Author Archives: fatemeh

Praise the profit!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by fatemeh

News from the BBC today that evangelical churches catering to the African migrant community in Britain are touting the power of prayer as a cure for HIV (among other things). At least three people in London with HIV have died … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Miracles, Oh the Stupidity! | 13 Comments

Should math be taught in schools?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by fatemeh

Controversial. EDIT: I’ve been accused of disparaging women, and some folks have missed the parody of this. So. I present you the video it’s parodying; A question put to contestants in the Miss America 2011 – “Should evolution be taught … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Oh the Stupidity! | 39 Comments

Find me a liberal American President who’d do and say that. Slow train comin’?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by fatemeh | 31 Comments

"Pro-lifers" and medical termination of pregnacy.

Posted on September 1, 2011 by fatemeh

Or “abortion” as it’s commonly known. Today I had a rather ugly argument on a Facebook group for UK based liberals, with a woman who claims to be a liberal, but… Well… Isn’t. The theme of the discussion was Nadine … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Christianity, Oh the Stupidity! | 45 Comments

Why science wins.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by fatemeh

I’ve just read a story on the BBC about the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that contains a passage which, to me, neatly sums up all that I love about science and all that I respect about … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 57 Comments

Before I vanish for a week I thought I’d leave you all the gift of laughter. Normally I’d have posted a Tim Minchin song for this purpose, but instead I decided I’d post some of his stand-up on religion. With … Continue reading →

Posted on August 20, 2011 by fatemeh | 11 Comments

The Wall o' Socialist Bible Quotes

Posted on August 17, 2011 by fatemeh

I recently got into a minor facebook spat after a friend (who I’m sure will identify themselves here if they want to) posted a link from the Washington Post, arguing rather convincingly that if Jesus returned he’d be none to … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Bible, Politics | 91 Comments

Thanks to Yoav for commenting in the Shiny Happy Thread over on the UF Forum to let us know that Rock Beyond Belief has been rescheduled for 31 March 2012. After the massive struggle that Justin Griffith has had to … Continue reading →

Posted on August 2, 2011 by fatemeh | 13 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

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