I love tramp stamps, but this one would probably make me go softer than the Pillsbury Dough Boy. Just goes to show that when it comes to tattoos, most people have no taste!

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TGA is in the process of having a major overhaul, but in order to facilitate this, I’m seeking enterprising and (probably) broke-ass fans who would love to get their hands on the bonus shows in exchange for their time and labor. Specifically, I need people to transcribe some of the shows for me, and in return, you’ll get a free membership with access to all the bonus material!

If you’re too busy or if you aren’t a fast typer, this job probably isn’t for you, but if you like the idea of listening to bonus shows for free in exchange for transcribing them, then you’re the kind of person we’re looking for. If you’re interested, please email me.

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I don’t want to sound overly dramatic and suddenly declare that Baptisms are unsafe, but when a baby drowns from this pointless ceremony, you have to wonder what kind of safety precautions people take when doing this, especially when it’s not the first time people drown from this nonsense.

The baby’s dad Dumitru Gaidau, 36, said: “We all saw it, the priest didn’t put his hand over the baby’s mouth to stop water going in as he should have done and as they do at every other baptism.

“We couldn’t believe it that he just put his hand over his belly and over the head and submerged him three times in the water.”
The baby’s godmother Aliona Vacarciuc, 32, said: “The baby was crying as he went into the water.

The worst part about this whole story is that everyone around the priest knew that things weren’t going as planned, but Father Valentin assured them that he knew what he was doing…even while the baby was turning blue and gasping for air. Nice job, everybody! Sure, they arrested this worthless idiot, but I’m sure it’s small comfort for the grieving family.

Hey, here’s an idea; if some guy wearing a fancy dress tells you he’s specially ordained by an invisible man in the sky to dunk your newborn in water a bunch of times, why don’t you think twice about handing him over?

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You’ve been waiting long enough, and now it’s finally available; TGA’s first ever t-shirt is now for sale, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, we’re offering a special price: if you buy two shirts, it only costs 30 bucks, and that includes the shipping (unless you live overseas)! So don’t hesitate to get as many of these puppies as you can. I can personally testify that wearing this shirt is bound to start a bunch of conversations with people, both pro and anti religion.

Go and buy this shirt, right now!

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We’re recording another Good Atheist podcast tonight and once again we’ll have God on the show to answer a few questions. Submit yours in the comments section below and we’ll pick the best three to ask Him.

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Indonesian Muslims are being told to adjust their prayer antennae to improve transmissions to Mecca:

Indonesian Muslims have been praying in the wrong direction, the country’s highest Islamic authority has said.

The Indonesian Ulema Council told the country’s Muslim populace in March to turn west when they offered their daily prayers. Muslims are supposed to face the Kaaba, the religion’s most sacred site in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

At the time, the council said that the direction of Kaaba from Indonesia laid to the west.

Turns out, it didn’t. Africa did.

So, on Friday, the council issued a new edict: face northwest.

“After the first fatwa (edict) a few months ago that stated that the praying direction is west, we have announced that the correct direction for praying is indeed northwest, and we have issued a new fatwa (edict) to correct it,” said Ma’ruf Amin, the head of fatwa division in the Indonesian Ulema Council.

“This is important because facing west will mean that people were facing Africa when they pray,” he said.

I hear that Sango, the African God of Thunder, is just happy he’s not going to keep getting five calls a day from several million confused Indonesians.

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If you’re a regular to the site, you’re bound to have read an article I wrote a while ago called “10 reasons why Superman is better than Jesus”, my tongue-in-cheek comparison of these two fictional characters. This article still receives a lot of traffic, not to mention endless comments about how I’m supposed to believe that there really was a historical Jesus (if you want to read a great article explaining just how weak his historicity is, go here).

The latest bruhaha to come from this article is a facebook page that tries to “break down” my arguments systematically to attempts and prove that Jesus is in fact superior to Superman.I don’t think I need to mention just how hilarious/ridiculous this is, but here are some of the best “quotes”:

3.Jesus may have died for your sins, but Superman died to protect us from an intergalactic killing machine called Doomsday

Refute Argument # 3:

Dying in sin is worst than facing Doomsday. He can kill people but he cannot kill souls which are immortal. Jesus’ mission is to save us all from our sins so that we may also have eternal life and be with God forever in heaven.

I’m curious about this one: how exactly is “dying in sin” worst than facing an unstoppable killing machine intent on destroying all life it sees? Christians love throwing around the story that Jesus got the shit beaten out of him to show the “weightiness” of his sacrafice, but there are tons of people on earth that have more than a “bad weekend”, suffering their whole lives in agony before perishing.

Anyways, the rest of the article is pretty hilarious, and I feel almost honored that some delusional fool spent his time trying to refute a comedy article. It’s fucking hilarious.

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