The Truth Hurts

That Christian Charity Just Keeps On Giving

More on the military atheist lawsuit here, although you will not be pleased. Take this excerpt, which has so many things wrong with it I don't know just how sick to be.

Some postings on military-related blogs have been critical of Hall, with some people wondering how atheists can claim religious freedom if they practice no sanctioned faith.

What in the hell is a "sanctioned faith?" Who gets to "sanction" them? Do I get to vote for this office?

Who Would Jesus Frag?

I'm a little less ticked at Bowden

The Tide that Binds

New Nukes

Wow.
NRG Energy Submits Application for New 2,700 Megawatt Nuclear Plant in South Texas

Made aware of this story at Counterterrorism Blog*

How Alexis Debat managed to cheat everyone in Washington
Par Rue89 15H40 15/09/2007

For years, this "expert" managed to fool think tanks and media despite flashing warning signals.

How could someone, in the age of the Internet, manage to fake interviews with world leaders without being caught, while working for the famous investigative unit of one of the biggest American television networks?

Broken by Rue89, the affair of the mythomaniac analyst is causing a stir in the United States. How did Alexis Debat, a self-proclaimed expert on terrorism, manage to build such a career for himself --as a regular contributor to the foreign affairs reviews Politique Internationale and National Interest, as a consultant for ABC News and an analyst of the prestigious Nixon Center attending conferences with the cream of the crop of American foreign policy circles?

M. Debat

Read it all at Rue89.

*Removal of Content
In light of the ongoing investigations into allegations that Alexis Debat has fabricated news stories, the Counterterrorism Blog has removed his contributions on the site, pending the outcome of the current controversies.
--The Counterterrorism Blog Editors

We're Not The Crazy Ones!

Bill Maher nails why "rationalists" should have a personal (vs. constitutional) religious test.

It's funny because it's true.

Cool lettering book online

A series of links about a 1923 edition of P's and Q's - A Book on the Art of Letter Arrangement, by Sallie B. Tannahill.:
boingboing article, graphicology blog article, the book for sale online, flickrstream of book pages.

Spit Up And Slap My Ass Raw

A revelation from a member of my other blog: The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan. The grossest food I've seen since I got this.

Christian Charity, Religious Freedom, And Atheists In Foxholes

Atheists in the military sue the Pentagon over several disturbing incidents. I guess they're fighting for other people's religious freedom, so long as other people aren't godless heathens.

Right-wing Christians love to say they are the persecuted ones, and they love to say they're just trying to publicly testify their beliefs and show their faith. But in action, fundie Christians are just insecure tribal bullies with extremely fragile faith, so fragile they need their mysticism institutionalized to feel secure.

Let's hope a fair judge strikes down this form of socialized evangelism.

Clyde, you'd better find someone who can crochet, and fast....

Pattern 4-pack - Cephalopods and Corals

Description
4 undersea crochet patterns in pdf format, all designed for a G hook and worsted weight yarn, written out in plain English, and emailed to you within 24 hours of your payment!

Separately, the patterns would cost $14 - but by purchasing together, you can save $3. As always, I will be happy to answer all your questions you might have while making the patterns over email or Etsy conversation.

Please note, the patterns are all designed to be worked in one set of loops only (the "back" ones, or the ones toward the outside of the work as it progresses in the spiral). See descriptions for the separate items below.

You'll Dance To Anything...

I know what will be featured on VH1's "I Love The Aughts" in 3 years. France's new dance craze: Tecktonik. It's like older kinds of dancing, only stupider.

So how long before late-night television is filled with "lose over 80 pounds in 3 days with a new weight loss revolution: tecktonik!" It looks so fun, it's hardly like exercise at all! And it comes with a diet book!

France should stick to food and booze. And aircraft carriers. Dancing should not look like an anime kung fu battle with your inner demons. That's what psychopharmaceuticals and Pernod are for.

Just stay with it.

glumbert - The Atheist Delusion

Pandas' Thumbs Evolved...

...and so does Panda's Thumb the blog. Check out their new shiny website, where intelligent designers admonish the hoax of intelligent design.

Get It Right Or Else

The Only Thing To Watch In The Morning:

Joe Scarborough on MSNBC. Today he wore a tie (he usually doesn't): it was crimson and white. He chastised his co-hosts for their lack of Bama pride (they were confused). He was at the game Saturday and declared it one of the greatest events in history. When his cohosts voiced skepticism, he showed footage of the game.

You won't get that on Fox and F[r]iends.