To get people to check out their new “Ideal Org”/L. Ron Hubbard’s Ghost Office, the Church of Scientology’s put some sweet new ads up around town! This one’s at SW 2nd and Oak. THERE IS NOTHING CREEPY ABOUT THEM AT ALL.
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I Like Your New Pope
But I do not like your old bishops. Your old bishops are so unlike your new pope. Fornicators beware: sodomy, condoms and pornography are the work of the devil. That’s the message of a speech posted online last week by the Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, John C. Niendstedt. A controversial religious leader […]
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The Gospel According to Facebook
I make no apologies for disliking church. I was forced to go for the first 15 years of my life, and I figure I’ve done my time. HOWEVER! I’m seriously reconsidering my stance after seeing this kickass gospel choir performing a hilariously level-headed song called, “Keep Your Business off Facebook.” If preachers continue handing out […]
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Why Do Christians Spew Nonsense All Over Talk Shows Like Uncorked Animals?
Hayes Brown at ThinkProgress reports on something that Mike Huckabee just said: “I know we’re not supposed to say anything unkind about Islam,” the former Arkansas governor said. “I mean, it’s politically incorrect. I get that. But can someone explain to me why it is that we tiptoe around a religion that promotes the most […]
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Or*l H*rpes Would Have Been Fine
Sometimes, the best part of my morning inbox is an outraged e-mail from evangelical Christian fucknuts One Million Moms. I like those e-mails because they promote useless boycotts against TV shows and they frequently include lists like this one about a recent episode of NBC’s Camp: Unacceptable content in the program included:“This is a p*rn […]
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Pat Robertson Says “I Don’t Think There Is Any Sin Associated” with Sex Changes
On his television show, a viewer asked Pat Robertson how he should treat two men in his workplace who “have decided that they are females.” You’ll want to start this video at 2:28, or if you can’t handle Pat Robertson’s smug, quavering voice, I’ve transcribed his response: I think there are men who are in […]
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Worst Morning Ever: The Christian Home-Schooling Conference
I’m not sure why y’all voted to send me to the Oregon Christian Home Education Conference instead of making me watch a nightmare stand-up set by Pauly Shore at Harvey’s. You do realize the conference’s registration fee—60 smackeroos!—is now sitting in the khaki pockets of right-wing folks who hate the women, the gays, and the […]
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“A PSA for Homophobic Evangelical Christians Who Feel Like They’re Being Bullied by Gays”
Featuring Rachel Maddow, George Takei, Alan Cumming, and Dan Savage. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook
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The Daily Show on Poor, Bullied Christians
This is glorious: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Semi-related: Am I crazy, or is John Oliver a really good Daily Show host?
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For Once, I Agree with Mike Huckabee
The Examiner says: In a surprising move, Christian conservative and Republican leader Mike Huckabee is encouraging churches to give up their tax exempt status. Huckabee issued the following call for churches to unilaterally give up their tax-exempt status via Twitter on June 11: “It’s time for churches to reject tax exempt status completely; freedom is […]
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Anti-Gay Activists Who Point to the Bible to Justify Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage…
…are biblically illiterate. The debate about marriage equality often centers, however discretely, on an appeal to the Bible. Unfortunately, such appeals often reflect a lack of biblical literacy on the part of those who use that complex collection of texts as an authority to enact modern social policy. As academic biblical scholars, we wish to […]
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“You Can’t Drink Starbucks and Be Biblically Right”
Right Wing Watch has posted video of noted fuckstick Christian “historian” David Barton blabbing about Starbucks. Uh-huh. By extension, you can’t use Microsoft or Google or Apple products and be Biblically right, either. Good luck only using Seekfind on your off-brand laptops, idiots.