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Monthly Archives: June 2009
What’s up with Zicam?
The FDA has issued a warning about a nasal spray called Zicam after numerous users reported a permanent loss of their sense of smell and taste. My first thought is: how did this stuff get approved by the FDA to … Continue reading
Gay bias killings on the rise
I’m not sure what to make of this story. If you’d told me there were ONLY 29 killings last year in which anti-gay bias played a part, I would have said that’s a gross underestimation. Sure, one killing is one … Continue reading
Rage in the Gate City
Review by John C. Snider I’ve lived in metro Atlanta for nearly 20 years, and I can attest that every Atlantan can tell you that the city was burned to the ground during the Civil War. What they won’t tell … Continue reading
Posted in books, civil rights, history
Tagged atlanta race riot, rage in the gate city, rebecca burns
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Idiot America
Review by John C. Snider “We’ve been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of our culture” – Pastor Ray Mummert, Dover, PA It won’t come as any surprise to you to hear that America has an anti-intellectual streak. While Americans … Continue reading
Whatever happened to Wafa Sultan?
Wafa Sultan is a Syrian-born psychiatrist, a US citizen, and an outspoken critic of the backwardness and barbarity of 21st century Islam. Most likely you know her from her 2006 appearance on Al Jazeera, in which she lets a Muslim … Continue reading
Now Christians are faking infant deaths???
Apparently this little drama has been going on for a couple of months, but today is the first I’d heard of it. Rebeccah Beushausen is a 26-year-old Minnesotan who claimed to be pregnant with a baby suffering from “Trisomy 13 … Continue reading
Fly Creationism
This cartoon from Harper’s “Mr. Fish” pretty much sums it up.
Boy hit by meteorite? Maybe…
Telegraph.co.uk reports that a boy in Germany claims to have been struck in the hand by a small meteorite, which “knocked [him] flying” before leaving a foot-wide crater in the ground. I’m not an astronomer, but the story sounded fishy … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, news, science, urban legends
Tagged bad astronomer, meteor, meteorite, phil plait
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Mr. Deity returns!
Yay! Mr. Deity, having slipped the surly bonds of Sony, is back with Season 3 Episode 1! Check. It. Out. (Meanwhile, listen to our interview with the D right here.
Podcast #55 – Assassination of George Tiller
We look at the reactions of various anti-abortion groups to the assassination on May 31st of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas. Wikipedia has a good summary of the fast-changing developments in the case, including statements from the US Conference … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, news, podcast, religion
Tagged abortion, george tiller, scott roeder
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