Archive for May, 2009
The knowing of truth
Newsweek’s religion editor, Lisa Miller, has written: The atheist writers Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have presented us with a choice: either you don’t believe in God or you’re a dope. “It is perfectly absurd for religious moderates to suggest that a rational human being can believe in God, simply because that belief [...]
Chariots of Iron Episode 29: “Socratic Counter-Evangelism”
The Chariots of Iron guys were generous enough to have me as a guest on the most recent episode of their great podcast. They claim I am their Alec Baldwin but I would much rather be Steve Martin. (Only SNL fans will understand the reference.) Here’s the show info from their site:
Quote of The Day
Religion does not have the magical ability to hypnotize and seduce our kids UNLESS it is presented in splendid isolation from other voices. If a child is receiving a variety of ideas and is urged to think for him/herself, this one thread will not have any special power. In fact, it becomes part of a [...]
Cue Comic Book Guy: “Best Bus Ad Ever!”
I’m pretty sure this is one of the fake bus ads. But I LOVE it! If it’s not copyrighted, it will be on a shirt of mine soon. (props: Canterbury Atheists)
Lunch Break Theater: Dan Barker, “Can You Be Good Without God?”
I’m still steaming from all the recent “atheists have no morals” crap. So today’s Lunch Break Theater is a great speech from Dan Barker. In it he answers the question, “Can You Be Good Without God?“
Steve Harvey is a bigot!
I’ve always liked Steve Harvey. He’s a great comedian, and like me, he lives in Atlanta. One time my wife and I actually stood behind him in line at an Atlanta Bread Company. A few months ago, he made a derogatory statement about atheists on Oprah. I hadn’t started my blog back up, so I [...]
President Bush believed he was called by God to destroy Gog and Magog
Earlier this month, GQ revealed that Rumsfeld placed war-like Bible quotes on the front pages of his intelligence briefings. Now we may know why he was motivated to do so. According to Alternet, Bush felt the war in Iraq was God’s will, and that God was going to use him to fulfill “end-time” Biblical prophecies. In 2003 [...]
Quote of The Day
Hey! What’s with this new thing of so many Hollywood stars adoring Jesus? Please! – E Online’s Daisy Rapp via Twitter
He’s no longer ronery, Kim Jong-il now on Twitter
Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife If you haven’t started using Twitter yet, you’ve got a reason to start. It is said that when Kim Jong-il (son of North Korea’s Eternal President) was born, it was marked with a double rainbow, and birds tweeted at a bright star all through the night. Now, Kim Jong-il is tweeting [...]
Yes Virginia, there is a Pat Robertson
Hey Virginians, get out and vote in the June 9th Democratic primary! Apparently in the last two primaries (2005 and 2006), only 4 percent of you even bothered to vote. I don’t know much about Virginia politics, but the three Democrats running have to be a better choice than Republican Bob McDonnell. It doesn’t matter to me if [...]
