Quick Hitts

A nine year old Brazilian girl who has been repeatedly raped by her stepfather since she was six was taken to the doctor with stomach pains.  Doctors discovered she was pregnant with twins.  Her mother arranged an abortion, probably knowing that giving birth to twins at her age could be fatal.  The Catholic Church demonstrated […]

Up until a few minutes ago my favorite headline of all time was the NY Posts “Headless Body In Topless Bar.”  But while catching up on blog posts in The Agitator, one of the comments on this post pointed out the best headline ever. 

I’m finding so many stupid things believers do I was thinking of starting a separate blog – Things Atheists Didn’t Do – to list them.  But the last thing I need is another blog, so I’ve just made it a category on this one. The only difference between Kosher salt and regular salt is the […]

This just in – using thick toilet paper is worse than driving a hummer or living in a huge house.  According to this article: Future generations are going to look at the way we make toilet paper as one of the greatest excesses of our age. Yeah, no question.  When examining all the troubles and […]

I just did an interview about Blood Witness on the Not About Religion blog.  Check it out. 

In 2006 there was only one podcast award.  It allowed anyone to vote on their favorite shows, once a day, for a month.  This guaranteed only the most popular shows with the biggest audiences could win.  I wanted an award with a different model, one that would give excellent but obscure shows a realistic chance […]

I wanted to read a novel about a Jehovah’s Witness becoming a vampire.  JW’s are adverse to any kind of blood ingestion, so he’d have some trouble with that.  On the other hand, they believe Christ died on a stake, not a cross, so crucifixes wouldn’t bother him.   It would be even more interesting […]