We live in a Christian dominant society and that impacts atheists as well as people of non Christian religions. If the post was about Jewish parents and someone said " don't raise your kids to be greedy " would you chime in with tales of how some Jews are in fact greedy, or would you be appalled at the stereotype? …

OK, I get the religious people are still worthy of respect as people and everyone is allowed to have their own beliefs and all that, but about the "wrong" thing? No, sorry. People who believe in literal creation, that the Earth is only 6000 years old, that women were created to be subservient to men, etc. are in fact,…

I guess I mostly feel like this comment is the equivalent of a "what about the men" comment (the OP's, not yours, I just would rather interact civilly with you). It's like yes, of course people should be respectful of one another. But I think the vast majority of atheists deal with substantial issues over their lack…

I trust you feel the same way about parents who raise their kids to believe that non-believers and adherent of other religions are going to hell, or need to be "prayed for".

right? 'stop calling me dumb' vs 'my religion literally dictates your life'

I'm not outright rude to religious people, but after spending 20 years of my 30 year life defending myself from screeds about what a terrible person I am, or how I cannot have morals for lack of god, I'm not entirely sympathetic to this argument. Religious people are the vast majority in this country, and much of our…

I'm not anti-gun. I grew up in a place with guns. I understand their utility. But the reason I've never bought one — besides the difficulty of getting a CHL license in New York — is that it's another thing someone can wrestle away from me and use against me. I just don't think it's a solution to the larger issue.

Yes, winter storms are not named.

Toronto's (and every MLS team's) salary structure as of last September... I'd love it if the ownership side of the league's CBA negotiation cries poverty at some point.

The Starbucks rant is how I feel every time I hear someone complain about hops/IPAs, especially if they're the blowhards that try to say that only a dark beer is a REAL beer. It's smarmy and tired. What yuppies are to the Starbucks rant is what hipsters are to the IPA rant. It's okay not to like something - you…

Have you had the opportunity to try any selections from Ninkasi Brewing out of Eugene,OR? They are quite excellent and fairly easily obtained here in the PNW. My personal favorites are the OTIS Stout and the seasonal Sleigher Alt. The later features a totally metal Santa Claus clearly violating FAA regulations for…

Mr. Gordon, do yourself a favor and head over here to Portland on Valentines day to Zwickelmania. It's basically a city-wide pub crawl featuring locally crafted brews done right here. I went last year and had a blast. If you do, I'd be interested in your critique of the festivities. (It's every President's Day…

The scientific burden is not to prove that something is not beneficial. The burden is on the promoters of the cleanses to establish that they are. They have not met that burden.

You don't need to be "properly objective" when something is just flat out wrong. There's no such thing as a "toxin" a juice could get rid of which couldn't already be handled by your organs. When something as farcical as a cleanse is discussed it's far better to give it ZERO credence than to even suggest that there…

ALSO - UVA hired an outside investigator named Mark Filip, who is an ALUM OF Phi Kappa Psi. The Attorney General stepped in and got them to change that but GODDAMN ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

"Anything Gose" is also the name of the re-branded Champagne Room at GayHooters

Like all large decisions in life, masturbate first. When you are finished if it still feels like a good call, do it.

THIS! Every time I see a beer from 21st Amendment I flash back to my buddy Justin saying, "Oh you like radlers? This will blow all those away!" Wrong. Fuck you, Justin. Hell or High Watermelon is more grotesque than Coors Summer Brew and that shit tastes like Tropicana's industrial runoff.

Stay away from their Hell or High Watermelon, that stuff is vile. Pretty much everything else by them is aces, the Bitter American and the Back in Black topping the list. Love their artwork, too.