#religion
# politics
Ignore the manufactured acrimony and bloviators preaching how to properly celebrate Christmas. Just enjoy the holiday.
# politics
The Arab Spring is not turning the Middle East into a hotbed of secularism. But given the history and demographics of the region, it would be strange to expect it to.
# politics
Intelligent Design was a compromise no one wanted and the wrong answer to a question no one even asked.
# oddities
Muslim fundamentalists want all those harlots to cover up their sexy, sexy eyes, lest they're tempted to sin at the sight of an exposed iris.
# oddities
Christian zealots and Muslim fundamentalists find new common ground: that evolution is a myth created by the Jews to subjugate the world.
# astrobiology
The Pope's astronomer thinks we should be trying to convert aliens to Catholicism. The chances they'll respond kindly to proselytizing doesn't seem high...
# science
Accommodationists are still trying to spread their message even though pretty much no one but other accommodationists is listening.
# science
Egged on by cranks and quacks, the media seems obsessed with how nice someone is instead of whether what they're saying makes any sense.
# politics
Yes, praying for someone after a tragedy is not even as helpful as sharing a news article about it on social media. And that's a very low bar to fail to clear...
# politics
Despite the constant gloom and doom, the world is actually safer, wealthier, and less violent than it's ever been in recorded history.
# oddities
What does it take to sway an atheist? Skeptical bloggers weigh in...
# space
We're here for an exciting time, not a long time. And we should use that time doing something fun and constructive.
# politics
When humanity tries to be at its best in the wake of a tragedy, the bowels of the internet hand out megaphones to some of its worst members.
# evolution
Christina fundamentalists may want to ban evolution from schools, but Muslim fundamentalists want to kill anyone who teaches it.
# politics
Religious apologists sure do love their fantasies of how unbelievers will be tortured in the fires of Hell...
