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Rants on Religion
- Really, Catholics?
2009.03.16 (Mon) 16:04
We have a bit of a question for anyone who identifies as Catholic (whether you identify as a "good" Catholic, or a "bad" Catholic who only goes to church on Easter and Christmas). The question has a b [»]
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- Chalk One Up for the Non-Asshats
2009.03.10 (Tue) 00:15
Okay, this one was a given:
President Obama has signed an ex [»]
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- Sole Mates
2009.01.25 (Sun) 23:13
We like to check up on some of our favorite spots on the Internets once or twice a week. We found Jessica Hagy [»]
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- AFP Misreports the Point
2009.01.25 (Sun) 01:30
The AFP put up a a [»]
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- We Love Christmas...Now Let's Play Cards
2008.12.24 (Wed) 12:30
Who's waging the legendary and infamous War on Christmas?
It's a question we've always wanted to hear a legitimate answer to.
Presumably, it wouldn't be the Christians. Right? You know, since it cel [»]
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- Yeah, Well, My Imaginary Friend Just Beat Up Your Imaginary Friend!
2008.11.11 (Tue) 15:15
Ah, the sound of children bickering. Only these aren't children. Well, not literally, anyway.
. Well, not literally, anyway.
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- Unwitting Atheists and Other Agnostic Creatures
2008.10.01 (Wed) 15:58
Bill Maher appeared on The Daily Show Tuesday night to promote his new movie, Religulous, an [»]
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- If You Can't Stand the Heat...
2008.09.15 (Mon) 11:33
...then you shouldn't be working in the fucking kitchen.
Apparently, a gaggle of Muslims wanted some special consideration for [»]
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- Just Following Orders
2008.09.06 (Sat) 20:30
According to Isaac Zamora, who killed six people and wounded four others in Washington State on Fri [»]
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- How to Precisely Line Up Your Conclusions With Your Expectations
2008.04.17 (Thu) 11:42
It's simple, really: just assume whatever you want to be true, and you've got your conclus [»]
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- Dairy Vending Machines in the Muslim Workplace
2007.07.19 (Thu) 11:02
Normally, when Jesus & Mo directs us to a month-old directs us to a month-old [»]
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- Sir Salman Sparks Seriously Stupid Statements
2007.06.23 (Sat) 16:15
If the Post can pull that alliteration crap in headline after headline, we can throw one up on occasion. And, frankly, a situation this incredibly fucking ridiculous deserves a light and airy h [»]
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- Just Not Getting Your Intended Clientele
2007.03.02 (Fri) 22:38
[In order to overcome a "feature" of our MovableType installation, it is unfortunately necessary to include a short blurb at the top of this Rant. Without it, some of our pages are rendered unre [»]
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- America's Most Hated
2007.02.21 (Wed) 10:21
What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? [»]
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- Pat Robertson's Latest Round of Woo
2007.01.03 (Wed) 22:45
Sorry, we must have missed something — what's the difference between religiosos and psychics again? This Sorry, we must have missed something — what's the difference between religiosos and psychics again? This [»]
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- The Reason for the Season?
2006.12.23 (Sat) 14:43
As we said last week, the vacuous rhetoric about the imaginary War on [»]
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- Hellza Poppins!
2006.12.19 (Tue) 14:33
We came across this video a few weeks back, and just had to comment on it.
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- The Christmas Armistice
2006.12.13 (Wed) 23:42
We really weren't going to bother this year, but Rockstar We really weren't going to bother this year, but Rockstar [»]
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- Par For (Staying) The Course
2006.11.19 (Sun) 00:15
Thanks to alert reader Bagheera, we were directed to Friday's CNN story on Bush's next po [»]
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- And Now For Something Completely Different
2006.11.16 (Thu) 21:14
We admit it — we do a lot of complaining around here. No, don't disagree, it's true (but thanks for the thought). Of course, the reason for our prodigious amounts of bitching is the prodigiou [»]
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- Election Day Recap
2006.11.08 (Wed) 16:04
As we've said many times before, we don't love the Democrats, but we openly admit that we supported them through this past election — if only to get the Republican asshats out of power. So, with [»]
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- Sweet, Sweet Schadenfreude
2006.11.03 (Fri) 23:42
It's been a busy week, but before it slipped away from us, we wanted to point out a developing story that we're sure you've read about. In fact, not only have you likely read about it this week, you'v [»]
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- Brothers Engage in Nude Fondling, Right?
2006.10.25 (Wed) 10:39
You know, we've managed to avoid saying anything about this whole Foley/Page/Priest scandal that's all the rage in the mainstream media, and we've been pretty proud of that fact. But when we read a fe [»]
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- How To Be Your Own Unicorn
2006.10.16 (Mon) 21:42
Ah, proselytizing. Nothing makes our asses pucker quite like it. It's bad enough that some people harbor silly, delusional beliefs in a magical sky daddy, but add to that a compulsion to ring our door [»]
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- Plain and Simple
2006.10.02 (Mon) 00:38
Les Jenkins thoughtfully thoughtfully [»]
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- New Method of Creating Stem Cell Lines, Same Old Bullshit Opposition
2006.08.24 (Thu) 15:14
As all of our readers are presumably aware, the debate over what some call the "morality" of stem cell research has been a hot topic over the past few years. Despite the fact that there are plenty of [»]
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- These Are the People Dumbing Down the United States
2006.08.16 (Wed) 13:23
Previously, on the Two Percent Company's Rants: we discussed a recent study that showe [»]
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- Boy Are We Stupid
2006.08.12 (Sat) 01:08
And by "we," we mean the United States. Take a look at the results of this disheartening [»]
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- Sixth and Ninth
2006.07.11 (Tue) 21:22
Some years back, Two Percenter Jeff had a date. He picked a good bar in Manhattan, and told his date to meet him at Sixth and Ninth. After a shower and a shave, Jeff hopped on the PATH train from Hobo [»]
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- Free Speech or Fraud?
2006.07.06 (Thu) 23:34
You know the Christian Scientists, right? They're those [»]
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- HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
2006.07.04 (Tue) 00:49
You'll note that, in the title above, we've capitalized our happy sentiment to our readers. Why? Because we at the Two Percent Company feel that it is imperative that we highlight a growing problem in [»]
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- For the Kids: Practice Exam for Budding Noalogists
2006.06.19 (Mon) 15:45
Hey, kids! Take this handy exam, and you too can embark on a career of (endless, fruitless) searching for Noah's Ark!
Question: Which of the following is Noah's Ark?
can embark on a career of (endless, fruitless) searching for Noah's Ark!
Question: Which of the following is Noah's Ark?
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- When YTMND Attacks
2006.06.18 (Sun) 12:54
When a strange little web-meme like YTMND has decided you need to be has decided you need to be [»]
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- When "Rearranging Deck Chairs" Isn't Counterproductive Enough
2006.06.15 (Thu) 22:57
Now this is just silly.
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- Separation Issues Still Matter
2006.06.15 (Thu) 22:38
Judicial thorn and outspoken atheist "Rev. Dr." Michael Newdow's most recent bid to get rid of government-sanctioned declarations of religious faith — in this case, his call for the removal of t [»]
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- Why Religion Can't Get Into Our Schools
2006.06.06 (Tue) 16:42
They can't get past the admissions t [»]
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- See, We Told You That God Didn't Exist
2006.06.05 (Mon) 17:22
Okay, we admit it. When we first heard about this story in The AustralianThe Australian[»]
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- Pat Robertson's Plane Goes Down...Pat's Not On It
2006.06.03 (Sat) 23:29
If there's a more apt metaphor for a televangelist sucking the life out of the innocent dupes he fleeces, we're not sure what it is. As reported on If there's a more apt metaphor for a televangelist sucking the life out of the innocent dupes he fleeces, we're not sure what it is. As reported on [»]
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- Leave My Funny Hat Out Of This
2006.06.02 (Fri) 20:13
Religious ritual is meaningless to us. It really, truly is. But that doesn't mean we don't recognize the importance that some folks place on what, to us, are empty gestures. The importance of the gest [»]
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- Hey, You're The One With All The Dirty Pictures!
2006.05.30 (Tue) 22:57
It's an old joke*, sure, but if you turn it around, it's got a great point.
Case in point: , sure, but if you turn it around, it's got a great point.
Case in point: [»]
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- Truer Words Ne'er Spoken
2006.05.27 (Sat) 12:12
One of our favorite quotes this week comes from One of our favorite quotes this week comes from [»]
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- Bad Decision Maker? No Problem!
2006.05.25 (Thu) 17:13
As Ed Brayton has has [»]
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- Brainwashed Minds Can't Tell Fact From Fiction
2006.05.17 (Wed) 13:31
Yes, so Christians [»]
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- Yeah, But What Was His Plea?
2006.05.11 (Thu) 22:05
You know those Nigerian e-mail scams, right? If you're like us, you've probably received hundreds of them, if not thousands, over the years. Have you ever wondered what kind of person could be stupid [»]
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