So… it sounds like the hate machine founded by Fred Phelps—Westboro Baptist Church—has turned on its founder: Some online sources are reporting that Fred Phelps Sr., pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, a Topeka church known for its virulently anti-gay pickets, may be near death…. The reports are mostly based on a late Saturday Facebook […]
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Which Hillbilly State “Accidentally” Edited “Evolution” Out of Cosmos?
A TV station in one of the following states “accidentally” and verrrry clumsily inserted a news promo into the first episode of Cosmos—right when host Neil deGrasse Tyson was talking about evolution. COINCIDENCE? Probably not. But let’s see if you can guess which state it happened in. The answer is after jump (no peeping!)—and as […]
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Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Could Support Same-Sex Civil Unions
CNN says: Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to gay marriage on Wednesday, but suggested in a newspaper interview that it could support some types of civil unions. The Pope reiterated the church’s longstanding teaching that “marriage is between a man and a woman.” However, he said, “We have to look at different cases […]
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Watch Out, Black Women! Apparently, White Homos are On Their Way!
I know it seems like making fun of crazy religious people is the comedic equivalent of cow tipping—but! I think we can all agree that doing so is infinitely more moral than tipping an actual cow. Check out this church sign posted by a crazy religious Harlem preacher, and presented by New York’s Daily News: […]
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Anti-Gay Prejudice/Rhetoric/Assholery Driving Young People Away From Churches
As a gay person, of course, I’m distressed by the homophobia and hatred peddled by churches. But as an atheist… I see an upside of sorts: In a survey released Wednesday, nearly one-third of Millennials who left the faith they grow up with told Public Religion Research Institute that it was “negative teachings” or “negative […]
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Tom DeLay Says God “Wrote the Constitution”
RawStory’s David Edwards writes: Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) this week warned Americans to remember that God “wrote the Constitution” based on the Bible.…“I think we got off the track when we allowed our government to become a secular government,” DeLay explained. “When we stopped realizing that God created this nation, that he […]
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Mormon Woman Made Insane by Frozen
Mormon Woman Made Insane by Frozen Thanks to her goddamned grandkids, a Mormon grandma has been made to repeatedly watch Disney’s Frozen, and she’s not happy about what she’s found. From her 3,700-word treatise at A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman: The gay agenda to normalize homosexuality is woven into Disney’s movie Frozen not just as an […]
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The Science Guy vs. The Creationist Guy
Did you watch? Salon says the Science Guy won. The Daily Beast says the Creationist Guy won. The National Center for Science Education says the Science Guy won. Who do you think won?
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Scientology’s Creepy Super Bowl Ad
I missed it during the game yesterday because there were brownies in the other room, but Slate put it up this morning: I am constantly amazed that Christians, from the most liberal to the most conservative, have nothing to say about Scientology appropriating the cross. Christian conservatives loudly complain about how the gay rights movement […]
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If You’re Going to Take Paul Literally on Homosexuality…
…then you have to take Jesus literally on money. John Shore: The reason anti-gay Christians invariably give for their conviction that homosexuality is an egregious sin against God is, “That’s what the Bible says.” “God said it, I believe it!” is their credo. The question that raises is this: if you’re going to look to […]
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“I’m Jesus fucking Christ.”
Weirdly enough—no one could’ve predicted—Sarah Silverman’s new video is pissing off tons of Christian conservatives. (Thanks for the tip, Steven Blum!)
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Just a Friendly Reminder that Heaven Is for Real Is an Actual Movie That Exists
I’ve seen this trailer about 15 times now, but I’m still having a hard time believing—or shall we say having faith—that it represents an actual major motion picture that will actually play in actual movie theaters. Yep! Okay! So, I guess, in conclusion, Haven Is for Real, “based on the incredible true story,” is a […]