Louis CK learns about the Catholic Church

Jenkins Sticks Big White Foot in Mouth

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins offered encouragement to conservatives at a town hall forum that the Republican Party would embrace a “great white hope” capable of thwarting the political agenda endorsed by Democrats who control Congress and President Barack Obama.
Well, she doesn’t really have any way out of this comment. She’s either

A Racist
Ignorant
A little of both

The [...]

God of the Week: Pan

God of the Week 8/31/09: Pan
Pan was the Greek god of shepherds and flocks. He was also, somehow, the god of theatrical criticism. Not sure how that works out. Though, I guess, shepherding would be a pretty boring job. Perhaps the shepherds would gather around in the latter part of the day and chat about [...]

Glenn Beck Attempts to Spell Oligarchy

He does get most of the letters. Misses the C, though: winds up spelling “oligarhy”. Of course, he’s just picking random letters out of a list of words. He could have spelled just about anything.

It surprises me that this man is on the air. Well, not completely. I can see some [...]

Christians Dispruptive at Rock Concert

You know you’re a dick when you’re at a Marilyn Manson concert and get singled out for being disruptive and disrespectful. Keep it up, Christianity isn’t quite dead yet.
From the article:
“We think it’s fun,” said Cesar Haro, 19, of Pomona. “We think arguing with these people is cool … but we do think it’s very [...]

Will God Destroy Kentucky Now?

Well, this looks like the end of Kentucky. Cause, you know God: if you’re not with him, you’re against him.
A judge on Wednesday struck down a 2006 state law that required the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to stress “dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the commonwealth.”
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas [...]

1 Samuel 5: Hemorrhoids in the Bible

Does God give people hemorrhoids in the bible?. Well, yes, in some translations. In others, the word is translated as sores or tumors (both, also bad). Not the type of thing liberal Jews/Christians think God does, conservative Christians … well, they think he floods cities when he gets his feelings bruised. Anyhoo, … In this [...]

Million Dollar Priest

Rev. Michael Jude Fay, a priest from Newport Connecticut that pleaded guilty the theft of a million dollars to maintain his extravagant lifestyle has died. I see these sorts of things occasionally and I always wonder how a priest lives an extravagant
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says a Connecticut priest who pleaded guilty to [...]

Sam Harris on Real Time with Bill Maher

God of the Week: Balder

God of the Week 8/24/09: Balder
Balder was not the god of baldness, as you may expect, but rather a Norse god known primarily for a rather mythical death. In the story, Balder had had a prophetic dream of his death. Because of this, his mother traveled all around the world and made every living thing [...]