Monthly Archives: July 2011

Glittering Miracle

Posted on July 21, 2011 by vorjack

Normally when I’m faced with a bogus miracle claim, I have to wonder if the person perpetrating the “miracle” realizes that they’re a fake. I have a healthy respect for the human ability to delude ourselves. I’ve certainly managed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity!, Videos | 24 Comments

Too Many Lawyers

Posted on July 21, 2011 by vorjack

I spent my teenage years in Winston-Salem, NC, the town named after two brands of cigarettes. Winston is the home of RJ Reynolds Tobacco company. (Also the home of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. “We’ll kill you somehow,” that was our motto.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Current Events | 22 Comments

Other Side of the Aurora

Posted on July 20, 2011 by vorjack

Aurora Australis, that is. The crew aboard the space shuttle Atlantis caught this image of the Southern Lights, as seen from above the earth’s atmosphere: This is image #9 at NASA’s space shuttle image gallery. You can go there for … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures, Science | 4 Comments

Jesus is Australian

Posted on July 20, 2011 by vorjack

That caught me off guard. I know that the anti-christ will be from Canada, but I kinda expected the big JC to come back in America. Still, Alan John Miller says he’s Jesus, and I think he’s serious: “My name … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Weird | 38 Comments

Shamelessly lifted from a post by Nzo in another thread, I thought this deserved a thread all of its own! NOT SAFE FOR WORK! CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE AND BUTTOCKS! LOTS OF BUTTOCKS!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by fatemeh | 2 Comments

McDowell vs. the Internet

Posted on July 19, 2011 by vorjack

According to Josh McDowell, the atheists are winning, and we’re using that dirty internet to do it: Atheists and skeptics now have equal access to our children as we have, which is why the number of Christian youth who believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Christianity | 102 Comments

Case For a Creator?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by vorjack

The following post was submitted by Jeremy Wells, AKA the Not So Friendly Atheist, who blogs about the logical flaws in religious arguments. The Christian argument for a personal god is the perfect example of a non-sequitur argument. They explain … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Articles, Christianity | 236 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Genreflection

Posted on July 17, 2011 by vorjack

“To some extent, all civilizations are built on projection, propaganda and half-truths — measures undertaken to create for posterity a stature or reputation that may not match reality.” -Timothy Pauketat, Cahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi Pauketat comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, History, Quotes | 14 Comments

Courtesy of the inimitable yet mono-toned Thunderf00t, author of many an entertaining verbal beat-down of creationism, a simple explanation of why the micro-evolution versus macro-evolution argument is just silly. Plus it’s scored to the theme from Black Beauty, which is … Continue reading →

Posted on July 15, 2011 by fatemeh | 17 Comments

Sister Wives

Posted on July 15, 2011 by vorjack

From CNN’s Belief Blog, I see that there’s a new constitutional test on the horizon. I guess it shouldn’t surprise us that this one involves the stars of a reality TV show: Kody Brown and his four wives – the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormonism, Sexuality | 121 Comments