Articles by Rick Paulas
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Dogmageddon
Don't Bet on the Apocalypse
Remember those billboards during the summer of 2011 that boldly claimed the world was going to end on May 21 of that year? Those predictions were put together by a California-based Christian cult who is now destitute, because they spent all their money thinking there'd be no need for cash post-Rapture. Full story
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Dogmageddon
Obama Governs Like Bush on Reproductive Rights
The Obama administration overturned the FDA's recommendation for women of all ages to have access to Plan B and restricted Plan B only to those at least 15 years of age with a photo ID. This is the kind of move we've come to expect from the red-staters, but not our progressive pr… Full story
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Dogmageddon
Jason Collins Shook a Few Bigots Out of the Homophobe Tree
Jason Collins made his big “I'm gay” announcement last week. Big news like this can't help but be met with a vocal minority of the religious-minded seeing this as a “test” from the man upstairs, and the only way they'll pass is by letting their feelings be known to a national aud… Full story
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Dogmageddon
"Coexist" Bumper Stickers Are Actually Intolerant
On the surface, it seems like a sentiment I should agree with: “Can't we all put aside our religious differences and get along?” But what happens when you put anything on a bumper sticker is that you remove the suggestive tone and make it a command: “Get along, or else.” Full story
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Dogmageddon
Please Stop Believing
I like to think of myself as an equal-opportunity offender, that all religions are just different sides of the same million-or-so-headed coin to me. The specifics of what ancient person has what magic power according to whatever secret text is simply a distraction. Dogma, in gene… Full story
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Dogmageddon
Zealots with Nukes
While most of the recent “crazy person with nukes” talk has been focused on the husky little crackpot in North Korea, there's another bit of backyard-underground-bunker-scare inducement that deserves some notice: the nuclear proliferation going on in Iran. Full story
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Dogmageddon
Praise Kubrick Christ
The new movie 'Room 237,' which explores all the crackpot theories on what Kubrick's 'The Shining' is about, sums up just about everything in religion. In it, nuts search for a hidden message that Kubrick is trying to deliver to a small group of enlightened people. And if other p… Full story
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Dogmageddon
The Bible Is Nothing but Fan Fiction for Jesus
What doesn't make sense is that some of the accounts of Jesus are considered truth, while others are deemed apocryphal. The original gospels were written down centuries after the events described, so it's not as if one has true boots-on-the-ground reporting and the rest are just Full story
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Dogmageddon
Young People Still Suck
It isn't hard to see which way the winds are blowing regarding gay marriage. All you need is a second-grade reading comprehension and a very simple understanding of statistics. Full story
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Dogmageddon
Meet Frank
Rejoice! The new pope is a man of the people! He famously cooks his own meals, rides the bus to work, and lives in a single apartment rather than in the palace befitting an archbishop. These are all good things! But there's also this... Full story
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana’s El Bordo 
'Leviathan,' I Love You
James Franco at the Movies 
Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole 
Get Rich or High Trying
The Coming Age of Corporate Cannabis 
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council 
Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments
They Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity 
