Category Archives: religion

To heaven with a handgun

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

Would you buy a used apocalypse from these people? More information here. “By Monday, the Stones’ house stood empty, its front door ajar and two dogs still tied up in the muddy yard, which was littered with dilapidated furniture, a … Continue reading →

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The finest dead

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

Well, what an unsettling experience. Our last afternoon in Palermo and we found ourselves up near the Capuchin monastery, the one whose catacombs are filled with the dried and mummified remains of some of Palermo’s most important citizens. Originally, the … Continue reading →

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Philopassianism

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

One of the many odd notions peculiar to the religious mindset is that pain is a good thing. This isn’t the same as masochism, which allows that pain is fun, a source of gratification, etc. but does not, I think, … Continue reading →

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Vatican update!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

The Vatican has been having a bit of a rough time these past few days. News arrives from Poland that the ‘miracle‘ needed to sanctify GP2 smells a bit fishy, news that has been roundly denied by B16. In 2006, … Continue reading →

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Now where did I put that old Bible?

Posted on March 3, 2010 by
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Fuck off, Binetti

Posted on February 14, 2010 by

Good news for all those people, like me, who know that the best way of getting rid of Berlusconi is to concentrate votes on the Partito Democratico (PD), but just can’t stomach it while Paola Binetti, fundamentalist catholic and – … Continue reading →

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Holy moly

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

This may resemble a sacred anatomical relic, like Saint Bartholomew’s foreskin or the toe-clippings of some martyred Roman matron, but it’s actually the central part of a chiropodist’s window display in the Cortes quarter of Madrid. The rest of the … Continue reading →

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News from the very dark cave

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

The region of Emilia-Romagna has recently established that couples, including those with children, (in lay speak, ‘families’) are entitled to welfare provisions whether they’re married or not. This has attracted the anathema of the local befrocked wingnut cardinal, a certain … Continue reading →

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Shock horror: Homophobic obscurantist has top job

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

I discovered an interesting fact about Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) today, thanks to a letter in Repubblica. The CNR is a state-financed public organization that, according to its website, exists “to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research … Continue reading →

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That’s what Christmas is about

Posted on November 10, 2009 by

http://www.youtube.com/v/P8Aq00yJSxo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Thank you for this, Adult Christianity.

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