Archive for the 'Religion' Category
The Worst Wing: The God Couple
May 29th, 2007Glad to see that Dermot is hammering away! Help him out by using those reddit and dig buttons. Via: idleworm: HEH HEH! This can’t possibly backfire, eh, Dick? Dick?
Creationist Museum Brings Dinosaurs on Board Noah’s Ark
May 28th, 2007I wonder how many people will tell me about their plans to leave the U.S. today. Via: timesonline: A vegetarian Tyrannosaurus rex frolicked alongside human beings only a few thousand years ago in the Garden of Eden until Eve decided to munch on that apple, according to the Creation Museum, which opens in Kentucky today. […]
Bush Gives Horned Hand Sign While Being Photographed with the Queen
May 13th, 2007Do you ever wonder if They’re just messing with those of us who notice these things? What is Thy bidding, my Master? Of course, you want to believe that some joker Photoshopped this, but here’s a screen shot that I took from the Telegraph’s web page with the story. Via: Rumor Mill News: Earlier today […]
The Weirdest Story You Will Read Today
March 30th, 2007Travolta. Scientology. Global Warming. Other planets. Dome cities. Via: This Is London: His serious aviation habit means he is hardly the best person to lecture others on the environment. But John Travolta went ahead and did it anyway. The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to “do their bit” to tackle global warming. […]
A Fascist for Every Occasion
February 25th, 2007Honestly, I haven’t looked too closely at the Neoconservative literature. Why? I read The Prince when I was eighteen years old. The whole Neocon thing just seems like a Machiavelli fan club/psychopath cult to me; a rehash, in other words. So, why do the Neocons appear to be in control? Politics, for most of the […]
Poor Among Plenty
February 6th, 2007Via: MSNBC: Once prized as a leafy haven from the social ills of urban life, the suburbs are now grappling with a new outbreak of an old problem: poverty. Currently, 38 million Americans live below the poverty line, which the federal government defines as an annual income of $20,000 or less for a family of […]
The Radical Christian Right Is Built on Suburban Despair
January 20th, 2007WOW! It’s amazing how much I share in common with these people, in terms of the root causes of despair. I can empathize with their despair. I’ve personally felt it. The difference, however, between people like them and people like me, are the approaches we choose to the solutions. It’s easy to criticize from afar, […]
Yoga: Gateway to Satan
January 10th, 2007Via: CBC: A school program to fight childhood obesity that includes yoga is drawing complaints from some Christian parents in the Quesnel area in B.C.’s Cariboo region. They say yoga is a religion, and shouldn’t be taught in public schools. Chelsea Brears, who has two children in the school system, said her son was asked […]
The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
January 6th, 2007In a comment on Fascism: Satanic Christian Style, GK suggested a book called, The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth by Edward O. Wilson. This looks useful for anyone interested in appealing to Christians on environmental collapse issues: With his usual eloquence, patience and humor, Wilson, our modern-day Thoreau, adds his thoughts to […]
Fascism: Satanic Christian Style
January 4th, 2007Becky and I watched Jesus Camp last night. Oh man… Believe me, you don’t want to miss this one. The article below picks up where the film leaves off. Via: AlterNet: The drive by the Christian right to take control of military chaplaincies, which now sees radical Christians holding roughly 50 percent of chaplaincy appointments […]
