Monday, April 10, 2006

Debunking Christianity: More Questions for Christians Inquiring minds want to know. 8:26:19 PM    comment []

SUING FOR "THE RIGHT TO BE CHRISTIAN"? Jesus, save us from the blasphemers. Born at the Crest of the Empire's MikeVotes has the disheartening story. You see, Christ commanded his followers to condemn homosexuality in public wherever they go, at school or in the workplace. So therefore it's discriminating against a Christian's "right to be Christian" to ban public hate speech and discrimination policies. Tags: religious right, gays, homosexuals (Via No More Apples.) 7:33:26 PM    comment []

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of hate-filled zealots. I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. The once-mighty Christian Coalition, founded 17 years ago by the Rev. Pat Robertson as the political fundraising and lobbying engine of the Christian right, is more than $2 million in debt, beset by creditors' lawsuits and struggling to hold on to some of its state chapters. In March, one of its most effective chapters, the Christian Coalition of Iowa, cut ties with the national organization and reincorporated itself as the Iowa Christian Alliance, saying it "found it impossible to continue to carry a name that in any way associated us with this national organization." [...] IRS records show that the Christian Coalition's red ink has remounted. Its debts exceeded its assets by $983,000 in 2001, $1.3 million in 2002, $2 million in 2003 and $2.28 million at the end of 2004, the most recent year for which it has filed a nonprofit tax return. This is happening much later than it should have, of course, but I'm still pleased to see it. (Via apostropher.) Maybe they should try one of those Christian Debt-Relief offers I keep getting spam about. 7:20:28 PM    comment []

Egyptian "Female King" Gets Royal Treatment Gender-bending "King" Hatshepsut ruled ancient Egypt for 20 prosperous and artful years. Her legacy gets a new look at a traveling exhibition now in New York City. (Via National Geographic News.) I saw this exhibit at the De Young in San Francisco. Highly recommended. 7:16:16 PM    comment []

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