Archive for the 'Religion/Politics' Category
More Expelled…
I really don’t mean to dwell on Expelled but I can’t help myself.
I read a review a while back that mentioned that the filmmakers had used John Lennon’s Imagine, playing the song (imagine no countries/ … and no religion too) over stock footage of Nazi Germany or Communist Russia or some such bullshit — you [...]
Doing My Part
The fucking embarrassment to America that is Expelled is nearly upon us and PZ Myers over at Pharyngula is encouraging rational bloggers to link to the National Center for Science Education’s “rebuttal” site Expelled Exposed in order to increase its ranking and visibility on search engines. We really need this site to be in the [...]
Read More..>>So Here’s My Problem, See…
Me and the ex just had another INCREDIBLE religious argument — MY FAVORITE! More heartbreak on top of being talked down to from a moral high horse? Doesn’t get any better! We like to get in touch every once in a while so she can remind me that she still loves me and would love [...]
Read More..>>The Varieties of Scientific Experience
I rarely post about books I’ve read or am reading (which is why I don’t have a “books” category), but occasionally a good point or passage inspires a blog. In this case, I have just finished and would like to actually recommend a book.
Carl Sagan’s The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the [...]
JESUS SMAAAAAASH!!!
A deceivingly civil debate with a surprise ending. This killed me.
Funny how many times I’ve been threatened with violence for, say, wearing a Bad Religion shirt. Once, several years ago, a group of gung-ho Christian cowboys even threatened to beat up my girlfriend because I was wearing a sweater with Bad Religion’s logo on it. [...]
Read More..>>Ben Stein: Expelled
Not everybody is a fan of Richard Dawkins’ borderline militant brand of atheism, but with over 1.5 million copies of The God Delusion sold, you can’t deny the influence he’s had on the debate. And the creationists have taken notice; they needed a high-profile bulldog of their own, and they came up with fucking Ben [...]
Read More..>>Anonymous vs Scientology: Portland
I’m not sure how long I’ve been following Anonymous’ war on Scientology, but it’s been nearly since its inception; I picked up on rumblings online within the first couple days. Sure, DDoSing Scientology websites and bombing their faxes is funny, but I really didn’t expect much else. Forgive my incredulity, then, when I first heard [...]
Read More..>>Stupid Me
Coffee Shop Girl: So who are you rooting for today?
Me: ??? You mean on Tuesday?
Coffee Shop Girl: …the Superbowl.
Me: Ohhhhh… I forgot that was coming up.
Haha, honestly wasn’t trying to be smug; I seriously thought she was talking about the primaries, not football. How un-American of me.
Anybody that knows me though knows I’m a Chicago [...]
Best Part of the State of the Union Address
This slayed me:
Bush: America opposes genocide in Sudan.
*Standing ovation*
Hahaha, what? That’s not a given? Way to draw the line on the mother of all wedge issues, genocide; good to know where we stand. I imagine that got a standing ovation because everybody was afraid that if they didn’t stand, it would look like they support [...]
Endangering Your Children: A How-to
Man, it just doesn’t get any better than Truth for Youth! Not only do they have great comic books to help you indoctrinate your kids, here’s some cool attire you can send them to school in!
Good going, mom and dad! You may as well send them off in this:
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