Category Archives: News and Commentary

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Irony: Insert-religion-here is a religion of peace, but I’m going to shoot the fucker that wrote “god Is Not Great”

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Eric

When Hitchens died, “god Is Not Great” began trending on Twitter. The religious know-nothings of our technologically-advanced time then rebutted the title of the book without doing any research. Particular gems are: #GodIsNotGreat Gotta kill the person who said this..! … Continue reading →

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Husband chops off his wife’s fingers for studying for a degree

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Eric

I continue to struggle with the claims that Islam is a religion of peace when I read things like this. In fact, most religious dogmas aren’t peaceful, Christianity included. But this is truly a sad story. In Bangladesh, a 30-year-old … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens dead at 62

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Eric

A General in the Army of Reason, Christopher Hitchens died yesterday evening after a long battle with complications resulting from his esophageal cancer. Hitchens made no secret of his enjoyment of cigarettes and heavy drinking, but that still never prevented … Continue reading →

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