The “religious right” at 33
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission An interesting item was just posted at The Atlantic magazine’s website. Jonathan Merritt notes that The Moral Majority was founded 33…
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How Do We Explain Scientifically Literate But Anti-Science Conservatives? Paging Drs. Dunning and Kruger
dunning_kruger_percieved_actual_graph.gif As regular readers of this blog know, I have spent a lot of time discussing what we call the “smart idiot” effect: Political conservatives who know more about science—or,…
Prairie Bible Institute alumni ‘Healing Team’ starts pr website
Not long after Prairie Bible Institute administrators went to media in November 2011 with this: Recently, there have been presented alleged instances of abuse by individuals connected with Prairie Bible…
The Polarizing Poles: Yet Another Study Shows That More Knowledgeable Conservatives Are *Worse* on Global Warming
Figure1b.png Bloggers and commentators have been talking a lot lately about a recent study, by Dan Kahan and colleagues in Nature Climate Change, capturing what I call the “smart idiot”…
The Naked Pastor
David Hayward – The Naked Pastor – shares his story at St. Stephen’s University.
The word on Afshin Javid starts to spread
By Rick Hiebert. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. Brenda Klemke, the former adminsitrator for Afshin Javid’s ministry, is not letting the grass grow under her feet. You’ll remember Bene…
ALEC Slips Exxon Fracking Loopholes into New Ohio Law
Exxon-Mobil-XTO-Energy-e1338448150794.jpeg This is a guest post by Connor Gibson, cross-posted from Greenpeace. Wake up and smell the frack fluid! But don't ask what's in it, at least not in Ohio,…
The Big Waffle? New Report Exposes Corporations That Try to Split the Difference on Global Warming
caterpillar-logo-2401.jpg We hear a lot about the Koch brothers. And before them, we heard a lot about ExxonMobil. In other words, we all know the names of the corporations, and…
A Top Scientist Ignores the Science of Why People Deny Science
800px-Richard_Leakey.jpg In the world of evolutionary science, you don’t get much more prominent than Richard Leakey (pictured here). An anthropologist and conservationist, he’s the son of the archaeologist couple Louis…
May also have set a hockey record for most famous evangelist daughters? :)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission With the upcoming Stanley Cup finals, it might be time for a lighthearted post. And if I help Faytene Grasseschi in…
Benny and Suzanne Hinn reconciling?
Benny Hinn Ministries Charisma Magazine isn’t taking Benny Hinn’s word for it: With regard to the reconciliation, it was Suzanne who may have been surprised to hear the news of…
The Meaning of Tropical Storm Alberto–and a 2012 Hurricane Rap Session
800px-Atlantic_hurricane_tracks.jpg Uh oh. Hurricane season has started early. On Saturday (the 19th), when Tropical Storm Alberto spun up off the Carolina coast, forecaster Brennan of the National Hurricane Center had…
Will Climate Denial, Like, Ever End?
The_Heartland_Institute_logo.png This week, as the Heartland Institute commences its annual conference, the organization is clearly back on its heels. Funders, experts, and even some staff are bailing, reports The Guardian.…
Koch "Facts" Flummoxed Over Undeniable Tar Sands Business, Keystone XL Interest
Koch Facts.png Authored by Connor Gibson, cross-posted with permission from PolluterWatch.org For those who missed the deep investigative piece published by InsideClimate News last week documenting a half-century of Koch…
Beaverton Grace Bible Church pastor sues former parishioner for Google reviews
Chuck O’Neal, pastor of Beaverton Grace Bible Church in Oregon will be learning what the Streisand Effect is. About 20 news outlets have picked up this story. Today…want to hazard…
I Am Thirsty Ministries co-founder, former administrator for Afshin Javid speaks out
To the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ around the world, In October of 2008, I, Brenda Klemke, co-founded the ministry of ‘I AM thirsty’ along with Afshin Javid. At…
Only Boys Aloud – Britain’s Got Talent
I’m a fan of Britain’s Got Talent.:^) The choir has been singing for two years, and were formed by Only Men Aloud. (Check out some of Only Men Aloud videos…
Us and Them: The Psychology Behind the Heartland Institute Billboards
Leo-blog–The-Heartland-I-007.jpg The Heartland Institute’s jaw-droppingly ill-advised, and now withdrawn billboard campaign—pictured here—has drawn a huge volume of denunciations in the last week. There’s not much more to say substantively about…
The Onion Skewers The Boom in Fracking PR Spin
theonion_logo.png In typically grand fashion, satirical news source The Onion has skewered the rise of misleading PR bankrolled by the oil and gas industry to defend the dangerous practice of…
Flashmob – Copenhagen Metro
Copenhagen Philharmonic in collaboration with Radio Classic – April 2012 via: MetaFilter