Archive for June, 2007
Blog Against Theocracy
Saturday, June 30th, 2007This blog will be participating in the Blog Against Theocracy this week - stay tuned for something a little more on the political side early this week.
As a part of this, I would encourage readers to check out First Freedom First site and consider the petition supporting policy and government decisions based on evidence rather […]
Jesus Camp
Saturday, June 30th, 2007We finally got to watching Jesus Camp [Amazon] (thanks Blockbuster!). All I can say is wow.
Jesus Camp follows the indoctrination of children in some of their most vulnerable years. It made me so thoroughly depressed to see a mother home schooling a child, disparaging evolution and holding creationism as logical, provable and scientific. This child, […]
Ignorance is bliss
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Thanks to G for the link.
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Worst Song Ever
Monday, June 25th, 2007This is seriously the worst song I have ever heard, so wrong on so many levels. Via RichardDawkins.net (be sure to read Dawkins’ comment) and Pharyngula. Be sure to watch it to the very end, the final moments are absolutely chilling. Here is the new ‘hit’ single from the bigoted fucks at Westboro Baptist.
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I Like Germany Even More
Monday, June 25th, 2007I’ve long liked many German things, especially beer and cars, but now I have a new reason to like Germany: they aren’t interested in having Tom Cruise in their country. One might think they are trying to avoid his mediocre acting, but they are really trying to avoid his Scientology. Now if only they would […]
Anal Catholicism
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Atheist’s Wager has a nice post about sex, virginity and a very uncomfortable place. This hardly falls squarely in to the “Rituals and Practices” category, I have heard about this enough:
I have a friend who was raised a devout Catholic. When she was in high school, her boyfriend pressured her to have sex. She resisted, […]
“Answers” in Genesis
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007As an update to this post on the new creation ‘museum’, we have a nice gallery of the museum from AKA Claudia. A little more extensive than the previous one. Via Digg.
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Humor for today
Saturday, June 16th, 2007Via Pharyngula, here is a hilarious cartoon:
If you’re not familiar with the context, here is hilarious ‘proof’ of the argument from design:
Yes, that’s right, these guys really believe this. And yes, that is Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains fame.
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Our Politicians, Our Selves
Monday, June 11th, 2007Seed magazine has an excellent opinion piece by Jerry Coyne on the poor performance of presidential candidates when it comes to basic biology. Following the Brownback’s abject failure of intellect as well as others, it seems we certainly need some reason and knowledge in the debate.
One could be excused for excusing this behavior out of […]
Play a Game
Sunday, June 10th, 2007Here’s a cute little game that will provide 45 seconds of entertainment.
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Becoming Dai-ajari
Sunday, June 10th, 2007This is the first in what will become an ongoing feature here highlighting religious practices and rituals that are a little bit ‘out there.’ Most people are familiar with what would be termed strange practices by outside observers - circumcision, walking in circles around a black box, wearing funny hats for example. This section will […]
Bait & Switch
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
This means that the Disneyworld can from now on be referred to as the Mickey Mouse museum.
On another note, such a venerable institution inspired me to plan my own bigger and better museum. It will be a bit more inclusive since most of current and ancient religions will be represented. The museum will be […]
A Little Humor for a Monday
Monday, June 4th, 2007Top 10 Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian
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Can a Compromise Work?
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007While I might agree with the likes of Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens that religion is more dangerous than helpful (sort of like PCBs), I like to see opportunities to compramise. A good compramise can take help people get along, avoid straining relations, and help different groups recognize their similarities while not trodding on their respective […]
Of Micro and Macro
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007I am constantly surprised by the misconceptions surrounding micro versus macro evolution. Of course, these misconceptions only come about from those of ‘faith’ who are attempting to present some veneer of rationality while espousing their chosen brand of creationism. As Senator Brownback conceeds to microevolution he denies macroevolution. This is so preposterous as to be […]
