As first reported by our friends over at Friendly Atheist, a Christian homeless shelter filed a lawsuit against the city of Anchorage, Alaska for the right to refuse services for trans people. Because nothing screams Christian Values™ more than judging someone on what genitals they were born with. Alliance Defending Freedom argues that the Hope […] More
Christian bigotry on full display: According to The Texas Tribune, republicans in Tarrant County, Texas are going to vote on whether to recall their vice-chairman based solely on the fact that he’s Muslim. Because nothing says Christian Values™ better than some good old-fashioned Christian bigotry. Shahid Shafi identifies as a Republican because of his firm […] More
Forget your new year’s resolutions and live it up – A totally serious and completely real Biblical prophecy claims that the apocalypse will happen in December 2019, ending life as we know it on Earth once and for all. More specifically, on December 28th. FREAKING FINALLY. It’s about damn time. I’ve been getting pretty tired […] More
While I haven’t yet seen it, the new movie Vice is definitely on the short list of films that I *must* see. The bioflick stars Christian Bale portraying former vice president Dick Cheney and his rise as the most powerful (and evil) vice president in United States history. The film itself was written and directed by Adam […] More
In a video, Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is currently our country’s highest-ranking diplomat, says that he believes that the rapture is real and is coming. In the video he says: “We will continue to fight these battles, it is a never ending struggle… until the Rapture.” This timeline just keeps getting […] More
Growing up Catholic, I never doubted what the church taught me. Not only was I an altar boy as a kid, but I also was an participant in my church’s annual Christmas pageant and played the role of Joseph, desperately looking for somewhere for the “virgin” Mary to plop out the son of God before […] More
A woman in the United Kingdom drowned her four year old daughter, Amelia Brooke Harris, and set her house on fire in an attempt to burn the body, all to please God. Fair warning, the details of this story are extremely disturbing. According to the BBC: Carly Ann Harris believed she had to “sacrifice” Amelia […] More
It’s a strange phenomenon – I’ve noticed that Christian apologists generally have a worse understanding of the Bible than atheists. It’s full of horrible stories that counter the notion that the Christian version of god is all-knowing and all-powerful. If God knew that humans were going to screw up being human so badly, why didn’t […] More
By now you’ve surely heard about the missionary who was killed by a tribe who he attempted to convert to Christianity. John Allen Chau made not one, not two, but three attempts to contact the isolated Sentinelese tribe, met with arrows from them every time, before he died. More details are emerging about the situation, showing […] More
I think we have a possible winner for the 2018 Darwin Awards. And as a disclaimer, I don’t normally relish in the misery of others. But when you intentionally put yourself in an extremely dangerous situation, especially when it’s for an extraordinarily dumb reason, you get what you get. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. […] More
The Catholic Church has once again failed to support the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of its own predator priests. It seems to be the same story every time. The Catholic Church has an opportunity to take action to combat the rampant sexual abuse at the hands of predator priests. The Catholic Church […] More
Last night, Brazilians elected Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right extremist, to be their next president. Bolsonaro amassed 55.1% of the votes, compared to his competitor’s (Fernando Haddad) 44.9%. CNN reported: Bolsonaro’s victory caps ones of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in Brazil’s history, amid a prolonged recession, rising crime rates and widespread corruption scandals. In a […] More
