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“a homogenous group of white boys”

Posted on July 31, 2010 by ylooshi

Which is what the New York Times described the National Scout Jamboree as in an article dated yesterday. And they’re right. The Boy Scouts are a very limiting and bigoted in-group that overtly disallows gays, atheists, and girls (at least … Continue reading →

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Comic-Con’s Revenge

Posted on July 22, 2010 by ylooshi

There are just some things that you’d think the Phelps clan wouldn’t try to out-do. They tried to picket Twitter (epic fail). Now they tried to picket Comic-Con, triggering a counter-protest. Guess who won? LOL.

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Jesus H. Carbine with a High-Power Scope

Posted on January 19, 2010 by ylooshi

Once upon a time, The East India Company greased its rifle cartridges with pork or beef lard. This was bad for two reasons: 1) to load rifles in the 1800s, a rifleman had to bite the paper cartridge open and … Continue reading →

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Coffee pots, kettles, and several shades of black

Posted on December 23, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by Majiscup – Drink for Design via Flickr I happened upon a Christian blog today in which the author was critical of a message on the Starbucks coffee cup he read: We invite you to listen to your desires … Continue reading →

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Theme Update

Posted on August 18, 2009 by ylooshi

I just realized that my previous theme didn’t show a “Comments” link or the comments unless you clicked on the post title, so I’ve temporarily changed the theme until I find one that suits my needs. I’m looking for a … Continue reading →

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Faith-Based Initiatives: Do They Work?

Posted on March 23, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by Phoney Nickle via Flickr One of the many criticisms leveled at George W. Bush by atheists and secular free thinkers was his tendency to favor “Faith-Based Initiatives” as a means to solve social problems such as substance abuse, … Continue reading →

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John Wiley Price is an Idiot

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ylooshi

I’m sorry, but I just had to say it. This story got past me earlier this month, even though it was local news. I heard it mentioned on The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast that was released earlier this … Continue reading →

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A Spell to Break: Demonic-Possession

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Ylooshi

The state of Texas recently made it legal for clergy to abuse children. No shit. [via Pharyngula] I’ve been thinking of writing a post that looks at exorcism from an anthropological and psychological perspective for some time now, and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Atheists on Twitter?

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Ylooshi

Just curious: how many atheist bloggers are on twitter? I’ve been using Twitter with another username for a while and I’ve got to say it has its advantages. I was skeptical about whether or not I’d find it useful at … Continue reading →

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