Video: Orthodox Jewish rabbi marries gay couple
In what is being reported as an historical first, Steve Greenberg, an openly-gay American rabbi ordained by the Orthodox movement, officiated at the wedding ceremony of Yoni Bock and Ron…
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Hey, Andrea Mrozek! Why Don’t You Practice what You Preach?
No, not at that dreadful site, Prowoman Pro-fetus. Her other activity, as manager of research and Communications at the Institute of Stepford wifery. You, boys ‘n’ girls, perhaps know it…
Zygotes ≠ “Persons”
While it may be argued in the most technically extreme biological sense that “life begins at conception” as devoutly religious people maintain to be the case, it is a complete…
French weekly Charlie Hebdo proposes love not war
This image with the caption L'Amour plus fort que la haine (love is stronger than hate) is on the front page of the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo, the French…
In Over Their Heads
Bill Maher’s rebuttal to the right-wing talking point that President Obama is a failure because he’s “in over his head”… You can watch the entire show at this site.
La fin du monde, October 21. Non! Quelle surprise. Le big FAIL.
Harold Camping instructs his followers to keep quiet following his folly over the phony rapture. He’s already fucked up twice before. The first time was 1994. When will fools who…
Private bus company in Brooklyn orders women to back of bus. It’s God’s way!
Not much to add to this: The B110 is a bus run by a private bus company that has a contract with the city of New York. It runs from…
Link away as much as you want, sez SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has handed the blog world a big victory. Writing for a unanimous Court in Crookes v. Newton, Justice Rosalie Abella wrote that merely providing a…
Why I voted as I did in the Ontario Election
While I wrote quite a few blog posts on the 2011 Ontario Election, both generally and specifically with regards to my riding of Parkdale-Highpark, I never actually indicated precisely who…
Religion Has No Place in Government Subsidized Day Cares-If Quebec Government Is Striving For Secular Society, It Should Remove Funding From Any And All Religious Institutions
Yes, boys ‘n’ girls, Tea-baggin’ Tommy is on another rant, once again, getting it all wrong, on his show on CJAD this fine morning. This morning’s topic is how the…
Jeffress on Real Time
Dr. Robert Jeffress, current head of the Southern Baptist Convention, in a surprisingly delightful feature interview on this week’s edition of Real Time With Bill Maher discussing some of his…
Apology Of A Poseur
(The following was inspired by Deepak Chopra's quackery-laden and hypocritically self-serving review of Richard Dawkins' book, The Magic of Reality. Enjoy).I find myself saddened - yet also outraged - by…
At long last, a "churchie la femme" has been busted …
Finally, after more than a quarter of a century, a Roman Catholic bishop in North America may finally be held to account in the courts -- the legal courts, not…
Students get an A in anti-abortion activism
I was going to post this on Canadian Atheist, but I was beaten to the punch by one of my co-authors. It lives here instead. Canada’s biggest secular battlefield is…
The “Magic Underpants” Factor
As a non-believer, I have to admit that it’s absolutely hilarious to watch the various candidates for Republican nomination frantically dancing around the comments made by Southern Baptist Convention Leader…
Timmy Hudak Sinks To Another All Time Low And Goes All Chuckles McVety
Yes, Boys ‘n’ girls, he really has. He’s gotten really disgusting! First, he’s been distributing this hideous and grossly misleading pamphlet, seen below, while campaigning in Brampton earlier this evening.…
Jesus and the Dinosaurs
A wonderfully illustrated version of Eddie Izzard’s great comedy bit, this one covering dinosaurs, Jesus, and communion.
Surprised Stevie Hasn’t Scolded Bratty Brad For His Tantrum? I’m Not
Harpercon MP for Saskatoon-Humboldt and Fetus Fetishist extraordinaire, Brad Trost is having a temper tantrum as of late: Late in the afternoon of Thursday, September 22nd, I received a phone…
Saudi women will gain right to vote… sort of… later…
But, of course, they’ll have to be driven to the polling stations. Saudi King Abdullah announced on the weekend that Saudi women will be allowed to take part – vote…
My asymmetric stance towards Islam
If I was a Saudi Arabian - and if I was brave enough - my central focus on Islam may be to try and moderate its social practice. I would…