Christina here… Here is a method one might employ to determine whether some argument you or someone else is making seems reasonable. This is best applied when thinking about your own perspective or when talking to people who tend to scoff at more logical arguments. It’s what I call The Perspective Test, or the What-if-someone-did-that-to-you? [...]
Members of the Arizona legislature displeased with atheist’s prayer.
May 23, 2013 By 12 Comments
The other day Arizona state congressman Juan Mendez, an atheist, was slated to give the opening prayer. He quoted Carl Sagan and gave a perfectly beautiful secular comment. This, of course, infuriated some theists. Republican Rep. Steve Smith on Wednesday said the prayer offered by Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez of Tempe at the beginning of [...]
Virginia has a real winner for Lieutenant Governor.
May 22, 2013 By 9 Comments
Virginia’s new Lt. Governor is a man named E.W. Jackson. To give you a taste of what he thinks, here’s this: Jackson, a virtual unknown who has never held public office, has grabbed headlines in recent days as Democrats immediately seized on his past comments on abortion, race and homosexuality. He suggested that Planned Parenthood [...]
Atheist in Arizona congress getting it done for non-believers!
May 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
Ok, I’m officially a fan of Juan Mendez, a state rep in Arizona. He got to do the opening prayer for a legislative session recently and this is what he did. An atheist state lawmaker tasked with delivering the opening prayer for this afternoon’s session of the House of Representatives asked that people not bow [...]
James Inhofe suddenly all about disaster relief funding.
May 21, 2013 By 13 Comments
Back when Hurricane Sandy hit, the loathsome Senator James Inhofe (of Oklahoma, that fact is important for this post) decided to oppose the relief measure. His reasoning was that the United States needs to get serious about budget cuts. When the public reaction was that Inhofe was a callous bastard, Inhofe then said he opposed [...]
GOP’s director of Hispanic outreach in Florida becomes a Democrat…because the GOP is racist.
May 21, 2013 By 4 Comments
There’s a reason the position of Director of LGBT Outreach for the 700 Club doesn’t exist. It would be a miserable job trying to sell people on a group that operates against those people’s interests. It seems that being in charge of Hispanic outreach for the Republican Party is very much the same. Pablo Pantoja, [...]
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 [...]
Mayoral candidate in Miami claims to be endorsed by Jesus Christ.
May 15, 2013 By 9 Comments
Jesus has endorsed a long list of failures: Michelle Bachmann, Rick Santorum, John McCain, George W. Bush (who wound up getting elected, which shows god is not the best judge of who to appoint to positions of power), Joseph Ratzinger (god could’ve chosen someone who wouldn’t ignore victims to shield child rapists from justice, which [...]
Texas lawmakers pass legislation protecting the right to say “Merry Christmas”.
May 14, 2013 By 14 Comments
Republicans often criticize Democrats of being unwilling to tackle the big issues. Texas just showed them how to get serious as lawmakers: Texas legislators appear to have too much time on their hands. Members of the House of Representatives just passed legislation protecting everyone’s right to say “Merry Christmas.” Next on their agenda: a measure [...]
Minnesota is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED! (But it feels so good!)
May 14, 2013 By 85 Comments
Like a Christian high schooler who sees their peers having pre-marital sex and thinks “I want to try that” despite the promises of hell from their faith, Minnesota has taken a swift look at Delaware and decided they want a taste of that hot, steamy equality action, even though it means the state will be [...]
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