Archive for July, 2005

God is a Dick - Part IV: Ananias’ Gift

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

This series has, so far, focused exclusively on the Old Testament. In the OT I can practically open the book at random, put my finger down and find a good post topic. While the god of the New Testament (who is SO not the same god) is much less of a dick, he’s […]

The Gospel According to Mike Seaver

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Summer offers few good television options. Thank godless for TV Land. After a bit of channel surfing the other night, we settled on an episode of Full House. I’m sure we’d both seen it at least twice, and it’s not even a very good show, but it was the only acceptable choice. […]

Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

I just came across some excellent information. Later this year, Cambridge University Press is going to publish the Cambridge Companion to Atheism. Phil Zuckerman of Pitzer College has put his chapter on the web here. Zuckerman offers a compilation, review and analysis of recent studies about the distribution of atheism globally. […]

Around the Community

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

I don’t really have a post tonight, but I want to highlight a couple of links.
First, Unscrewing the Inscrutable, like Lazarus himself, has returned from the dead. Those of you who frequent the site, as I do, know that it was down last week due to technical difficulties. It’s back and better […]

“Nobody expects the Spanish Opposition…”

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

The overwhelmingly Catholic (94%) Kingdom of Spain deserves recognition this week for showing some real cojones recently. The Spanish government has taken two steps in as many weeks that are in direct conflict with the teachings and policies of the Vatican.
First, gay marriage was legalized at the end of June, and the […]