Here’s Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, commenting on buttons like this at the Democratic National Convention: Can’t we have at least some dignity in our politics? … Here’s Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, commenting on signs like these at Tea Party rallies: … [crickets] … … Palin also misses out on the obvious point: The “Sluts vote” button is a message of self pride. The people wearing the button use the phrase as a personal badge of honor, countering those… Read more
Tony Jones is a Christian theologian and he has started a series in which he tackles the toughest arguments against Christianity: … this series is for everyone who doubts. It’s for your friends who are agnostic and atheistic. It’s a place for them to email me a question, and get an honest answer — even if the answer doesn’t necessarily show Christianity in the best light. It’s a place for you to submit the biggest hurdle you have to fully… Read more
When a young New Zealand man came out to his church leader as gay, he was sat down and told that however he identified was perfect in the eyes of God. He was told that his church was an extension of his family, and they loved him — unconditionally — no matter what. Wait… no, I’m sorry that didn’t happen. His church leader sent him to a doctor who prescribed hormone therapy to chemically castrate him. Yeah, that’s the Christian love… Read more
You knew this had to happen: “There’s a great relationship that can be had in marriage, and then there is a sexual relationship between a man and woman that happens within the boundaries of marriage, and God says that that’s good,” explains Russ Bennett, the Lead Pastor with Cornerstone Church. … The church is not condemning people who read the book, but they are taking a stand against the message in ’50 Shades of Grey.’ “God has a different ideal,… Read more
British government lawyers are arguing in favor of enforcing a ban to prevent religious symbols in the workplace, defending the law in a human rights case brought by four British Christians against it. All four are claiming discrimination and the limitation of their freedom of speech, but not every claim is equivalent. Two of the claimants are Nadia Eweida and Shirley Chaplin, a British Airways employee and an NHS nurse, respectively, disciplined for refusing to remove or hide visible crucifixes… Read more
Young Earth Creationist Kent Hovind, currently in prison for tax fraud, presents his arguments against evolution in this hilarious (and sad-because-people-believe-it) mash-up: (Thanks to Christopher for the link!) Read more
In the video below, Rick Joyner of MorningStar Ministries recalls how a friend’s amputated finger *almost* grew back through the power of prayer. It would’ve grown back all the way except the prayer got interrupted: There’s never a video camera around when you need it, is there…? The winning comment on YouTube asks for Joyner to pray for a different appendage. (In the right direction, of course.) (via Right Wing Watch — thanks to Josh for the link!) Read more
In response to the unintentionally hilarious anti-gay-marriage video by the Campaign for American Values, PastorFailed created this parody: Love the music at the end 🙂 Read more
Voting starts today for the Chase Community Giving Program. What is that, exactly? It’s a giving program that gives out five million dollars in grants to different non-profit organizations based on how many votes they have — you get to choose what you think are the worthiest causes to donate to. They make sure that all the charities are eligible nominees before voting starts. Voting runs until September 19th. After that, grants will be awarded by Chase in the following manner:… Read more
