What Would JT Do?
If I get a little lax on blogging over the next week, this is why. Read more
If I get a little lax on blogging over the next week, this is why. Read more
Ok, it had to happen. Six freaking days before Friendsmas. But it’s on everybody’s mind, so let’s have it out. Me? I do not favor gun bans. I’m all for reform of gun law that would strive to keep firearms in the hands of responsible citizens (and close loopholes like the gun show loophole that allow for irresponsible citizens to acquire guns). I believe an armed populace is a necessary influence on its government. But, again, the arms should be... Read more
Here’s another company that sucks (if you want to read about the others, go here and here). It’s Domino’s Pizza! The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception isn’t health care but a “gravely immoral” practice. He filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court. It also lists as a plaintiff Domino’s Farms, a Michigan office park complex that Monaghan owns. Monaghan... Read more
Another case to be filed under “religion doesn’t make people better” comes from the Mormon church. Recently a group of Mormon women on facebook had to close down their page due to death threats from other Mormons. What were they advocating? Were they saying that sex outside of wedlock was ok? Were they saying that gay people are full-fledged equal human beings? No, they were saying that on a single Sunday, some Mormon women should consider wearing pants to church.... Read more
So Mike Huckabee said some really stupid stuff after the Sandy shooting and, rather than apologizing or shutting his mouth to minimize the damage, he’s decided his Olympic-size swimming pool full of bullshit is a perfect place to cultivate red herrings. The vicious attacks that have resulted, most of all of which are based on total ignorance of what I actually said have actually validated my point, but I’m quite certain that was not the intent of both the professional... Read more
David Fitzgerald is one of the best, most down-to-earth “faces” in the atheist movement. He’s the author of the hugely popular book Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All. Fitzgerald has a real gift for combining high-information writing with humor in a way that makes it very readable and very entertaining. He has now applied the same style that made his first book a success to a new series. As you may know, in the next... Read more
One of the additions my parents have made to the living room during the last year is a large figurine of a bear stretching out in a very “come hither” pose. We giggle like children every time it tries to seduce us. Read more
Hey Hemant! My fiancee got me this for Friendsmas. Now you know how awesome my fiancee is and that I am also the king of double entendres in the titles of blog posts. Your move, Mehta. Read more
The internet is awash in Christians straining to reconcile the Connecticut travesty with a god who is too loving to be apathetic. This post goes out to all of them. Frankly, I wouldn’t be able to believe that I’m having to make these arguments if not for years of watching how religion can pervert reason (and subsequently compassion) in the human brain. The message that I’m getting here is that god has something wonderful in store for these dead kids,... Read more
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Christopher Hitchens. I knew about it, and had meant to write something, but I instead wrote about another instance of religion twisting the moral compass of millions of people (the ones who think prayer reduces a child’s allergy to bullets). Yesterday was also the day our family was reunited. I’ve been chilling down here in Arkansas with mom and dad, but my brother was still wrapping up finals. Well, yesterday he arrived,... Read more
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