Monthly Archives: February 2011

Homophobes barred from fostering

Here’s an interesting nuance on the often popular freedom-of-speach discussion: “Eunice and Owen Johns, 62 and 65, of Derby, said the city council did not want them to become foster carers because of their traditional views. The couple said they … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Morality, Religion | 133 Comments

Mohler Accepts the Inevitable

Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has become one of the go-to fundamentalists of our age. If you need a quote defending creationism or explaining how progressives aren’t really Christian, he’s your guy. So it was surprising … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Sexuality | 12 Comments

NASA Records Massive Solar Flare

From NASA: When a rather large M 3.6 class flare occurred near the edge of the Sun on Feb. 24, 2011, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting plasma that swirled and twisted for 90 minutes. NASA’s Solar … Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Science | 5 Comments

Date Set for Rock Beyond Belief

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011. At the main post parade field at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Glad to see that Justin Griffith got all the paperwork taken care of. Of course, since he’s also a new father, I suspect he’s going … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism | 2 Comments

Sunday Creationism

Thanks to Hemnant at Friendly Atheist for linking to this work of genius:

Posted in Creationism / ID, Humor | 194 Comments

The New Tithe

This is the Grand Prize Winner of the Project Reason video contest When this was posted over at Jesus Needs New PR, and it started some people arguing about the facts. Problem is, it doesn’t have many facts. The take … Continue reading

Posted in Religion, Videos | 29 Comments

Zach Wahls Defends Gay Marriage

I just got around to seeing this and was quite moved by it. Zach Wahls, a 19 year old student who was raised by gay parents, defends gay marriage in 3 minutes: “In my 19 years not once have I … Continue reading

Posted in Politics, Sexuality | 15 Comments

Phelps vs. Anonymous on the David Pakman Show

Complete with on-air hacking. via Dangerous Minds Here’s the screenshot of the Westboro site before it was removed. Click to embiggen:

Posted in Cults, Videos | 16 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Repealing Karma

There’s a bill pending in Arizona – HB 2582 – that prohibits the courts from using “religious sectarian law” in their decisions. It’s one of those bills that’s trying to prevent “creeping Sharia Law” from taking over our country. It … Continue reading

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Politics, Religion | 18 Comments

NASA Completes 52-Year Mission To Find, Kill God

The real Mission Impossible… After more than five decades of tireless work, brave exploration, and technological innovation aimed at a single objective, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it had finally completed its mission to find and … Continue reading

Posted in God, Humor | 12 Comments