Quick Hitts

You’ve probably seen those commercials where people with vastly different politics are sitting on a couch in front of the ocean preaching about Global Warming. (Pronounced so you can hear the capital letters.) The creepiest/most disgusting of them is the one that pairs Al Sharpton with Pat Robertson. Let’s break this down. Al Sharpton came […]

It doesn’t happen often. It’s a very rare event. But yes, there is a new article on The Hittman Chronicle. It’s titled “Insulting Islam,” and has the audacity to suggest that when it comes to Islamic demands on Western Society we need less tolerance, not more. It’s also available as a podcast. This post is […]

Aw, the pope is deeply ashamed that his church spent decades shuffling pedophile priests to new congregations in search of fresh meet. Gee, that makes it all better. Where was the Vatican’s outrage when this story first broke a decade or so ago? The Church could have taken the high road and immediately started cooperating […]

Imagine that the parents of an 11 year old child refused to give her medical treatment because they believed the ancient god Moloch would save her. They prayed to Moloch for a month, convinced that he would cure her ills, while the child got sicker and sicker. But alas, the child died of juvenile diabetes. […]

Although I disagree with a lot of his positions and ideas, I’ve always liked Ben Stein. His nasal “Bueller, Bueller, Bueller” is now part of our language. He continued the persona as a science teacher in “The Wonder Years,” where he’d drone on about horrible events with no trace of emotion. And “Win Ben Stein’s […]

I’m very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins, I keep a busy schedule, trying to fit them in. – Warren Zevon Because Catholics don’t feel guilty enough, the Vatican has issued a list of seven new mortal sins: taking drugs, genetic modification, carrying out experiments on humans, polluting the environment, causing social injustice, causing […]

Tacky religious items are always amusing, especially to us heathen nonbelievers, but this is just plain wrong: This is evidently a Catholic item. The little girl is frightened and appalled, while the boy, admiring the Jesus Junk, is obviously considering a future in the priesthood. Credit where credit is due: This is the original link.