Howard Friedman points to a court case involving religious freedom out of Idaho where the plaintiff was the “Ethereal Enigmatic Euphoric Movement Towards Civilized Hedonism, Ltd.” That’s the coolest organization name ever. Though “civilized hedonism” sounds a lot like planned anarchy.
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Oct 29 2011
The Smartest Thing Said Yet About Iraqi Withdrawal
Conor Friedersdorf explains to the neo-cons who have yet to meet an invasion they didn’t love that the argument that leaving Iraq strengthens Iran’s influence in the region is an argument against intervention in the first place:
Oct 29 2011
A Confluence of Stupid
In what might be termed a modern day Yalta conference for the congenitally stupid and crazy, Bryan Fischer interviews Kirk Cameron. Don’t even pretend you don’t want to listen to it. You know you do.
Oct 29 2011
Encountering the Irrational
I was surprised — though I shouldn’t be — by two examples of irrationality among my acquaintances and friends last weekend. The first was at a poker table, where two guys I’ve played with fairly regularly — friendly acquaintances but not guys I know particularly well — were wearing these braided rope necklaces. I thought …
Oct 29 2011
The Centre for Unintelligent Design
The Centre for Unintelligent Design, a pro-science, anti-creationist website, has received a letter from the esteemed Dr. Steve Fuller, one of the witnesses for the ID side during the Dover trial. Responding to the argument that examples of unintelligent design support evolution but not special creation, Fuller ducks into the punch:
Oct 28 2011
Sign This Petition Please
Dustin Chalker, an atheist soldier who has filed a lawsuit with the help of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, has a petition that calls on the White House to end discrimination against non-Christians in the military. If it gets 5,000 signatures, the White House has to at least consider it. It is less than 200 …
Oct 28 2011
Oh How They Loved Sarah Palin
Right Wing Watch cites a long list of quotes from social conservatives praising John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his vice president in 2008 to high heaven. They were sure she was going to turn the race around for him. It’s quite funny to read in retrospect:
Oct 28 2011
The Inevitable Conspiracy Theory About OWS
It’s been amusing watching the wingnut press try to discredit the Occupy Wall Street movement. They’ve thrown the kitchen sink at the protesters — “terrorists,” “Nazis,” “communists.” Soros is obviously behind the whole thing, right? And you knew it was just a matter of time before they figured out that it’s all just a front …
Oct 28 2011
Exactly What We Don’t Need
Add actor Orlando Jones to the list of people who really ought to shut up. On his Twitter account he said: “Libyan Rebels kill Gaddafi, if American liberals want respect they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin(: “
Oct 28 2011
Bryan Fischer Award Nominee: Colby May
Someone suggested that I name an award after Bryan Fischer, given to those who engage in hypocritical statements about their own defense of principle while consistently violating that principle in practice or who suffer from massive psychological projection in accusing their enemies of doing the very thing they do themselves. Finding candidates for this award …
Oct 28 2011
WND Pimps Old, Fraudulent Sharia Law Study
Gotta love that Worldnutdaily. They’re still trying to promote a 6 month old study about the alleged influence of Sharia law in America that is as fraudulent as anything you will ever read.
Oct 28 2011
How Creepy is the TSA?
As someone who flies a lot, this story is incredibly disturbing. A TSA agent inspected a woman’s luggage, found a sex toy and left a note for her in the suitcase about it.
Oct 28 2011
OMG! Scientology Killed Kenny!
Or tried to. A former top executive with the “Church” of Scientology has revealed that the organization tried to dig up dirt on Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, after they made an episode making fun of the group’s weird beliefs.
Oct 28 2011
WND: Obama Wrecking Economy On Purpose!
You really have to marvel at the Worldnutdaily’s faux-journalism business model. They have one of their own reporters write a book accusing Obama of trying to destroy the economy on purpose, then they write up a “story” with the headline: Obama now accused of destroying U.S. economy … on purpose!
Oct 28 2011
The Army’s ‘Spiritual Fitness’ Babble
Justin Griffith links to the Spiritual Fitness Program for the Abardeen Proving Grounds, an Army base in Maryland. He quotes this passage, which struck me with exactly the same response that he had to it:
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