Aliens, Nanobots, & Microbes: The Science of Secular Apocalypse
A conversation with End Times scholar Phil Torres on killer aliens, killer nanobots,
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How Would Religion Respond to Extraterrestrials? A Thought Experiment
It has now been almost two weeks since the press conference in Guizhou, China announcing that a…
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If You Liked The Martian You’ll Love These 3 Sci-Fi Shorts
Ridley Scott’s The Martian just had a massive $55 million opening weekend. Matt Damon stars…
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The Avengers, Rogue Roombas, and Robot Accountability
Artificial intelligence is taking over—at least in Hollywood. In 2013, there was Spike Jonze’s acclaimed…
Read MoreRaelians Push White House for Alien Embassy to Save Humanity
Although it seems like a late April Fool’s prank, a press release from the Raelian…
Read MoreJesus Wasn’t a “GodKlingon”; The Problem with Biblical Literalists
This past weekend creationist Ken Ham, best known to most for his highly publicized debate…
Read MoreRaelian Swastika Campaign Calculated to Stoke Controversy
This weekend a plane flew over Coney Island and the Rockaways towing a banner with…
Read MoreRaelians’ “Clitoraid” Met With Suspicion in Burkina Faso
The Raelians, who regard the Catholic Church as their sexually repressive nemesis, say they’ve launched Clitoraid to help the victims of female circumcision.
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New Report: Angels & Aliens in Texas Schools
What would Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark think of public school Bible courses that taught that Jewish festivals are actually typological predictions of Jesus, that the “African races” are descendants of Noah’s cursed son Ham, that biblical stories about angels may have referred to extraterrestrial visitors, or that Genesis’ six-day creation story is scientifically accurate if interpreted correctly?
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Sikh Temple Shooting: Of Martian Rovers and Terror in Holy Spaces
Religionists can quickly rattle off myriad global, historical sites of contested holy space. But there is still something deeply nauseating, unhomed, un-everything, about attacks on vulnerable human beings at prayer, or about to pray. We want to believe in religious spaces as safe dwellings, as sanctuaries in the most literal sense of the word—but they have also long been targets for Americans who fear change.
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