Jesus Saves!

2009-12-11T12:57:00.000-05:00

I want this shirt!

Finally, a God I could worship!

2009-10-13T09:50:00.005-04:00

Peanut Butter Salvation

2009-09-30T12:48:00.002-04:00

Folio Weekly, a Northeast Florida news and opinion magazine, has an excellent article on the downright pure nuttiness (ha!) that has infected some of the local megachurches.Peanut Butter Salvation: Why a Southside megachurch thinks that goldfish swallowing and toe-licking will lead the next generation to God.(link is to a PDF)Some interesting quotes from the article:Creaming the underarms of one

Local Church Turns to Rationality for Swine Flu Prevention

2009-09-28T10:56:00.003-04:00

I thought this was a pleasant surprise given the flu quackery from like likes of Fluff-Po:Church Preaches Flu PreventionTalking To Congregation About Staying HealthyPOSTED: Sunday, September 27, 2009BRUNSWICK, Ga -- The congregation at First Jordan Grove Baptist Church studied more than just the Bible on Sunday. They also heard advice on how to stay healthy during flu season.Pastor Ken Adkins

My Boy Makes Me Proud

2009-09-23T09:19:00.002-04:00

My son is now 10 years old and just started 5th grade. Aside from driving me crazy like any child should, he sometimes provokes good intellectual discussions that make me smile because it seems like at least somewhere along the line I did something right as a parent.The other morning we were on the way to school and somehow got on the subject of the different types of gods people worship. I'm

Proof there is no God #32176456289

2009-08-27T21:51:00.002-04:00

from CNN:

Governor Crist Appeals To God To Stop Florida Hurricanes

2009-08-22T12:47:00.003-04:00

I saw this in my rss feed this morning and just laughed:God Protecting Florida From Hurricanes?Gov. Crist Says He's Put Prayer Requests In Jerusalem's Western WallPOSTED: Friday, August 21, 2009ORLANDO, Fla. -- Could it be divine intervention that's kept Florida safe from hurricanes since Gov. Charlie Crist took office?Crist said he's not taking credit, but did tell a group of

How I Told My Mom I Don't Believe

2009-08-04T19:28:00.002-04:00

Tonight I told my mom I don't believe in God.She still loves me. There was no yelling. It went much better than I feared.It all started Sunday during lunch. We went to Panera and had a really good conversation about Obama, health care, and the silly birthers. Even though she's evangelical and voted for McCain she supports what Obama is doing and doesn't like how he is being demonized.She

Intellectual Dishonesty and HR 3200

2009-07-30T10:59:00.004-04:00

Over the past few years I've learned a lot about logical fallacies and the use of intellectual dishonesty to push arguments for the existence of god or the truthfulness of religious texts. That knowledge has bled into every aspect of my life and I'm constantly hearing people use these tactics in day to day arguments, especially in politics.I recently received an email listing lines in the bill HR

Reaffirming My Disbelief in God

2009-07-15T23:16:00.003-04:00

Why was I ever told there was a caring, loving God in my heart? Why was I ever fed this lie?For every child that suffers through cancer or is abused or suffers any painful death I reaffirm my disbelief in the God I was raised with.My heart goes out to the family of Thai Nguyen who died today after a long fight with cancer.My son asked me the other day why I didn't believe in God. It wasn't a

Our Modern World: Genie sued - will he get to keep his bottle?

2009-07-13T09:11:00.002-04:00

Genies get no respect. First they are portrayed as hot females who grant the wishes of their male master. then they are made to be buffoons by Robin Williams, and now this:CNN: Saudi family sues genie, alleges harassmentA family in Saudi Arabia has taken a genie to court, alleging theft and harassment, according to local media. The lawsuit filed in Shariah court accuses the genie of leaving them

Mystery Hunters

2009-06-08T09:13:00.003-04:00

While browsing through the cable guide last month looking for something educational to record for my son and I came across a show called Mystery Hunters. It comes on Discovery Kids at the wonderful time of 1am but I have a Comcast DVR so that wasn't a big deal (we rarely watch things live anyway). It's a show that investigates claims of the paranormal, UFO's, and such.The Wikipedia entry for

The Abortion Jihad

2009-06-01T09:05:00.003-04:00

I was in college when it seemed like a small war was breaking out between anti-abortion activists and abortion rights activists, with doctors and clinics caught in the middle.I thought at the time that it seemed like an "Abortion Jihad." A holy war against abortion.CNN: Man charged in slaying of Kansas abortion doctor No motive for the killing was immediately known. If Tiller's killing stemmed

The Problem of Communication

2009-05-25T12:42:00.002-04:00

The biggest problem I have with religions is that of communication. All religions that I know of are taught through some holy text that has been handed down over generations. We are born into societies that teach us these texts as fact and as the word of God. That is where my problem begins.I'm not the first to think this. I was listening to an interview with Ryan Convington of Answers In

Podcast Highlight: The Unbelievers

2009-05-22T17:37:00.002-04:00

Meet The Unbelievers.Their names are Hamish and Andy and they live in New Zealand.I stumbled on their podcast last month while browsing the podcasts in the iTunes store and have finally almost caught up with all their episodes.Each episode is generally spent talking about current events. What makes it a little different from the rest, at least from my point of view, is hearing the opinions of

Mmm...Cheesus!

2009-05-19T12:47:00.002-04:00

I was sent 2...count 'em 2!! links to Cheesus videos today:andWow...is God trying to tell us to stock up on Cheetos before the Apocalypse?

Our Modern World: Abuse of child witches

2009-05-18T09:24:00.003-04:00

What is it about the logic of witch accusers? Back in the good ol' days of witch hunts here in the US and in Europe, if they floated in water then they were a witch, if they drowned then they were innocent. Either way, the accused were killed. No logic in it at all.And here we are, hundreds of years later and this is a sample of more logical wonders:Christian Eshiett was a rambunctious

Thank You, Mr. President

2009-05-07T09:21:00.002-04:00

I would like to thank President Obama for not being Minister In-Chief and merely signing a proclamation that today is a national day of prayer.Obama tones down National Day of Prayer observanceOf course, there are people who think even this is going too far. Whatever... Baby steps, people! Baby steps.I think we can all learn from Bob:

Is this a disturbing trend???

2009-05-04T12:37:00.002-04:00

...or am I suffering from confirmation bias?From CNN: Florida man kills wife, 2 kids, himself, officials sayIt seems like we are seeing a lot more murder suicides lately. Or are they just being reported more often?Just Google MURDER/SUICIDE and it's sickening. I'm not sure, but I think this kind of crime disturbs me more than any. I'm sure someone can think of one that is worse, but what about

LOTR Fans Check This Out!

2009-05-01T14:16:00.001-04:00

The Hunt For GollumPremiers online May 3rd 16:00GMT (hmm...that's 11AM EST???)Looks very cool.

God Hates More Than Just Fags

2009-04-27T10:59:00.003-04:00

Apparently, he hates Mexicans, too!It's been deadly in Mexico, but not as yet in the United States. Do we know why that is?"It's unclear. First of all, there might not have been enough cases in the U.S. yet to reach that point, number one. Number two: There might be other factors at play. The health of the people who have become ill and subsequently died in Mexico might be different than the

A Quiet Rant

2009-04-22T10:46:00.003-04:00

I want to rant about something but I don't want to overshadow some good news.You see, a young boy has cancer and has been going through the awful process of chemo. His mother recently posted that he is "all clear" and all the comments were happy and supportive, but there was one that pissed me off when I saw it.It seems some church lady thought it necessary to mention they she and her friends

This I Used To Believe

2009-04-20T13:24:00.002-04:00

I happened to be in the car Sunday when This American Life way playing on my local NPR station. The episode was titled "This I Used To Believe." It was a spin off of the recent series called This I Believe.The second story was about a woman who was agnostic but reached out to thank the coach of a Christian high school football team for his effort to help an opposing team made up of kids from a

Our Modern World: Judge Refuses to Annul 8 year-old's Marriage

2009-04-13T08:56:00.002-04:00

No, not a marriage that was 8 years old.An 8 year-old girl was married.Saudi judge refuses to annul 8-year-old's marriage (CNN) -- A Saudi judge has refused for a second time to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man, a relative of the girl told CNN. The most recent ruling, in which the judge upheld his original verdict, was handed down Saturday in the Saudi city of

The Eye of Sauron Turns to Downtown Jacksonville!

2009-04-11T21:09:00.002-04:00

Sauron...er...PZ Myers...pointed out something about my town that I didn't know...We have a nice little corrupt megachurch scandal going on!His original post is here.The controvery can be followed here.Lots of money, lots of power, one can expect a scandal. I'm so excited to get something juicy here!!!

Doubting Even Thomas