Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
I have been put in my place. This is a fantastic way to blaspheme. Behold, the Jesus Christ Ice Pop.
At a party this weekend celebrating New York Design Week, which begins today, the Chilean-born artist [Sebastian Errazuriz] plans to hand out 100 “Christian Popsicles” made of “frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ” and featuring a crucifix instead the tongue depressor that typically hosts the frozen treats, he said.
An image of Jesus Christ positioned traditionally on the cross is visible once the ice pop is consumed. As for the frozen wine, Errazuriz said, he concealed it in a cooler and took it into a church, where it was “inadvertently blessed by the priest while turning wine into the blood of Christ during the Eucharist.”
Excellent! I bet they’d go well with crackers.
There has been a shift in the American public: now over half would be willing to vote for an atheist for president. We’re still at the bottom of their preferences, but it’s nice to know that we have edged up into a majority not hating us reflexively.
But not at the Blaze! Glenn Beck’s site is still full of people who hate atheists, and I feel bad for them. Maybe we should go balance out their poll.
Would you vote for an atheist presidential candidate?
Absolutely. 19.72%
No way. 74.35%
I’m in the middle on this one. 5.93%
Red hair. Freckles. Pale skin. Soulless. What good are they?
Seriously — I have a red-haired son and brother and cousins, and you’ve got to wonder why evolution has spawned all these strange color variants — there’s no known advantage to ginger-ness, and plenty of disadvantages.
As Bob Dylan sings,
“The country I come from is called the Mid-west,
I was taught and brought up there the laws to abide,
and that the land that I live in has God on it’s side.”
Among the habits of our recently enrolled group of youtubers is participation in the MagicSandwich show on blogTV, which this time is firing up in about a half hour (at 7pm central time). Listen in if you’re interested.
Also, tomorrow at 9am Central, Stephanie and Brianne will be interviewing Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children
They should all be good conversations!
I’m going to be participating in yet another conference in April, at the University of Minnesota. In a very smart move to distinguish themselves from all the rest, though, they’ve got a very specific theme: it’s SkepTech, and it’s going to be about the role of technology in disseminating information about atheism and skepticism.
You’ve now got plenty of lead time. Start planning your trip to Minneapolis now.
Lovely sentiment, but I liked NdGT’s words much more than I did the song wrapped around them.
But at least they’re enthusiastic!
