Carnival of the Godless #14
2005.05.31 (Tue) 22:44
With the Memorial Day weekend (and some blissful downtime) now behind us, we'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the fourteenth edition of the Carnival of the Godless which leapt fullgrown [»]
NJ Assemblyman vs. The Devil(s)
2005.05.31 (Tue) 13:06
We caught this little gem on the news last night, and again on the radio this morning. Apparently, a New Jersey assemblyman has had it up to here (imagine our hands marking off a point very near the t [»]
Skeptics' Circle #9
2005.05.26 (Thu) 11:12
The ninth edition of the Skeptics' Circle is available for your perusal at St. Nate's. So grab your divining rod, rub your magic lamp, and spin topless around the greased pole of skeptical hedonism. I [»]
Farked and Linkswarmed in the Same Week
2005.05.25 (Wed) 16:57
There's been a blizzard of folks dropping in to read our dissection of the Kansas Board of Education "witnesses", as reported originally by Stan Cox on AlterNet. This is largely due to contributors on [»]
Filibuster "Victory" Leaves a Nasty Aftertaste
2005.05.25 (Wed) 11:33
As everyone who's been paying attention knows already, a last minute compromise was reached in the Senate to defuse the once-looming filibuster fight. Seven Republicans and seven Democrats had been wo [»]
Stem Cell Research and Willful Ignorance of the Facts
2005.05.20 (Fri) 23:58
Because of the United States' policy to not fund embryonic stem cell research, it has been apparent that as long as the religious right is in power, any advances in that field will necessarily come fr [»]
How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Creationist?
2005.05.19 (Thu) 22:32
Over on AlterNet, Stan Cox has an article which gives a play by play (found via Panda's Thumb) of the current Kansas Board of Education hearings, which will determine if "intelligent design" (creation [»]
Let's Get Some Perspective on the Quran Desecration
2005.05.17 (Tue) 12:19
So here's the flap. In their May 9th edition, Newsweek reported that, according to an anonymous source, United States military personnel in Guantanemo Bay had put copies of the Quran into toilets in a [»]
MCI: Molesting Children Incessantly
2005.05.16 (Mon) 14:36
Eugene Mirman has a little something for show 'n' tell — a series of phone conversations he recorded with some scary fundy organization that accuses major telecommunications companies of "promot [»]
From Milliways to Mos Eisley
2005.05.15 (Sun) 22:15
Yes, we saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And a lot of people whose opinions we respect have offered opinions ranging from "Well, it's not that bad" to "It was really awesome to see it on the [»]
Carnival of the Godless #13 (and 12)
2005.05.15 (Sun) 18:21
Oddly, we managed to miss the the twelfth edition of the Carnival of the Godless which was held two weeks ago at Radical Russ' place. By the time we realized it, it was last Sunday, and the next editi [»]
Apparently, DoD Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
2005.05.14 (Sat) 14:23
Just a quick Rant to mention this astounding piece of hypocrisy on the part of the Defense Department. According to a press release from the ACLU: Through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the ACL [»]
Skeptics' Circle #8
2005.05.13 (Fri) 09:38
The eighth edition of the Skeptics' Circle is available for your perusal at Pharyngula. So whip out your crystals and break into your favorite chant as you roll naked through the rich, creamy skeptici [»]
Sweet Jesus, Creationism is Spreading to the Blue States!
2005.05.11 (Wed) 23:19
Just when you think creationists are safely tucked away in the backwoods hick towns of the country, along comes New York State Assemblyman Daniel Hooker (R — there's a surprise). Mr. Hooker has [»]
What, He Didn't Inhale?
2005.05.11 (Wed) 22:01
We have so little to say about the circus freakshow currently whirling around the most circus-y freak of them all, former "King o' Pop" Michael Jackson. As with the non-stop dead pope coverage and the [»]
Laws Against "Living in Sin" are Still Really Stupid
2005.05.11 (Wed) 11:50
A little over a month ago, we wrote about a North Carolina dispatcher who was told to either marry her live-in boyfriend or find another job. Apparently, this lunacy tracked back to a standing North C [»]
Jesus, Republicans, Dubya: What's the Difference?
2005.05.08 (Sun) 14:42
Okay, stop us if you've heard this one. A North Carolina Baptist Pastor, a bunch of Republicans, and a handful of Democrats walk into a church. At the end of the meeting, the Democrats are escorted ou [»]
FCC Broadcast Flag Struck Down
2005.05.08 (Sun) 14:33
We've written before about some of the problems with the current state of regulation in the entertainment industry. There are still a lot of problems to be addressed, but for now, the FCC's Broadcast [»]
WorldNetDaily: Miracles Save 3,000 Lives Every 25 Minutes!
2005.05.05 (Thu) 20:56
We know, we know — fisking WorldNetDaily articles is like shooting fish in a barrel. Really stupid, slow fish. In a really small barrel. Using a grenade launcher. But sometimes, we just can't he [»]
Stay on Cobb County Sticker Removal Denied
2005.05.05 (Thu) 12:02
Good news from the Panda's Thumb regarding the Cobb County evolution disclaimer appeal — the appeals court has denied the board's requested stay on removing the stickers pending the outcome of t [»]
Kansas Creationists Put Themselves on Trial
2005.05.03 (Tue) 20:55
Kansas, as you probably know, is one of the battleground states in which the creationists are trying to force their pseudo-science into the public classroom. The Panda's Thumb has been covering events [»]
Why Is This Stupid Woman News?
2005.05.03 (Tue) 12:43
Apparently suffering from massive Pope-coverage withdrawal, the American media has latched onto a truly, utterly worthless story for their newest round of 24x7, wall-to-wall, media blitz coverage. But [»]