Category Archives: Funny

And finally, I’ve always drawn a great deal of moral comfort from Humpty Dumpty. The part I like the best? “All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” That’s because there is no Humpty Dumpty, and there is no God. — George Carlin

Nobody Makes Hitchens’s Point Better Than Believers

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

We knew it was coming, and on Thursday night, December 15, 2011, it came.  Christopher Hitchens died at the age of 62 of esophageal cancer.  Countless words have been and are being written about him, and deservedly so.  He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Bad God!, Blasphemy, Crazy fundies, Delusion, for fuck's sake!, Funny, Islam, Judaism, Morality, Mythology, Religion, Separation of church and state, Skepticism, Stupidity, Superstition | 55 Comments

Professional Defender of Child Rapists William A. Donohue Gets an Idea

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

William A. Donohue, an unofficial representative of the world’s largest organization of child rapists and their protectors, seems to have been struck with an idea.  This happens so infrequently to Donohue that he has not yet mastered the ability to … Continue reading →

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Allegories Gone Wild: Satan Wants Your Children!

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

It’s the clarion call of the Christian scaremongers: somewhere deep in the bowels of the earth, some dark thing conspires to control and warp not only the adults, but the children. Oh, think of the children! If I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurdity, And now for something completely different, Bad God!, Crazy fundies, Delusion, for fuck's sake!, Funny, History, marketing to Christians, Religion, Stupidity, Superstition | 16 Comments

Good Without God … And Bad With Him

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

In June of 2011, a billboard was posted in Columbus, Ohio, showing a picture of a local atheist named Dylan Galos, accompanied by the following words: “I can be good without god.” – Dylan Galos, Columbus Student … Atheist It … Continue reading →

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Warren Jeffs and the FLDS: Don’t Say It’s Not About Religion, Because IT IS!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Throughout the recent trial of Warren Jeffs — whose official title is President, Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but whose unofficial titles include such things as child rapist, Mormon pimp and … Continue reading →

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Oh Come All Ye Unfaithful…

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

1. In the beginning Man created God; and in the image of Man created he him. 2. And Man gave unto God a multitude of names,that he might be Lord of all the earth when it was suited to Man … Continue reading →

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FSM gaining respect? Somewhat…

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Man tests law by claiming to be a pastafarian VIENNA — Niko Alm wanted to test an Austrian law saying that head coverings would only be allowed in official documents for religious reasons. So the tongue-in-cheek atheist applied for a … Continue reading →

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A primer: How to really “Teach the Controversy”

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

I rarely read the “funny papers” anymore.  These days, as close as I ever get are the editorial cartoons on the OpEd page.  But, once in a while, I re-discover the brilliance hidden in cartoons.  Like “Doonesbury” and “Non Sequitur”…

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Christianity’s War on America: Rick Perry’s Great Big Boner for Jesus

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

[This is the first installment of what will be an ongoing series of articles focusing on the individuals and groups working hard to abolish the United States Constitution as we know it and turn America into a totalitarian Christian theocracy.] … Continue reading →

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But That’s Just Me: One Atheist’s Explanation – Part 1

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

You can be a Grinch at Christmas time, or have no interest in baseball, or refuse to vote or salute the flag, or sneer at the mention of Mickey Mouse, or even hate apple pie, animals, children or your own … Continue reading →

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