1. U.S. a theocratic state, says former Canadian ambassador

Comment #46948 by PaulVermeersch on June 2, 2007 at 10:46 am

JesusH said in comment #23: "Stephan Harper is a good man doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada and as an Atheist I am proud to support him, just like many an Atheist voted for Tony Blair in the UK."

Um. No. Harper is a proven bigot, a liar, and an embarrassing sycophant to the Bush White House. And he belongs to a church that teaches Young Earth Creationism. He is a dangerous Prime Minister. Horrible.

2. God help us all - The No. 2 book on Amazon right now is a

Comment #45296 by PaulVermeersch on May 27, 2007 at 5:57 am

Nebularry wrote: "What frightens me most is that if this book is #2 at Amazon.com then a lot more people than the lunatic fringe are reading it."

In the USA, the lunatic fringe has become the lunatic heartland.

3. Aiming for knockout blow in god wars

Comment #45290 by PaulVermeersch on May 27, 2007 at 5:24 am

Ethicist my eye! Margaret Sommerville is nothing more than an unofficial Vatican apologist. Her latest book, The Ethical Imagination, with its backward and ethically retarded stance on issues like gay marriage, is a national embarrassment here in Canada. I hope Dawkins makes a monkey her, which shouldn't be too difficult, since her own absurd arguments will be giving him a head start.

EDIT: I think The Ethical Imagination might be the original title of the book she is now shilling as The Ethical Canary.

4. The Colbert Report: The Intolerant

Comment #43330 by PaulVermeersch on May 21, 2007 at 6:07 am

That was awesome.

But Comedy Central can kiss my ass for making watch a commercial before the clip started.

5. Brazil's Indians Offended by Pope Comments

Comment #41818 by PaulVermeersch on May 17, 2007 at 6:12 am

Comment #41437 by Luthien wrote:

"Seriously though, what do you expect from a Nazi?"

Comment #41707 by USA_Limey

... I don't like the pope and I don't like Catholicism, but that's unfair. He was 14 when he joined the Hitler youth and membership was cumpulsory under that regime. Towards the very end of the war he served in the German army and actually deserted; for which had he been caught he would have been shot at the side of the road -no trial, no argument.

Sorry, just an amateur historian doing some nitpicking.

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Hey, we're not saying he agreed with being a Nazi, we're just saying that's where he learned a lot of his ultra-conservative bullying tactics that made him such a suitable Inquisition bulldog under Jay Pee the Deuce, and now the Pope with the painfully, conveniently blind-eye to history.

To say the things he does, he has to be either stupid, or an evil old fucker. I don't think he's stupid.

6. The stone is cast

Comment #41478 by PaulVermeersch on May 16, 2007 at 7:10 am

May the hateful old slug rot in Lynchburg. Good riddance to one of the foulest sleazeballs in living memory.

7. Brazil's Indians Offended by Pope Comments

Comment #41475 by PaulVermeersch on May 16, 2007 at 7:04 am

Would you expect anything less from a former member of the Hitler-Jugend and head of the Inquisition?

8. James Cameron finds grave of Jesus & Son

Comment #23378 by PaulVermeersch on February 28, 2007 at 8:46 am

For the sake of argument:

1) Suppose this story is true.
2) Suppose there is ample evidence to support the claims.
3) Suppose the majority of reasonably intelligent adults can easily understand the evidence.

Does anyone think it will make the slightest bit of difference? Ignoring easily understood evidence, i.e. wilful ignorance, is the cornerstone of religious faith. This kind of dust up doesn't make the Bible-thumpers think. It just makes them louder.