So, when you call a psychiatrist’s office and say that your physician wants you to see a psychiatrist, what they assume is that you mean you are supposed to get counseling.  Conflating the two is apparently a pretty common mistake.  But rather than ask you if that’s what you mean, they just schedule you with [...]

Tonight I’ll be on Dogma Debate with David Smalley at 7pm EST.  Not sure if he allows call-ins.  Tune in if you want to hear me rant in non-text. 

Now is the moment we’ve been waiting for, my lovelies!  Castle Pharyngula has been unwittingly left empty and without guard! I’m about to fly off to the Imagine No Religion 2 conference (hashtag: #INR2), and my daughter Skatje is on her way to the Women in Secularism (hashtag: #WISCFI) conference — there’s lots happening this [...]

I got this from my friend Monica the other day. I was just wondering if you knew of anyone who’s going to the Women in Secularism conference this May who’s looking for a place to stay. Victoria and I are planning on coming down for the conference and getting a hotel room, but they’re a [...]

I’ve banned a group of people in the KC area who can only be described as professional trolls.  They’re Christians for sure, which hasn’t stopped them from being pathological liars and incessantly vile without substance. I used to not think much of it.  I got paid for them trolling my blog and what helps me [...]

I like Bart Ehrman.  His other books are good.  I just can’t fathom why he’s so suddenly changed gears and seems to be letting his emotions cloud his judgment. He finally posted a response to Rick’s critique of his book for the whole world to see.  This is good.  It’s what he should’ve done immediately [...]

I’ll be yapping in Madison, WI this coming weekend.  Just got this comment from Sastra. Hi, JT. I was really looking forward to meeting you in Madison this weekend, but my sciatica is acting up and I’m going to have to cancel both my convention and hotel reservations. Regarding the latter, do you or your [...]