Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
There is a wonderful twitter tag called #ThingsJesusNeverSaid. No this is not a religious trend, but rather is a political one. The background context is that the GOP jumped into bed with Jesus a few decades ago because they wanted to harvest the religious vote by pandering to that demographic. It worked, and so we … Read more
The news is that a Christian Group launched a petition to ban “Good Omens”. Unfortunately for them then completely screwed it up.
Young Earth Creationist Ken Ham has published a posting in which he explains that he rejects flat-earth because it is “not scientific”
Every single week weird claims and pronouncements pop into the news cycle. This week was no exception, it was simply more of the same. Normally nobody would be bothered because it did not matter. Unfortunately, we live in an age where right-wing politics has jumped into bed with religious fundamentalism and so the kooks and … Read more
Did you know that #ArkEncounter is a life sized replica of Noah’s Ark? This edifice is quite literally a monument that has been erected to both celebrate and promote complete and utter stupidity. The name of the organisation behind the project, Answers in Genesis, is perhaps one that gives you a not so subtle clue regarding their stance. … Read more
It was of course tempting to include the insanity in the UK regarding “Cadburys Egg Hunt”, but since I already covered that a few days ago, it is not in this week’s list. So what have I got for you this week? Item 1 – Steven Bancarz: Your Knick-Knacks Can Give Demons the “Legal Right” To Do Demon Stuff … Read more