by VorJack
This is one of the most dishonest and over-the-top political ads I’ve ever laid eyes on:
How much dishonesty can you pack into sixty seconds? Let’s count off a few:
1. “They”? “They” who? If you’re trying to blame all Muslims for the actions of Al Qaeda, you’re going to have to do [...]
by VorJack
The newest battle over creationism in the schools may take place in Louisiana. You may remember a small flap over Governor Bobby Jindal’s passage of the 2008 Louisiana Science Education Act, which allowed school boards to approve supplemental material to be added to the science curriculum. Several watchdog groups predicted that it [...]
by VorJack
I’ve previously made reference to the post A Sociologist Lives Among Christian Fundamentalists: His Conclusions over at Blog on the Way. One of the insights that Jeri mentions is about the damage done to the fundamentalist community by the constant outrage:
These days, even those American Christians who oppose abortion, sexual promiscuity, and homosexuality [...]
by VorJack
Since America has become confronted with the reality of honor killings, there have been a number of cases circulating around the internet for us to cluck over. The latest is the story of Noor Almaleki, reported on by an article in Marie Claire entitled An American Honor Killing. Long story short: When [...]
by VorJack
Hemant reports that Christopher Hitchens is exhausted as a result of his chemo. But it’s not stopping him from turning in scathing articles like this one: Mel Gibson Isn’t Just an Angry Narcissist. The gist of it is that Gibson’s meltdown is easiest to explain if you simple accept that he’s an [...]
By Custador on July 20, 2010 in Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Education, Fundamentalism, Humor, Oh the Stupidity!.Shamelessly stolen from ryedo, a UF commenter who posted a link to this video on Monday on another thread. I thought it was a work of minor genius and deserved a thread all of its own — thanks ryedo!
by VorJack
They came first for the gays …
But now the Phelps clan and Westboro Baptist are hitting closer to home (well, for me, anyway): the plan to picket Comic Con on July 22.
By an unspoken consensus, most of us avoid sending traffic to the Westboro Baptist site. But here’s part of the text [...]
by VorJack
The Boston Globe has an interesting and disheartening article about the relationship between facts and belief:
Recently, a few political scientists have begun to discover a human tendency deeply discouraging to anyone with faith in the power of information. It’s this: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds. In fact, quite the [...]
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