Sense and Nonsense

God Agrees with Me

Because we are all gods.  (Thanks to JFT for this.) 

Entertainment

All Kinds

From Cectic.

You Can Fool Some of the People . . .

Quelle Surprise!

A new study [from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life], says that white evangelicals are more likely to approve of torture than other religious groups. People unaffiliated with any religious organization were least likely to say that torture is acceptable.

(Source: Political Irony)

Elbow Bump

I suffer the ignominy of teaching at a Catholic school, where liturgical services include the exchange of a "handshake of peace."  Good lord.  If there is one thing I don't want to do, it's shake the hands of a bunch of people who have just been shaking each other's hands.  

If you listen and look around for the fifteen minutes before this idiotic custom, you hear and see dozens of people coughing, sneezing, etc.  This handshake of peace is a barbaric custom.  It should be banished.  I'm all in favor of the "elbow bump of peace."   If this influenza becomes pandemic, the stupid Catholic church will be responsible for much of its spread. 

Oh, for Chrissake

Conservative Catholics are singlehandedly responsible for driving reasonable, thinking people from the church.  Look at the reaction of this group of dimwits to the University of Notre Dame's (accepted) invitation to President Obama to deliver this year's commencement address.  Good lord!

Wise Americans

"Not an Agnostic"

British comedian Ricky Gervais, being serious on the topic of religion:

"God Is Gonna Call Me Home . . . "

". . . so I don't need no breakfast."  Good thing, too.  Because I'd snort it all out my nose if I happened to come across this on morning TV while eating my breakfast.  Good lord.

Apparently, this performance was actually broadcast on The Mornin' Show, a local program carried by NBC affiliate WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. Sorta makes you glad you don't live in Mississippi, eh?