Catholic Bishop Tells Advocate to Get Out of his Church

Bishop Richard Malone, of the of Maine Roman Catholics, is attempting to punish Paul Kendrick for criticizing the church’s response to the sexual abuse scandals by denying him communion and banning him from church. Of course,  the church’s response to the scandals have been horrendous (I think criminal) and are to be criticized openly [...]

virginity pledges are crap

So, as it turns out, people that were raised to be naive about sex are … naive about sex. Amazing! Data analysis has shown that virginity pledges are absolutely worthless. Well, not absolutely. People who take the pledges are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior.
But, as obvious as the results may sound, these [...]

Atheists Talk #51: 2008 Life Science Stories

This Sunday PZ Myers and Dr Perry Hackett will discuss the top life science stories of 2008 on the Atheists Talk AM radio show and podcast, including the latest low down on human ancestry, high speed sequencing, pluripotent stem cells, RNA regulation, and copy number variation.  Be sure to tune in or crazy Christians will [...]

Can’t Phone It In Anymore, Says Pope

In the Coptic Church, people started phoning in confessions about 5 years ago. Well, that practice is all done with now. The Pope (The Coptic one of course, one of the ones that doesn’t get any respect-there are currently three popes) has put the cabash on the practice. Why? Is it because it’s not very [...]

The Agnostic Christmas

AGAIN we celebrate the victory of Light over Darkness, of the God of day over the hosts of night. Again Samson is victorious over Delilah, and Hercules triumphs once more over Omphale. In the embrace of Isis, Osiris rises from the dead, and the scowling Typhon is defeated once more. Again Apollo, with unerring aim, [...]

Happy Saturnalia

And re-birth of Mithra!

Your Medical Care Must Follow MY Religion

The Bush administration, with just a month left in office, has shot freedom in the nuts once again. On December 18th they passed the Provider Conscience Regulation which allows medical personnel to “refuse to participate in any practice they find morally objectionable”. So, medical personnel no longer have to be able or willing to do [...]

On Woo

According to Beliefnet, more than one fifth of Americans self-identify with the label “spiritual but not religious.” Which I’ve always interpreted as “religious but lazy.” Stepping back and viewing the phrase in a slightly less judgmental tone, it is more than likely an attempt to distance themselves from the dreaded term “organized religion.” A personal [...]

Gov’t Building Nativities: Don’t These People Have A Church?

You know, there has been a lot of attention about the nativity scene/atheist signs on the lawns of government buildings lately. It starts with a religious group or person petitioning to put up a nativity, then the ffrf puts up an atheist sign in rebuttal.  But, what I don’t get is this: don’t these people [...]

Pastor Potty Mouth

Dr. T. Scott Christmas, pastor at the Grace Community Church in Jacksonville Florida is threatening to tell the entire congregation that Rebecca Hancock is having sex with her boyfriend. Shocking! Rebecca is 49 years old and is no longer a member of the church. The pastor has “threatened” to tell the congregation that she has [...]