We’re so easily excited about changes in the weather in Southern California. Even simple rain causes most of us to stop what we’re doing to walk to the window, look out with wide eyes and say, “wow.” So, imagine our excitement lately. About a week ago, we were enjoying beach weather (in the 90′s °F); last night we were treated to a mini-hailstorm accompanied by thunder [...]
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Weather Excitement R Us
Posted in end times, environment, fundamentalism, science, tagged environment, fundamentalism, huh?, memes, minutia, religious word play, science, Weather on April 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Who To Follow – Part I
Posted in bible, christianity, church and business, church and state, education, end times, evangelism, fundamentalism, homeschooling, homosexuality, media, political figures, politics, religion, religious leaders, rick warren, tagged British Centre for Science Education, California Proposition 8 (2008), Center for Science and Culture, Chalcedon Foundation, christianity, Discovery Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Intelligent design, rick warren, saddleback church, Wedge strategy on March 27, 2011 | 9 Comments »
It’s not often that I agree with evangelical Christians on topics related to religion, but I’m totally onboard with what this young believer from Texas had to tweet last weekend. Every once in a while (but not often enough, apparently), I do check in on Pastor Rick. When I did so this time, I noticed something that piqued [...]
Energy chair candidate: Rainbows prove no climate change
Posted in bible, christianity, church and state, end times, environment, fundamentalism, political figures, politics, religion, science, tagged bible, christianity, climate change, creationism, education, environment, evangelism, fundamentalism, huh?, john shimkus, religious word play, republican, school, science, separation of church and state, united states house of representatives, woo on November 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I’m putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow [...]
Scary on a Saturday night
Posted in christianity, church and state, end times, evangelism, fundamentalism, politics, religion, tagged christian nation, christianity, dominionism, evangelism, first amendment, irony, politics, religion, religious word play, separation of church and state, skepticism, united states, united states constitution, woo on November 6, 2010 | 15 Comments »
So, who’s still awake? I’m asking because I just came upon the creepiest animated GIF ever. Now, who knows when I’ll have the courage to turn off the lights tonight. And you know what they say about misery; it loves company. So, anybody game? Ready? Am I right? Actually, I found it on a site that is proposing a [...]
When bad news is good news
Posted in bible, christianity, end times, evangelism, fundamentalism, politics, religion, tagged christianity, darwinism, end times, god, rapture on November 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So, mostly, the election went badly; but, as someone who always tries to make lemonade with her lemons, I’ve gone looking for a silver lining citrus juicer. There’s gotta be some upside to electing yet more christian theocrats to high office. “Is there ever a time when bad news (though good news for Christianists) is also good news for hell-bound folks who just [...]
Homeschooling math got you down?
Posted in bible, catholicism, christianity, church and state, education, end times, evangelism, fundamentalism, history, homeschooling, humor, math, parenting, religion, tagged bible, catholicism, christianity, education, end times, fundamentalism, homeschooling, huh?, humor, inspirational, math, memes, parody, religion, religious word play, woo on May 31, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Need a little something different to spice up your homeschool math program? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Popular math scholar/author/pundit, boremetotears, is back with her latest offering. You loved YEC Math! You couldn’t get enough of You could probably do this at parties! You’d never even heard of Purpose Driven Math! Now, for a limited time, [...]
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