ne of the main arguments I hear a lot of creationists make is that “evolution is only a theory, it’s not fact”. Well, that is actually true. It’s the theory of evolution. The problem is that, in common vernacular, the language you and I use on the street everyday, “theory” means, roughly, a guess. That [...]

     alk about appalling:
     Ohio Teacher Burned Cross On Kids’ Arms
     A public school teacher preached his Christian beliefs despite complaints by other teachers and administrators and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students’ arms, according to a report by independent investigators.
     Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater also taught creationism in his [...]

     azz’s new greatest joy in life, particularly now that it’s gotten nice enough to open the windows, is to sit in front of the window she can see out of, and bark at everything that goes on. It’s like I have a grumpy little old lady with binoculars instead of a Jack Russel. She’ll sit [...]

     adies and gentlemen, I can now be done blogging. George Carlin has said it all. With thanks to YouTuber Mroth86, I now present George Carlin’s It’s Bad For Ya!. Enjoy.

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pparently, the New Life Church is giving up on Ted Haggard. You guys may remember Ted Haggard — I made some fun of him back when his little scandal broke. Well, despite the three-week crash course in heterosexuality from the New Life Church, and claims afterwards of being “completely heterosexual”, Ted Haggard has “quit” the [...]

     ‘know, I love the Library of Congress. Even more than that, I love that it’s online, because that means I can go check this crap out for myself. From the link:
     Jan. 11 - Flush with last year’s success in passing H.Res. 847, “Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian Faith,” Christian nationalists — those [...]

      am an atheist for a variety of reasons, all of which culminate in the fact that when it comes to religion, I don’t need it, I don’t want it, and I don’t believe in it. I don’t believe in gods or goddesses, spirits, UFOs, Big Foot (I do believe in Squatches, because one of [...]

     irst, a quick site announcement: If I may, I direct your attention to the new and improved CHP Gift Shop. Mostly, it’s new and improved because I paid for it. Coming soon to a CHP Gift Shop near you — new designs! Well, soonish, anyways.
     And now, a toast to The Golden Compass, now playing [...]

     here’s an interesting bit of news on the AP today about those RFID chips you can have implanted in your pets and/or kids. RFIDupdate.com reports that several small studies may indicate that these chips, implanted in pets and children to help with identification if the pet or child is lost, might cause a malignant cancer.
     When [...]

     et’s see — what’s going on out in the big, wide world today? First up, we’ve got an article on the LA Times about Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. The article is only nominally about the Fantastic Four — the movie is being used as an example of “family fare”. Apparently, even though [...]