As some of you may know, I am not an American. I'm your neighbor from the Great White North (who is supposed to spell neighbor with a "u" but doesn't to avoid confusion), which means that my attitude regarding finances and politics tends to be more on the left than your average apple pie baking Good Old Boy. I was born in the province of Quebec, perhaps the most socialist of all the provinces in this countr ...

You've probably noticed the new tactic from bigoted religionists claiming that their rights (specifically the right to discriminate against people for their sexual orientation) are being infringed. Well, this strategy has now morphed into a baseless accusation of fascism by a right wing nutjob named Alan Craig. He's determined that the threat of wider acceptance of same-sex marriage as a sign of fascism. Th ...

If you're unfamiliar with the insanity of Cindy Jacobs, I have the misfortune of introducing you to a special kind of crazy bitch. Imagine if Marcia Gay Harden's character in the movie "The Mist" had somehow found a way to traverse the fantasy barrier and crossed over into the real world (yes, I know it's a terrible movie plot, but someone should have said that to Arnold Schwarzenegger) In January of 2011, ...

It's hilarious how most Muslims are convinced that their restrictive religious repression of women is somehow intended to protect them. You hear this all the time in Islamic countries; they think we let our women "run around unprotected" while they "bravely" restrict every part of their lives in the misguided belief that it's really all for their own good. The culture of Islam makes women seem like dangerou ...

There's a new End Date, True Unbelievers. Harold Camping brings the good news of Armageddon, and you don't have to wait very long: It's October 21st! Honestly, I thought the dude was dead after I saw that last video of him shying away from the spotlight after yet another failed prophesy. I'd feel sorry for this old man if it wasn't for the fact that he's a bigoted jackass who wants the world to erupt in blo ...

If you were hoping that China would be immune from faith-pimps because of their long history of non-belief, then I apologize in advance for shattering your delusion. Not only is there a strong tendency for superstition in the country, they appear just as vulnerable as the rest of us to religious nonsense. How else can you explain the rise of Christianity in the East? It is impossible to say how many Christi ...

If you're like me, you might be wondering what it takes to get arrested on blasphemy charges in the UK (I have a vested interest in this question, after all). Well, not a hell of a lot as it turns out. Last November, Rowan Atkinson (of Mr. Bean fame) did a fairly innocuous sketch on ITV for the Prince of Wales' 60th Birthday. His act involved dressing as a vicar and making a few milk-toast jokes about Jesus ...

Oh crazy bigoted religious people...I'm not sure they know what they want, sometimes. Take this clown, Pastor Scott Lively. Last year he came under fire for publishing a book called "The Pink Swastika", where he claimed Nazi Germany was being run by homofascists (his word). He was laying low for a little while, but now he's back to blaming gays for everything. This time, he believes they will bring about th ...

Hey Idaho, were you feeling left out of this whole evolution-creation "debate"? Are you tired of scientists telling you that the earth is 4.5 billion years old instead of only 6000? Well, then you should donate every spare dollar you have to the Northwest Science Museum. Although they have yet to even raise enough money for their pathetic displays, it certainly hasn't affected their enthusiasm for this proj ...

Here's what's fucking scary about believers: some of them take it so seriously that concerns over their own well-being is secondary. For true believers, a tiny bunk-bed, barely enough food to subsist, and countless hours spent trying to recruit new zombies isn't a chore; it's a calling, baby! It is how a pathetically small church, with the hilarious acronym of IHOP (International House of Prayer, not Pancak ...