Michele's Rapture: We Like it Too
It was brilliant the way the President responded to Michele Bachmann's "threat" that this President was going to bring about the "end of days."Of course by now we know the story. Bachmann, in a radio...
View ArticleThe Gay Marriage Nobody Wants to Talk About
Right now, the nations eyes are on the Supremes, wondering how they are going to rule on two same-sex marriage laws. The High Court has two questions to answer: Can states ban same-sex marriages? And...
View ArticlePascal's Wager and Losing my Soul
I get hit with Pascal’s Wager all the time. What have I got to lose by being a Christian? Even if I didn’t believe in God, wouldn’t my life be better off if I still believed in one?Blaise Pascal, who...
View ArticleMike Huckabee Reversing the Persecuting
Well, it’s official. Mike Huckabee announced that he is running for president, against the backdrop of “defending the family,” and “protecting Christianity.” According to the Huckster, Christians in...
View ArticleName Sylvia Driskell in a Criminal Suit against God
By now we've all read about Sylvia Driskell, the 66 year-old Nebraska woman who decided she was going to sue all gay people (that's right, ALL gay people) on behalf of God. Of course the judge threw it...
View ArticleBeliefs Do NOT Reality Make
We need to have a serious talk about beliefs in this country. It seems that over and over again progress—civil rights, gender equality, the rights of women to control their own bodies—are all being...
View ArticleSatan’s Influence on our Educators
If you use the expression “I’m not a racist but…” then yes, you’re a racist butt.By now we know the story of the Georgia Principal Nancy Gordeuk and her little breakdown during a graduation ceremony at...
View ArticleFox Jesus
Last night we were treated to an epic smackdown as Jon Stewart exposed Fox “news” for being… well… Fox “news.” This time it was their vilification of the poor. On his show, Jon pointed to their...
View ArticleWhy are your Sincerely Held Beliefs all over my Body?
Oh those Conservative men and their fear of lady-parts—and apparently insurance forms.Our story begins when several Catholic universities such as the formidable Notre Dame, as well as the...
View ArticleHuckabee’s Missing Moral Compass
So the Huckster is at it again. The King of the fundamentalist wing, has come out in the defense of Josh Duggar and the Duggar family.By now, I suppose you have heard the story of Josh and the...
View ArticleCan Josh Duggar Really be Forgiven?
As I wrote in my last diary, the Huckster has been making news regarding Josh Duggar’s molestations by 1.) Defending Josh and seemingly ignoring the victims of Josh’s crime and 2.) Claiming that Josh’s...
View ArticleWhy do good things happen to bad people?
Presidential candidate and paid paranoid Marco Rubio has joined the irrational chorus of Christian Conservative presidential contenders now peeing their pants in fear at the thought that the Supreme...
View ArticleAnother Day, another Tale of Police Misbehavior
Every-single-day in at least one of my news feeds, comes a story of cops killing some poor innocent person—usually black. In just about every one of these cases, the police all sing the same old song:...
View ArticleGay Pride: the Sacred Holiday
In cities all across the country, June 1st starts the countdown to the apocalypse.In many cities, June is Gay Pride month and it begins a series of festivals, celebrations and parties, all culminating...
View ArticleChristian Persecution: Playground Style
The latest person to add his voice to the ever-growing chorus of poor persecuted Christians is the pastor of the Texas Southern Baptist mega-church, Robert Jeffress. If that name sounds familiar, it’s...
View ArticleGuns DO Kill People—so There
It’s only been a couple of days since the terrorist Dylann Roof entered The Emanuel AME and brutally murdered nine people, and already the ammo-sexuals are out en masse, defending their weapons and...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Flags
I debated long and hard about whether I should write this diary… and then whether or not I should publish it, and I'm still not sure, but I’m writing carefully (and soberly) as I feel that this is a...
View ArticleJesus Would Have Hated Guns
Well, the Pope is at it again. He’s out there talkin’ smack against the bad guys and sounding like Jesus in the process (at least rhetorically)—which is really pissing off the Pharisees… aka the...
View ArticleWhere’s a Conservative to go Now?
While the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality was expected, there was always the possibility it could have gone the other way. There are some staunchly anti-gay justices on the Supreme Court,...
View ArticleMarriage Defined by God?
The response from the Right in response to Obergefell v. Hodges has been pretty much predictable. Mike Huckabee (a.k.a. the Huckster), argued “…it’s only a matter of time and not long away before the...
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