Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Salvation Army Bans Harry Potter & Twilight Toys

The Salvation Army has banned Harry Potter & Twilight toys because they are “not in line” with Christian principles: The Salvation Army says it refuses to distribute Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they’re incompatible with … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity! | 66 Comments

Regional Religion

I’m traveling through North Carolina, using hotel wi-fi and a cranky netbook (they don’t like to be dropped on asphalt. Who knew?) Every now and again, I run into someone who wants to say that the bible belt isn’t any … Continue reading

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Interview With "With You Always" Artist

Such encouragement! It’s a shame people send him hate mail, though. That just feeds the delusion… plus it’s mean. I get a fair share myself and it’s pointless for the sender and receiver. (via)

Posted in Christianity, Videos | 14 Comments

Tony Blair Vs. Christopher Hitchens.

Is religion a force for good in the world? The debate in Toronto, Canada on 26th of November 2010. Tony Blair never spoke of his religion whilst he was Prime Minister of Britain, but converted to his wife’s faith (Roman … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Debate | 111 Comments

John Saffran versus the LDS Church.

This has been around for a while, but when Francesc posted it on another topic I watched it again and thought it was well worth a thread all of its own :-)

Posted in Atheism, Humor, Mormonism | 13 Comments

Yelling for Jesus

As Darrel at Stuff Fundies Like puts it in his Fundie Rules, “There is no situation that a good dose of ministerial yelling can’t fix.” Cindy Jacobs puts that to the test in this clip: can a good yelling “dethrone … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity!, Videos | 23 Comments

Thoughts on Genesis as Literature

This is a guest post by John R. Coats, author of Original Sinners: Why Genesis Still Matters and regular columnist at the Huffington Post We tell our lives in stories made of fact and fable. The former skims along the … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Christianity | 39 Comments

WikiLeak Culprit Should Be Executed?

Mike Huckabee, 2012 presidential candidate, says the person who leaked the cables to WikiLeaks should be executed: Whoever in our government leaked that information is guilty of treason, and I think anything less than execution is too kind a penalty. … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 88 Comments

What happens when abortion is banned.

Grisly news from Thailand last week, where rooms containing 2002 aborted foetuses were found at a Buddhist temple. The remains are widely believed to have come from illegal clinics. Abortions are only permitted in Thailand in cases of rape, incest … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion | 152 Comments

Shirley Ghostman

Comedian Mark Wootton is known for his parody psychic character Shirley Ghostman. At least, he’s known across the pond, not so much in America. Here he is working with the “real” excorcist, Bob Larson: (via Stephen Law)

Posted in Humor, Videos, Weird | 5 Comments