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January 2012

January 25, 2012

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho…Onto The Ark We Go!

I just took a few days off to go to Walt Disney World with my...

January 13, 2012

Reasonable Religion

Am I anti-religious? Many atheists are proudly so. They see all religion as dangerous and...

September 2011

September 22, 2011

And Ignoramuses Give Birth To Ignoramuses

Here’s a picture from a protest set up in Manhattan yesterday (from FailedMessiah.com). Typical of...

September 12, 2011

Shmuley Boteach Doesn’t Understand Evolution

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is an aggressively self-promoting rabbi to the stars. Now he’s coming out...

April 2011

April 10, 2011

Tennessee Forgets Scopes, Passes ID Bill

At least one state legislature has managed to push through a law designed by proponents...

March 2011

March 08, 2011

Critical Creationist Crapola

I was wondering how long it was going to take for my home state Florida...

March 08, 2011

Micro-Evolution IS Macro-Evolution

One of the weirder things I’ve heard in claims by creationists of one stripe or...

March 03, 2011

It’s Carnival Time Again

It’s a new month so it’s time for the Carnival of Evolution. In case it’s...

March 01, 2011

Creationists Evolve Before Our Very Eyes!

Well here’s proof that creationists themselves do know something about evolution. Right before our very...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

Belated Happy Darwin Day

Sorry for my absence of late. It’s difficult to keep up daily posts when so...

February 04, 2011

An Atheist Rabbi? Yes. A Creationist Scientist? Not So Much.

As one who has sometimes felt compelled to defend the use of the title rabbi...

February 02, 2011

There Is No Controversy To Teach!

It's Darwin's month, so I'm just going to keep rolling with evolution-related posts for a...

February 01, 2011

February’s Carnival Of Evolution Is Just In Time For Darwin Day

It’s time for the Carnival of Evolution! This month’s edition can be found at Denim...

February 01, 2011

The Stoopid…It Hurts! Frivolous Lawsuit Edition

Some of you have probably heard about the new federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania by...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

The Consequences Of Not Teaching Evolution

By way of Pharyngula, many people are learning this week about a new paper published...

January 17, 2011

Pack Up Everybody! We’re Going On A Dinosaur Hunt!

I just saw a little gem from Terry Hurlbut, resident creationism expert on examiner.com. It...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

The Torah Is A Great Science Book!

Orthodox kiruv (outreach) merchant Adam Jacobs is at it again. Once again he brings his great...

December 23, 2010

CORRECTION: There IS A Big Problem With Many Religious “Scientists”

Yesterday I posted “Can An Astronomer Have Faith In The Bible?” It seems that in...

December 22, 2010

Can An Astronomer Have Faith In The Bible?

I guess when your state hosts a museum of creationism and is about to help...

December 20, 2010

New Gallup Poll On Creationism…An Opportunity For Non-Theists

A new Gallup poll is out about Americans’ views on evolution. I could spin this...

December 01, 2010

God Told Kentucky To Build Them An Arky, Arky

Sadly I had finished my rabbinical education in Cincinnati long before the Creation Museum opened...

October 2010

October 20, 2010

Professor Glenn Beck On Evolution

With over half of Americans holding a belief in young earth creationism, I guess it...