Winner, “Most Awesome Thing Ever” Award, 2008
Don’t know many details, except that it’s an art installation somewhere in France, done by two fellows, *filthyluker and Pedro Estrellas. Either that, or it’s the new digs for PZ Myers’ Evil Atheist...
View ArticleHey, kids, guns! And Jesus! Find your faith!
Allow me to preface this by saying that I am not against gun ownership. But this sends a rather peculiar message, don’t you think? An Oklahoma church canceled a controversial gun giveaway for teenagers...
View ArticleHuman Race to Islam: Please F.O. and die
Much as I find right-wing jargon to be mindlessly jingoistic and childishly reactionary, they were onto something when they coined the term “Islamofascism.” Here are two reports of the oppressive,...
View ArticleA grim reminder on a grim anniversary: it can happen here
Because people need to remember exactly what was at the root of the most horrific terrorist act of modern times: religious fundamentalism and zealotry. Here is the list of instructions that was found...
View ArticleRemember Tony Alamo?
I’ve let the blog lie fallow for several days, I know. I’ve been involved in — uh — other things, about which I will talk here as soon as I can. As it’s been several days, I thought what better subject...
View ArticleWell, it’s nice to know she’s not nuts or anything
By now this story, about some pathetic cult member who has pled guilty to the starvation death of her infant son provided the charges are dropped once he comes back to life (a condition I imagine the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Sin
On last Sunday’s Atheist Experience, Matt and I were talking about “end times” theology as an example of one of the negative impacts of the Bible. I have had a difficult time putting into words my...
View ArticleBecause it’s all just so depressing, that’s why
I have, as many of you have doubtless noticed, been absent from the blog for most of August, preferring to concentrate on some other things and take a bit of a break from the whole atheist-activism...
View ArticleReligion is abuse, pure and simple. Just check Twitter.
Today on Twitter, one of the big trending memes is “Without God”. Hordes of theists right now are tweeting what they think life would be like if Sky Daddy weren’t around to hold their hand, with the...
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