Old Story: Killing Kids For Jesus
Sadly, it’s becoming common for families to kill their kids for Jesus. It happened in Wisconsin and in Maryland, and now, it’s happened in Philadelphia, as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: On the...
View ArticlePakistani Assassin Lauded
If you needed any help understanding what a cesspool of ferocious, mindless, violent religious fanaticism Pakistan is, the recent assassination of Punjab province governor Salman Taseer and its...
View ArticleAnother Pakistani Official Executed Over Blasphemy Law
I blogged about the execution of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province in Pakistan over his criticism of that nation’s law against blasphemy. As it turns out, that law’s proponents weren’t...
View ArticleChristofascist Says God Allowed Newtown Massacre “Because He’s Not Wanted There”
The massacre that happened here in my home state of Connecticut — nearly the worst school shooting in the country’s history — occurred only 10 hours ago as I type this (WebCite cached version). Police...
View ArticlePope Francis Concedes Even Atheists Can Be Redeemed
Pope Francis has bucked more than a few traditional Catholic trends since taking office a couple months ago. The most recent example of this is a dual one, and came in a homily he delivered today. The...
View ArticleFather Sentenced For Killing Daughter Because She Was Possessed
Most believers think that adhering to their metaphysical notions — whatever they might be — is virtuous. It somehow makes them better people, superior to others, even. Or something. I’m still not clear...
View ArticlePakistanis Protest Execution of Anti-Blasphemy Assassin
Some five years ago I blogged about something that, I suppose, could only have happened in Pakistan, which is home to millions of howling barbaric Islamist fundamentalists. One Malik Mumtaz Hussain...
View Article100,000 Pakistanis Attend Executed Assassin’s Funeral
Just a little while ago I blogged about protests in Pakistan following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, who’d assassinated Punjab’s governor Salman Taseer, an opponent of blasphemy laws. Pakistan, you...
View ArticleOld Story: Killing Kids For Jesus
Sadly, it’s becoming common for families to kill their kids for Jesus. It happened in Wisconsin and in Maryland, and now, it’s happened in Philadelphia, as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: On the...
View ArticlePakistani Assassin Lauded
If you needed any help understanding what a cesspool of ferocious, mindless, violent religious fanaticism Pakistan is, the recent assassination of Punjab province governor Salman Taseer and its...
View ArticleAnother Pakistani Official Executed Over Blasphemy Law
I blogged about the execution of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province in Pakistan over his criticism of that nation’s law against blasphemy. As it turns out, that law’s proponents weren’t...
View ArticleChristofascist Says God Allowed Newtown Massacre “Because He’s Not Wanted There”
The massacre that happened here in my home state of Connecticut — nearly the worst school shooting in the country’s history — occurred only 10 hours ago as I type this (WebCite cached version). Police...
View ArticlePope Francis Concedes Even Atheists Can Be Redeemed
Pope Francis has bucked more than a few traditional Catholic trends since taking office a couple months ago. The most recent example of this is a dual one, and came in a homily he delivered today. The...
View ArticleFather Sentenced For Killing Daughter Because She Was Possessed
Most believers think that adhering to their metaphysical notions — whatever they might be — is virtuous. It somehow makes them better people, superior to others, even. Or something. I’m still not clear...
View ArticlePakistanis Protest Execution of Anti-Blasphemy Assassin
Some five years ago I blogged about something that, I suppose, could only have happened in Pakistan, which is home to millions of howling barbaric Islamist fundamentalists. One Malik Mumtaz Hussain...
View Article100,000 Pakistanis Attend Executed Assassin’s Funeral
Just a little while ago I blogged about protests in Pakistan following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, who’d assassinated Punjab’s governor Salman Taseer, an opponent of blasphemy laws. Pakistan, you...
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