Quote:Listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye praise Pope Francis for smacking down US evangelicals

Quote:Referring to his debate with Kentucky creationist Ken Ham, Nye replied, “I don’t know if you got this far into this thing in Kentucky, but the guys has ‘observational science’ and ‘historical science.’ In other words, if you weren’t there, it doesn’t count.”

Elise Andrew jumped in to say, “The whole idea is to scrap the idea of forensic science and trials, unless you were there and unless you saw it. And it’s ironic because if you know anything about forensic science and the criminal justice system, you know that eyewitness testimony is the least reliable.”

Talk then turned to comments recently made by Pope Francis on science and evolution, in which he said that “God is not a magician.”

“Do we write you a check, Catholic Church?” Nye laughingly remarks. “Thank you. You’ve now joined the last two centuries. Welcome aboard.”

Quote:Pat Robertson: Beat non-religious kids on Christmas until they appreciate ‘blessings of discipline’

Quote:“Worst present ever,” said commenter Linda Lawless. “I don’t care how much gun safety they teach their kids. All it takes is one time of not locking it up properly for one of the dozens of curious young kids in that house to get a hold of it and have an accident. Why take that chance?”

“Don’t understand why a Christian family who values life would want to own devices that were specifically designed to destroy it,” Lawless added.

Quote:Senator Ted Cruz’s father joins push to wipe out LGBT protections in Texas town

Quote:Even if they are unable to gather enough signatures to force a vote or a repeal, the Texas Christians say they’ll never give up the fight for their right to discriminate against gays.

Quote:David Kotter, an associate professor at Colorado Christian University, takes a more academic look at the issue, having authored papers comparing the outlooks of John Galt and Jesus Christ. One is aptly titled "Check Your Premises: Ayn Rand Through a Biblical Lens." Although aware of the discrepancies between them, Kotter finds much about the redemption theme common to both. Both sources are clearly in the business of saving humankind. In concluding, he writes: "The ideal man that Ayn Rand both created and desired bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ."

(January 8, 2015 at 6:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:"The ideal man that Ayn Rand both created and desired bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ."

(January 8, 2015 at 6:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote: "Jesus" is a corporate slime bucket? Okay by me.

Quote:In a secret meeting where only the city council and the mayor were present, it was unanimously decided to cede ownership of the town to that person or persons known as "God".