The book of objective morality tells us that rape has a price that must be paid. The price of rape is paid in silver, which also has a price which is traded on the commodities market. The price of rape is directly proportional to the price of silver. There are those that argue that the [...]
The English language does not contain nearly enough adjectives in the positive for a man that mastered it. Christopher Hitchens owned the English language in such a way that mastery is an unfitting term. Not only did he always point his intellectual compass toward truth and his morals toward the improvement of the human condition, [...]
We find ourselves in a remote corner of our universe in a beautiful yet mediocre galaxy. Perched atop a rocky sphere, with two other pebbles in orbit between us and a violent ball of gas, we tenuously enjoy our existence. We occupy the only form of primate body that can possibly wish to know what [...]
I looked high and low for God But God could not be found The Bible says the world is flat But NASA says it’s round The Bible says man came from dust Darwin says from chimps Who are these Bible men you ask? Frauds, liars, and pimps Hawking says the world began from [...]
It seems our stroke-ridden charlatan preacher is at it again. When last we left him, we joyously laughed at his failure, which was as certain to us as his revelation was to him. This time, he’s hedging his bets, and he isn’t getting near the press coverage he had last time which was used to [...]
In response to the recent intellectual insurgency and resurgence of atheism among the people, the religious community has widely condemned the trend. It has oft been asked, “Why are atheists so angry?”. A frequent comment is “Atheists are angry at God.” A more appropriate question might be “Why are religious people so angry?”. Atheists are [...]
After a weekend of mass prayer for political end in Texas led by the governor of the mainland’s most voluminous state, Jesus has not sent any good news as of yet. In fact, the stock market took another turn for the worse. Perhaps God will respond at the appropriate time and lift up Republican politics [...]
America is a “Christian Nation” founded on “Christian Values”, or so the majority would have you believe. While the claimed credulity of the majority is not in question, their motivation in considering presidential candidates is definitely questionable. While atheists overwhelmingly rely on science and the observable, measurable qualities of the universe to define existence, the [...]
A Fox News page on Facebook was recently littered with violent rhetoric. The page was on the controversy surrounding a Christian monument at the site of the 9/11 memorial and the American Atheist organization’s lawsuit in response to it. This is a screen shot of just some of the comments posted by the followers of [...]
priest/prēst/ Noun: An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform rites, administer sacraments, and touch your children in private. Also see: Clergy, Tax Collector, Thief, Pedophile, Costumed Fool
tithe (t) n. 1. One tenth, a tenth part 2. A tenth part of one’s annual income contributed voluntarily or due as a tax, especially for the support of the clergy or church. These funds are used primarily to pay for the private jets of televangelists or to quiet victims of sexual abuse to prevent scandal. The funds [...]
Mes·si·ah (m-s) n. 1. also Mes·si·as (m-ss) The anticipated savior of the Jews. This person is expected to be an American fundamentalist President who will double the funds and military assistance given to Israel. They’ve only received a trillion dollars of assistance so far. 2. also Messias Christianity Jesus. Oddly, a Jewish carpenter that roamed the desert pissing off [...]
rev·e·la·tion [rev-uh-ley-shuhn] –noun 1. the act of revealing privileged and previously unknown information, usually to an illiterate fool in the desert. 2. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. Example: The Lord revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai, because the Jews were previously unaware that murder, theft, and perjury were immoral. 3. The final book in “The Bible”, where [...]
proph·et [prof-it} noun Origin: Early sanskrit A liar, swindler, charlatan. A person of unsavory character who fabricates stories in order to gain money, power, or both. Examples: Joseph Ratzinger, Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ (a fabrication of a previous prophet or group of prophets), Muhammed, Kirk Cameron, Glenn Beck, Ted Haggard, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson
Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty proposed in a recent debate that ”if you can find a good or service on the internet, then the federal government probably doesn’t need to be doing it.” In his recent book which was obviously written to precede a presidential run, he espouses faith as a virtue. An interview can be read [...]
If you believe in a “messiah” or “rapture”, you’re a false prophet too.
Religious people frequently make public comments that are a cause of suffering. We’ve all seen them before: Hateful remarks condemning sex, science, homosexuals, non-believers, other religions. These remarks hinder the progress of mankind while promoting tribalism, superstition, even violence. Rarely if ever are they prosecuted for the harm that they cause. As the supposed day [...]
Religious people are always saying that the end of the world is upon us. They’ve been predicting it for thousands of years. It isn’t any closer now than it was then. I’ve seen a few haughty Christians proclaim that “Only the Father knows”. This is even more gullible a trap to fall into. A person [...]
Normally when I wake up, eat my Wheaties and check the hot board for religious threats to humanity, Al-Qaeda and Al-Catholic are in their respective places at 1 and 2. After reading the latest round of propaganda funded by the Holy See, I realized that I’ve had them mixed the wrong way about. ARTICLE [...]
The first time that Harold Camping said that the end was nigh, the magical day was in 1994. His response: mathematical error. This time will he: Apologize? Renounce his faith and suggest his followers do the same? Put on a dunce hat and sit in a corner? I’ll see you on Sunday.
