Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
One day two young Mormon missionaries knock on performer Julia Sweeney’s door, and started her on a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. In the end she made the transition from “believer” to “atheist”, so what happened and what was the thought process that carried her on this journey? Oh wait, before we go there, … Read more
Well known psychic fraudster Sylvia Brown has passed away, and to be completely honest, that event makes the world a truly better place. As a human being, she was quite frankly truly repugnant, and spent most of her life conning grieving desperate people that she could communicate with their departed loved ones … for a … Read more
Jennifer LeClaire is a news editor at Charisma, a “Christian” magazine with a “Christian Agenda” … can I say that, or have they already trademarked the word “agenda” when used in scare quotes? Anyway, she has written an article about the “Athiest Agenda” that perhaps warrants a few comments. It is positively drenched in hostility and … Read more
Lies, dammed lies, and Iranian technology claims. I came across this rather amusing clip that exposes the rather daft claims being promoted by the Iranian theocratic regime. Apparently they are frantically trying to promote themselves as a regional power, so much so, that they craft fake claims. Laughable as it is, this is also a … Read more
In an appearance that was filmed and posted online [No, I’ll not post the video here], a gang of religious thugs paraded a severed head before a crowd in Aleppo. They triumphantly described the execution of what they said was a member of an Iraqi Shia militia fighting for President Bashar al-Assad. The Telegraph explains what actually … Read more
If you happen to know who Russell Brand is and also happen to know what the Westboro Baptist Church are all about, then you will know that this will be a fun video … oh and the audience joins in. I always feel that the very best way to handle Westboro Baptist Church is not to … Read more