Category Archives: society

Insane Sarah Palin is loose on twitter

I am going to miss her. You know, in the same way I'll miss Michael Jackson. Continue reading

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The Case for Shutting Up About God

Philosopher Simon Blackburn deftly spanks Karen Armstrong's "The Case for God" Continue reading

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Jesus meets anti-abortion meets 9/11: Mashup billboard

Jesus meets anti-abortion meets 9/11: Mashup billboard
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Some statistical evidence that the Iranian election was rigged

Vote results indicate biases typical of human-invented pseudo-random numbers. Continue reading

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SCOTUS draws the line: No warrantless school strip-search of 13-year-old for ibuprofen

But just barely — more serious drugs would have pushed a majority to allow it. Continue reading

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God and Science Don’t Mix

Physicist Lawrence Krauss says it with grace Continue reading

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Two thirds of UK teens don’t believe in God

And 6 out of 10 believe that religion has a negative influence on the world. Continue reading

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Jesus and history

Another nice, clear, correct bit from The Good Atheist: "Tired Christian Claim #3: The evidence for the existence of Jesus is overwhelming". Continue reading

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It was all about Mr. Smith

NYS Sen. Hiram Monserrate has switched back to the dems, on the condition that they dump Malcolm Smith as majority leader. Showing their usual level of commitment to principle, they jump at the chance, forcing a 31-31 tie with no Lt. Gov. to cast the tie-breaking vote. State declares moral and functional bankruptcy. Continue reading

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Secular Coalition for America in private meeting with White House

Obama's mom was one of us, you know. Continue reading

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