Author Archive for Sara
We here at Skeptical Monkey would like to thank Kim Kardashian for reminding us all of something very important. Kardashian could surely use a bit of praise right now; ever since she announced her impending divorce from Kris Humphries just …
Traditionally, some theists are pretty good at spoiling our fun. Unsatisfied with the standard practices of demonizing sex or limiting our ice cream flavors, one Christian group has now set out to suck the fun out of Halloween. According to …
Harold Camping is now claiming that Oct 21st will mark the end of the world. Most of us would say that that's nonsense--but can we prove it?
Christians prove, once again, that Islam does not have a monopoly on violent tirades.
Theists will say that Peter Lucas Moses was a sick and disturbed man, regardless of religion. If we examine Moses' actions under the lens of mainstream Christianity, however, is it not possible to paint this cult leader as a selfless hero?
Some apologists claim that Christianity must be true because Christ's apostles never would have been willing to "die for a lie." But how can they explain away the founder of Mormonism?
May 21st, 2011 has come and gone, and to the surprise of almost no one the rapture failed to materialize. But some Christians have proven the bible right about one thing: "You see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own."
In an 8-1 decision announced last Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the right of Westboro Baptist Church to spew its hateful rhetoric. So what are mainstream conservative Christian groups so afraid of?
New Jersey governor Chris Christie has a reputation for being a bit of a bully. Luckily, this did not prevent him from signing into law a bill to protect young people from abuse by their peers. Passed with overwhelming support by …
At the start of 2010, Skeptical Monkey took a crack at a few "psychic" predictions for the new year. Time to go through our predictions one by one to see how we measure up.
The atheist billboard outside NYC is certainly controversial. But is it hate speech?
Recently, I learned that one of my coworkers is a Mormon. I don't remember how this came up in conversation, but I do remember him telling me that, as a Mormon, he's "...not supposed to drink tea or coffee."
"Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state? ... You're telling me that's in the First Amendment?"
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