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Evangelical Christianity and Cognitive Dissonance 24 May 2013 | 07:35 am
The Pew Forum posted a portrait of evangelical Christian churches that includes the following pie chart: Bearing in mind that we are well into the 21st century CE, this finding is astonishing. It’s so...
Easter Irony 30 Mar 2013 | 08:41 pm
I just came across this cartoon on the Internet: Let me explain why I think this cartoon is ironic. Most of the fundogelicals I know are conservative in both religion and politics. When they wear thei...
When Imagination Fails 17 Mar 2013 | 08:39 pm
When asked about Senator Rob Portman’s recent change of position regarding gay marriage, John Boehner responded that he “can’t imagine ever supporting gay marriage” himself. The fact that he can’t ima...
A Book The Nonbelieving Literati Would Have Loved Hating 15 Mar 2013 | 07:57 pm
Once upon a time, several atheist bloggers formed a reading group called the Nonbelieving Literati. As I recall, the idea was that we would read and discuss one work of fiction each month, since many ...
Recent Reads 26 Jan 2013 | 05:10 am
I haven’t been around the chapel much lately, partly because I’ve been reading some good books. You may find the following items interesting. The book I finished last night was Nate Silver’s, The Sign...
What Would Jesus Carry? 6 Jan 2013 | 11:11 pm
I have a friend who recently moved to an island in the South Pacific to be a Christian missionary. When he’s not busy proselytizing Jesus to the heathen natives, he uses the Internet to push the Secon...
More Facebook Bullshit 12 Dec 2012 | 07:56 pm
Like many of you who have Facebook pages, I see a lot of bullshit posted by Christians. Here’s an item that appeared on my wall some time ago: Philip Yancey is a well-known author in evangelical Chris...
My Role in the War on Christmas Defined 8 Dec 2012 | 01:05 am
This is as far as I’m going in Bill O’Reilly’s faux War on Christmas: That’s it. That’s the only shot this rude, arrogant, unethical, satanic atheist is firing in Billy’s war. Now I’m running for cove...
Have Yourself a Very (un)Merry Christmas 24 Nov 2012 | 05:15 am
Even though Christmas is more than a month away, FOX News has already assembled an amazing array of holiday un-cheer messages. Check out this hilarious compilation video, courtesy of Talking Points Me...
An Important Question 29 Oct 2012 | 05:39 pm
As Hurricane Sandy beats up the East Coast of the USA today, I have to ask, what the hell did Pat Robertson do to make god so pissed off? UPDATE: – the chaplain Filed under: Uncategorized
