Starnes: Pastors Will Be Arrested for Crimes That Don’t Exist!

Todd Starnes, Fox News’ well-paid professional liar and hysteric, was a guest on Matthew Hagee’s show and spun a lurid tale of how, if the Supreme Court rules for marriage equality, pastors will be arrested for preaching the Bible as a hate crime. “I do believe that if the Supreme Court does move forward and […]

ACLU Sues Over Refusal to Accept Atheist Ad on Buses

The ACLU of Pennsylvania. led by the great Vic Walczak, one of the lead attorneys in the Dover trial a decade ago, has filed suit on behalf of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Freethought Society over a local transit system’s refusal to accept an ad to be placed on buses. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania […]

Ben Carson is the Wrong Brand of Christian

Ben Carson seems to be coming face to face with the perils of courting the Christian right. The trouble is that you’re never quite pure enough and you might even be the wrong brand of Christian. He’s been forced to pull out of a pastor’s conference because the Baptists objected to his Seventh-Day Adventism. Likely […]

Staver Will Refuse to Follow Marriage Equality Ruling

I’m still highly amused at all of these Christian leaders pledging to “give their lives” and to bravely refuse to follow any Supreme Court ruling that allows gay people to get married. It’s damn easy to refuse to follow a law that doesn’t apply to you in any way. Here’s Mat Staver at the March […]

‘Science’ Proves Eating Beef Caused Nepal Earthquake

Oh boy. Not only do we have Hindu nationalist political leaders claiming that eating beef is what caused the earthquake in Nepal, there’s an Indian group called Gau Sewa Mission — motto: serve the cow, serve the country — says that it’s all backed up by science. The devastating calamity of earthquake happens due to […]

Nation’s Dumbest Evangelist Offers Every Conspiracy At Once

Josh Feuerstein, the dumbest evangelist in the country (and imagine the competition for that title), put up one of his usual pointlessly shouty videos on Facebook where he combines every conspiracy theory all at once to argue that the government is getting ready to round up Christians and kill them. It’s all there – Obama […]

How the Oral Arguments on Marriage Cases Will Go

Today is the long-awaited oral argument in the four state challenges to bans on same-sex marriage (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee) and SCOTUSBlog has a preview of how everything will go. It’s written for reporters, but it contains a great deal of important information on how exactly the arguments will proceed. The first thing to […]

Chipotle Says Adios To GMOs, As Food Industry Strips Away Ingredients

Chipotle’s move is the latest example of the food industry ditching ingredients, as consumers demand a say in what’s in their dinner. Some of these ingredients are more questionable than others.

WND and the ‘Migrant Gravy Train’

The White House announced a strategic action plan to help get immigrants integrated into local communities. The plan includes ways to help them learn English, build job skills and other considerations that can only be seen as healthy. Unless you’re a right wing xenophobe, of course. Then it’s a “secret” plan to “transform America” by […]

Fresh Spring Salad: Shaved Asparagus and Baby Carrot Salad with Lemon, Ricotta Salata, Almonds, and Parsley

Quick, easy, and elegant, this raw shaved springtime salad is the epitome of freshness.