The Rant Institute

Since Christian theology makes no sense and never has, any intelligent statement about Christianity is automatically a heresy. ― Michael R. Burch

The rainbow is a reminder of God’s willingness to kill us all.

Turning water into wine is a metaphor for turning the oldest lie in history into the most sacred belief of all time.

the amount of fictional suffering we enjoy watching in our different forms of entertainment, from television shows to movies and games and beyond, and all to escape every once and a while from the insufferable experience of the reality we have created for ourselves, and is the truest example of the miracle of faith over reason.  Consider the fact that children's shows contain more violence than any other type of programming.  And yet we call this a Christian nation. The only thing Christian about such a nation is its worship of the image of human crucifixion as the most profitable form of entertainment, from television to the pews. We adore violence to such an extent, in fact, that by the age of 18 , the average 18 - year - old (in US) has seen more than 200,000 acts of   violence. And in almost 75% of those violent scenes, no one is punished for the violent act ." The act of violence not only desensitizes us to suffering all around us, especially economic suff...

The difference between truth and a belief in “God” is the difference between what the word “God” would actually mean if such a “being” actually exists at all, and the greatest lie ever conceived.

You can not use reason to overcome an addiction.

Everyone who goes to church thinks they’re morally superior to anyone who doesn’t go to church, and everyone who doesn’t go to church thinks they’re smarter than all the people who do. But my only church is nature, and the only sermon I listen to is written by the waves and the wind, and sung by the birds and the bees.