Category Archives: Religion

The Very First Friday the 13th

Posted on Friday, April 13, 2012 by Keith

The Knights Templar were an unusual order in that they were not merely knights but monks as well. Founded by Hugh de Paynes in 1118 as a charitable order, the Knights took up residence in the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Here, How About You?

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 by Keith

So the rapture came and went and no one flew off to Heaven. At least, no one out of the ordinary. And by “Flew off to Heaven” I mean “died.” because really, that’s what we’re talking about when we say … Continue reading →

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Then on Sunday, The Most Awkward Church Service Ever

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011 by Keith

So apparently tomorrow is the rapture. Except that of course it’s not. The world is no more likely to end tomorrow than it was on any of the few hundred previous times it was predicted. The thing that pisses me … Continue reading →

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The Power of Faith

Posted on Friday, May 6, 2011 by Keith

I’d never heard of the Rajneeshee Commune. Turns out, there’s a reason for that: In a nearly unbelievable chapter of Oregon history, a guru from India gathered 2,000 followers to live on a remote eastern Oregon ranch. The dream collapsed … Continue reading →

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Just a Theory

Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by Keith

I woke up this morning thinking about the Bible. People ask why I don’t sleep well. The bags under my eyes? it’s because my brain is trying to kill me so it can slip off and find a new host, … Continue reading →

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Number 1: Stop Eating Patato Chips

Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by Keith

Over at io9, Annalee Newitz has a grand little editorial taking the piss out of the Singularity: It’s not that we couldn’t anticipate these problems, and even generate some Plan B ideas for dealing with them. But it’s hard to … Continue reading →

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Papal Bull

Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 by Keith

The Pope and I have never really seen eye to eye. More specifically, none of the Popes — neither the sinister smirking creep currently ensconced on the golden throne, nor the kindly-eyed cretinous gent who preceded him — have ever … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Not Raise the Capitol Gains Tax

Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Keith

Wonkette has the updated list of sins from the Family Research Council. No real surprise that under the heading of State and National Sins, it’s basiclaly GOP talking points all the way down. We’ve come to expect groups like the … Continue reading →

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Number Three is Going up Against a Sicilian When Death Is On The Line

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 by Keith

It doesn’t help our claims that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq aren’t modern-day Crusades when the military is using firearms inscribed with Bible verses. In the great and infinite list of bad ideas, this one is pretty much number … Continue reading →

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This Can Only End Well

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2009 by Keith

PZ Myers alerts us to a new mission of sorts for those wacky kids over at Conservapedia*: The Bible is suffused with liberal bias. A lot of the Old Testament isn’t bad, but the New Testament, when Jesus makes the … Continue reading →

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