Monthly Archives: June 2011

Tapley and Cooper Respond

Posted on June 14, 2011 by vorjack

William Tapley responds to Anderson Cooper’s segment on his Denver Airport conspiracism: … and Anderson Cooper rebuts:

Posted in Humor, Videos | 11 Comments

Something Worse

Posted on June 13, 2011 by vorjack

C.S. Lewis’ trilemma, sometimes called “lunatic, liar or lord,” is a good example of bad apologetics. Like a lot of apologetics, it’s clever and sounds good on the surface. But the more thought you put into it, the more problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Videos | 8 Comments

Rekers' Legacy

Posted on June 11, 2011 by vorjack

Dr. George Rekers, who infamously hired a male prostitute to help him “lift his luggage,” was originally one of the founders of the Family Research Council. But he got his start in the 70′s as a doctoral student at UCLA … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Sexuality | 30 Comments

The Internet is my Religion

Posted on June 10, 2011 by vorjack

Jim Gilliam delivers a talk at the Personal Democracy Forum 2011. Watch live streaming video from pdf2011 at livestream.com From Jesus Needs New PR, where our favorite letters – LRA and Elemenope – have been holding forth in the comments.

Posted in Religion, Videos | 9 Comments

A Bad Idea That You Can Wear

Posted on June 9, 2011 by vorjack

One of the latest “Bad Christian T-Shirt of the Day” entries from Jesus Needs New PR: I just can’t imagine anyone thinking, “That’s the T-shirt for me!”

Posted in Christianity, Pictures, Weird | 40 Comments

Cassini Probe Images

Posted on June 9, 2011 by vorjack

Here are a series of black & white images taken by the Cassini-Huygens Imaging Science Subsystem (iow the “camera” aboard the Cassini probe) as it orbits Saturn. Chris Abbas has strung the images together into a pseudo-animation and set the … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Science | 5 Comments

Secular Memes and Religious Mnemes

Posted on June 8, 2011 by vorjack

I’ve been reading Tim Flannery’s Here on Earth, and I can’t decide what to make of it. I enjoyed Flannery’s geological and ecological history of North America, The Eternal Frontier, and I assumed that this new work would be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Religion | 8 Comments

Anderson Cooper considers William Tapley

Posted on June 8, 2011 by vorjack

Anderson Cooper seems to have been reading Scotteriology, because he’s adding William Tapley to his RidicuList.

Posted in Humor, Videos | 8 Comments

Don't Try This At Home

Posted on June 7, 2011 by vorjack

In a discussion of the water to wine miracle, UrsaMinor commented: “Even without the fermentation, turning water into wine is a dangerous trick. By my calculations, the radiation given off by the nuclear transmutations required to produce the carbon atoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Comics | 29 Comments

Had a Little Horsey Named Paul Revere …

Posted on June 7, 2011 by vorjack

Oy, what a mess. Sarah Palin is touring the country in a elaborate tease: will she run for president? won’t she? After visiting not-real-America in New York City, she took a swing by Boston, where she mangled an old American … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics | 40 Comments