Republicans should take note: God spoke to Dr. Metablog and told him which candidates need to get out of the presidential race: I asked Him if He had any other preferences in the upcoming election. He sighed. “I don’t want either Bachmann or Palin either. They’re doofae.” I wasn’t surprised that God was so adamantine about B and P, because of their shallow religiosity and deficient knowledge of history, but I was truly shocked that God called them by the… Read more
Christian author Don Miller, who so ungracefully told men and women what they should do if they ever wanted to find love (and then deleted the posts when even Christians pushed back against his advice), wants to know why women “hook up”: … I am curious about why some girls give up sex easily and whether or not they view their sexuality as a commodity. In other words, do you use sex for some kind of social power or to… Read more
Living Waters Ministry (the one run by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron) is notorious for promoting something called the “Good Person test.” Basically, they get you to confess that you’ve lied or stolen something or lusted in the past… and they tell you that you’re a bad person, destined for hell unless you accept Jesus. Anyway, Truth-Saves.com made a shorter, better, Humanist version of the tract that gets right to the point: Much better. Now go spread the Gospel! Read more
You all know atheists have been putting up a lot of billboards lately. What do you do if you led a church and you thought those ads sent an awful message? (What? Atheists think they’re good without god? Never!) Well, the absolutely worst thing you could do is try to “fight back.” If you put up your own billboard in response, or complain about the atheists’ message to the media, you’re playing right into our hands. We get more media… Read more
Earlier tonight, I participated in a discussion at a website called RaftUps. The moderator Tom Diffenbach asked questions, I answered them, and guests were able to have a conversation (and ask their own questions) via a chatroom. I’ve never done an interview like that before; it was a pretty cool experience with a lot of interaction — we might even try it again soon. If you’d like to see how it went, the link to the “video” of the class… Read more
Reader Matthew points out that iTunes is currently selling Ben Stein’s anti-evolution propaganda movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed for $4.99 as part of its “Back-to-School” sale… … and they’ve categorized it under Comedy 🙂 Well, I suppose it is a mindless film that had a lot of people laughing afterwards… Read more
The Utah Coalition of Reason just put up a billboard in Salt Lake City, and despite its harmless message, it’s almost certainly going to generate controversy: … These words appear on a prominent billboard in Salt Lake City on the north side of Highway 201, a half mile west of Exit 11/Highway 172. Visible to westbound traffic and on the right-hand side of the road, it faces east. It will remain up through the run of the Utah State Fair…. Read more
David Hayward pretty much speaks for anyone who’s ever had doubts about their faith: Unlike actual drowning, though, this will end well. The more questions you have, the better. Maybe Hayward should’ve drawn a pastor instead of a person — they’re the ones who can’t handle the constant barrage of challenges. (via nakedpastor) Read more
One more perspective on the issue of getting more African-Americans involved in organized atheism, this one coming from Al Denelsbeck at Walkabout: Rap, R&B, Gospel, and Soul music are predominantly black. It’s safe to say that this is not from whites being excluded, but instead from a cultural (or subcultural if you prefer) influence. We all may identify better with a particular style of music, choice of car, choice of pet, vacation destination — whatever. We’re not excluded from the… Read more
