A Little Humor. Just A Little…

There’s always someone…

And you thought it was all about religion.

There’s always 2012.

Ummm… Maybe you ought to just call.

Mike, you might want to just use your first initial. Or your middle name. Or both.

I’m thinking George doesn’t want no stinkin’ apology. His reputation is sealed.

Yep. That ought to reassure her.

Last but not least, some REAL reassurance!

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For Dad

My father died a year ago today. This is for him. Well, actually, it’s for me, because he can’t hear it.

I can’t seem to find  a copy of this video that will embed in the post, so you’ll need to click the picture to watch it on YouTube.

Modern Evangelizing

In the There’s-something-new-and-strange-everyday department, churches have moved into an odd area of recruitment. Mixed Martial arts. It’s a low brow, low blow (pun intended) way of bringing in young members to the faith, that might not be attracted to religion in the first place.

Mr. Renken’s ministry is one of a small but growing number of evangelical churches that have embraced mixed martial arts — a sport with a reputation for violence and blood that combines kickboxing, wrestling and other fighting styles — to reach and convert young men, whose church attendance has been persistently low.

Best Quote Of The Day

If two senators have a four-billion-year difference over the age of a rock, is it any wonder they can’t agree over anything else?

This is from an article published in the Mail Online by a British author commenting about America. The Mail Online, which I presume is the online version of the Daily Mail, looks more like a British scandal sheet than a legitimate news rag, but not as bad as say, our National Enquirer.

Hypocrisy Scandal

The talk show I watched this morning (The Today Show) was all aquiver about the “sex scandal” involving Ted Haggard, and the fact that his dutiful wife wrote a book about it. Of course she wrote a book. His source of megabucks was cut off when he left the church is shame, because of the so called “sex scandal” . Religion is, ultimately, about money, so it’s no wonder she wrote a book. The Haggards were used to a better style of living, and there are not many sheep that will follow him anymore, willing to tithe to his mega-church.

Racism

This is a different, and I hope interesting, topic for an avowedly atheistic blog. I don’t think it really has anything to do with religion although there is a little science in it.  I’m also not sure why I chose to write about it. I think perhaps I’ve said enough, for the time being, about the existence of gods, the scientific study of the supernatural, and the sheer lunacy behind most religion. So it’s onto another topic.

Suffering For Jesus

As I’ve related here before, my drive to work always takes me past the local abortion clinic (as religious wing-nuts are fond of calling it – it’s actually called a Woman’s Reproductive Heath Center. They do offer more than abortion as part of their services.) It’s unfortunate that I have to drive by every day, as it usually pisses me off to see the protesters encamped on the sidewalk (that’s as close as they are legally allowed to get). On the other hand, it does provide fodder for this blog, so maybe I should handle the assault on my psyche with a little more equanimity? What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, right? Here I am on my third post sparked by my drive to work, so I shouldn’t complain.

Politics and Religion (Again)

I apologize in advance for two posts in a row that combine politics and religion, but it seems that for some reason they make such fine bedfellows.

Religion, Republicans And Hypocrisy Rant

<rant> We all know that Religion and Hypocrisy go hand in hand. Religion has no choice. It is impossible to be religious and consistent at the same time, because any religious claim is usually self-contradictory, requiring a pull in two directions. Against abortion? Sure, every life is sacred (except those on death row, service men fighting in war, innocent civilians in Iran and Afghanistan, etc. etc. etc.). Voila’! Instant Hypocrisy.

Religion Begets Stupidity

In the What is it about religion that destroys brain cells? department, there’s this story from Denmark. A Muslim adherent from Somalia tried to kill the Danish cartoonist that created one of the more infamous cartoons of Mohammed that resulted in the much-ado-about-nothing brouhaha a few years ago. You remember? Death to the cartoonists! This would-be assassin was most likely looking for a free ride to heaven.

These are the same people that believe that one can insult their prophet, and therefore their religion, by depicting his image in print. This is the same religion whose Madison Avenue PR firm would like us to believe is a religion of peace. Here is one of their spokesmen advocating peace: