Monthly Archives: June 2010

Oil Spill a Sign of the End Times

by VorJack Duane over at Abnormal Interests says “You Knew This Was Coming.” Well, sadly enough, no I didn’t. I yield to Duane’s superior understanding of the apocalyptic nutjobs in America. Via Newsweek: A growing conversation among Christian fundamentalists asks … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Current Events | 261 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Eisegesis

by VorJack Historian John Sparks talking about Barton Stone, grandfather of Charles Chilton Moore, who may have been suffering a brief crisis of faith: It is not inconceivable that, at this time, [Barton] Stone could have come to that realization … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Quotes | 13 Comments

Saudi Clerics Advocate Breast Milk for Men

by VorJack (I’m sorry, I just can’t bring myself to put an image here.) You know, when Jen McCreight of Blag Hag started boobquake, I never thought it would lead to this. It looks like some Saudi clerics have finally … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Islam, Oh the Stupidity! | 24 Comments

How to Kick People for Jesus

Jesus was the ultimate fighter! Except for the whole… fighting part. Onward Christian soldiers!

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 14 Comments

QotD: Spirituality

by VorJack For me, one of the most fraught and frustrating words in the english language is the word “spiritual.” Salman Rushdie once complained that everything in Western culture gets stuck with the “spiritual” label. Even walking your dog could … Continue reading

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Misconceptions of Science

Long-time reader Jim Etchison has a series of posts over at Recovering Fundamentalists on the fundamental misconceptions of science: Misconception #1: Scientists Have an Atheist Agenda Misconception #2: Theories Require “Faith” to Believe Misconception #3: Scientists Disagree on Everything Misconception #4: … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Science | 64 Comments

Teenage Jehovah's Witness 'died after refusing blood'

Sad: A teenage Jehovah’s Witness crushed by a car as it crashed into a West Midlands shop is thought to have died after refusing a blood transfusion. Joshua McAuley, 15, was airlifted to hospital from the incident in Smethwick on … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Oh the Stupidity! | 269 Comments

Quote of the Moment: A New Dimension

During the interview, which was then published by L’Osservatore Romano, Father Crepy made several distinctions. “First of all, it must be noted that sexuality is not limited to the genital dimension, and thus the emotional life is much vaster than … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism, Quotes, Sexuality | 17 Comments

Miracle Spring Water?

I regularly receive sad and disturbing emails from people whose mental capacity appears to be slightly less than average. I deduce that since they are on a site called “Unreasonable Faith” and contact me thinking think they are directly emailing … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Miracles | 23 Comments

"America Raped Me"

You what really sucks? When you have to walk around naked because America raped you. Ouch. Man arrested after allegedly walking naked through streets Shafiq Mohamed, 26, 197 Cehan Court, was charged with obscenity after police responded to a complaint … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, God, Humor | 21 Comments