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• Teacher Who Called Creationism Religious, Superstitious Nonsense Loses His Case

  Check out this forward-thinking decision: a court ruled today that a public school teacher who casually dissed creationism during a discussion of European history has been found to have violated a student's First Amendment rights. How did a teacher exercising his First Amendment right to offer an opinion impair someone else's First Amendment rights? You've already guessed correctly, we're sure. Read More... Posted May 11 2009, 03:40 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: religion, dead people, creationism, the bible, lawsuit, religious fanatics, teacher, charles darwin, religious, superstition

• The Rest of the Week Can't Possibly Top This Mr. T Infomercial

  This video is so gigantic in its awesomeness, the Scanner homepage cannot contain it. But trust us, it's well worth clicking the Read more...  for the video goodness. Read More... Posted Mar 16 2009, 09:44 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies, religion, prince, wtf, rocky, Mr. T., youtube, movie, Christian, boxers, iphone, religious wackos, religious fanatics, movie pictures, religious, infomercials, bling

• Monk Sex Scandal Proves Forced Celibacy Won't Work

  A reader alerted us to a sex scandal we missed out on: a Thai monk who resigned from his monastery after getting caught having sex, after a wild teen sex and booze extravaganza at his place. Even weirder: it's a gay Thai monk sex scandal... and you won't want to miss these comments in the Bangkok Post... Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 09:46 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: religion, sex scandals, booze, funny, drinking, gay sex, sex scandal, underage sex, teenage boys, cum, buddhism, religious fanatics, thai, thailand, celibacy, religious, monk, commenters

• Atheists in Italy Learn That God Hates Them

  The atheist bus campaign rolls on.  Its latest victims and champions can be found in Italy, where the city of Genoa was supposed to be rewarded for its long ties to some small religion (it apparently involves worshiping an old kook in a big pointy hat) by facing off with the greatest of all evils: a billboard ad. This time, however, the controversial slogan went unseen by the brainwashed/enlightened masses, thanks to either define intervention or faulty mechanics... Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 12:04 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: religion, church lady, advertisements, church, fucking, italy, marketing, catholic church, Italian, controversial, religious wackos, religious fanatics, bus, advertising, catholic, religious, advertisers, atheism, advertising age, nun

• Florida Pastor Wants Us to Have Sex!

  This guy is a Pastor and he believes people should have sex-- and not the unprotected, married kind of sex that may result in 14 babies. The other kind-- the kind that people actually want to have! "You tend to hear about the 'Thou shalt nots,' " Underwood said. "We want to talk about the 'Thou shalts.'" Read More... Posted Feb 16 2009, 01:24 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: religion, florida, gays, sex life, democrat, pastor, conservative, minister, guitar, religious

• Today in WTF: An Iranian Cleric's Sex Tape

  Iranian soap opera star Zahra Ebrahmi (seen at right) has been embroiled in a sex tape scandal for more than two years now, with the controversy threatening her acting career and personal freedom. However, at long last, another sex tape is poised to knock her out of the headlines, one that is potentially more sensational...   Read More... Posted Jan 16 2009, 01:32 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: religion, sex tape, iran, sex tapes, Muslim, iranians, hypocrites, religious fanatics, religious, iranian sex

• All Aboard the Atheism Bus

  The biggest story in Britain right now is the "Atheism Bus" campaign, which involves the rental of 800 billboard-size spaces on the sides of London's double deckers. The backers raised more than $200,000, most of it in just four days, and are now moving in to subway advertising, which we were lucky enough to get a full preview of. Read More... Posted Jan 08 2009, 03:34 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 87 comment(s) Filed under: religion, advertisements, ads, england, god, australia, britain, Christian, Christianity, controversial, bus, religious, atheism, tasmania

• Muslim In Red Dress Controversy Responds

  Last week, we brought you the story of Fata Lemes, a Bosnian woman living in England who is suing her former employer (a bar) for forcing her to wear a "revealing" outfit.  As we suspsected, the sensationalized Telegraph exclusive story about Lemes was, of course, sensationalized... and that Lemes would respond with the real story...   Read More... Posted Dec 22 2008, 03:18 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: religion, employment, jobs, england, bars, Muslim, sexual harassment, conservative, religious, fata lemes, bosnia, update, working, dress