19 March, 2010
One of the commenters who shows up, repeatedly, on any post involving extending human rights to all human beings — including gays, lesbians, transgenders and bisexuals — is a rather frightening homophobe who goes by the name of Reginald Genovese. He has a bug (of maybe something much, much larger) up his ass concerning the idea that allowing gay marriage is directly related to the downfall of civilizations, cultures, or economies. In his latest bit of word salad, he wrote (I guess as a form of proof):
What European nation currently has the highest unemployement rate, the lowest standard of living and the shortest life expectancy is Holland the same nation whose embrace of the perversion of those who broke the social compact lead directly to the slaughter of 70,000 innocents in Srebrenicza, Yugoslavia accoriding to the testimony of one of America’s most decorated officers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Authoritarianism, batshit crazy, conservatives, gay marriage, gay rights, GLBT | 22 Comments »
13 March, 2010
This post is explicitly directed at one Larry Wallberg (all ya’ll can read it, it just really applies to him). He has, with malice a-forethought, surrendered his Yankee heritage and absconded, carpetbaggeresque, to the South. In his honour, here are some rules he will need to live down south: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in (((Humour))), humor | 21 Comments »
3 March, 2010
I have been asked, through email and through comments, why I, as an atheist, give a flying fuck about theists — about what believers do, or think, or believe. Why do I blog about religion and belief in god(s) if I am an unbeliever?
There are many reasons I blog. I blog to help me understand who I am. I blog to poke fun at political and religious absurdity. And I blog because I am scared abso-fucking-lutely shitless about the radical right. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Army, Authoritarianism, batshit crazy, Christianity, Church and State, conservatives, god, Palin, persecution, prayer, Predators, religion, Religious Abuse, Republican Party, scary, terrorism | 45 Comments »
26 February, 2010
There was a tour group leader show up in Albany. The good news — I got to go on a road trip. The bad news — I got to go on a road trip. I left on Thursday morning at 5:00am. It was already snowing when I hit the road. The driving wasn’t that bad. Snow and slush. I just cruised at between 45 and 55 miles per hour and, other than the trucks, things were pretty easy (the trucks (which (of course) can go much faster (their weight lets them cut through the slush rather efficiently) kept passing me and spraying me with lots of blinding slush). Read the rest of this entry »
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19 February, 2010
As I have said (written?) before, one of my best friends is gay. He envies the relationship I have with (((Wife))). He envies the fact that I can be married. Here in Pennsylvania, he cannot. Hell, we don’t even have a domestic partnership law — Pennsylvania has gone so far as to ban, by statute, gay marriage.
Two total strangers (as long as they are of opposite sex) can get married. An 80-year-old geezer can marry (in most states) a sixteen-year-old girl. A death row inmate can marry a girl he only met through the mail. Yet, in most states, gay and lesbian lovers, who may have long term, committed relationships, cannot marry. Why not? Religion. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church and State, gay marriage, gay rights, GLBT, god, human rights, hypocrisy | 82 Comments »
17 February, 2010
Chappie has a fun bit of nonsense up on her blog: The Alphabet Meme. She got it via email but has transubstantiationated it (must come from being a chaplain, donchaknow) to a blog post and made it voluntary. If anyone else wants to play along, go for it. If not, you should be expecting an email of dead chipmunks within 30 days. Not that I would threaten anyone, of course. Just sayin’.
RULES:
Using the first letter of your last name, answer the questions listed below. You may do this in the comments on this thread, and/or on your blog. If you do it on your blog, leave a comment here. If you do it on your blog and want to tag ten people, go right ahead. If you want to play along, consider yourself tagged. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in (((Humour))), humor, meme | 12 Comments »
13 February, 2010
Celebrating, of course, the 3rd Century Christian martyr (or martyrs) who, according to:
The Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Voragine, compiled about 1260 and one of the most-read books of the High Middle Ages, gives sufficient details of the saints for each day of the liturgical year to inspire a homily on each occasion. The very brief vita of St Valentine has him refusing to deny Christ before the “Emperor Claudius” in the year 280. Before his head was cut off, this Valentine restored sight and hearing to the daughter of his jailer. Jacobus makes a play with the etymology of “Valentine”, “as containing valour”. (From Wikipedia)
or maybe not. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in (((Humour))), Christianity, holiday, humor | 10 Comments »