Monthly Archives: June 2010

Free Evolution Book Excerpts

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

The NCSE has put up a number of evolution book excerpts on their website: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin Of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller The Tangled Bank by Carl Zimmer Evolution, Second Edition By Douglas J. Futuyma … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evolution, Links | 4 Comments

Reductio ad Hitlerum

Posted on June 12, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Glen Urquhart is a Republican candidate for congress in the state of Delaware. Here are his thoughts of the separation of Church and State: Urquhart is backing away – slightly – from that statement, according to Delaware Online. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Politics | 31 Comments

The Hail Satan Network

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I’ve got the devil in my feet!

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 11 Comments

I am a Messenger of God!

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I get a lot of inadvertently funny emails. Some people think I am Pastor Melissa Scott, others a pastor who sells miracle water, and others still think I might be a pastor who wants to speak in Pakistan. The latest one believes me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, I Get Email | 13 Comments

Gay Exorcism

Posted on June 11, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack A fascinating article from, of all places, Details Magazine about the attempts to “pray away the gay – that is, to exorcise the spirits of gayness from homosexuals: “Are you gay?” the prophet asked him. In a quiet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Sexuality | 305 Comments

Jump Into Parallel Dimensions!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Daniel Florien

When I was checking my email this ad came up on the side of gmail: That’s definitely one of the weirdest ads I’ve seen…

Posted in Humor, Pseudoscience, Weird | 22 Comments

How to Cut Global Poverty In Half

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Daniel Florien

This video is from The Life You Can Save (a charity by Peter Singer), and I found it pretty compelling. We really need to do more to help the suffering of other human beings.

Posted in Morality, Videos | 59 Comments

One-Dimensional History

Posted on June 10, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Let me put on my public historian hat for a moment. Recently I visited one of the elaborate Shaker historic sites in the region. Most of these seem to have a “living history” component, where they try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundamentalism, History | 20 Comments

A Reasonable Request

Posted on June 9, 2010 by edman

Hear this young man’s completely convincing case for why you should stop using the name of Jesus in vain…and also some rambling about AIDS. (NSFW)

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Jesus, Oh the Stupidity!, Sexuality, Videos, Weird | Tagged , , , | 32 Comments

"Swear To God" with Reverend Winton Dupree

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Can I get a fucking a? (NSFW)

Posted in Humor, Videos | 8 Comments