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There is as much perfumery in petroleum as there is righteousness in orthodoxy. Its dead theology and make-believe piety have no value only to the priest. Orthodoxy survives only by right of possession. Turn it out of the churches and it would never re-enter them. The church to-day is a hospital for sick dogmas. Every Christian doctrine is a cripple; not one can walk or stand alone. Orthodoxy has put a false valuation on things. It calls a man good who goes to church, offers a prayer in public and accepts the Bible as the word of God; it calls a man bad who stays at home and enjoys himself with his family on Sunday, who eats without asking God to bless his food, and who does not expect to go to heaven on the vicarious railroad.
[Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays]
August 31, 2008
Category: Entertainment
I'm down at this funky coffeehouse in Fargo, the Red Raven, watching Roy Zimmerman set up. It's not too late, the show starts in a half hour, so you Dakotans better come on over! It's a nice cozy little venue,...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:25 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
Michael Moore, in an interview with Keith Olbermann, joked that "This Gustav [the storm heading towards the Gulf Coast] is proof that there is a god in heaven". Yes, he was joking, and he was laughing, and we all know...
Posted by PZ Myers at 4:34 PM • 86 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Tangled Bank
OK, gang, I know we're on a shorter than normal interval here, but still — you haven't been submitting enough stuff for the Tangled Bank. Write a science post right now and send a link to me. You can...
Posted by PZ Myers at 4:08 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Entertainment
Shortly, I'll be heading north to the lovely town of Fargo for an evening of fine entertainment. Roy Zimmerman will be playing at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor at 8pm! Come on down! If there any other Pharynguloids in the...
Posted by PZ Myers at 3:45 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Weirdness
As Orac says, the latest Jack Chick tract is pretty loony. Did you know that if you're a good Christian you can fend off vampires easily?...
Posted by PZ Myers at 2:06 PM • 115 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Evil
Whenever you hear someone defend an action with the excuse that “it is our custom,” “it is traditional,” “we've always done it that way,” “it is written so in our sacred texts,” or variants thereof, slap ’em down and spit...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:52 AM • 166 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Creationism
Some Christian schnook visited a museum, read a sign, and complained to the museum. So what did the museum do? An information sign, which is part of Abington Park Museum's display about Charles Darwin and fossils, was covered up after...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:26 AM • 66 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humor
You can prove anything with mock-logic....
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:49 AM • 59 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Godlessness
Once again, Atheists Talk radio will be broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair at 9am Sunday. This week, they're going to explain what humanism is....
Posted by PZ Myers at 1:36 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 30, 2008
Category: Politics
My state is practicing anti-democratic, anti-liberty tyranny right now. Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn,...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:38 PM • 317 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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