I can’t decide whether or not this is a “real” story. It’s like one or two people complained and the reporter extrapolated to say that several Catholics/Christians feel the same way. Apparently, they’re all mad because the Detroit Tigers’ home-opener this year will be played on Good Friday: The 1:05 p.m. game against the Texas Rangers is on April 10 — Good Friday and one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar. That’s the day for somber reflection, personal… Read more
In new religious studies classes in the UK, the topics on the syllabus are keeping up with the times: Students studying a new GCSE Religious Studies course will learn about Druidism, Rastafarianism and the “rise of atheism”. The new course, Religion and Belief in Today’s World, will be piloted in 2009 by the Oxford Cambridge and RSA (OCR) exam board. It has been denounced as popularist by critics. The “groundbreaking” new syllabus largely excludes the Bible and other religious texts…. Read more
I don’t mind when a public school choir sings songs with a mention of God in them. God Bless America, Silent Night… I understand those. They’re not excessively religious in nature — they’re more traditional than anything. But if a public school choir sang the following song (by Diamond Rio), I think that would qualify as excessive. See if you can guess why: That was part of the song lineup for a choir concert at an elementary school in the… Read more
Remember that guy who created Christian Salt? Retired barber Joe Godlewski says that when television chefs recommended kosher salt in recipes, he wondered, “What the heck’s the matter with Christian salt?” By next week, his trademarked Blessed Christians Salt will be available from seasonings manufacturer Ingredients Corporation of America. It’s sea salt that’s been blessed by an Episcopal priest. Well, there’s no need for atheists to feel left out. We now have our own version: It’s just like regular salt,… Read more
In the brief clip below, Katie Couric makes a bold claim about Creationism: Actually, here’s her quotation: “But if schools want to dispute the notion of evolution or give students an alternative theory like Creationism, perhaps it should be taught in Religion class, not Science. Wow. Science ought to be taught in a Science classroom. That takes balls. While I’m glad she said it, here’s why it’s ineffective. First, she says this as if it’s a unique opinion. Earth-shattering, it… Read more
Here’s another example of an atheist showing more understanding and good humor than a religious person in the same situation. In the following conversation, the gas station attendant (“Me”) is talking to an uptight Christian woman (“Lady”)…: (We are a prepay station. A little old lady walks in.) Lady: “So what, I can’t get gas now because so many idiots drive off? What kind of world do we live in that a Christian doesn’t get treated right?” Me: “… I’m… Read more
As soon as it’s on sale at Landover-Baptizon.com, someone must buy me this 🙂 I *really* hope it’s a coloring book: The author explains the premise of the book: You see, parents had to come up with a way to occupy their children while they were away from home, praying and fornicating under the altar of Satan. And since they didn’t have babysitters back then, they gave their kids eggs to play with and sometimes paint… But the reason they… Read more
If you heard the following, you’d likely find it sexist, misogynistic, and misguided. When Martha Peace says it, though, she’s a hero to thousands of fundamentalist Christian women everywhere: … [P]riorities [for Christian women] may include rising early to feed the family, being available anytime to satisfy a husband’s desires (barring a few “ungodly” or “homosexual” acts), seeking his approval regarding work, appearance, and leisure, and accepting that he has the “burden” of final say in arguments. After a wife… Read more
Mike Clawson here again… Eugene Cho, an emerging church pastor from Seattle, has commented on the atheist bus ads soon to come to his city over at Sojourners’ God’s Politics blog. In this post, as well as two others at his own blog, he rolls his eyes at fellow Christians who get all reactive and bent out of shape over these ads, and then lists three reasons why he sees these bus ads as good things: 1. Christians shouldn’t feel… Read more
