Oct
06

Jesus and Ronald Reagan Deliver the Constitution; Professors and Supreme Court Foiled Again

This is just too amazing to not?propagate. ?Pharyngula links to this spectacular piece of right-wing?kitsch that depicts Jesus (Caucasian, like he should be) personally delivering the Constitution to a group of awed on-lookers who include, children, school teachers, US Founding Fathers (including, ironically, notoriously atheistic Thomas Payne), Ronald Reagan, dead astronauts, black soldiers (specifically), and… Continue reading »

Oct
04

Sometimes you just gotta blow some shit up…

I like apocalypse movies just as much as the next guy, but this one was far better than any other I have seen in quite a while.? Left behind, the end all of Kirk Cameron christian apocalypse movies, I laughed! I cried! It was better than Cats! And yes the Russians are the bad guys,… Continue reading »

Sep
13

Movie on Darwin Deemed Too Controversial For US Audience

In the second of what I suspect will be a scattered series of posts on Darwin–I’m TAing a class on him this semester–I bring you some facepalm-worthy news on this godless Sunday morning. ?The UK’s Telegraph reports that a new drama about the life and times of Charles Darwin has recently made its premier at… Continue reading »

Sep
09

Jesus loved metal right?

It’s just like a movie, but much more violent, a hell of a lot shorter, and with crumby metal music playing.? What is it?? You guessed it – heavy metal Christian music videos!? Nothing says, “I love Jesus and I genuinely care about the well being of other people,” like death metal and disturbing images… Continue reading »

Sep
03

Bertrand Russell: Leaping Tall Proofs in a Single Bound Variable

Back when I was a human larva, Bertrand Russell was one of the first philosophers I ever discovered, let alone read in any depth. I was raised moderately Catholic, but by the time I was 11 or 12, I was wrestling with nascent feelings that Catholicism–and indeed, all of religion–might be terribly inadequate. One day,… Continue reading »

Aug
27

Dawkins’ Show is “Bullshit!” Without the Bullshit

Since I talked a bit about Penn & Teller’s atheiskeptihumanist-style show “Bullshit!” yesterday, I thought this might be appropriate to mention. ?While I was rambling around the Internet last night, I came upon a short, two-part series that Richard Dawkins did in much the same vein. ?It’s called “Enemies of Reason,” and features much of… Continue reading »

Aug
26

Penn & Teller: More Good Than Harm?

As you probably have heard if you follow our news feed, the Catholic League is calling for Penn & Teller’s Showtime show?“Bullshit!” to be cancelled after an (as-yet unseen) season finale attacking Catholicism. ?For those who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing “Bullshit!”–which, as you might be able to tell already, I quite enjoy–I suppose… Continue reading »