The evangelical summer camp that was the subject of the documentary Jesus Camp has been discontinued! Now we’ll never have to deal with religious fundamentalists ever again… I’m just kidding. Becky Fischer, the camp organizer/pastor, says “We have decided to hold different activities in future.” I’m thinking she’s not about to tone down her rhetoric. She’s built a reputation for ruling over a children’s camp so extreme that one activity involved the kids praying to a cardboard effigy of President… Read more
Fark.com has a link to a fun site: a site where you can vent your frustrations with Florida! The headline reads: Penn and Teller’s BS is soliciting photos and stories about why Florida sucks for an upcoming show. Post your own examples in the comment thread – voting enabled To submit your photos and stories, go here. To see some of the more popular vote-getters on Fark.com, go here. [tags]Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Florida, Fark, atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Student trustees at Orange Coast College decided to not say the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings anymore. It doesn’t affect other groups or organizations on campus. They just won’t recite the Pledge at the trustees’ meetings. While the “Under God” portion was part of the reason they made the decision not to say the Pledge, there was more to it than that. Trustee Jason Bell said, “Loyalty ought to be something the government earns through performance, not through reciting… Read more
Mike O. tells an interesting story at Off the Map. His son attends a Christian high school. In History class, students were assigned to represent different faiths for a mock discussion. Mike’s son was assigned to atheism. So you *know* this is going to be either really good or terribly bad… The son did his homework. As Mike says, The class was divided into the four camps, and apparently the “atheists” were the only ones that came prepared. My son… Read more
