Ken Ham is mad at physicist Lawrence Krauss because Krauss told the truth about how we were created. I love that last line: “Forget Jesus; the stars died so that you could be here today!” Besides the “blasphemy,” Ham is mad that Krauss dares to mock the Creation Museum when he’s only took a quick tour through it: [CCO Mark Looy] actually timed Krauss’s visit. He took a whole 22 minutes to walk through the museum, most of the time… Read more
You know what makes me happy? Children who just know where atheists want them to go: Reader Adam says that his son AJ was just looking for his binky and that the family never uses the fireplace. But we know what was really going on… 🙂 Read more
Evangelical Christians are supposed to be all about love and family, right? Maybe one of them can explain the “Christian thinking” in this story. Lisa Miller and Janet Jenkins were lesbians who were joined in a civil union 10 years ago. A couple years later, in 2002, a child was born to Miller via artificial insemination. In 2003, Miller and Jenkins separated and Miller became an evangelical Christian… which meant she also started renouncing homosexuality. So what happened when Jenkins… Read more
Reader Lindsay was looking at her childhood Bible recently. Turns out there were a *lot* of passages she highlighted that no longer have the same meaning. I decided that it might be interesting to look at the Bible I used growing up. Looking at the Bible now is a completely different experience. I used to somehow be able to skim over the nasty parts and pick out the nice stuff, but that’s no longer the case. My personal Bible is… Read more
by Jesse Galef – When I came home today I saw a package from Amazon waiting for me. Not sure what to expect, I opened it eagerly. It turned out to have been from a Christian friend of mine in college. The book is “Atheist Delusions” by David Bentley Hart. My friend must have known what my reaction would be… Now, I’ve had people send me their random Christian books in hopes of convincing me of something. I tend to… Read more
Hi Richard, I’m 22 years old and a recent college graduate. Unfortunately, with the state the economy is in, I’m having problems finding a job, so I had to take up residence with my parents. While neither my parents or I have a problem with this arrangement, I’m finding some of the things they believe about me to be pretty ouch-worthy, if you will. This has lead to two problems I’m currently having with them. I like to be open… Read more
It’s a simple question with a simple answer: Do you accept the theory of evolution? Please explain. The correct answer: Of course I accept evolution, just as every thinking person should. The scientific evidence points to evolution as the best explanation for all the diversity of life on Earth and there is no credible alternative. The Chicago Tribune asked this question to all the candidates vying to become Illinois’ next governor. Their responses are almost all pathetic: Adam Andrzejewski: “Yes…. Read more
Chris Blattman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale. His research takes him to other parts of the world, including Liberia. That’s where he heard a very strange story back in August… In Liberia, the guys at our local partner and survey organization swear that the best hunters have the power to change themselves to animals. Perhaps this is culturally insensitive of me, but I have a standing offer of $1000 cash to any of them… Read more
R. Joseph Hoffmann has a 2010 wish list for various religious faiths: It is time for a list of things religions must give up, forswear, abandon and forever repudiate in order to be what they want to be–or say they do: mechanisms of peace, justice, compassion and love of humanity. A few excerpts… For Christians: 1. Abandon the mythology of Genesis. God did not make the world in 6, 8 or 1000 days or 1000 days of years. Stop squabbling… Read more
There’s an article in The Canberra Times (in Australia) about how there were fewer marriages this year — and it’s in part because of the connection to religion. Civil celebrant Judy Aulich conducted 96, or more than 6 per cent, of Canberra marriages this year. She said most couples she married had lived together beforehand and rarely included any religious component in their marriage ceremonies. One couple is profiled in the piece and they don’t see any need to get… Read more
