Jeff Schweitzer On Nicholas Wade
Does that sound dirty? Sorry.
If you haven’t read my previous entry yet, you might enjoy this one more if you go back and read it first. (Then again, you might not.)
If you *have* already read my previous entry and left a note on it, thanks. It’s always great to feast my eyes on the wisdom [...]
Nicholas Wade On Religion
The Evolution Of The God Gene (Nicholas Wade/The New York Times; Nov 15, 2009)
In the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.
During 15 years of excavation they have uncovered not some monumental temple but evidence of a critical [...]
Does God Want Us To Stone A Whale To Death?
Yes, yes – it’s an absurd question.
But there’s at least one Christian in the world who apparently thinks the answer is a resounding “Hell YES!”
Here are the details:
Whale Tale: AFA Staffer Says Bible Mandates Death For SeaWorld Orca (Rob Boston/The Wall of Separation blog/Americans United for Separation of Church and State; March 4)
On Feb. [...]
Why Liberals And Atheists Are More Intelligent
Liberals And Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel In Human Evolutionary History, Study Finds (ScienceDaily; Feb 24)
More intelligent people are statistically significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and for men (but not women), preference [...]
Christian Mad Hatters Have A Tea Party
Or is that an unfair characterization?
Apparently Austin Cline doesn’t think so:
White Supremacist Theocrats: Tea Baggers Out Of The Closet (Austin Cline; Feb 25)
Tea Baggers try to present themselves as little more than fiscal conservatives who believe in a smaller, limited federal government and who are concerned that a growing government will infringe on [...]
Is Gravity More Powerful Than Jesus?
Of course.
Gravity actually exists.
Here’s proof:
Fallen Tree, Snow Cause DC Church Collapse (The Washington Examiner/The Associated Press; Feb 6)
WASHINGTON: A D.C. fire official says a small church has collapsed in northeast Washington.
Fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says when a tree fell on the roof of the Joshua Temple Church Ministry on Sheriff Road northeast on [...]
Where Was Allah?
Dozens Die In Morocco Minaret Collapse (The BBC; Feb 20)
At least 36 people were killed in Morocco when a minaret collapsed at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say.
More than 60 people were injured in the accident at the Berdieyinne mosque in Meknes’ old city during Friday prayers, according to Moroccan state [...]
Fathima Rifqa Bary
If you haven’t heard about Fathima Rifqa Bary, I envy you.
My local newspaper, The Columbus Dispatch, published its 29th item about her last month.
That comes out to about one item a week, every week, since she first made the news back in August. Like John Freshwater (who has now had nearly 60 items devoted to [...]
Does Shiva Hate Hindus?
Does Vishnu? Does Krishna? Does Ganesha? Or are all these gOds just as missing in action as Yahweh and Jesus and Allah when it comes to protecting their devout followers from Very Bad Things even as those followers flock to their holy temples?
Police Investigate Deadly Indian Temple Stampede (The BBC; Mar 5)
Police in India [...]
Does Allah Hate Muslims?
Of course not.
Mythical beings are incapable of hating anyone at all.
But if you believe Allah isn’t a mythical being… well, suffice it to say that he seems remarkably indifferent to the tragedies that befall his devout followers even as they’re in the very process of worshipping him….
Deadly Crush At Timbuktu Mosque (The BBC; Feb 26) [...]
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