Monthly Archives: March 2010

Jesus is History’s Fault

by VorJack If you want to understand the history of Israel, look at a map. For some reason, God placed his chosen people on land in a very bad neighborhood. In ancient times, the kingdoms of Northern Israel and Judah … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Christianity, History, Judaism | 28 Comments

Daryl, The Christian Volunteer

David Thorne received a permission slip for his son to go see “the true meaning of Easter.” When David emails Daryl, the “Christian Volunteer,” things get hilarious. My favorite lines: As I trust my offspring’s ability to separate fact from … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Jesus | 57 Comments

Share Your Story

by VorJack Chris Stedman over at the Nonprophet Status blog is inviting secularists (atheists, freethinkers, agnostics, etc.) to share their story. The stories of secular (Secular Humanist, Atheist, Agnostic, et al.) people are scattered because we as a people are … Continue reading

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The Evil Census!

There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the 2010 US Census. Christians, Republicans, and libertarians are all suspicious of the census and whether it is constitutional. So I’ve thrown in my own opinion about the census with a little webpage. … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Politics | 59 Comments

Too Clever by Half

by VorJack Ken Schenck throws out an interesting comment over at his blog Quadrilateral Thoughts after reading one of N.T. Wright’s pieces: “Sometimes I think people like Wright are more clever than the biblical authors themselves…” James McGrath picks up … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Christianity, History | 19 Comments

Strong Foundation

(from Calamities of Nature)

Posted in Morality, Religion | 2 Comments

Poetic Atheism

by Jennifer Michael Hecht Dear Bleaders, We’re here on this blog together because we don’t believe in Dog, right? Strike that, reverse it, reinstate. Look. I call my way of seeing things Poetic Atheism. I don’t believe in anything supernatural. … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism | 36 Comments

Papal Fallibility

by VorJack As I was afraid it would, the child abuse scandal for the Catholic Church in Germany is spreading. However, it’s also climbing. One of the marks against Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, before he became Pope Benedict XVI, was the … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism, Current Events | 25 Comments

Vote on the Project Reason Video Contest

You can now vote on the nine finalists on Project Reason’s video contest. What’s your favorite?

Posted in Atheism, Videos | 6 Comments

A Lost Endowment

by VorJack Via Paleojudica, I see that one of our friends has moved up in the world. James McGrath has received an endowed chair at Butler University: A New Testament Scholar Is Named to a LOST Chair at Butler U. … Continue reading

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