513 years ago today, Christopher Columbus landed in what is today the Bahamas, making him the first person to set foot in the New World… except for the people who had been living there for at least 10,000 years… and the Vikings… and possibly the Chinese, Egyptians, Romans, Celts, Portuguese, Polynesians and Africans… and maybe […]
I have a plan that will solve the problem of Muslim fundamentalist terrorism. All we have to do is point out to captured terrorists the passages in the Quran that tell them to be nice to people. Then we’ll get them to apologize and promise never to do it again. If they […]
I have recently read several articles by Muslim females, as well as some clerics, talking about how our perception of the status of women in Islam is erroneous. They blame any oppression that may occur on the governments of Muslim states, and not on “true” Islam. I turned to the Quran (purportedly authored […]
President George W. Bush says that the U.S. has been blessed by the contributions of people of many different faiths. “Our Muslim citizens,” he says, “have helped make our nation a stronger and more hopeful place through their faith, generosity, and compassion” [source]
Bush said al Qaeda-linked terrorists are seeking to establish a “radical Islamic empire […]
The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church has changed its mind about the Bible. Effective immediately, it’s all true… except for the contradictory bits… oh, and the obviously silly parts.
An article from the London Times (thanks to PZ Myers for the link) contained what may be the greatest understatement ever:
The Catholic bishops of England, […]
