The Hitchens/Blair debate has been over for a while, but for some Catholics, the fact Tony was utterly tooled is still a bit of a sore spot. With all those weeks passed since the debate, a few theists are still trying to figure out what Blair could have said to hold his own. During the debate, Hitchens made the point religion has done no favor to women, and only by emancipating them from the slavery of thei ...

I know I shouldn't watch any Fox News stuff involving everyone's favorite airhead, but anytime I see a headline like "America declares War on Christianity", I can't help myself. Here's a little piece of advice from your friendly neighbors up North: stop calling all conflicts "war". It's insanely dangerous rhetoric, and you devalue the meaning of the word when it comes to the "horror" of Christmas parades be ...

Evangelical chaplains in the military are suffering! They're worried the eventual repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" will jeopardize their ability to openly discriminate against gays and lesbians who might come to them seeking spiritual help. Now while I generally feel homosexuality and religion mix about as well as oil and water, you can't deny the fact statistically, gays are actually more religious than t ...

How many times have you been sitting at home worried to death your light skin pigmentation isn't being recognized enough? Are you worried some of the darker apes might undermine the "revival" of good old fashioned bigotry and racism? Well, if you have more busted vehicles in your lawn than you do teeth and you're feeling generous, then head on over the the KKK.bz, where donations are being accepted to fight ...

Do you hear that? It's the sound of a million Christians crying in agony as society increasingly becomes secular and grows out of its infantile need to believe in fairy-tales. As Christmas rolls around, believers are upset it has been "re-branded" to no longer have much liturgy associated with the holiday: Even Christmas is being “re-branded” as a secular festival because councils, politicians and businesse ...

I'm sure most of you have heard Christians trying in vain to defend themselves regarding the tenents of their faith, arguing just because they believe in the supernatural, doesn't mean they are idiots. It's true stupid beliefs don't automatically make you dumb, but to be fair, they doesn't exactly make you look like a genius, does it? The "War on Christmas" as Christians like to call it, is starting to heat ...

Most mainstream religions tend to forget the relationship between man and God is one of endless servitude and submission. The classic imagery the faithful tend to use is of a shepherd and his flock, but this has always masked the much more accurate metaphor the Bible offers; that we are slaves to the master's will. That's why the Morning Star Ministries are a refreshing bunch of nutjobs who aren't afraid to ...

I got this email from Joel who has been listening for a while and felt "inspired" by some of my "be a dick" rants. Jake, I've been a loyal listener for a few months now and I'm proud to say I seized a perfect opportunity to "be a dick" today. As I was boarding my subway, headed home from an afternoon in Manhattan, I saw three guys in suits carrying Bibles and pictures of a crucified Jesus. I thought, "here ...

Remember how a few weeks ago a religious survey found atheists and agnostics scored the highest of any other demographic? Religious rubes have been chiming in ever since, trying to make sense of the fact when compared to the average atheist, Christians are considerably more ignorant when it comes to their own faith. The latest windbag to write about this is Nancy J. Thomas, who not only tries to defend the ...

If there's one thing you have to credit religion with, it's their ability to insert themselves into things, often painfully and occasionally in a way that merits jail time, but mysteriously enough results in no real punishment. Religion is so skilled at doing this they manage to convince throngs of people to believe without them, the fabric of their lives would fall apart. Take marriage for instance, how ma ...