#religion


# politics    

woe be to theologically unschooled heathens?

For appearance of factual correctness, insult both sides of argument regardless of facts, rinse, repeat, sell book.
woe be to theologically unschooled heathens?

# politics    

ratzinger finds a new scapegoat for his troubles

According to the pope, his senior advisers, and ardent supporters, the Catholic Church molests kids because... atheists were literally Nazis?
ratzinger finds a new scapegoat for his troubles

# space    

could a geocentrist even screw in a lightbulb?

There's here, they're loud, and they somehow missed the last 600 years of science...
could a geocentrist even screw in a lightbulb?

# health    

on the vatican's crusade against contraception

Instead of helping Africans combat the spread of AIDS, the Catholic Church keeps pouring gasoline on the fire.
on the vatican's crusade against contraception

# politics    

the misguided drama of the great qu'ran roast

Blasphemy is an important tool in a secular society, but it's not a good way for angry religious zealots to engage in a low brow tit-for-tat.
the misguided drama of the great qu'ran roast

# science    

so hawking is apparently the new mullah omar…

That's right Baroness Greenfield, not needing a miracle in the lab is the same thing as a holy war against the unbelievers.
so hawking is apparently the new mullah omar…

# oddities    

preparing for hell the pseudo-scientific way

Just because you've been condemned to hell doesn't mean it has to be torture. All you need to do is know how to prepare for your particular damnation.
preparing for hell the pseudo-scientific way

# politics    

to out or not to out, that is the question…

Skeptical bloggers are debating whether to out a troll whose fabrications fueled Chris Mooney's anti-atheist stories.
to out or not to out, that is the question…

# oddities    

when priests resort to insidious scare tactics

Someone should tell Reverend Robert Barro that "believe what I say or God will smite you" is not a logical or morally upstanding argument in favor of one's religion.
when priests resort to insidious scare tactics

# astrobiology    

trodding on erich von daniken's territory

Another entry in the quickly growing HuffPo library of woo shows that all creationism is basically the same in the end.
trodding on erich von daniken's territory

# science    

how to throw yourself a public pity party

As a loud and proud New Agnostic, Ron Rosenbaum doesn't just not know how the universe came to be, he doesn't want to know what we've found out so far.
how to throw yourself a public pity party

# politics    

the problem with avoiding religion's dark side

While faitheists and accommodationists urge atheists to be nice to religious zealots, the most fervent believers feel no need to treat atheists and other faithful as human, much less worthy of respect.
the problem with avoiding religion's dark side

# science    

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

Answers In Genesis tries to debate the divine origins of logic as if it was a law of physics with the most illogical drivel they could muster.
answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

# oddities    

how priests handle customer complaints

A satirical customer complaint about prayer shines a light on the problem with telling people you can speak to a deity able to grant your desires in return for obedience and reverence.
how priests handle customer complaints

# oddities    

wielding blasphemy in a religious world

The modern world needs blasphemy not just as abstract right, but being actively exercised when the occasion calls for it.
wielding blasphemy in a religious world

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