Monthly Archives: April 2011

News reported by the BBC today says that about 600 Anglicans (Episcopalians) are about to follow the 900 or so who’ve already converted and celebrate Catholic Mass at Easter, in protest at the decision of the Church of England to … Continue reading

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He's One of Us …

A lot of pixels have been wasted trying to determine just what religion President Obama belongs to. Oh sure, all the evidence points to a middle-of-the-road Christian but … what if there’s something hidden? My friends, diligent research has finally … Continue reading

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Why Do Some People Hate God? Misotheism Part I

Bernard Schweizer, author of Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism was nice enough to submit an essay … which we promptly lost. However, he was equally happy to submit a lengthy new essay, which I have broken into three … Continue reading

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Albert Einstein Said What?

I think Rep. Frank Nicely would have a hard time proving that Albert Einstein said this… “I think that if there’s one thing that everyone in this room could agree on, that would be that Albert Einstein was a critical … Continue reading

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Atheisting

Timothy Beal, religion professor at Case Western Reserve University and author of The Rise and Fall of the Bible, has an article up at The Chronicle of Higher Education. He mentions a SNAFU from a previous book tour, when he … Continue reading

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When Prophets Fail

Ashley Fantz has a fascinating story up at CNN. She’s interviewing two of the survivors of the Branch Davidians, the sect once run by David Koresh in Waco, Texas. Their compound was attacked by the ATF in 1993, resulting in … Continue reading

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The Mountain

A time lapse video taken of the landscape and the sky above El Teide, Spain’s highest mountain. Absolutely gorgeous. Try going to full screen mode if your monitor can handle it. Created by TSO Photography. Also worth watching is their … Continue reading

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Quote of the Moment: Lies, Damn Lies …

Bill Moyers interviews David Simon, former crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun and creator of such television series as Homicide, The Corner and The Wire: One of the themes of The Wire really was that statistics will always lie. Statistics … Continue reading

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Man Ignores Company Rules; Acts Surprised When Disciplined.

There’s a trait amongst theists in general and Christians in particular that I find immensely annoying, and it’s summed-up perfectly by this story on the BBC: An electrician from West Yorkshire fears he could lose his job after putting a … Continue reading

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Lincoln's Friends

From CNN, a letter has surfaced from one of Abraham Lincoln’s close associates purporting to describe Lincoln’s religious beliefs. “Mr. Lincoln’s religion is too well known to me to allow of even a shadow of a doubt; he is or … Continue reading

Posted in History, Politics, Religion | 16 Comments