On Christopher Hitchens
When asked, several years back, what he thought of fellow leftish dissident Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens made the point that while he respected much of Chomsky’s work, Chomsky was overvaluing…
religion
Romney and the "M" word
CNN’s religion section notes today that W. Mitt Romney (W for Willard) still has a major hurdle to overcome on the road to the White House. His religion, Mormonism. Now…
Religious Bullshit and Assisted Suicide Law Struck Down
If you are a religious person you know that life is sacred and only god can decide when and how you will die. You also know that god has a…
God Created Adam and Eve Not Adam and Steve
I’m really not sure why religious right wingers always seem to use this phrase in reference to the Adam and Eve story (as well as other Old Testament references) to…
Get with the program … um, what should we call Catholic bishops these days?
So the Ontario Legislature passed a bill that allows “Gay-Straight Alliances” in all schools that receive public funding. That’s both the non-sectarian schools and the Catholic (Roman or Eastern) schools.…
Why Catholic Schools Should Be Allowed To Discriminate Against Gay Students
Why exactly this is news I can’t imagine, because it’s been brewing for years now. It was brewing when I was living in Ontario — and I’m not anymore. But…
Prayers in Peterborough go to court
Canadian Atheist blogger Veronica Abbass has taken her opposition with the Peterborough city council’s practice of reciting Christian prayers to court. Her lawyer, Dan Mayo, is a Humanist Officiant and…
Note to Roman Catholic Church – If you take public $ you have to answer for it
Ah Rome and her church, the last crumbling and rotting vestige of a once powerful global empire. The Toronto Star is reporting that Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop of Toronto, has…
Gee…
… corruption within the Catholic Church! Who woulda thunk it? I mean, it’s just a modern institution that is sure to have complex internal mechanisms to prevent such folly, right?…
Ask General Kang: What do you do when you ask God to smite your enemies, but no smiting ensues?
Ah, you human monkeys and your penchant for violent fiction! Of course, this question has no meaning for me, because I have neither been influenced by the collective delusion you…
The religious come up with more crackpot reasons for their beliefs, this time it’s health
Despite the fact that people are significantly healthier when attending a yoga class, palates, TRX, or just working out by themselves versus not doing any kind of exercise or physical…
How the West Was Won – Art of Nicola Verlato
Nicola Verlato’s “How the West Was One” is a visually striking series of oil on canvas that tells the tale of the culture clash between monotheism and polytheism throughout human…
Draw Mohammed Day 2012
I forgot today was the third annual Draw Mohammed Day, a popular internet movement born out of frustration with violent reactions to simple parodies such as cartoons. While I had…
Parenting, North Carolina style
North Carolina Pastor Encourages Parents to Use Violence on Effeminate Children “Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist.…
Christian crackpot radio and useless Bible prophecy
I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City. Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as…
No, I don’t
Look at this photo. What do you see? I see the moon, some clouds, a tree, and an over-exposed light post in the foreground. The Calgary Herald wants to know…
CFI Canada skips critical thinking
Last week a story broke from Nova Scotia that a high school student was suspended for wearing a t-shirt that said “Life is wasted without Jesus”. The story went that…
On the compatibility of science and religion
Most people accept, at least tacitly, the majority of scientific claims: general relativity, quantum mechanics, pharmaceuticals; people accept that these work more or less the way the scientists say they…
How bigotry survives
For more than 25 years, the Catholic Church has been entangled in sexual abuse scandals, costing billions in settlements, debasing the church and wrecking the faith of many devout members.…