Monthly Archives: February 2010

Jesus, Will You Be My Valentine?

I gave my wife a laugh this morning when I told her that, this year, Jesus was my Valentine. If you doubt that people sincerely say things like that, you haven’t been reading this blog long enough. Here is a … Continue reading

Posted in Fundamentalism, Humor, Oh the Stupidity! | 111 Comments

Back to the Fight Church

by VorJack I wrote about the conjunction between evangelicals and mixed martial arts in a previous post, based on an article from the New York Times. One of the subjects of the article, Brandon Beals, is taking exception to the … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Culture, Current Events | 18 Comments

Blasphemy: Now in a Convenient 20oz Can

by VorJack I can’t imagine why anyone might find this offensive … (via)

Posted in Humor, Videos | 7 Comments

Biology Professor Murders 3 Colleagues

Dr. Amy Bishop, a Harvard-trained biology professor who taught at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been charged with the murder of three colleagues: Authorities said Amy Bishop wounded three other employees Friday. She was arrested outside the sciences … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 88 Comments

Five Reasons Why Evolution Is Important

Steven Newton, of the National Center for Science Education, has an article on the Huffington Post on 5 reasons why evolution is important. His main points: H1N1 & Emerging Diseases. “Rapid evolution combined with rapid travel mean that emerging diseases … Continue reading

Posted in Evolution, Science | 15 Comments

Wile E. Coyote Finally Gets the Road Runner

How is this related to religion? For the answer, you’ll have to wait till the end.

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 9 Comments

A Secular Argument Against Suicide

Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Doubt: A History, has a secular argument against suicide that was recently published in the Boston Globe. It was written in response to the suicide of two of her close friends. Here’s an excerpt: So … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Happiness | 71 Comments

A New Plumb Line

by VorJack Just a thought. One of the advantages of becoming an atheist is that it allows you to recalibrate what you consider “normal” and what is “odd” in regards to human belief. Having given up religion, I can step … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism | 70 Comments

The Hawaiian RNC Retreat

John Oliver shows us the delicious irony of the RNC meeting in Hawaii: (Only available in the US — sorry, um, everyone else in the world.)

Posted in Politics, Videos | 36 Comments

Mel’s Energy Beams

I’m still getting emails from crazy folk who think I’m Melissa Scott. Here’s one I couldn’t help but share: Can you say read between the lines , I have never seen a human with an up right posture like yours … Continue reading

Posted in Fundamentalism, Humor, I Get Email | 10 Comments