The creation of an atmosphere in which basic Constitutional rights were ignored under during the Bush years might be contributing to this bizarre measure introduced in the Connecticut legislature which would “remove control of Roman Catholic parishes from bishops and place them instead in the ...

I do not generally write about pop-culture, the media, current events, etc., yet as of late a menagerie of issues have orbited about my cranium and I hoped to make a few points. As I thought about the self-congratulatory fest known as The Oscars I wondered if all of those very well known and very in...

So, like, you just have to take this exam. Some highlights: A deeply devout Catholic couple has just returned from their fiftieth anniversary celebration, when suddenly the husband falls to the ground, clutching his chest. What is the most productive action for the wife to take? 1. Call 911 2. Put h...

It’s ba-ack! Just in time for Darwin’s 200th birthday celebration worldwide. . . Past snook-cocking on evolution under attack by the Discovery Institute’s secret-agent spyscope Wedge Strategy: Florida Follies: Billions of Years and Dollars VANISH! Let’s Play Lose Ben Stein...

It’s amazing how, whatever Democrats were against when done by George W. Bush, they’re in favor of when Barack Obama does it. When George W. Bush set up the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, using government money to support religious organizations, Democrats said it was unconstitutiona...

I found a fairly amusing article entitled ‘Debunking the debunkers’  - it’s fraught with all sorts of standard biased objections, simply substitute ‘Islam’, ‘Judaism’, or or any other relusional ’system’, play the words, it becomes pretty mu...

Obama tossed what we perceived to be a “crumb” to non-believers during his inauguration address when he said: “We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus – and non-believers,â€� Obama said. “We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this E...

School can expel lesbian students, court rules: An appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn’t have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. Reporting from San Francisco — After a Lu...

This guy has to be one of the biggest asshats on the planet, and is interviewing another superstitious asshat, Jim Dobson. Dobson’s take on the constitution is outrageous! Our “rights”, he says, come from Gawd, not government because he says Gawd doesn’t take our rights away,...

Thanks to Pharyngula for the heads-up. And this is just the promo clip. I can only imagine what the rest of this fucking movie looks like… Xians who actually lie about stuff? What are the odds?...