A man, let’s call him Jason (that’s not his real name), came into the “I respect all spiritual beliefs” thread last night and had a thing or two to say. He started with: Let’s see… As a 5th grader explained to me…so death is the worst thing that can happen to us on earth… But [...]
“I try to respect all spiritual beliefs.”
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Gag me. My mother alerted me to the facebook wall of a friend of hers where a woman by the name of Wendy was saying some peculiar things. My mother’s friend had said: Riddle me this…a group of people are right in the path of an ACT OF GOD. All of them pray, “please save [...]
Pat Robertson: God didn’t send the tornadoes.
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
When Hurricane Katrina annihilated New Orleans, Pat Robertson knew why it all happened. It was because of legalized abortion. Or maybe even because the city was so accommodating to gay people, since on August 6 1998 Robertson threatened the participants of the Orlando, Florida, Gay Pride Festival, stating: “I would warn Orlando that you’re right [...]
God was absent at the Boston Marathon and he was absent in the bombers’ wake.
May 20, 2013 By 7 Comments
I just read an article from the Christian Post titled Where Was God During the Boston Marathon? This paragraph concisely captures the desperation with which so many Christians attempt to defend god’s absence. In the meantime, instead of focusing on all the evil which seems to permeate every crack and crevice of this planet, we [...]
WWJTD podcast: Heina Dadabhoy and Islam.
May 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
We did a podcast with Heina Dadabhoy and talked about Islam and the ways to criticize it.
When your prayers are only ever answered by mortals, it’s time to stop asking god.
May 17, 2013 By 124 Comments
Saw another prayer request on Mark Shea’s blog that I thought begged for comment. My reader who has been suffering from profound depression has a treatment option open to her, but will need resources to do it, particularly childcare every day for three weeks from 8 to 5. FWIW, I’ve suggested she start a Kickstarter [...]
Pat Robertson marriage counseling: men sometimes cheat – go make the house nice.
May 16, 2013 By 22 Comments
Oh, Pat Robertson. Someone asked her for advice on how to forgive her cheating husband. Here’s comes the failure bomb: You see, if you’d have just kept the house nicer, he wouldn’t have cheated. You have nobody to blame but yourself. The irony? She’ll probably be thankful for that advice.
Behold! One of Anna L. Pierre’s signs.
May 16, 2013 By 2 Comments
So, remember when Anna L. Pierre said she was endorsed by Jesus Christ in her bid to be mayor of Miami? She said she knew Jesus endorsed her because of three signs which she said she wouldn’t discuss publicly. Well, I just read one of them: Pierre had told the Miami Herald Jesus came to [...]
Mark Shea: the Catholic Church is awesome for not doing anything to Keith O’Brien.
May 16, 2013 By 12 Comments
My favorite whipping boy, Mark Shea, has a post up about disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who resigned over groping men in his charge, including teenage boys. Apparently O’Brien leaving his post of his own accord shows how awesome the Catholic Church is: Vatican announcement: Disgraced Cardinal O’Brien leaving Scotland for “penance and prayer”… Memo for [...]
Well, the votes are in for mayor of Miami.
May 16, 2013 By 4 Comments
Anna L. Pierre, who said that Jesus had endorsed her to run for mayor of Miami, came away with 56% of the vote. Wait…not 56% of the vote…she just got 56 votes. Total. Of course, you won’t hear her say “Gosh, I guess I read too much into naturally occurring phenomenon and wrongly interpreted it [...]
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