When you stop placating people and call them out on their bullshit, you're bound to hurt their feelings. While some of us are comfortable with the idea of letting dumb or dangerous ideas thrive under the banner of "tolerance", there are those brave few who cannot stay silent in the face of the injustices brought on by antiquated religious belief. When Dan Savage recently spoke to students at a High School J ...

Pope Benedict XVI, a celibate man who controls a vast fortune and an army of delusional homophobes, has criticized Americans for granting all their citizens the same rights in the state of Maryland. "He added that the traditional family and marriage had to be "defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature" because, he said, whatever injured families injured society. So many ruined live ...

Not only does his name sound like a bad-ass metal band, but he is also the "Co-Prophet of the End Times". That's nutjob for "I think Jesus chose me to deliver you the good news about his planned mass slaughter". He's so crazy that one scary sounding name fantasizing about the death of countless human beings was not enough. Priceless moments include: - Referring to "withdrawal" as a Planned Parenthood form o ...

Over the weekend, the Pope arrived in Germany on a tour designed to try and recruit Protestants and other estranged Christians who have grown tired of their religion's increasing acceptance of homosexual marriage. Knowing, too, the value of family and marriage, we as Christians attach great importance to defending the integrity and the uniqueness of marriage between one man and one woman from any kind of mi ...

When abuse allegations started popping up against the Catholic Church, Germany was one of those countries that, like Ireland, had suffered mightily at the hands of the clergy. When they opened up a hotline for victims of sexual abuse, they received 2700 calls after only 3 days. The Vatican, aware that it's about as popular as mouth herpes, is setting off to Germany in a vain attempt to discuss how Protestan ...

It's beginning to look like any effort to "clean up" the Catholic church of pedophiles is an impossible task. Consider this: Pope Benedict XVI's right hand man in charge of helping him track down pedo priests, Father Riccardo Seppia, was arrested last May when he was caught trying to arrange sexual encounters with his drug dealer. Now, it seems as though another priest in charge of investigating pederasts h ...

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 ...

I can barely contain my excitement. Finally, the Pope - that infallible man who works tirelessly to ensure condoms are all tossed in the trash bin, women have to have the children of their rapists and pedophiles get to live jail-free lives - now has his own twitter! Finally, you can enjoy a direct line to God from everyone's favorite ex-Hitler youth. His first historic tweet, telling fellow Catholics he's j ...

Whenever I hear the words Vatican and "reform", I can't help but laugh. Here's an institution that, for a greater part of Western history, has benefited from unchecked powers. It wasn't until the 19th century the Papal States were annexed, and even then, fascist dictator Mussolini allowed the organization "statehood" in exchange for cooperation in his new government. Now, this archaic and evil organization ...

This is so stupid I felt like ignoring it, but since today is "make fun of ignorant Catholics Day", I had to include it. You're all intimately aware of the demise of bin Laden, but did you know that it was John Paul II that was responsible? That's what the dumb-ass leader of Peru thinks: Peruvian President Alan Garcia says Pope John Paul II should get credit for the death of Osama bin Laden."His first mirac ...