Tag Archives: belief

I don’t intend to get the “Shut up, Devil!” app

Posted on August 12, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

All right for some, maybe, but to a non-believer like myself it sounds pretty damned silly. Also, I don’t have a smartphone. The Shut Up, Devil! app is an innovative resource that puts the power of the Word of God … Continue reading →

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Christian “The Devil will get you!” doctor given warning

Posted on June 15, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

The image offered by the Telegraph makes Dr Richard Scott look a bit demonic himself, but anyway. The story is this: The GP, who has worked as a missionary doctor in India and Tanzania, claimed that, after the usual medical … Continue reading →

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Harold Camping admits defeat, sins

Posted on March 8, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

It takes a big man to admit he’s wrong. Considering just how big Harold Camping’s wrongs were, then, the man must be a giant. Repeated attempts to predict the Rapture and the end of the world ended in big fat … Continue reading →

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Old news — well, not news, but Jesus on a sock at least

Posted on January 26, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

Or rather, wrinkles on a sock that the owner thought resembled Jesus. Obviously the media had to be told all about it, with a picture to prove it’s a miracle vision. From the Daily Mail article: It is reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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Satan wants you to read my shirt

Posted on November 20, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

And presumably check out my boobs as well. This is the shirt I’m wearing to my Saskatoon Freethinkers meet today. It’s all about Satan and Christianity, as explained by James R. Brayshaw, a local author who’s something of an expert … Continue reading →

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Words have power, study finds. The word “God” especially

Posted on October 29, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I don’t know if anything new was discovered by this study in terms of that, but it’s an interesting report on results nonetheless. The study was done at the University of Waterloo by psychologists hoping to track what impact faith-based … Continue reading →

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Churches to preach “No King but Jesus” on July 3rd

Posted on June 22, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

It’s all part of a rededication ceremony, apparently. The U.S.A. isn’t godly enough already so God has to be officially invited by as many churches as possible or the States are doomed. Doomed!!1eleventy1 It’s hard to tell by the article, … Continue reading →

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Quotable reviews about history, faith & science

Posted on March 24, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

The documentary about God’s wife/consort Asherah has aired across the pond now and a reviewer at the Telegraph shared his thoughts about it. He was slightly amused by the choice of ominous music and the choices of phrasing that were … Continue reading →

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1minion fakes a dialogue about faith

Posted on January 31, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I had fun with the prayer one yesterday and today I found something else in need of a response from an unbeliever. It’s by Leon Fontaine via the Winnipeg Sun: Every one of us has an ability to produce the … Continue reading →

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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign (of angels?)

Posted on October 3, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I think I wasted twelve dollars and a half hour of my life. All in all, it could be worse; I could have come out of that lecture believing angels really are all around me. This was Saskatoon’s third year … Continue reading →

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