Many of you had thoughts on whether or not you’d allow a stranger to pray over your baby. Reader Ruby Leigh wonders if a particular twist on the prayer would change your mind about it: I just read the piece about the Wal-Mart woman praying over Lulu without request… I can understand how this would be off-putting… and perhaps a bit weird. I used to be involved with a Christian community that really encouraged asking people if they wanted prayer… Read more
***Update***: Richard Wade wins the prize for greatest comment in this thread: The Creation Museum NASCAR team thinks the Meijer 300 race is only 3 miles long. Nicely put, Richard. … It’s stereotypical I suppose… but the match doesn’t surprise me at all. The Creation Museum will be sponsoring a car driven by Bobby Hamilton Jr. in this weekend’s Meijer 300 race at the Kentucky Speedway. “When Randy MacDonald approached us with the idea of participating in the race this… Read more
Last time I had heard of Rev. Rob Schenck, he was anointing the doorway President Obama would pass through on the way to his Inauguration. With the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor scheduled to begin on July 13th, Schenck is back. He has decided to bless the door of Senate Hart Building Room 216, the probable location of the hearings. Thankfully, he used oil blessed by a Catholic priest. Because we know if it had been… Read more
Who knew babies came freshly wrapped?! The left one looks very happy. The right one looks like he just noticed the lack of oxygen… (Thanks to Claudia for the link!) Read more
In response to the post Would You Allow Your Child to Join the Boy Scouts of America?, many of you said no because you disapprove of their discriminatory ways. Plainfieldrob raises an interesting point, though. If you say no to joining the Boy Scouts, what about the military? They also discriminate against gays, and while they don’t openly kick out atheists, they definitely make it difficult for non-religious people to serve. Rob won’t let his child join the Boy Scouts,… Read more
For some reason, this cracks me up: Jesus just looks so damn happy… (Thanks to Max for the link!) Read more
Even though fewer than 20% of Swedes are religious, the Swedish Humanist Association has placed the following ad in subway stations and beyond: “Gud finns nog inte” means “God probably doesn’t exist.” “It’s not that we want to stop the religious community, but we want to level the playing field,” said [Humanist Association chair Christer] Sturmark. “Religious groups get huge sums from the state every year. We’re dependent on our members.” Sturmark explained that the campaign was paid for by… Read more
Looks like we might have a nice group of heathens gathering in St. Louis! If you’re free Saturday, it’d be great to have you join us. Here’s the information: Who: Lots of Godless Atheists. Where: Mangia Italiano, 3145 S Grand Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63116 When: Saturday, June 13th, 2:00 p.m. Cost: Free! (Just pay for your own food. Sadly, my teaching salary won’t cover your tab.) Ideally, we could just take over the entire downstairs area, but in order… Read more
The anti-gay-marriage Miss California Carrie Prejean had her title revoked today. Looks like she couldn’t honor a commitment. … K2 Productions, the independent producers of the Miss California USA pageant, under license from Miss Universe, cited continued breach of contract issues as the reason for Prejean’s firing. “This was a decision based solely on contract violations,” Keith Lewis, executive director of K2 Productions, said in the release. “After our press conference in New York we had hoped we would be… Read more
ZOMGitsCriss is back to explain the brand new Proposition C and the people who want to stop freckled people from getting married: (Thanks to Jeff for the link!) Read more
