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Take Action: Tell Montreal Police to Investigate Threats Against Atheists

Ebonmuse — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:25:36 +0000

If you've been around the atheist blogosphere for very long, you're probably acquainted with Dennis Markuze, a notorious net kook who's been spamming atheist blogs, forums, bulletin boards, wikis, social networking sites, and every other website he finds out about with insane, nonsensical rants about Nostradamus, 9/11 and his various other obsessions. He's been at this literally for decades, and ... [visit site to read more]

Whom Should We Mock?

LeahAdmin — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:43:34 +0000

This is a guest post by Leah of Unequally Yoked. Adam is on vacation.

My last post on Daylight Atheism, asking non-believers to tone down the contempt for Harold Camping and his followers, and many of you disagreed. Some commenters didn't believe there was anything intrinsically destructive about mocking others, others argued that ridicule was a ... [visit site to read more]

The Rapture of Charlie Sheen

LeahAdmin — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:18:23 +0000

This is a guest post by Leah of Unequally Yoked. Adam is on vacation.

I'm sure this is just one blog post among many in your feed to reference the Rapture predictions of Harold Camping. His apocalyptic forecast for this weekend is all over the news cycle and even snagged front page coverage in The New York Times. And why is everyone telling this story? Because ... [visit site to read more]

Exclusive: See God's Actual Handwriting!

Ebonmuse — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:57:57 +0000

While I was in San Francisco this January, I happened to notice this pamphlet in a newspaper kiosk outside my hotel:

Intrigued, I picked up a copy and read more. It turns out that this is the newsletter of one Vassula Ryden, a Greek housewife who, for over twenty years now, has been receiving regular messages from her guardian angel, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, and many ... [visit site to read more]

2007Rapture.com: A Case Study in Failed Prophecy

Ebonmuse — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:51:44 +0000

Since I've written recently about the rapidly approaching failure of Harold Camping's 2011 doomsday prediction, I thought it'd be amusing to take a look back at another prophetic misfire. Our case study is the website 2007Rapture.com, which for obvious reasons is now defunct - but the Internet Archive has snapshots that ... [visit site to read more]

A Daylight Atheism Public Service Announcement

Ebonmuse — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:46:24 +0000

I have some urgent news to pass along to my readers:

If you have any vacation time accrued, you may want to use it before May 2011.

Why, you may ask? Well, because the world is ending - again:

I learned this important news from a pamphlet that a street preacher was passing out at the Veterans' Day parade the other week. (You can read the full thing if you're really ... [visit site to read more]

Secular Sabotage!

Ebonmuse — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:53:22 +0000

In their never-ending quest to elevate every ranting wingnut to the same status as genuine experts, the Washington Post has given a guest column to Bill Donohue - the extreme right-wing Catholic bully whose sole purpose in life is seeking out things to be offended by. Whether it's The Simpsons, the ... [visit site to read more]

Christian Troll Masquerades as Racist Atheist

Ebonmuse — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:38:39 +0000

Over the past two weeks, an individual calling himself Steve Leone has attempted to leave about half a dozen variations of the following comment on my thread about the "miracle" of Fatima:

"Oh yeah? Well, how did three illiterate Portuguese peasant children know that some strange atmospheric phenomenon was going to appear in the sky over Fatima at the exact date and time they predicted? Answer that, you ... [visit site to read more]

The Republicans' Descent into Delusion

Ebonmuse — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:43:06 +0000

I don't usually post on purely political issues, but this one has become impossible to ignore. In the last few weeks, the American right has worked itself into a fever pitch of insanity over the prospect of healthcare reform.

If you've been watching the news, you've seen the shouting, raging protestors disrupting town-hall meetings, screaming at their representatives about how the healthcare bill is tyranny and fascism. These people are almost loud enough to drown out all other debate over ... [visit site to read more]

From the Mailbag: Weekend Kookery Edition

Ebonmuse — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:24:41 +0000

The last time I did a post like this, it was to share some of the more uplifting and inspiring e-mails I received. This one is headed in a different direction. Here, for your reading pleasure and amusement, enjoy this selection of kookery culled from e-mails I've gotten, as well as the occasional preaching comment I've rejected from Daylight Atheism.

First up, there's this from "wayofthegoldenlion", which starts off as standard creationist drivel but builds up steam as it goes, until it ... [visit site to read more]

The Catholic Church Welcomes a Holocaust Denier

Ebonmuse — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:16:30 +0000

I knew the Catholics were having trouble finding enough people to be clergy, but I didn't think things had gotten this bad (HT: Pam's House Blend):

I believe that the historical evidence — the historical evidence — is hugely against six million Jews having been deliberately gassed in gas chambers as a deliberate policy of Adolph ... [visit site to read more]

Sharing the Kook Mail

Ebonmuse — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:53:32 +0000

For whatever reason, I don't get as much entertaining e-mail from religious nuts as some other atheist bloggers I know of. If I were inclined to flatter myself, I'd say it's because they're silenced by the devastating power of my arguments. More likely, it's just because most of the notorious crazies haven't come across my site.

In either case, crackpot e-mail in my inbox is sufficiently rare that when I do get e-mail from genuine kooks, I can't keep it to myself. I just have to share it ... [visit site to read more]