Monthly Archives: March 2010

God Will Fuck You Up

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Christianity, God, Humor, Videos | 18 Comments

A Failure of the Imagination

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. —Edward Abbey (1927-1989), as quoted in The Quotable Atheist, p. 3.

Posted in Atheism, Quotes | 4 Comments

Praying for Control

Posted on March 12, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack During my “dues paying” years, I worked a job as a security guard stuck in a little guard shack. In order to avoid the feeling like I was in a sensory deprivation tank, I always kept the radio … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | 33 Comments

Evolution… and Climate Change

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Anti-evolutionists and climate change deniers often go hand in hand. Now there’s a bill in Kentucky that wants to “the advantages and disadvantages of scientific theories” about “evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.” Critics of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Creationism / ID, Current Events, Politics, Science | 126 Comments

Quirky Christian Courtship

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

“We told Ted he could court Mary.” My mother told me this as we were driving to dinner. That didn’t make sense to me, so I asked, “Why would Ted need to ask your permission? It’s not like Mary’s your … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Christianity, Relationships, Sexuality | 83 Comments

Design Detective

Posted on March 11, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack These have been going around recently. They’re a pair of videos criticizing Intelligent Design, created by Gordon J. Glover, author of Beyond the Firmament. Glover is a Christian trying to integrate science with a moderate Evangelical approach to … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Videos | 41 Comments

Woman Grows 6cm Horn on Forehead

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Daniel Florien

From 9 News: A 101-year-old woman in China has baffled doctors after growing a huge goat-like horn on her forehead. Zhang Ruifang claims the growth first appeared only last year and has since expanded to be more than 6cm long. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Science, Weird | 27 Comments

The Italian Soccer Inquisition

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Italian soccer coach Domenico Di Carlo has become “the first person ejected in European soccer competition for transgressing the new Serie A rule on blasphemy”: It happened last week, three minutes into the second half of his game against Cagliari, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Fundamentalism | 20 Comments

Leaving Scientology

Posted on March 10, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack There’s a story at the NYT about the plight of people who are trying to leave the Church of Scientology. The article focuses on Christie and Chris Collbran, a couple who joined in their teens and worked for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults | 138 Comments

How I Got a Refund From My Church

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

by Billy Braun I was a TrueChristian™ for about eight years starting back in 1981. I attended a Pentecostal non-denominational church (Glad Tidings-Boise) back in the first five years of my time as a believer. It was there that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Humor | 62 Comments