Summing it up, briefly

Tim Minchin gets it.

Stardom

I knew it was the grooming that made me gay!

Being Faithful

I usually blame it on the boys

This is such a better alternative than going outside on black Friday.

Mika |MTV Music

How creationists explain evolution

Slick Signage

Stumbled upon a fun website: church sign generator. Tired of all the annoying messages on real church signs everywhere? Now you can create your own! With over 17 different designs and several different fonts, put your pithey comment in the mouths of christians from many different denominations. It only took a few minutes to make these:

-Classic design

-Baptist design

-Catholic design

Have some fun with it! Though the server is slow sometimes and you'll have to keeping trying til you get through.

The Epoch of the Ginger

Classy

Apropos

SMACKDOWN!

The videos of the debate between Hitchens and Fry vs. Archbishop John Onaiyekan and Anne Widdencombe have just recently been posted. Too good not to share. I've embedded them all below for easy and chronological viewing. I didn't know much about Stephen Fry before this, but now I want to see/read more.

The thesis being argued in this debate: "Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?" The most interesting part is that they polled the audience before and after. My friend, Nik (Ginger Nik), isn't very keen on debates and finds them often unproductive. I'm pleased to report the polling results:

BEFORE:
For - 678
Against - 1102
Undecided - 346

AFTER:
For - 268
Against - 1876
Undecided - 34

Based on this single example (which is never scientific to only pull from one example) I'd say that this sort of debate was quite productive for opponents of the thesis. Bravo and enjoy:

Part I


Part II


Part III


Part IV


Part V