A Federal Court in South Carolina has enjoined the state from advertising, selling, printing, and distributing license plates that would look more or less like the one illustrated to the left. This should have been a pretty easy call, and… Continue Reading
Hemant Mehta is surprised that an evangelical leader who displays almost-tolerant views on civil institutions for homosexuals (he’s against same-sex marriage but lukewarm in favor of civil unions) and global warming (he thinks that good Christians should protect the world… Continue Reading
George W. Bush — not a Biblical literalist. Actual quote (the headline is deceptive): Asked whether the Bible was literally true, Mr Bush replied: “Probably not. No, I’m not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from… Continue Reading
So you don’t like atheists taking out advertisements proclaiming their existence? Your only resort is to take out ads of your own. And that is exactly what someone is doing. A Christian woman in the DC area, unhappy with the… Continue Reading
The latest billboard controversy is in Colorado. A fairly standard atheist billboard has gone up, the one with the puffy Simpsons clouds that reads “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” and that’s all. It looked like this: The… Continue Reading
Or at least, there are more dangerous nations in which Christianity is a dominant religion than Islam. However, it would be fair to note that the three nations that top the list as the most dangerous are Muslim-dominated. I think… Continue Reading
Longtime Readers of this blog will already be familiar with the fact that the phrase “under God” is a late addition to the Pledge of Allegiance. Well, it turns out that the guy whose idea it was to insert it… Continue Reading
I read a story this morning that upset me badly. Not to the point of shedding tears of sorrow, although the story is very sad. Rather, I was closer to outrage. I’ll explain this in three parts — first by… Continue Reading
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Former Prop. 8 opponents, and gay people and those who support gay rights in general, are protesting at Mormon churches and have been for two weeks. The idea is to point out that the Church of Jesus Christ of the… Continue Reading