Monthly Archives: May 2010

Critical Hits in the Bible

Posted on May 16, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack So the shepherd rolled a natural 20, big deal. (via Sunday Morning Breakfast Cereal)

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Comics | 51 Comments

Episcopal Church Ordaining First Openly Lesbian Bishop

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Let’s have a round of applause for the supporters in the Episcopal Church for ordaining the first openly lesbian bishop: Despite objections from conservative Anglicans, the Episcopal Church will ordain its first openly lesbian bishop Saturday. The Rev. Mary Glasspool, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Morality, Sexuality | 56 Comments

The Day the Squirrel Went Berserk

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Daniel Florien

…in the First Self-Righteous Church: (via)

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 8 Comments

Sick of Getting Shocked On Your Carpet?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Daniel Florien

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Posted in Humor, Pictures, Science | 6 Comments

I Guess the Demon Refused to Pay Rent

Posted on May 15, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Photographed on an apartment door: Via Boing Boing, where you can also hear the audio of the demon being expelled. Can anyone translate? I promise never to complain about the crying baby above us again.

Posted in Pictures | 5 Comments

Understanding Earthquakes

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Daniel Florien

National Geographic on understanding earthquakes by understanding our earth:

Posted in Science, Videos | 11 Comments

Tim James English

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Tim James likes English. He likes it so much he doesn’t want to offer drivers license tests in any other languages. He thinks enough people will agree that he’s made a campaign ad based on it: Yeah, I’m sure it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Nationalism, Politics, Videos | 42 Comments

FDA & NHS Gay Blood Ban

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I recently learned that the FDA has a rule that gay men cannot donate blood due to their increased risk of HIV. It’s something that the Red Cross and other blood donation groups disagree with, but it remains in effect: “[H]ealthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Sexuality | 73 Comments

Family Friendly Christianity

Posted on May 14, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack This morning I had the TV on mute when a commercial for a worship program from one megachurch or another came on. At first I wasn’t able to guess what it was a commercial for, since the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History | 17 Comments

How a Powder Could Turn the Gulf Slick Into Future Highways

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

There is a new chemical formula that can turn oil into a substance that can be used to make asphalt: Brian Merchant of Treehugger is reporting on location about the efforts to contain the Gulf oil spill (seen here in a photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Science | 2 Comments