Mike Tidmus

Imagine how awful a world without God would be. Better yet, just watch this video! (video: Edward Current at YouTube) But seriously … “Once and for all we could refuse to allow priests, and the fictions on whose behalf they claim to speak, to be the policemen of our liberties and behavior. Once and for [...]

Activist: The times of Vito Russo is the documentary being made about Russo by Jeffrey Schwartz (video: automatpictures at YouTube) Automat Pictures: In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write The Celluloid Closet, [...]

“Whatever happens to you, be honest, tell the truth, even if they do look at you funny. They will. But what you gotta understand, son, is that almost all of those people are full of shit. They’re all part of this great big conspiracy: bullshit. And they’re scared of people like you, because those bullshitters [...]

The Beast File: Catholic Church Sex Scandals (video: ABC Hungry Beast at YouTube) Hungry Beast: Contrary to Pope Benedict’s assertion that the immorality of modern society is to blame for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, the church’s own historical documents reveal that sexual abuse has been a problem that the Catholic Church has [...]

Sarah Palin Wins “Worst Mother in America” Award (video: Mrs Betty Bowers at YouTube) America’s Best Christian, Mrs Betty Bowers has bestowed Bringing Integrity To Christian Homemakers’ prestigious Worst Mother in America Award on former GOP Vice-Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin for her “heroic efforts in self-indulgent, absentee parenting.” Visit Mrs Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, [...]

OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version – Official (video: OK Go at YouTube)

Richard Dawkins: An atheist’s call to arms (video: TEDtalksDirector at YouTube) TED: The session was titled “The Design of Life,” and the TED audience was probably expecting remarks about evolution’s role in our history from biologist Richard Dawkins. Instead, he launched into a full-on appeal for atheists to make public their beliefs and to aggressively [...]

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life (video: Monty Python at YouTube) And, no, he’s not the messiah.

I’m A Proud Teabagger! (video: Billy Bob Neck at YouTube) Because fair and balanced, when you get right down to it, means giving the other side a legitimate listening to.

The Reason Project video contest winner (video: Evid3nc3 at YouTube) The grand prize winner of the Reason Project‘s recent video contest was Evid3nc3. The video is described as: An argument for a change in our national symbols to include atheists by not presuming a belief in God among Americans at the level of our federal [...]

InCulto – Eastern European Funk – Lithuania (video: eurovision at YouTube) If you’ve been hanging out in these parts for long, you’re undoubtedly aware that it’s coming up on time for the international campfest known as The Eurovision Song Contest. As I did last year, I’ll be posting a selection of videos, and I’ll post [...]

Play portraying Jesus as homosexual stirs controversy (video: ABC 13 News, apologies for the commercial) The god-bothering censors of the American Taliban, Texas Division, went just about as insane as their Danish-cartoon-hatin’ Islamist cousins last week. Employing threats of physical violence, the christianists managed to get a Stephenville, Texas student production of Terrance McNally’s play, [...]

Off That (Rationalist Anthem), by Baba Brinkman (video: babasword at YouTube) Can’t get enough of that hip-hop skepticism about whack cures, AIDS denialism and dumb-ass superstitionism? Check out Baba Brinkman’s Natural Selection Rap and Brinkman’s astonishing performance at last December’s 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London. (tips: [...]

Muriel (Toni Collette) and Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) perform Abba’s Waterloo from the Australian movie, Muriel’s Wedding. (video: Muriel’s Wedding at YouTube) Here’s a little something for the freakshow that constitutes the radical religious reich. Suck it up, Senator Jim DeMint, Sarah Palin, Pastor Jim Garlow, Michelle Bachman, Tony Perkins, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Rush and [...]

Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion (video: Funny or Die) From Funny or Die: “Barack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it’s so important.” Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase, Jim Carrey, [...]