(via Atheist Media Blog)

Oh boy, Fox News.  A commenter on Atheist Media Blog makes a fun observation in noting that Fox’s analysis is more of a “How can we make this illegal?” stance than a report on its own.

I realize there’s opposition on both sides to Smut for Smut.  Even atheists argue against the idea both from feminist and humanist standpoints, in opposition to the objectification of women that pornography promotes.

Personally, I’m a fan of Smut for Smut.  I see very few ways to garnish this much attention to the immoral (by today’s societal standards) items in the bible without being at least mildly offensive.  Regardless of what Fox News presents from the religious side, the campaign has people talking, which is exactly what it was intended to do.

(video via Atheist Media Blog)

Beck makes my head spin.

This video, combined with Beck’s “9/12 Project” only helps solidify the idea that the man should never be taken as anything more than religion dressed in politics.

In case you haven’t seen the “9/12 Project”, you need only count to two on his mission statement:

1. America is Good.

2. I believe in God and He is the center of my life.

Yeah, right.  I’m supposed to think you’ve carefully thought about political issues and base my policy opinions on you, even after “God is the center of your life”?

The Onion (via Friendly Atheist)

There are those who honestly believe this.

iamheathen:

(via prologic)

Too true.

(via godtoldmeto)

AC Grayling is one of the most well spoken individuals I think I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to.

friendlyatheist:

Top Ten Creationist Arguments (via TheThinkingAtheist)

Dead on.

A British priest who said the poor should consider shoplifting things like tinned ravioli had a bucket of pasta dumped over him by an irate parishioner. The man lay in wait for Father Tim Jones outside his church in York, northern England, and then sloshed half the messy spaghetti and ravioli over the priest’s robes. Jones stopped to allow the parishioner to pour the remainder. “I was offended by what he said,” the parishioner told the York Press. “I got this thing in my head where I thought I would make my own little protest.” Jones—who stands by his comments—says he was “frightened and humbled” by the experience, but he doesn’t plan to press charges.

See, when I first heard of this guy, I thought, “Thou shalt not steal… sometimes… unless it’s convenient or something…”

Now when I think of this guy, the only image that comes to mind is a bit from Dane Cook:

You know what I’d like to be able to do more than anything else? I’d love to be able to shoot spaghetti out of my fingertips. *Pppthhh.* ‘Cause no one wants to be covered in spaghetti. No. If I’m on a date with a girl and she’s very rude I’ll be like, you know what? *PPpptthhh* Enjoy your spaghetti, you’re very rude. Enjoy your spaghetti, ‘cause you’re rude. *Pppttthh*