Monthly Archives: September 2009

The Necessity of Blasphemy

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Robert Ingersoll is an infidel I admire who praised blasphemy and heresy. He once compared orthodoxy and heresy to a vine: Imagine a vine that grows at one end and decays at the other. The end that grows is heresy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Fundamentalism, Religion, Superstition | 28 Comments

International Blasphemy Day

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Today is International Blasphemy Day! Here is what it’s all about: The objective of International Blasphemy Day is to open up all religious beliefs to the same level of free inquiry, discussion and criticism to which all other areas of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Religion, Superstition | 56 Comments

God Smites Area Man For Distracting Him From Tree Frogs

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Posted in God, Humor, Prayer | 1 Comment

Life Among Conservative Christian Homeschoolers (Pt 1)

Posted on September 30, 2009 by vorjack

By Vorjack My mother recently admitted to me that if she had it to do over again, I would have been home-schooled. This was a shock, since my mother recently retired after 40 years of being a middle school science … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Book Reviews, Education | 26 Comments

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Daniel Florien

(via)

Posted in Science, Videos | 28 Comments

Operation Rescue's Broke, May Shut Down

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Operation Rescue, an extremist anti-abortion organization, says it is going broke and may shut down. How, er, sad: Operation Rescue, one of the nation’s highest-profile groups in the anti-abortion movement, has told its supporters it is facing a “major financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Christianity | 22 Comments

Converting Soldiers to Christianity

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Daniel Florien

You may not have heard, but we have a new Secretary of the Army: Rep. John M. McHugh. Unfortunately he’s no friend to atheists, according to Atheist Alliance International: The nominee, US Rep. John M. McHugh, has demonstrated a clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Politics | 68 Comments

God Hates Madonna Concerts

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Daniel Florien

We know God hates most everything that normal people like, but a Bulgarian pastor has blamed a boating tragedy (and the resulting 15 deaths) on a Madonna concert: A senior figure in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has suggested that a … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism | 16 Comments

Only 35% Of Known Oil Is Recovered

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Today only 35 percent of the oil in the average oil field is recovered, meaning that about two thirds of the oil in known fields remains underground. That resource is rarely mentioned in the debate on the future of oil. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Environmentalism, Quotes | 106 Comments

More Than You Wanted To Know About Fred Phelps

Posted on September 28, 2009 by vorjack

by VorJack Over at the blog Making Light, a short post on how to counteract a protest from the Phelps clan morphed into a clearing house of information about the patriarch himself, Fred Phelps. You can start with the About … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Current Events, Fundamentalism | 30 Comments