Somebody save the children

Take a good look at these douchebag parents. These are the faces of ignorance and fanaticism. They are simply the latest in a seemingly endless line of parents who have let their children die because they thought god alone would heal them.

Thankfully, they were convicted this past Tuesday for criminally negligent homicide. But the real criminal here is the law, which will only lock them away for less than two years. They may even get probation. Tragedies like this must garner harsher punishments if we ever hope to end this madness. At the very least, take their children away and place them in a home where they will get proper medical attention instead of superstitious bullshit.

We (society) must learn to put the welfare of a child above the parents’ right to practice whatever horseshit religion they want. Until then, little Neil Beagley won’t be the last victim.

Cooking with Christ

The lunatics are in the hall

All kinds of stupid are going on in religion right now, which really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone but it seems to be getting more prevalent. Our favorite nutjobs at Westboro Baptist Church have now added sports to their list of things that god hates. The mayor of Lancaster, California wants to turn his town into a Christian utopia. Thousands of Hindu worshipers gathered for the annual celebration of piercing tongues, skin, and nipples. In Tennessee (where else), a pastor pulled a gun on his son in the church during an argument over the son’s church attendance. A priest in Poland has installed a fingerprint reader in his church to monitor the attendance of children. Ten American Baptists are being prosecuted for kidnapping 33 Haitian children and attempting to bring them to the US. Schools in Wyoming are rejecting “No Place For Hate” posters because they are being sponsored by a gay and lesbian organization. A man in California is petitioning Contra Costa County to rename Mount Diablo to Mount Reagan, because he doesn’t like the current name’s reference to the devil. Members of a Mennonite church have been arrested for hiding a runaway girl from her parents and police. The late pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself to imitate Christ’s suffering.

Whew…that’s enough crazy for the day!

Religion and government

Here’s the latest issue of CQ Researcher on government and religion. A very worthwhile article.

Ironic

Over one hundred people in Russia have been hospitalized after drinking tainted holy water. I guess it wasn’t so holy.

Shut the fuck up

Stephen Baldwin, the third-rate actor and brother of Alec, Daniel, and William, became a “born-again” Christian after the 9/11 attacks. Don’t ask me how the two go together but that’s what happened. He started his own ministry and makes it a point to proclaim his ignorance to anyone who will listen.

Anyway, every time he opens his mouth something stupid invariably crawls out. For example:

“If someone pointed a machine gun at my daughter and said: ‘Say ‘Jesus doesn’t exist” and if she turned to me and asked: ‘What do I do?’, I’d say: ‘What have I taught you to do?’ And she’d say: ‘Jesus absolutely exists.’ And I’d see her in heaven.”

Wow. He would let his daughter be killed rather than deny that Jesus exists? Who wouldn’t tell a lie to save their own children? WTF? This douchebag should not be allowed to have children.

Oh well, what should we expect from such an ignorant person, who recently said:

“Evolution isn’t true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here?”

Sigh.

Oh yeah, they’re going to hell

Clap your hands

Huh?

Your god wants some tongue

Do you want to become a father? Well, just slice off your tongue.