3/24/13

Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary | The Comics Journal

Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary | The Comics Journal:

 "“We spent countless hours constructing timelines, checking and corroborating the facts, reading through thousands of pages of news clippings, letters, and official documents; we watched old recordings of his television appearances. We interviewed, in person, over the phone and via 3-mail, anyone who could supply us with needed information and details.” The result is this remarkable biography, rich in the details of the major events in Capp’s "




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Militant atheism has become a religion - Salon.com

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Militant atheism has become a religion - Salon.com:

 "This was of course a lie, because I am not religious at all. The man, a pastor, was taken aback, probably more by my accent than by my answer. He must have realized that converting a European to his brand of religion was going to be a challenge, so he walked back to his car, but not without handing me a business card in case I’d change my mind. A day that had begun so promisingly now left me feeling like I might go straight to hell."


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3/23/13

Alice In Chains Puts Religion On Blast With ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’ « The World Famous KROQ

Alice In Chains Puts Religion On Blast With ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’ « The World Famous KROQ:

 "“What I’ve seen is the most basic message to most faith systems is in contradiction with how it gets applied,” he said. “The human element seems to f*** it up. It seems to f*** up the basic truths of acceptance, loving your brother, helping each other out, not trying to kill each other or steal each other’s s***. Those are all pretty good ideas. And most of your major religions have those things as basic tenets of the belief system. It always amazes me that some of the most hateful and hurtful things are done in the name of some sort of belief system.”"