1. Pat Robertson Says Giuliani Presidency Appears in Book of Revelation

Comment #86271 by joekoz451 on November 8, 2007 at 10:13 pm

One day after endorsing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for president, televangelist Pat Robertson explained his decision, saying that a Giuliani presidency features prominently in the Book of Revelation.

I suppose one *COULD* make the argument that Giuliani is the Antichrist ... I know I'd buy into THAT!

2. Mother dies after refusing blood

Comment #85243 by joekoz451 on November 5, 2007 at 10:54 am

Another demonstration that the power of prayer = 0.

3. Are the 'New Atheists' avoiding the 'real arguments'?

Comment #83896 by joekoz451 on October 31, 2007 at 3:17 pm

If Rowan Williams believes that it is necessary to study theology to gain a sufficient understanding of Christianity in order to criticise it

... perhaps a counter argument would be that one should study the arguments of those who don't believe as thoroughly before presuming to argue against the absence of belief? It becomes apparent reading the rantings of the faith-based that they haven't done their homework; that is, actually reading the arguments that are unsympathetic to their imaginary friends.

To paraphrase George Orwell's "1984" (but not by much):

"Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. It includes the power of not grasping analogies, of failing to perceive logical errors, of misunderstanding the simplest arguments if they are inimical to [religion], and of being bored or repelled by any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction. Crimestop, in short, means protective stupidity."

(I substituted "religion" for Orwell's "Ingsoc". Emphasis added.)

4. Don't write off religion - it can be the key to a stable family

Comment #82570 by joekoz451 on October 26, 2007 at 6:51 pm

Isn't it curious that we tolerate the stereotyping of religion ...

Of course, no one stereotypes non-belief ...

5. Cheney and Obama: It's Not Genetic

Comment #80601 by joekoz451 on October 22, 2007 at 9:58 am

If a single candidate came out as atheist, they would have my vote just for having the balls!

Amen!

6. Scientists Feel Miscast in Film on Life's Origin

Comment #74207 by joekoz451 on September 27, 2007 at 4:55 pm

So, we're assuming that "truth" is a Christian (Creationist) value? It seems to me that deception is right in character ...

7. Religion advances despite science (and thanks to Dawkins)

Comment #72967 by joekoz451 on September 23, 2007 at 4:33 pm

"Shrill"?

Would that be more shrill or less shrill than the holier-than-thou, Reich-wing, evangelical Christian bible-thumpers arguing over who's imaginary friend is more real?

8. Faith schools should not be tax-funded, and here's why

Comment #71679 by joekoz451 on September 19, 2007 at 12:57 pm

Perhaps jimbob is not referring to women. He might be a 'Merkin referrin' t' the Irish? After all, the original article (quoted by jimbob) used the word "we". Seems plausible to respond with "you".

9. Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy's Couch

Comment #63458 by joekoz451 on August 14, 2007 at 12:17 pm

"Of course, my gut gets a lot of things wrong. But I'm still filing this under "interesting but completely untestable explanations of existence."

However true that may be ... I derive immense pleasure sharing articles like this with people of my acquaintance who hold equally unsupportable, untestable explanations of existence (often referred to as fundamentalists). Kinda like poking sticks at the monkeys. They've been flinging poop around for millennia. Providing 'em with a pause for thought is not a bad thing.

10. The Gullible Age: Review of 'The Enemies of Reason'

Comment #61507 by joekoz451 on August 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm

"As a clairvoyant you're only as good as the client."

That sounds awfully like "blame the victim"!

11. Floods are judgment on society, say bishops

Comment #53873 by joekoz451 on July 3, 2007 at 7:44 pm

Does it ever occur to these arrogant S.O.B.s that, if these natural disasters are, in fact, the wrath of god ... that it could just as easily be an expression of his annoyance at ignorant, fundamentalist, hate-filled a$$holes like those presuming to know the will of god?

12. Darwin Still Rules, but Some Biologists Dream of a Paradigm Shift

Comment #53240 by joekoz451 on June 30, 2007 at 9:00 am

"If there is a shift in evolutionary biology, it is CERTAINLY not going to actually BE paradigmatic... it might just appear to be to us though."

It sounds to me awfully like the proposition that the works of William Shakespeare were not actually written by Shakespeare himself but by another fellow who lived at the same time and who, coincidentally, had the same name.

13. The Great God Debate

Comment #50056 by joekoz451 on June 14, 2007 at 7:24 pm

Hitchens as god ... now THAT'S irony!

I can hear the response now ... "If nominated I will not run. If elected, I will not serve."

14. Manliness is next to godliness

Comment #49260 by joekoz451 on June 11, 2007 at 7:47 am

Amazing ... at first I thought I was reading something from The Onion.

15. Sen. Clinton: Faith got me through marital strife

Comment #47865 by joekoz451 on June 5, 2007 at 8:44 pm

Does the word "pander" ring a bell?

16. Television evangelist Falwell dies at 73

Comment #41211 by joekoz451 on May 15, 2007 at 4:13 pm

He's in a better place now ... for everyone ...