Monthly Archives: May 2012
Villa Rica, Georgia Church of Christ says evolution has no place in science class
Spearheaded by a Univeristy of West Georgia math teacher, the Villa Rica, Georgia based Church of Christ says evolution has no place in science class. Here’s the letter from Robert Staples. Enjoy. May 25, 2012 Robert Staples University of West Georgia … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Religion, ridiculist, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-intellectualism, Christianity, First Amendment, Georgia, religion
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Georgia chaplain hopes to use the First Amendment as toilet paper
A Columbus, Georgia chaplain hopes to use the First Amendment as toilet paper…well, not literally (as far as I know) but as metaphorically as you possibly can get. Here’s the story from Columbus, Georgia’s local news affiliate talking about a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Video
Tagged anti-intellectualism, Christianity, education, First Amendment, religion, separation of church and state
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Confessions of a sinner
This is my statement. I’m tired of living in secrecy so I’m coming out of the closet. The temptations were just too much to take…and they were everywhere. At every turn it seemed: my favorite sushi restaurant, at the local … Continue reading
Feynman for the win
I haven’t historically posted videos but I think this one is awesome. There is still a fundamental misunderstanding in America of science and how science works, so here’s a piece of classic video of the great physicist Richard Feynman, father of … Continue reading
Ridiculist: Mississippi lawmaker Andy Gipson
This week’s ridiculist award goes to Mississippi state representative Andy Gipson who at least had the Christian decency to quote the Bible on homosexuality when he went to his Facebook page to rant about President Obama’s “evolution” on the matter. … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-intellectualism, Christianity, homophobia, Mississippi, politics, ridiculist
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Fighting “crazy” with “reason” in the Op-Eds
I’ve found myself inspired by a tweet from Michael Shermer (whose book, The Believing Brain, I’m still reading by the way – sheesh now that I don’t fly any more I need to figure out how to effectively step away … Continue reading
The Facebook Prayer Request Conundrum
I’m from Georgia and so almost by definition, I’m surrounded by Christian conservatives. Don’t get me wrong, I love many of these people dearly as the vast majority of them actually fall within the “religiously moderate” category and so don’t … Continue reading
Warning: people actually believe the Sodom and Gomorrah story
I have to move off of this for a while but wanted to share one last example of what I think Sam Harris means when he says that religious moderates provide the shade within which religious fundamentalists luxuriate. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-intellectualism, atheism, Christianity, Islam, religion
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Debunking homosexual junk science
First a bit of a disclaimer, I’m not a geneticist. I’m not even a biologist. But when I saw the below argument posted in one of the many “comments” sections filling up with misinformation about homosexuality after the President’s self-described … Continue reading
Posted in News, politics, Religion, Science
Tagged homosexuality, humanism, junk science, science
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Ridiculist: North Carolina Amendment One
This week’s ridiculist award goes to the majority of people of North Carolina who voted to amend their state’s constitution for the purpose of denying the right of marriage for a certain group of consenting adults. That group of course are … Continue reading
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Tagged Amendment One, bigotry, homosexuality, North Carolina, ridiculist
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