If it’s 2018 and you’re still surprised by American Christendom’s ability to hold super paradoxical beliefs — some would call that “hypocrisy” if they weren’t in the same charitable mood I am — you might not be paying that much attention. It’s no big secret that the Religious Right can be quite hilariously conflicted on […] More
Because it’s a lifetime appointment, many progressives have been heartened over the years by the resilience and strength of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg , lovingly known as “The Notorious RBG” to her more ardent followers, has been on the court since President Bill Clinton nominated her and she was confirmed in 1993, by […] More
At this point, it should be a pretty well-accepted paradigm that, generally, human beings kind of suck. I mean, I’m a pretty progressive, modern guy, and I’m not saying I don’t believe in the basic decency and value in all humans. I’m just saying that a lot of times humans have the ability to throw […] More
When actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen debuted his Showtime series “Who Is America?” this year, the buzz it picked up was instantaneous — and for good reason. Cohen famously ensnared outspoken Americans of all political stripes and got them to admit all manner of embarrassing views they either hold or couldn’t bring themselves to distance from. […] More
An uplifting tale, just in time for the Baby Jesus’s birthday. In potato country, a priest was just sentenced to a quarter of a century in prison without parole for the “possession and distribution” of child porn. Bless me, father? No thanks. According to Patheos, the priest was had been the head of a church in the […] More
It’s no big secret that our current president has a cold and distant relationship with the truth and/or reality. President Trump‘s loosey-goosey, come and go approach to reality and telling the American people something that even remotely resembles truth is one of its defining characteristics. So much so, in fact, that The Washington Post has a running […] More
There are so many vital, important issues that face Americans every day, and it’s really very nice that one of America’s most watched cable television news networks is laser-focused on the truly important things. Like, you know, what genitalia your gingerbread cookies are packin’. This week, Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ white nationalist famous for all […] More
We learned something today. Apparently there are vegans that believe part of living by the definition of what “veganism” means — a strict diet devoid of any and all animal products — means avoiding using honey. To them, there’s no ideological difference between a steak, or squeezing a cow’s udder for the milk (to be fair […] More
A blind amphibian has been discovered and given the name Dermophis donaldtrumpi. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you if you’re noticing something odd about the second half of its Latin name. If it looks like it might contain the words “Donald Trump” in it, you’re absolutely correct. That’s because a sustainable building materials company named it after the […] More
‘Tis the season for all kinds of things — peppermint lattes, holiday music on the radio, and easily offended Christians complaining about their neighbors harmless inflatable dragons on her front lawn. Thanks to The Friendly Atheist, we were made aware of this hilarious story involving a woman and her blow-up dragons. It all began with Diana Rowland‘s tweet […] More
The other day, Dan sent me a story about people who are boycotting self-checkout registers at their local retail and grocery stores because they think the registers are stealing actual humans’ jobs. “They’re trying to basically herd everyone in, get everyone used to the self-checkouts to continuously cut down on staff,” said Dan Morris, one […] More
The time of year of winter holiday celebrations is upon us, isn’t it? And nothing honors the sanctity of Christmas — the holiday that is ONLY EVER ABOUT THE BIRTH OF BABY JESUS! — like putting up Christmas decorations. That is, of course, unless your decorations are accidentally very inappropriate. …like these! #20. I’m not […] More
