Ironwolf

Mark Silverman performs at Burning Man 2007. Some people have reported feeling offended at Mark’s songs. If you’re one of those people and you’d like to take a moment to secure your right to not be offended, then please click here to sign the petition.
Jesus Loves Everyone
Porno Donut
You Really Should Call Your Mother
The Cute Little [...]

Following are my answers to a some questions I received from a Christian reader of this site. With the purpose of increasing understanding of people on “my side of the fence,” I publish them here. The story of my original deconversion from Christianity is essential background, and is available here.
If others want to write with [...]

From a master of classy musical humor, Tom Lehrer.
First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect,
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!
Do whatever steps you want if
You have cleared them with the Pontiff.
Everybody say his own Kyrie eleison,
Doin’ the Vatican Rag.
Get in line in that processional,
Step into that small confessional.
There the [...]

Dear God: file under Problem of Evil.
Dear God,
hope you got the letter, and…
I pray you can make it better down here.
I don’t mean a big reduction in the price of beer
but all the people that you made in your image, see
them starving on their feet ’cause they don’t get
enough to eat from God, I can’t [...]

Music by Harold Arlen, words by Yip Harburg, who also wrote the words to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Sung by Audra McDonald.
Life is short, short, brother,
(Ain’t it the truth!)
And there is no other,
(Ain’t it the truth!)
You got to rock that rainbow
While you still got your youth,
Ain’t it the dignified truth!
Was a guy called Adam,
(Ain’t it [...]

Edge.org has published their “World Question” for 2008:
What have you changed your mind about? Why?
…and of course, answers from over 100 leading scientists and intellectuals.
As always, stimulating reading from a great group of thinkers.