Monthly Archives: March 2010

Supreme Court to Rule on Anti-Gay Protests at Military Funerals

From the Washington Post: The Supreme Court will review whether anti-gay protests at funerals of American soldiers are protected by the First Amendment, taking up the appeal of a Maryland man who won and then had reversed a $10 million … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Sexuality | 108 Comments

Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor

Of course their point is that youth pastors should be even lamer — teach the Bible and demand kids try and live by it — but it’s still a decent parody of how silly youth pastors can be.

Posted in Christianity, Videos | 11 Comments

Ida is a Lemur

by VorJack You may remember a story from last year about the discovery of “Ida,” a fossilized early primate from a species that was named Darwinius masillae. You might, because the story was accompanied by an unprecedented amount of publicity: … Continue reading

Posted in Evolution, Science | 8 Comments

Nailed It

by VorJack Well, it looks like it’s time for the mythicists to pack up. The Telegraph suggests that an archeologist has found a nail used in the crucifixion: Nail from Christ’s crucifixion found? A nail dating from the time of … Continue reading

Posted in History, Oh the Stupidity! | 35 Comments

Polyamory Is Wrong!

Posted in Politics, Sexuality | 57 Comments

Project Reason

Sam Harris’s “The Reason Project” has been renamed to Project Reason. It seems there was some confusion with the Reason Foundation. They have changed the url to project-reason.org. I think it’s a better name — shorter and catchier.

Posted in Atheism, Current Events | 1 Comment

Religious Enforcement in Texas

by VorJack Saudi Arabia has its mutaween, self-appointed religious police who enforce Sharia law. It looks like Texas is starting to develop its own Christian version. The Texas Observer has an article about the organization based in Amarillo, Texas, called … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Persecution | 102 Comments

The Rosary of the Unborn

If you’re a Catholic and want to fight abortion, there is a NEW and POWERFUL method for you to combat abortion — and it doesn’t require explosives! That’s right, for a limited time only, you too can purchase a special rosary … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion, Catholicism, Humor | 69 Comments

Faith: A Film

Elias Daughdrill wants to create a film about the appeal and delusion of faith: The film is a personal, independent narrative that takes a sensitive but critical look at at religion in America. FAITH follows two different people and the … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, Fundamentalism | 16 Comments

March Madness at Scotteriology

by VorJack I’ve drawn from the blog Scotteriology a couple of times now. Scott has a knack for finding the absolute worst videos of Christian worship, theology and entertainment. He’s the one who first posted the Holy Ghost Hokey Pokey, … Continue reading

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Videos | 2 Comments