Notes"...millions of Christian fundamentalists may believe that environmental destruction is not only to be disregarded but actually welcomed – even hastened – as a sign of the coming apocalypse." Wow. Can we ship these people off to their own Earth, soUnfurl
Notes"I am sorry if my column offended you, but please understand: I am deeply offended by the notion that myths invented in the Bronze Age by superstitious desert nomads should be given exactly the same credence as the work of people like Darwin and EinsteinUnfurl
Notes'...churches could define whatever it was they called "marriage" (you know, that thing with a 50 percent success rate), and leave the government to certify legal "unions"...' So why not?Unfurl
Notes"So if we're going to cherry-pick biblical phrases and ignore the central message of love, then perhaps we should just ban marriage altogether?"Unfurl
Notes"I’m looking for a better option than either thundering self-righteousness or avoidance. It will involve risk. But it will also involve patience and gentleness and respect."Unfurl
Notes"Alas, the new iMac cannot bow before the cross. At best, it can only give a downward nod or an upward look, and that would just communicate half-hearted politeness rather than an attitude of worship." Those nutty Christians.Unfurl
Notes"As you can probably tell, I'm a Christian who loves Jesus and cares for all humans, even the wicked. What you probably don't know is that I'm hot."Unfurl
Notes"In countries where large percentages of the population believe in hell, there seems to be less corruption and a higher standard of living" Well... I guess if you have to believe in something...Unfurl
Notes"How do we nurture the healing side of religion over the killing side? How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state?"Unfurl
Notes"Pray For Reason is a call to Americans of all religions and belief systems who want to see their country's policies at home and abroad based on facts, history, and reasonable thought processes."Unfurl
Notes"The United States of America has been hijacked by religious nutballs who are trying to bring about the end of the world! We have to stop them now! The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Wolf! Wolf"Unfurl
Notes"ChristianExodus.org has been established to coordinate the move of 50,000 or more Christians to a single conservative state ..." Hey, I hear Afghanistan is looking for a new theocratic government.Unfurl
Notes"For an atheist, all rights (except, perhaps, the right of self preservation) can only be positive -- that is, a right is a right if, and only if, it is recognized by the ruling power..." Makes no sense to me.Unfurl
Notes"We can laugh at these people, but we should not dismiss them. That their beliefs are bonkers does not mean they are marginal." I'd much rather strive for the Singularity than the Rapture.Unfurl
Notes"The language of religion has always been spoken comfortably on the left, even if the principle of tolerance has caused it to occasionally be spoken too quietly."Unfurl
Notes"Intelligent life is, in essence, the reproductive organ of the cosmos" Interesting. Actually found this via a Christian news site, but I think they missed the implication of this theory that *we* might someday become creator gods of another universe.Unfurl