Religion
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Don’t be so arrogant: thank your male escort.
Pastor Ted Haggard, leader of one of the largest megachurches in the country, preacher of fundamentalism, hater of gays, minor star of Richard Dawkins’ Root of All Evil documentary, has spent the past three years (allegedly) paying another man to have sex with him. Don’t you LOVE it when that happens? Haggard was pure creepy weirdo on Root of All…
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Don't be so arrogant: thank your male escort.
Pastor Ted Haggard, leader of one of the largest megachurches in the country, preacher of fundamentalism, hater of gays, minor star of Richard Dawkins’ Root of All Evil documentary, has spent the past three years (allegedly) paying another man to have sex with him. Don’t you LOVE it when that happens? Haggard was pure creepy weirdo on Root of All…
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God has punished me.
Sorry for the delay! I had a nice long(er) post written out when my computer crashed an all hell broke loose here at work. Now I can’t even find the original piece I wanted to discuss, which was another blogger’s take on Richard Dawkins vs. the entire god-worshipping world. (I’m sure the reason is because a god secretly didn’t want…
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One more plug for Michael Shermer’s lecture and book signing tonight at Harvard University’s Science Center in Cambridge, MA, USA! See yesterday’s post for directions. 6pm! +++ One of the good things about some religions is the way they encourage people to donate their time and money to good causes. Sadly, all too often these efforts are hampered by an…
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Insuring MetaPhysicians to Cure Your MetaCancer
The State of Massachusetts is considering passing a law that would force businesses to contribute a set amount of money to every employee for health care. Perhaps you’re a conservative who would prefer health care to be covered by the free market. Maybe you’re a liberal who thinks the government should just cover the cost. Maybe you’re a foreigner who…
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Ethical Healing
The archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to turn hetero or skip the party, according to an interview conducted last week. Are you still reading? Good, because I would’ve fallen asleep immediately after “archbishop of Canterbury.” I can’t believe that’s even a real person — until now, I was vaguely sure that it was a made up…
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Isn’t gluttony a sin?
A Purdue sociologist asks the question we’ve all secretly been wondering: is religion making us fat? Obviously that’s on the forefront of our minds, as wars erupt all over the place with every side using religion as an excuse to openly despise and kill the other. Sure, a bunch of Jews hate Muslims, a bunch of Muslims hate . .…
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Isn't gluttony a sin?
A Purdue sociologist asks the question we’ve all secretly been wondering: is religion making us fat? Obviously that’s on the forefront of our minds, as wars erupt all over the place with every side using religion as an excuse to openly despise and kill the other. Sure, a bunch of Jews hate Muslims, a bunch of Muslims hate . .…
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