Monthly Archives: April 2011

From Atheist to Christian

I get email: I went the opposite direction: from committed atheist to Christian. Spent countless hours trying to dissuade Christians on the lack of evidence for Christianity and the truth of Darwin, et al. We dressed like warlocks, entered church … Continue reading

Posted in I Get Email | 71 Comments

Francis Einstein? Albert Bacon?

You may have been reading about the new bill passed by the Tennessee legislature intended to allow Tennessee schools to “teach the controversy” about a number of hot button issues: evolution, abiogenesis, global warming and human cloning. One of the … Continue reading

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Quotes | 15 Comments

The End of The World… Year By Year

Pick a Year is a great idea — you can pick any year, and it tells you about how people thought the world would end that year.

Posted in History | 11 Comments

Praying Down Gas Prices

A Georgia pastor believes so much in prayer that he’s going to pray down gas prices: Beacon of Light Christian Center is planning the Saturday prayer gathering at gas pumps outside a Kroger grocery store in Dublin. Pastor Marshall Mabry … Continue reading

Posted in Prayer | 19 Comments

Robertson Predicting an Asteroid

Pat Robertson, on the 700 Club, using a snippet of Biblical text to predict an asteroid strike. He’s so gleeful about it. Apparently it’s got him so excited that he’s forgotten about Noah, because he mentions how an asteroid strike … Continue reading

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Grayling's Bible

The philosopher Anthony Grayling (A.C. Grayling) is getting a lot of attention for his new work, The Good Book: A Secular Bible. The book is an attempt to collect some of the great non-sectarian works of moral philosophy, combine it … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Books | 13 Comments

Storm: The Movie

Tim Minchin’s “Storm” has long been a favorite of mine, and now there’s an official animation to go along with it. Even if you’re already heard it before, it’s worth watching again:

Posted in Music, Superstition, Videos | 5 Comments

Snakes in a Bath!

Someone who really ought to know better tries to explain sin by comparing it to a python in a bubble bath. W.T.F? Brought to you by American Jesus, who comments: If you’re looking for a good object lesson for sin, … Continue reading

Posted in Videos, Weird | 6 Comments

The Catholic Remnant

According to Mary E. Hunt at Religion Dispatches, the Catholic Church is cracking down on dissent within the ranks. Slowly and ineffectively, but they’re trying. Meanwhile, the Church is bleeding money in America, and losing members in Europe. Just recently … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism, Current Events | 44 Comments

DC Talk's Explicit Christian Music

Did anyone here listen to DC Talk? I was never a fan but did end up at one of their shows once. This is just embarrassing. It’s from 1991. (via)

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Music, Videos | 29 Comments