When you believe in a dogma without question, odds are you've managed to find fertile ground for your racist, sexist, or bigoted ideas. Like this South African man who apparently forgot apartheid wasn't quite over: A Muslim police officer in Johannesburg says his religion does not allow him to share a toilet with black colleagues, according to a report on Wednesday. "I am a Muslim and they need to consider ...

Going up against Islam, as a woman in a predominently Islamic country? Let's just say she has bigger balls than I do. It's this kind of bravery that will change the world for the better. ...

If you're a religious fundie, odds are your level of respect for other living creatures not gifted with 'a soul' is not very high. Most fundamentalists see violence and cruelty towards animals as just a normal part of everyday life. God, in their deluded eyes, gave them total dominion over animals, and that means you can treat them like shit if you want. How else can you explain this bit of cruelty? Ex FLDS ...

Man, I never realized Katie Holmes marrying Tom Cruise would be such a blessing in disguise. While I figured she would eventually break away from the cult, I never realized it was going to turn into a Lifetime movie version of Not Without My Daughter. Tom's carefully crafted public image is crumbling under increased media pressure, curious about Scientology and increasingly unafraid of the consequences of c ...

Well, finally a bit of good news this week. It seems as though a New Zealand Primary school is no longer offering Bible studies, as no one is actually interested in reading the damn thing. Hey, I speak from experience here: I am, after all, writing a book on the Bible, and trust me when I say it's often a big snooze fest. It's certainly not the kind of material I would recommend to kids (how can you even te ...

In case you were debating whether or not you should get your face illustrated in my upcoming book, Bible Stories, you may want to consider the fact that the availability of this option is fading fast. Of the 30 spots, over half are already gone, and the least expensive option (at around 250) has only 5 remaining spots. At this rate, they will likely be gone by the end of the week, so if you are interested i ...

You hear that folks, some things aren't negotiable, like defining when life actually starts. Using their super-scientific method of determining what is right and wrong (i.e., do whatever the fucking Pope tells you to do), Catholics want voters to continue to erode the reproductive rights of women, deny gays the same rights as everyone else, and let's not forget force everyone else to placate their crazy non ...

Remember these guys? The Heaven's Gate people had a penchant for Nikes and a pretty unhealthy obsession with the Hale-Bopp Comet. In total, 39 poor saps took their own lives, convinced that doing so would ensure their safe passage aboard a spaceship trailing the comet. After they purchased alien abduction insurance (the logic of this still baffles me) from Lloyd's of London, they prepared a weird mixture of ...

There's no denying the fact as of late, the religious right has been flexing its political muscle, and the result has been a steady erosion of women's reproductive rights. It's gotten so bad, in Mississippi a Federal Judge had to get involved when the state effectively declared war on abortion. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan entered a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for July 11 to det ...

This week, we talk about the success of the Kickstarter campaign so far, and what that means for the future of TGA. We also discuss Katie Holmes and her split from Scientology, and how the 'VatiLeaks' scandal is helping erode the power of the Vatican. Come and get your fix, people! ...