Monthly Archives: January 2010

32,000 Leading Scientists Signed a Petition Against Global Warming?

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Low – Murderer

Here’s a song by Low on religious murderers. Lyrics: One more thing before I goOne more thing I’ll ask you LordYou may need a murdererSomeone to do your dirty work Don’t act so innocentI’ve seen you pound your fist into … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Music, Religious Violence, Videos | 8 Comments

Why Not To Ask God for Moral Guidance

Michael Shermer explains why God isn’t a good source for moral guidance: Euthyphro’s dilemma: ”There exists a dilemma over whether God embraces moral principles naturally occurring and external to Him because they are sound (“holy”) or that these moral principles are … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Bible, God, Morality | 31 Comments

Storm: The Movie

Tim Minchin is creating an animation for his popular beat poem, “Storm.” It’s definitely one of my favorites from him: Can’t wait to see the whole thing! Update: There’s also a blog about the production.

Posted in Evidence, Music, Science, Videos | 20 Comments

Cartoonist Attacked With Axe For Muhammad Drawings

It’s hard to believe there are people in the world who want to kill people over a cartoon: Danish police have shot and wounded a man at the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked an international … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Islam, Religious Violence | 31 Comments

The First Mixed Marriages

By Vorjack Marriage in the Bible, Part 5 I let this series trail off before I even got to my favorite marriages in the bible. Let’s take a look at one of the weirdest passage in the text: The Nephilim … Continue reading

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2009 Darwin Award Winners

Every year the Darwin Awards “commemorate those who improve our gene pool… by removing themselves from it.” The 2009 winners have been announced: Crushing Debt Two bankrobbers attempting to make a sizeable withdrawal from an ATM died when they overestimated … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, Current Events, Death, Evolution, Humor | 16 Comments

Jon Stewart on Tiger Woods & Christianity

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Atheist Ireland Challenges Blasphemy Law

by Vorjack You may remember that over the summer the country of Ireland passed an anti-blashphemy law. The law requires a €25,000 penalty for a person who “publishes or utters matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to … Continue reading

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Learn to Speak Tea Bag

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