Monthly Archives: March 2010

Tea Party Terrorism Threats To Bart Stupak

Tea Party Terrorists threaten Bart Stupak’s life: Ah, the beauty of fundamentalism!

Posted in Fundamentalism, Politics, Videos | 92 Comments

Geologists Accidentally Opened the “Door to Hell”

There’s a crater in Russia that has been burning for 35 years: For decades, the fires within the pit have been burning without end, fed by a seemingly unlimited pocket of natural gas. The “Door to Hell” might easily be … Continue reading

Posted in Science, Videos, Weird | 11 Comments

My Jealousy of Atheism

by Barry Hardee I’m admitting something that most Christians never dream of saying out loud — I’m jealous of atheists. How could you not be jealous of a position of rationality and enlightenment? My jealousy on this particular occasion though … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Questions | 137 Comments

Orgy in Eden

by VorJack Because we haven’t had a real nutter for a while: Veteran Dallas County jail guard fired over comments A veteran Dallas County jail guard has been fired for making offensive comments about his religious beliefs to co-workers, including … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Oh the Stupidity! | 38 Comments

Mr. Deity and the Equation

Posted in Humor, Science, Videos | 7 Comments

Signed, the Texas Board of Education

A comment thread on reddit:

Posted in Christianity, Humor | 11 Comments

Look Like a Crank In One Easy Step

by VorJack An email from a reader directed me to the Amazon page for Stars, Stones and Scholars. Just judging from its description, its another attempt to show how all professional archaeologists, anthropologists and historians have gotten it wrong. In … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Oh the Stupidity! | 19 Comments

Liar.

In one [child molestation] case, the priest defended himself on the grounds that he sincerely believed it was not sinful for him to have sexual relations — provided it was not with a woman. from “Vatican ends ‘wall of silence’ over … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Sexuality | 17 Comments

How Christianity Represses Reason

by Jersey Flight The student should be bothered by the teacher who isolates him, who seeks to control him, forbids him to use his mind and manifests insecurity at the sight of opposition. A strong theory should be able to … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Christianity | 157 Comments

The New Apostolic Reformation Movement

by VorJack I’ve been trying to wrap my head around a conservative Christian movement called the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). It’s an outgrowth of the Pentecostal movement, and like the other Charismatics its focus on spiritualism and experience over creed … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Culture, Current Events, Politics | 57 Comments