Category Archives: Kooks

The World of the Day Before Yesterday– Now With Fedoras

Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007 by Keith

At the library yesterday we received a donation of DVDs from Bridge Publications Inc. the publishing arm of the Church of Scientology. We regularly receive unsolicited donations from publishers but as these DVDs were lectures by L. Ron Hubbard on … Continue reading →

Posted in Kooks, Religion | 9 Comments

Kooks In The Inbox

Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 by Keith

Yesterday, I received this frankly baffling email: Hi. My name is Eugene Gershin. Perhaps we have met online, but more probably you don’t know me from Adam. I monitor blogs for SamsonBlinded, and came across your post. I’d like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture War, Kooks | 16 Comments

Galactus Cometh

Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 by Keith

Ever wonder what it’d be like if Stan Lee and Jack Chick had collaborated on a tract? Wonder no more!

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Christian Soldiers In Search Of a New Camp

Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 by Keith

Seems that the Evangelical children’s brainwashing camp “Kids on Fire,” featured in the documentary Jesus Camp will be closing. Fisher’s camp—located in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota—has been the subject of much attention since the film’s release, with many critics and … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking Vs. The Pope

Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 by Keith

I was a little hard on Stephen Hawking last week but only because I except better form one of the most brilliant men on the planet. Better, like this: HONG KONG (AP) – Famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking said Thursday that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blinded By Science, Culture War, Kooks, News | 2 Comments

Creationist Spam

Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 by Keith

In a nice change of pace, I recieved this piece of spam from a website of a Muslim Creationist from Turkey, declaring simply: Primitive Man never existed, and there never was a Stone age And providing a link to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Kooks | 1 Comment

Local Oaf Takes Advice From Well Meaning Krank; or: Is the Globe Warming, Or Is It Just Me?

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 by Keith

George Washington was an honored veteran of two wars. Jefferson spoke three languages and wrote fluently in all of them.* Grant, it was said, could write in Greek with one hand while simultaneously writing in Latin with the other. President … Continue reading →

Posted in Kooks, Politics, We're All Gonna Die! | 2 Comments