Monthly Archives: December 2011

Charlie Brown converts to Islam. AI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI !!!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by John C. Snider
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Ah, the Spirit of Christmas!

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John C. Snider

For a full and festive explanation, click here.

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Podcast #140 – Remembering Christopher Hitchens

Posted on December 20, 2011 by John C. Snider

We mourn the death of journalist and activist Christopher Hitchens, who died December 15th after a long battle with cancer. We’ll read from some of his recent work, share our favorite stories and Hitch quotes, and read what others are … Continue reading →

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Hitch is dead

Posted on December 16, 2011 by John C. Snider

Christopher Hitchens has died. Despite a long and painful struggle with esophageal cancer, the Hitch remained unrepentant about his atheism; he continued to write regularly; and he made debate and lecture appearances whenever the vicissitudes of chemotherapy allowed. We were … Continue reading →

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Podcast #139 – War on Christmas Continued

Posted on December 10, 2011 by John C. Snider

Rick Perry plays the homophobia card in his latest TV ad. Holiday displays in Leesburg, Virginia stir free speech controversy. The co-discoverer of a new earth-like world wants to call it the Christmas Planet. Prosperity gospel preacher Eddie Long’s wife … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.

Posted on December 7, 2011 by John C. Snider

Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What’s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here’s “Strong,” the new TV ad he’s running in Iowa. … Continue reading →

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Eddie Long is getting divorced no he’s not yes he is

Posted on December 5, 2011 by John C. Snider

Vanessa Long, wife of New Birth Missionary Church’s “Bishop” Eddie Long, has filed for divorce. Weirdly she filed for divorce on a Thursday, but by Friday morning had issued a retraction, then by Friday afternoon had decided to go through … Continue reading →

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Vatican exorcist calls yoga and Harry Potter evil

Posted on December 4, 2011 by John C. Snider

So…a guy who says, with a straight face, that demons inhabit the bodies of the living and can be cast out with a bunch of Latin mumb0-jumbo and flinging of special water, thinks that Harry Potter and yoga are evil. … Continue reading →

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Atheists as bad as rapists?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by John C. Snider

A newly published study from researchers at the University of British Columbia indicates that religious believers distrust atheists more than practically any other demographic (including gays, feminists and people of other religious persuasions). The only group that elicited as much … Continue reading →

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Podcast #138 – War on Christmas Special 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by John C. Snider

We share our Top Five Holiday Gifts for Nonbelievers. Plus: Critics say Obama didn’t have enough god-talk in his Thanksgiving address; Georgia might mandate “In God We Trust” on all license plates; and the Pope claims that pedophilia isn’t just … Continue reading →

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