I thought we were aborting all the Jesus haters…
After finally watching “Jesus Camp” this week, I’d been feeling a little depressed about the ability of America’s younger generations to resist the ego-stroking glitz of evangelical Christianity. Never...
View ArticleThe Pope Was In the ‘House!
And I heard that the American Atheists had a sweet spot staked out for protest…of course today would be the day that my boss, in a fit of responsible behavior, failed to cancel our monthly departmental...
View ArticleNever Underestimate the Power of Girl Cooties
Vatican: Excommunication for female priests I’d be shocked and disgusted, if only I cared more about the Catholic church or even about the moral sensibilities of the people who want to be a part of it....
View ArticlePro-life, unless it’s the lives of poor people
Just completely gross. Short version: Sarasota Planned Parenthood and Habitat for Humanity team up with a plan that will help Planned Parenthood with some zoning issues and help Habitat get some...
View ArticleHow I Learned that the “P” in “PZ Myers” Stands for Paul
I’ve been following the Frackin’ Cracker story since its first appearance on the news, even before PZ’s first post on the subject. It’s turned into quite the bloody saga of PZ-hating (not to mention...
View ArticleThe Revised Church of Homophobia
I am tired of the tiptoeing around and kid glove treatment that these assholes automatically get because they associate themselves with Jesus. Spare me this holiday season–please? No? Well, let me help...
View ArticleA Cheery Hanukkah Present.
A survivor of sexual abuse is suing the Vatican, and two courts in the U.S. are considering hearing the case. “I was not truly mad at the right person,” he says. “I kept going up a ladder, and I was...
View ArticleMake Your Case
I’m Agnostic, and have been for quite some time. I don’t think that God exists, but I’d be willing to look at any new evidence. Right now I’m reading “Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy...
View ArticleTime Travelling God Particles
I’m no theoretical physicist, but I was a member of the institutional science community. My particular bullshit field was “artificial intelligence,” but in the modern university, bullshit fields...
View ArticleComic book geeks 14, Westboro Baptist Church 1.
Best protest signs evar. My favorites: I think we all know how I feel about the Hypnotoad. I think I have that one somewhere in the back basement room, too!
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