Of all the scandals in the Catholic Church, this should really be the least of their worries: But no. Assistant Bishop Gabino Zavala will resign for the crime of having a family. Meanwhile, other priests rape little boys and just get transferred to a different parish. And we’re supposed to be the ones without morals? (via Joe. My. God.) Read more
Pat Roberston has been talking to his sky-friend, and he learned something interesting. He thinks he knows who the next American president will be. But he’s “not supposed to talk about that,” so the rest of us are none the wiser. But the Lord did have some non-confidential information for Robertson: Your country will be torn apart by internal stress. A house divided cannot stand. Your president holds a radical view of the direction of your country which is at… Read more
Quarterback Tim Tebow gets so much positive press about his faith that it’s a news story when someone finally calls him out on it. But I’ll admit it’s pretty entertaining to hear Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs trash talk Tebow’s displays of faith: Asked by Skip Bayless for his take on Tebow, Suggs said, “He’s all right. He’s all right. Come on now, let’s be honest, Skip. I can put up the numbers he was [putting up]. It’s all about numbers,… Read more
For many, a new year often brings forth resolutions. Yes, I’ll admit, we did write some down in my family. Mostly because it’s fun to reminisce about the past year and brag be proud of how much we have accomplished… but also because we all have a “bucket list” and a new year seems as appropriate a time as any to put a few of those items in motion. Getting involved in a secular charity is one of my resolutions…… Read more
By now, you are all probably familiar with Cee Lo Green’s foolhardy attempt to gild the lily by changing the lyrics of “Imagine” during NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly. Some of the responses have been just as silly as the altered lyric itself. If Mr. Green deserves this much scrutiny for his trespass, then Weird Al Yankovic must be history’s greatest villain. I’m honestly more offended as a Beatles fan than as an atheist, but not… Read more
I’m having a hard time getting behind the recently formed National Atheist Party. 1) The acronym isn’t all that exciting… 2) Atheists don’t believe in god. End of story. The National Atheist Party has a platform on issues that have nothing to do with that (at least on the surface): The party’s platform was decided on by a vote — again via Facebook — and includes hot-button issues such as gay marriage (for it) gun control (tighten it), abortion (a… Read more
So this came across my inbox recently (click to enlarge)… Interesting thought. (Additional remarks were made here, here, and here.) The bold part isn’t accurate, though. Yes, there are a lot of white men in prominent positions in our “movement,” but to suggest without evidence (even jokingly) they’re there for any reason other than their passion for our cause demeans them. No doubt, though, we could use more women (and other minorities of all kinds) in positions where their input… Read more
Discussions about raising children with or without faith don’t appear often on popular sitcoms, so we’re grateful when it does. On last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, Lily and Marshall had an interesting conversation regarding the book “Enigmas of the Mystical” and how they would raise their child. They might as well have been talking about religion. The clip begins at the 5:19 mark: Lily: Yeah, those enigmas always seemed a bit thin to me… Marshall: Thin!… Read more
