A New Twist on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Pakistan’s Islamist party is now using their blasphemy law to try to get the Bible banned. This is a country that legally follows the rules in the Qu’ran, a book […]
The War On Science
Unfortunately the 2012 Presidential campaigns are in full swing. Of course once again, ignorance, hypocrisy, and even science (pseudoscience) are at the center of it all. If case you missed […]
“You’re a Good Guy For a Godless Heathen”
A while back I received a text message from a lady friend that included, “You’re a good guy for a godless heathen!” I’m glad she didn’t call me a “great guy” since […]
Hallelujah!
Tim Minchin is on tour here in the US, in fact this weekend he’s in the Northwest. Seattle Yesterday and Portland today. I’m quite jealous. Hell, if I’d heard about […]
Not So Biblical Highway Evangelism
There’s an electronic “Highway Evangelism” billboard along I-84 in Nampa, ID. Unfortunately I have to drive past this hideous eyesore (sorry no pictures) every week when I head to my […]
Child Baptism
I was baptized when I was 12. I had grown up in the SDA church and at that point I had already read 44 of the 66 books of the […]
Is It Possible That There Could Be Evidence of a God(s)?
With some of the recent discussion threads (here, here, here, and here), I think it’s time to establish what my criteria of evidence would be for the existence of a […]
Tuesday Science News – Dam Problems, Tiny Dinosaurs, Your Neanderthal Heritage, and More
It’s time again for Tuesday Science News, now in it’s fourth week. I finally got some feedback about this new segment recently. It was an email from a new reader […]
Dan Savage: Good Christians
(Via Friendly Atheist)
The Odds on Pascal’s Wager and Other Objections
Last Sunday I took Occam’s Razor to Pascal’s Wager. Today let’s address Pascal’s Wager more directly. We’ll be using the same assumptions required to bridge the gap from atheist to Christian […]