Monthly Archives: January 2011

Westboro to Picket Funeral for Arizona Victims

According to HuffPo, the Phelps clan plans to picket the funerals for the six victims of the recent shooting in Arizona. The Cleaveland Leader has the church’s flier: “Your federal judge is dead and your (fag-promoting, baby-killing, proud-sinner) Congresswoman fights … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Fundamentalism | 154 Comments

WBC Thanks God for Shooter

Like we needed more reasons to hate Westboro Baptist Church. Now they’re thanking God for the shooter and saying God sent him. Are they insane? Or just despicable? (via)

Posted in Current Events, Fundamentalism, Morality, Oh the Stupidity!, Where is God? | 29 Comments

Connecting Speech and Action

By now, it’s likely you’ve already heard that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona has been shot. As I’m writing this (Saturday evening), it’s unclear if she will survive or not. It does seem clear that a number of other people … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Questions | 162 Comments

Senate Scam Artist Inquiry Ends

Remember the Senate inquiry on televangelists? Well the inquiry ended and they’ve got nothing to show for it. Why did it fail? Four of the televangelists would not provide full information to Grassley. Some pastors questioned whether Grassley had the … Continue reading

Posted in Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion | 8 Comments

Olbermann on Military Religious Survey

On Countdown, Keith Olbermann carries the story of the Soldier Fitness Tracker. He quotes Justin Griffith, though apparently they hadn’t yet gotten permission for an interview. He also mentions the evangelism that has been growing in the military, which is … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Videos | 12 Comments

There's no title that can express the WTF for this one…

I wouldn’t normally toe-tread a recent thread (particularly not one I posted myself)…. But…. Just… Just…. Wow. Wow. Silverman’s facial expression kind of sums up my reaction.

Posted in Atheism, Humor, Oh the Stupidity! | 47 Comments

Nox's Wall of Text, Part 2.

Following on from Nox’s Wall of Text, Part 1, here is part 2 for your edification. Grab a cuppa and settle in to be educated: According to Genesis 1:10-12, the first plants were growing on earth a day before the … Continue reading

Posted in Bible Absurdities & Contradictions, Debate, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

The Contradiction of Christian Nationalism

I was writing a post on this, when I saw that Ed Brayton had posted a clip by David Cross which neatly – and amusingly – sums up the problem:

Posted in Christianity, Culture, Politics | 13 Comments

Demons on the Discovery Channel

As the Catholic Church continues to take well deserved heat for its pedophilia scandal and its patriarchal policies, I suspect that we’ll see it try to improve its image through clever use of the media. Confronting the misdeeds head-on won’t … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism | 36 Comments

Al Mohler On Why He Doesn't Believe Facts

As I have stated repeatedly, I accept without hesitation the fact that the world indeed looks old. Armed with naturalistic assumptions, I would almost assuredly come to the same conclusions as BioLogos and the evolutionary establishment, or I would at … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Quotes | 149 Comments