Don't you love it when Christians make creepy videos telling you the 'good news' that you're a sinning piece of filth who doesn't even deserve God's awesome love? Here's a Walmart greeter to tell you that you don't have to spend forever in torment if you just accept that a 2000 year old Palestinian Jew of questionable historical merit was the creator of the cosmos. Oh, the catch is, if you don't, you'll bur ...

This week, Ryan joins me as we tackle the problem of Orthodox Jews giving herpes to poor little babies, and a scumbag Imam tries to frame a disabled Christian girl for blasphemy in Pakistan. SHOW NOTES Topics New York Rabbis to defy circumcision law, Pakistan Imam accused of planting burnt Qur’an as evidence to prosecute disabled girl Introduction: 2 day vacation in Banff, Alberta and why I understand why p ...

Jake: Today I have a very special guest, someone who is going to join me to talk about the problem of child witches in Africa as well as the conflation of religion and superstition in that region. I wanted to ask someone who has had their feet on the ground here, because, you know, I am an isolated blogger and I want to make sure that I am not just saying false information and with this in mind, I invited L ...

As promised, this week we're introducing our new schedule, which means Wednesday morning (well, Tuesday late at night, technically), you'll be able to download the show for your commute or other boring activity you need this show for. This week's topic: Does religion really poison everything, and how Ryan will one day become the Lawnmower Man. ...

It's a bad idea to feed Internet trolls, but every once in a while I get a comment on a random article that I just can't resist writing a response to. This one appeared in an article entitled "Why is Christianity growing in China". Here's this clown's answer: It will be interesting to see atheists trying to uplift the human spirit with??? LOL, not to make fun of your beliefs dear "know it all", but it's bee ...

It was only a matter of time before the millions of African men, women, and children slowly dying of AIDS would shame the Catholic Church into changing its stance on condom use. In a new book set to be released, based on conversations with the Pope, Benedict said in some cases, using a piece of rubber on your dick would not make God angry. When he was asked if his church was against condom use, he said: “It ...

Here's another "hey, atheists are being mean and should stop" article from someone clearly annoyed that people on Reddit have less than kind things to say about religion. If you want to find out why I call these guys Reddit Atheists, take a brief dip into the atheism subreddit. It is a place entirely defined by bitter, faux-enlightened young people sharing “thought-provoking” images about the horrific evils ...

Perhaps I'm not the best person to offer advice on how to deal with trolls. My site gets relatively light traffic, and the people who visit tend to be way too polite, nice, or otherwise supportive. My lack of popularity in a sense has shielded me from the kind of criticism you're reglarly subjected to. Still, I feel I understand why your positions have been so villified, and why you often find yourself outs ...

There's a predictable pattern to the way religious people deal with tragedy. Undoubtedly, this kind of horrific thing makes them question the dogma they've been spoon fed their entire life - that an omnipotent being cares for their well being, especially when it seems so senseless; the evils of the world throw this 'loving god' thing back in their face, and they don't like it. Then come the rationalizations ...

I know this question wasn't asked of me, but I want to answer it anyway: I'm a little shocked. She says she is a Christian, but the Bible doesn't say anything about dinosaurs. Should I let him keep them, as long as he understands that dinosaurs aren't real? Even the PBS shows that he watches talk about dinosaurs and evolution, and how the scientists found these "bones" but the Bible doesn't say that God eve ...