From Allusions to Illusions
Via tpault
I’m left wondering if aetheists who may be outraged by such an obvious intermingling of church and state, would be as upset if it read: “Satan, ruler of darkness, giver of evil, destroyer of what is good and just, is now, and ever will be, a part of this town of Inglis.”
Yes, the difference […]
via MaPaKettle
If you die today, will a church or other holy building be included in any of your funeral arrangements? Is it in writing? Do you loved ones know of your wishes?
I’ve Thought about this a lot actually. Possibly inspired by attending two funerals last month. But somewhere in the ancient past […]
Two vultures board an airplane; each is carrying
two dead raccoons. The
stewardess looks at them and says, “I’m sorry,
gentlemen, only one carrion
allowed per passenger.”
Two boll weevils grew up in the deep South. One
went to Hollywood and
became a famous actor. The other stayed behind […]
OXFORD, Tuesday: A number of concerned British Harry Potter fans have spoken out against the Bible, claiming that the holy text of the Christian Church can cause serious damage to children. “Reading the Bible teaches children to believe in the supernatural,” said one English Literature academic from Oxford University, Lewis Williams. “The tales of Jesus […]
Cripes: My wife’s from the Mid-west. Very nice people there. Very
wholesome. They use words like ‘Cripes’. ‘For Cripe’s sake.’ Who
would that be, Jesus Cripe’s? The son of ‘Gosh’ of the church of
‘Holy Moly’? I’m not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in
‘Heck’?
Ads In Bills: Have you ever […]
2000 ~Feb 3rd Jared, my friend and co-worker, takes his own life in his 20’s.
2001 ~Jan 4th Lili, my mother’s cousin, dies of leukemia in her late 40s
2002 Jan 7th Herbert, my father’s cousin, dies of leukemia in his 50s
2002 Jan 8th Donald, my grandfather, dies of lymphoma and prostate cancer at 88.
I’m getting kind […]
“You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in
common: they don’t alter their views to fit the facts, they alter the
facts to fit the views, which can be uncomfortable, if you happen to be
one of the facts that needs altering.”
In the words of the Williamsburg Charter:
“A society is only as just and free as it is respectful of this right for its smallest minorities and least popular communities.”
“Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism, are all too frequently those who . . . ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism?the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought.”
– Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, 1950, In regards to Sen Joe McCarthy
First, if we define heroism by the extent to which one puts their life on the line in the course of their work — and apparently that’s the operative definition nowadays — then there is nothing all that heroic about policing. According to the Department of Labor, the on-the-job fatality rate for police is lower […]
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