Iran reports “The Onion” article as real news

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This is a story is truly funny. The Onion, a satire of a real news organization, published a funny story that claimed “Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad To Obama“.  The joke is obvious, you get it of course, the Iranian president Abmadinejad is well-known as a cretinous lunatic who spouts complete bullshit during his various trips to the … Read more

I got sued for $3 Million by a religious cult

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In December 2011 I was shocked to open the post and discover that I had been served with a Statement of Claim issued by a Canadian court. I was being sued for $3 million, not for something I had personally written, but for an anonymous comment posted by somebody else on my blog. Was this … Read more

Project Steve

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Lists of Scientists who believe in Creationism With a lack of any real evidence, one rather common creationist approach is an attempt to appeal to authority. The definitive example of this is the often quoted list of scientists who doubt evolution. The creationist Discovery Institute have compiled and published a list of over 800 scientists … Read more

More on the response to “Innocence of Muslims” … is it just a bit of bad press?

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I’d like to spend a bit of time looking at a couple of examples of the lunatic fringe that is actively promoting a pro-violence stance. But first, let’s be totally clear, these individuals do not represent the majority of Muslims who are generally decent honourable people and are content to ignore all the fuss. Time has passed … Read more

Daft Claim of the Week: “Atheists are Religious and Bigots” ???

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A chap who writes on News24 under the name “Charles Dumbwin” is having one of his many fits of verbal religious zealotry once again. It is all truly weird stuff that strikes me as an attempt to simply provoke a reaction. Whenever I stumble into one of his weird scribblings I find myself pondering the … Read more

Ahmadinejad’s 8 Years of Lies on Iran’s Human Rights

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Answering Ahmadinejad’s Lies Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in New York, along with 140 people. At a time when many Iranians are struggling with economic hardship because of sanctions, this party of Iranian Royalty will be staying at the £1,000 a night Warwick hotel, now there is a real kick in the teeth for the people … Read more