Monthly Archives: March 2011

Palin Misses the Point

So I wrote earlier about Snyder vs. Phelps and how it meant that conservative Christians didn’t have to worry about hate speech laws. Fred Clark, at his new site, said much the same thing: … this decision sweeps away one … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity!, Persecution, Politics | 16 Comments

Yet Another Paedophile Priest…

On the back of Daniel’s article from last week about the homophobic pastor who tuned out to be a pederast, the UK evangelical community has obviously decided not to be out-done: “Dr Albert Odulele, who runs Glory House International, admitted … Continue reading

Posted in Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy, Morality | 15 Comments

Tea Party Protest Goes Off the Rails

In mid February, there was an event in California to raise money for Relief USA, a charitable division of the Islamic Circle of North America that provides money for disaster relief, domestic abuse shelters and other causes. However, there was … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Videos | 33 Comments

Make Your Own Joke Here …

Matthew 19:12 springs to mind. (swiped from Jesus Needs New PR)

Posted in Humor, Pictures | 17 Comments

Across the Hollow Earth

This started as an experiment just to see how many digital sources I could find for this obscure figure in American history. Answer: quite a lot, really. A year after the end of WWII, noted astronomer Gerard Kuiper (for whom … Continue reading

Posted in Cults, History, Pseudoscience | 6 Comments

Tim Minchin – Thank You God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BBZcbeTq0k

Posted in God, Music, Videos | 39 Comments

Snyder vs. Phelps

I’ve heard a lot of American Christians worrying about the potential for hate speech laws that criminalize opposition to gay marriage or other homosexual issues. I’ve always thought that these worries were overblown, but I know that many other countries … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Freedom, Politics | 48 Comments

Herpetology

Posted in Comics, Science | 19 Comments

Painfully Rick Pino

Here’s the worst part of having Scotteriology on hiatus: the rest of us have to pick up the workload of posting bad Christian worship songs. James McGrath did his part, so I guess it’s my turn. Here’s a song from … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Music | 47 Comments

Santorum Tackles the Crusades

Rick Santorum weighs in on a historical debate: Rick Santorum launched into a scathing attack on the left, charging during an appearance in South Carolina that the history of the Crusades has been corrupted by “the American left who hates … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, History, Islam | 13 Comments