As a special service for those of you who missed attending your house of worship today, I offer the following two orators for your discernment. You will notice a common theme as they discuss the impending wrath of their very strange, intolerant deity: You will have to click here to
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Politics and its Discontents: The Great Thing About the Extreme Right Wing
… is that their egregious stupidity is self-evident: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Days, It Is Very Hard To Resist The Demon Of Despair
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a.k.a. Dr. Chaps, as unhinged a ‘reverend’ as you are ever likely to encounter, has been elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. A man who brags of having once tried to rid of woman of the “foul spirit of lesbianism” through an exorcism, you can click here
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pat Robertson Rarely Disappoints
Whenever I want a little theatre of the absurd, I turn to Pat Robertson. He rarely disappoints: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Advice From Pat Robertson On How To Get ‘A Leg Up’ In Life
If you are feeling a bit down, I hope Robertson’s unintentional humour cheers you up: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Power Of Faith
It has been said that faith can move mountains. According to televangelist Cindy Jacobs, it can also grow cheekbones and eliminate ‘grapefruit-sized tumours’: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pat Roberston Commemorates 9/11
And he does it in his inimitable way by offering his ‘insights’ on Islam and the consequences of godlessness: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Told You The Right Hates Rachel Maddow
Listen to this for confirmation: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Example Of Idiocy That Gives A Bad Name To Religion
Were I still a teacher, I would certainly use the following as a prime example of a reasoning fallacy and sheer idiocy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: What Do Mark Twain And Charles Darwin Have In Common?
If you thought their commonality lay in their capacity for observation, thought, and contribution to the general good, guess again. First, Mr. Twain’s shocking ‘truth’: Next, the real story about the depraved Mr. Darwin: I’m certainly glad that he didn’t resort to any hyperbole in his litany of their ‘sins,’
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