#religious fundamentalism


why would you say that in public?

The Family Research Council, without a hint of sarcasm or whiff of hyperbole to make some point, wants the government to outlaw the sale of birth control to unmarried couples.
why would you say that in public?

when in saudi arabia, just don't act human

Muslim hardliners are zealots are trying to break down the Saudi wall between religion and business. And this is bad news for its economy and Westerners visiting the country.
when in saudi arabia, just don't act human

defending a fanatic with wishful thinking

Pundits are hailing Pat Robertson's hateful tirade against atheists after an attack on a Sikh temple as a step forward in inter-faith relations. That's both telling and disturbing.
defending a fanatic with wishful thinking

scraping the bottom of the conspiracy barrel…

Christian zealots and Muslim fundamentalists find new common ground: that evolution is a myth created by the Jews to subjugate the world.
scraping the bottom of the conspiracy barrel…

# evolution    

murder and mayhem in the name of faith

Christina fundamentalists may want to ban evolution from schools, but Muslim fundamentalists want to kill anyone who teaches it.
murder and mayhem in the name of faith

of petty tyrants and self-appointed henchmen

Religious apologists sure do love their fantasies of how unbelievers will be tortured in the fires of Hell...
of petty tyrants and self-appointed henchmen

# politics    

why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

Biologos just found out what happens when you take a factual stand against religious zealots instead of mewing about vague, aspirational niceties.
why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

# oddities    

and the christmas lump of coal goes to…

Weird Things is making a list and checking it twice, going to find out who's been undermining public health, science, and education...
and the christmas lump of coal goes to…

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