Godless Constitution

We all get sick of Christians claiming America was founded on Christianity and that it is a “Judeo-Christian nation.” They want it to be so, but that doesn’t change reality. In “Our Godless Constitution,” Brooke Allen lays this claim on … Continue reading

Posted in Fundamentalism, History | 49 Comments

How to Deal With Nutjobs

The health care debate is bringing out the worst in some people, and it seems to me most of those people are on the conservative side. I’m sympathetic to those skeptical of universal health care — I’m a libertarian, after … Continue reading

Posted in Debate, Education | 63 Comments

The Holy Mountain WTF

I’m trying to figure out if this movie trailer really awesome or just really WTF. I’m leaning more towards WTF. The film was produced by Beatles manager Allen Klein. Since the film says it is “beyond criticism” then I guess … Continue reading

Posted in Videos, Weird | 26 Comments

Penn & Teller Saw Woman in Half

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Posted in Humor, Magic, Videos | 10 Comments