“Freedom is measured by the distance between church and state”
The great hew and cry from the religionist wingnuts has been “The Gayz! The Gayz! They’re trying to push their lives onto us and force us their lifestyles on us! They want to take away our Gawd-Given-Rites™ to practice our religious obligations to properly abuse them queers and faggots.” (No, seriously, that is roughly the [...]
Since this post will likely hit Planet Humanism AND Global-Atheist it’s a fair question to ask: how many of you freethinking rabble-rousers are knitters like me? I’ve met a lot of atheist/agnostic/freethought folk in knitterly venues, and I’ve met a few knitterly folk in the atheist/agnostic/freethough venues. Even our illustrious PZ Myers has had a [...]
I was trying to remember the author earlier and finally found it. John Boswell is a noted historian and researcher into gay and lesbian history through the ages. His amazing Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century was a near-instant classic [...]
This is always good advice anyway, but it is becoming even more apparent why you absolutely MUST pay attention when signing petitions or giving money to support this or that cause — the LAW is very clear than when you sign a petition or donate to a cause, you must provide your real name and [...]
Paterson challenges religionists on morality
Religious leaders opposed to gay marriage in New York State would have a “better moral standing” in the raging debate over the issue had they spoken out against discrimination and other abuses gays suffered in years past, Gov. David A. Paterson said Tuesday.
Good for him. It’s about time someone (in a [...]
There’s an ugly rumor going around that the idiots residents of Florida may get a new license plate option. Their state Senate approved this one, without first seeing it! (dumb fools)
Can you imagine anything more stupid than putting something like that on your CAR? I mean seriously — if you are a Christian, that’s your [...]
well, okay, we know it isn’t God, but Mother Nature.
WeatherDood just said we had between 7 and 11 inches last night. Normally that would be grounds to celebrate, but he’s talking about inches of RAIN, not the other kind of inches. Y’member the rain shot I showed recently? It’s almost that bad again this morning. [...]
What the fu…..
goddamnit my cable provider keeps MOVING MY CHANNELS AROUND!!!!! Shit! A couple months ago, National Geographic Channel was on Channel 65. But then they swapped that out and put it on 81. Then they voided 81 and put it up on 335. And a little bit ago I noticed a really cool show [...]
In a comment yesterday, Steve brought up this article about the attacks on Christians in Iraq. It is probably safe to assume that they were attacked by Muslim extremists for not converting to Islam, since this is what the article states, whether they were Christian or otherwise. In this case it probably didn’t matter if [...]
I get frustrated with Liars4Jesus™ who insist on lying outright, even when their lies have been exposed. It just pisses me off.
On Friday, April 24, the Baptist Press published lies that they know to be untrue, regarding the The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H.R. 1913.
Homosexual activist advocates and their allies — including [...]
Who knew!?
After yesterday’s rant about shaving and what-not, this guy named Chadd from RetroRazor.com popped in to comment about his online shop. I don’t normally give endorsements to products I haven’t tried myself personally, but I’ve looked at the site and he really is not selling naughty “adult” stuff. It is what he says it [...]
No, no… not you drag queens. You already know what-for and why. I’m talking about this ridiculous story about a mother complaining that her daughter’s school has a policy about having shirts tucked in. She uses a Bible verse in her defense: I Timothy 2:9, which dictates that “women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with [...]
Well, probably not entirely frivolous, I have just a bit of dyeing to do, but the yarns I need haven’t yet arrived, so I’ve only got a small amount.
I went to market this morning, spent about $75 for edibles for the next 2 weeks, plus another 20 for stuff like bleach, razor blades (OH MY [...]
No, indeed! PZ featured this pair of clips a short while back, and I’ve been mulling it over. See what you think:
Now, I’ve not read Hitchens’ book “God is Not Great”, but someday hope to. Clearly, the dickwad trying to play the game apparently doesn’t like it that Hitchens has already played the “What If” [...]
I’m horrible at writing book reviews, but I’ve finally finished reading John Loftus’ book, Why I Became An Atheist. Good book. Get it, read it, mark it up, add it to your permanent library.
Having been a preacher, he knows where to find the good stuff. And every chapter is loaded with footnotes and references, so [...]
In an effort to advance the cause of science and reality, some science organizations continue to claim that science and religion can co-exist, they they address different parts of reality, and that there really is no conflict. The lie continues and it goes round and round, with pathetic and annoying regularity. Far too often, polite [...]
As reported on several other blogs, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has (properly) rejected the application of the Institution for Creation Research to grant a master’s degree in science education. So the IRC filed suit for “an unconstitutional and prejudicial burden against ICRGS’s academic freedom and religious liberties”.
It’s bullshit, of course. No institution should [...]
For those who don’t know, the Rapture is an event that some Christians believe will occur in the future, which means it is part of a branch of theology called Eschatology (the study of future things). In the scheme of it, there is a Rapture, at which time Jesus comes in the clouds and all [...]
Yes, indeed. And I’ve used some of these points here before.
Allowing same-sex couples to marry is the only rational approach to ensure the religious freedom of ignorant bigots who don’t want same-sex couples to marry. Religious officiants deny weddings to people all the time, for whatever religious reasons they deem appropriate. But some faithful Christian [...]
