He was asked about education. He replied with a tired creationist excuse. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Bottom line, at the end of the day, we want our kids to be exposed to the best facts. Let’s teach them about the big bang theory, let’s teach them about …
Category Archive: Religion
Apr 13 2013
The Christian Theocracy isn’t planning to murder me after all!
I am so relieved, and a bit ashamed that I thought so poorly of my Christian brethren. They aren’t going to kill me, they have other plans. They’ll make me a slave instead! In a recently posted You Tube [which has now been set to private --pzm] sermon, the pastor of Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, Dr. …
Apr 13 2013
This is a real thing?
I have no idea where this is. I especially have no idea what the people who wasted money on it were thinking. It’s a prayer booth. I am speechless at the absurdity of it all. This isn’t about ‘communing with god’ or any such nonsense: it’s about having a prominent public prop with a big …
Apr 12 2013
Why should anyone have to read your goofy holy book?
This is truly getting ridiculous. The Independent has published a story claiming that atheists face an Islamophobia backlash, and the first thing I have to do is take exception to the premise. A “backlash”? Seriously? Dawkins has been hit with this “backlash” nonsense from the day The God Delusion hit the stands in 2006; he …
Apr 10 2013
Joe Barton has data!
The Rethuglican from Texas wants us all to appreciate the diversity of causes behind climate change. It might be natural, it might be human-caused, and it might just be magic. I would point out that if you’re a believer in in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of …
Apr 10 2013
Jesus, the biologist
Oh, joy…yet another bible-walloping lackwit claiming that god hates gay marriage…and this time he claims to have a biological justification. “You only have 15 percent of the middle who are hypocrites, who think, Jesus is cool, but I don’t agree with how he defined marriage,” Klingenschmitt said. “When Jesus talks about one flesh, he’s really …
Apr 10 2013
#HumanistSolidarity with Bangladesh
The International Humanist and Ethical Union has issued a call to action on the Bangladesh situation. It’s gotten worse than I thought. Islamist political parties have provided government with a list of 84 "atheist bloggers" and are demanding the death penalty for "insulting religion". Several bloggers have already been arrested and a government official promised …
Apr 09 2013
Yet another case of anti-atheist discrimination in Tacoma
The incredibly talented and pleasant Shelley Segal is going to appear in Tacoma, Washington! You should go, every time I’ve heard her I’ve enjoyed it. Only thing is, the venue that was originally booked suddenly pulled out (at least this one gave advance notice!) We had originally booked a coffee and ale shop called Anthem …
Apr 09 2013
Argumentum ad Batman
I experienced a brief moment of doubt about my atheism this morning as I was browsing the webcomics. Thanks, Zach Weinersmith!* I’ve seen this argument before — there are theodicies that claim that evil allows for “adversarial growth”, that the human moral senses are exercised and sharpened by confrontation with evil. But I don’t know…throwing …
Apr 08 2013
Christian hypocrisy and profiteering at Oklahoma Joe’s
It’s very common for restaurants to partner with local causes, declaring a special night where some percentage of the profit from the evening will be kicked back into the charity. It seems like every week I’m getting an email from some university organization teaming up with Pizza Hut or Pizza Ranch or some place — …
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