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May 2012

May 31, 2012

What Leviticus Bans

Christian bigots love to quote Leviticus 20:13, which says that gay men should be put...

May 31, 2012

MO to Vote On ‘Right to Pray’ Amendment

An amendment to the state constitution of Missouri that purports to support a "right to...

May 31, 2012

Mormons Believe Constitution Comes From Jesus

Andrew Sullivan points to a very interesting statement from Ezra Taft Benson when he was...

May 31, 2012

Drew Zahn’s Creationist Idiocy

Drew Zahn is a former pastor and current Worldnutdaily "reporter" and columnist. In his latest...

May 31, 2012

Obama Wants to Extend Bill He Promised to Filibuster

This will come as a shock to no one who has been paying attention. Glenn...

May 31, 2012

Romney Refuses to Repudiate Trump’s Birtherism

ThinkProgress notes yet another flip flop by Romney, this time on the subject of whether...

May 31, 2012

Indian Skeptic to Challenge Blasphemy Law

I reported a few weeks ago about Sanal Edamaruku, head of Rationalist International, who is...

May 31, 2012

Teaching Bigotry to Kids

I'm sure you've probably seen this video by now. It should disturb the hell out...

May 31, 2012

Are Soldiers Heroes?

Chris Hayes sent the right wing blogosphere into its latest hissy fit by making a...

May 31, 2012

Holy Shit, They’re Idiots

You have to see this video of one of the congregants at the church of...

May 31, 2012

How Citizen Review Boards Get Undermined

Many big city police departments have civilian review boards to look at accusations of police...

May 31, 2012

Jackson Delivers Weird, Bigoted Screed

The Family Research Council's annual Watchmen on the Wall conference was a cavalcade of crazy...

May 30, 2012

Why Would Anyone Think This is Appropriate?

There's been a lot of talk in the atheist/skeptical community lately about the need for...

May 30, 2012

The Irrational Tribalism of Partisan Politics

NPR demonstrates perfectly how a simplistic psychological tribalism is at work when most people think...

May 30, 2012

How To Attract Attention from DHS

The vast network of agencies that collectively form what Glenn Greenwald calls the National Surveillance...

May 30, 2012

Michigan Considering SWAT Transparency Bill

Rep. Tom McMillin, a very conservative Republican, has submitted a bill that would bring greater...

May 30, 2012

2,000 People Protest Bigoted NC Pastor

Remember Charles Worley, the demented North Carolina pastor who told his congregation that gay people...

May 30, 2012

Awww. Chris Staab Doesn’t Like Me

I wrote a couple weeks ago about Olivet College student Chris Staab and his amusingly...

May 30, 2012

Mugabe: Equality Violates Women’s Rights

Robert Mugabe, the insane leader of Zimbabwe, spoke recently at a conference on AIDS and...

May 30, 2012

Newt: Romney Will Get 40% of Latino Vote

I'm not sure why NBC is inviting Newt Gingrich to appear on Meet the Press...

May 30, 2012

Breitbart Site Engages in Absurd ‘Vetting’

One of the features at Breitbart.com these days is something they call "the vetting." It's...

May 30, 2012

Sanchez v Douhat on Religious Ethics

Julian Sanchez, who works for the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation, and Russ Douthat,...

May 30, 2012

Science in the Service of Absurdity

A couple of geologists are now claiming that they may have nailed down the year...

May 30, 2012

Equality Doesn’t Undermine Marriage a Bit

We are forever hearing the bigots declare that allowing gay and lesbian people to marry...

May 29, 2012

Appeals Court Grants Standing in Ten Commandments Case

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in a very interesting case...

May 29, 2012

The Naive Mr. Leakey

Richard Leakey, son of Louis and Mary Leakey and himself one of the most important...

May 29, 2012

McCotter May Not Be on November Ballot

Now this is pretty amusing for folks in Michigan. Rep. Thad McCotter, one of the...

May 29, 2012

Fischer’s Loony Conspiracy Theory on Holder

Bryan Fischer continues to be a reliable daily weather vane for seeing which way the...

May 29, 2012

Legislators Want to Legalize Govt. Propaganda

Buzzfeed reports on an amendment that has been submitted to this year's defense authorization bill...

May 29, 2012

Ken Ham: Evolution Leads to Gay Marriage

The always laughably idiotic Ken Ham spoke at the Family Research Council's Watchmen on the...

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