Tomorrow, May 1st, is being promoted by Christians as the National Day of Prayer. So they all get together and pray for... what? It's hard to believe that nobody has ever prayed to end the war or feed all of the starving children or end poverty or rid the world of all suffering, etc. And if they have (and they surely have) and we still have all of these things (and we certainly do), then how the hell can they still believe prayer works?

It's the same old thing. The Bible-God just can't lose! If Christians pray for something and they get it, they thank him for answering their prayers. And if the thing they prayed for doesn't happen, they excuse him with something like, "It wasn't God's will" or "God has his reasons." (I wonder what his reasons could be for allowing innocent children to suffer through sexual and physical abuse, starving, and disease.)

And if their god is going to do whatever the hell he wants to do anyway, then why the hell pray in the first place?

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One of my employees, who happens to be a young Christian woman, said today that she would never vote for Hillary Clinton because she is a woman and the Bible says that women should not be leaders.

"That's a man's job," she said.

I asked her where it says that in the Bible and she didn't know. She just knows that it's in there and she knows that God intended women to be submissive to men.

I wanted to rant and rave and fire her ass for being so fucking stupid! But I realized that it's not her fault. I pity her because she is a young, attractive, intelligent woman who has been indoctrinated all of her life and accepts that she could never be equal to a man. It's really sad!

And the fact is she's right about the Bible. It does say that:

1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

It's a shame that, in this day and age, young women are still limiting themselves because of this horrible, antiquated book that was obviously written by men! Makes me fucking sick!!!

Here’s some more female denigration from the Bible:

Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

1 Corinthians 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.

1 Corinthians 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Also see Women in the Bible from The Skeptics Annotated Bible for many more examples.

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TZIF! Thank Zeus it's Friday! If christians can thank a mythical god for good things that happen and things that are inevitable (like Fridays), why can't Atheists do the same?

I think the christian god has had exclusive rights to Fridays for too long! It's time to dethrone him! So before some christian can recite their TGIF tag line, why not throw them a curve ball by thanking some other mythical character? I find it really freaks them out and often prompts some very interesting conversations...

Happy Friday, everyone!

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In the wake of the tornadoes that recently ravaged the Southern US, I am once again amazed by the ability of Christians to justify and excuse their god for the evil in the world and praise him for the things that turn out positive. What's worse, they sometimes claim that their "omnipotent" god is not even responsible for the bad things!

"Thirteen were killed in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky, and five were killed in Alabama where some 500 homes were also destroyed. Tennessee was the hardest hit, with 34 killed and 230 citizens still unaccounted for in the poor, farming areas of Macon County near the Kentucky border."

Today's comic was inspired by a report on NPR, in the aftermath of the tornadoes. A woman being interviewed had survived (not in very good shape, mind you) her mobile home being destroyed around her. When the interviewer asked why she thinks she survived, she said, "God must have a plan for me." The very next question was about her husband who was killed in the storm. She replied, "Jesus took him home."

And that reminded me of a conversation I had with a christian friend right after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans a few years ago. I asked, "How can your god kill and injure so many innocent people?" Her reply was, "You can't blame God for the weather."

Unbelievable!

Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 11:17 And [then] the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and [lest] ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

Deuteronomy 28:24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

1 Samuel 12:18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

Nahum 1:3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.

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I've been thinking about what would happen if Mike Huckabee won the Presidency and really did change the Constitution to "God's Laws". One thing for sure, the rock business would get a big boost!

According to the Bible, God prescribes stoning for all kinds of offenses. Here are a few examples: (I actually copied this list from one of my favorite Atheist resources called, Dwindling In Unbelief. I hope Steve doesn't mind.)

1.	For touching Mount Sinai	Exodus 19:13
2.	For taking "accursed things"	Joshua 7:1-26
3.	For cursing or blaspheming	Leviticus 24:16
4.	For adultery (including urban rape victims who fail to scream loud enough)	Deuteronomy 22:23-24
5.	For animals (like an ox that gores a human)	Exodus 21:28
6.	For a woman who is not a virgin on her wedding night	Deuteronomy 22:13-21
7.	For worshipping other gods	Deuteronomy 17:2-5
8.	For preaching the wrong religion	Deuteronomy 13:5-10
9.	For disobeying parents	Deuteronomy 21:18-21
10.	For witches and wizards	Leviticus 20:27
11.	For giving your children to Molech	Leviticus 20:2
12.	For breaking the Sabbath	Numbers 15:32-56
13.	For cursing the king	1 Kings 21:10

Attention Christians: Which God do you believe in? The one they talk about in church or the God described in the Bible? Many of you would be surprised to learn that they are not the same.
The God most Christians envision is a loving, caring, father-figure type of guy who is up in heaven watching over them and looking out for them. This is a far cry from the God of the Bible who rules by fear, kills anyone who rejects him, orders his followers to kill others, and demands worship.

Fear of God is mentioned often in the Bible. Here are some excerpts (found in your King James Bible and The Skeptic's Annotated Bible).

Leviticus 25:17

Thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 4:10

That they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children

Deuteronomy 6:2

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments.

Deuteronomy 6:13, 10:20

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 6:24

And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 14:23

...that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

Deuteronomy 31:12

Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 31:13

And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God.

Joshua 4:24

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

Joshua 24:14

Fear the Lord ... and put away the gods which your fathers served.

1 Samuel 12:14

If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:

1 Samuel 12:24

Fear the Lord.

2 Kings 17:39

But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

1 Chronicles 16:25

The Lord ... is to be feared above all gods.

Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

Job 28:28

The fear of the LORD, that is wisdom.

Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever.

Psalm 25:14

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him.

Psalm 33:8

Let all the earth fear the LORD.

Psalm 33:18

The eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him.

Psalm 34:9

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Psalm 96:4

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Psalm 103:11

Great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Psalm 103:13

The LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psalm 103:17

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him.

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Psalm 112:1

Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD.

Psalm 115:13

He will bless them that fear the LORD.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD.

Psalm 47:11

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD.

Proverbs 22:4

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou the LORD.

Ecclesiates 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Hosea 3:5

Fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

Malachi 2:4-5

...that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

Jeremaih 5:22

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence?

Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:5

Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 1:50

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

Romans 3:10-18

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: ... There is no fear of God before their eyes.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:21

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Colossians 3:22

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

Hebrews 10:31

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

1 Peter 2:17

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God.

Revelation 14:7

Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.

Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord?

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According to Christians, the story of Abraham and Isaac (from Genesis chapter 22) is a testament to Abraham's great love for God.

Basically, God ordered Abraham to kill his son, Isaac, and present him as a "Burnt Offering." So Abraham ties Isaac to a wooden alter (as instructed) and, knife in hand, gets ready to kill his son. Then, an angel stops him just in time and God let's him kill a ram instead.

What a horrible story!

What kind of "loving" god would order such a thing? It sounds more like something a gang member might have to do to prove his loyalty.

And what kind of father was Abraham? He was willing to kill his son in cold blood and burn him, without protest or even questioning God.

The real answer lies in verse 12. The angel says, "now I know that thou fearest God." The story is not about love, but fear! Like most of the Old Testamentt, the story is designed to scare people into submission to "Almighty God."

And what about poor Isaac? How fucked up would that kid be after his father tied him to an alter and raised a knife to kill him? I'm sure God kicked in for the therapy bills...

Here are the key passages:

Genesis 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Today’s comic was inspired by The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses on Cracked.com. Check it out, it's hilarious!

Anyway, Badass verse #8 refers to 2 Kings chapter 2, verses 23-24; the story of Elisha and the bears.

2 Kings 2:23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

2 Kings 2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

I wonder why they don’t teach this story in Sunday school…

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I'm so tired of hearing the creationists say that the world is much too complex and perfect for it to have evolved without a creator.

Their favorite example is the human eye. First they say it's perfect, which begs the question: Why do so many people need glasses to see?

Then they say it's too complex to have evolved because, "Only a complete eye is useful." They claim that a partial eye wouldn't do anyone any good at all, so it couldn't have evolved based on its survival benefit.

As Michael Shermer points out in his book, "How We Believe", any form of light detection is better than none--lots of people are visually impaired from disease or injury. Do you think they consider what vision they do have to be better than none at all? I certainly would!

And as Richard Dawkins explains in "The Blind Watchmaker", 5% of an eye is better than no eye at all. Many animals have different levels of light sensitivity and sight. Each one uses that sense to survive.

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Christians like to depict their god as kind and loving. But Jeremiah obviously knew a different side of this wonderful, benevolent deity. The god Jeremiah wrote about was angry, vengeful, bitter, and downright ruthless! Here are some highlights:

11:11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

11:14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

15:3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

15:14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.

19:3 And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

19:7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

21:6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

51:20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

51:21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

51:22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

51:23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.


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Christians love to quote Leviticus 18:22 to justify their hatred toward homosexuals. It says, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination."

But why do they focus so much attention on this one abomination when the Bible is chock full of them?

I don't see anyone getting all upset about women wearing pants. According to Deuteronomy 22:5, that's an abomination too. Where are the laws about that? Why is it still legal for women who wear pants to get married in America? Now that's an abomination! ;-)

Here are a few more things God says are abominations:

Graven images of gods (Deuteronomy 7:25)
Men who make any graven or molten image (Deuteronomy 27:15)
Sacrificing blemished or evilflavored sheep to God (Deuteronomy 7:1)
Wizards, witches, and people who speak to the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12)
Whores (Deuteronomy 23:17-18)
A woman who returns to her husband after he has sent her away (Deuteronomy 24:4)
Two sets of weights and measures (Proverbs 20:10)
A false balance (Proverbs 20:23)
The froward (stubbornly disobedient or contrary) (Proverbs 3:32)
Lying lips (Proverbs 12:22)
The sacrifice of the wicked (Proverbs 15:8)
The way of the wicked (Proverbs 15:9)
The thoughts of the wicked (Proverbs 15:26)
The proud of heart (Proverbs 16:5)
Those who justify the wicked or condemn the just (Proverbs 17:15)
That which is highly esteemed among men (Luke 16:15)
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters (Leviticus 11:12)
All fowls that creep, going upon all four (Leviticus 11:20)
Every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth (Leviticus 11:41)

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Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865 said, "[Slavery] was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all ages, has been found among the people of the highest civilization, and in nations of the highest proficiency in the arts."

It's no wonder Civil War Era Christians used the Bible to justify slavery. The Christian God clearly approved of it. Modern Christians may somehow justify (or choose to ignore) this reality, but it's right there in the Bible; over and over and over.

Here are some examples: Genesis 9:25-27, Genesis 16:8-9, Genesis 17:12-13, Genesis 24:35-36, Genesis 26:12-14, Exodus 12:44, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:2-6, Exodus 21:7, Exodus 21:20-21, Exodus 21:26-27, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 22:2-3, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 22:11, Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:44-46, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 20:10-11, Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 9:23, Luke 12:46-47, Luke 17:7-9, 1 Corinthians 7:21-22, Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22, Colossians 4:1, 1 Timothy 6:1-5, Titus 2:9-10 , 1 Peter 2:18

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In Leviticus Chapter 11, God gives Moses a list of the animals we should eat and tells him which ones we shouldn't even touch. It's hilarious! Here's the short list:

We can eat "Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud," plus fish, locusts, beetles, and grasshoppers. (That's nice.)

We shouldn't eat pigs, rabbits, shellfish, anything that crawls on it's belly; plus strange animals like fowl with four feet and insects with four feet. (Maybe God needs a biology lesson.)

Anyway, I find it difficult to believe that the "creator of the universe" is so concerned with which animals we should eat. I also wonder how many Christians actually follow these rules. I grew up in the south and I've seen my share of church sponsored pig roasts, oyster dinners, and crawfish boils.

Bon Appetite!

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In the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, and Luke relate a story of Jesus telling a rich man to sell everything he has and give to the poor (Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, Matthew 19:21).

But in John 12:3-8, Mary Magdalen pours expensive ointment on Jesus and, when one of the disciples asks why he wouldn't rather sell the ointment and give the money to the poor, Jesus says, "For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always."

Christians love to hail Jesus as selfless and giving. This story brings new meaning to the phrase, "What would Jesus do?"

P.S. I threw in the "Follow Me" line just for kicks...

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