Jesus Bling

Perhaps I have just been out of the fashion scene for too long, but lately there has been a resurgence of the rosary -- as fashion jewelry!! This was a small trend back in 2005, but it never quite made it to the main stream. I have found myself wondering why that trend never really caught on, and if it will this time around. My guess is that it will not become a "must-have-item" on Style.com anytime soon.

I needed a better grasp on this trend in order to come to my hypothesis, so while I was vacationing in uber-Catholic Spain, I bought myself a real rosary from Montserrat. The rosary is long, black and gold painted, complete with a mutilated, dying Jesus pendant dangling at the bottom. Satisfied with my purchase, I decided to give it a test drive in Spain and see how people reacted.

I passed a nun on Las Ramblas and she gave me a nasty, hope-you-burn-in-hell look on her face. She was the only one in Spain who even noticed my new bling! So I gave it a test drive in the states. I got a few compliments, mostly from other fashionable ladies who thought it was cool, but I did get a lot of people asking me questions. I got the "Are you wearing that to stay closer to Jesus?" question, as well as the "Are you Catholic or Evangelical?" question (which was stupid because only Catholics use rosaries, duh).

Most of the time, I just got some dirty looks or confused looks from random observers but even as an Atheist, it made me uncomfortable...like I was crossing some kind of hidden line or something and it was the equivalent of burning the American flag. Don't worry though, I got over that feeling quite quickly and now I wear just because I know it pisses people off (and because it makes totally fashion-forward!).

So to conclude, I really don't think we will be seeing cheap rosaries at Forever 21 anytime soon because it makes people, even Atheists, uncomfortable to wear them. While they are beautiful and can make any outfit daring, I doubt people enjoy answering questions all day long about their bling bling!

Hey Creationists -- Suck on This!

Today, it has been announced that the "missing link" between lemurs and primates has been discovered. Lemurs? How are we related to lemurs (you must be wondering)? Well, if you are truly curious, check out this link and read for yourself. Basically, this discovery further proves evolution. Now if only we can get the Intelligent Design theorists to suck it......

Spiritual Safety Tip

I think this is a legit poster......if you can't read it, click on the image for a much closer look.

Return of Project Judas

So I have been on a sabbatical from my blog and I was in the middle of a deep religion discussion today when I realized that I have neglected it. Even if no one reads this blog, I still believe that I owe it to the masses to share my thoughts on religion and help shed a positive light on Atheism.

So welcome back PJ readers, I apologize for the long wait- I hope to post more in the coming weeks!!!

May the force be with you.

Atheist Smack Down!

I know, I know—I haven’t written a new post in a long time. You have been checking this blog daily, hourly, minutely just to see if I have written anything demeaning about religion. I have been a major slacker lately and I apologize to all of my fans that have requested new stuff from me.

Last week, while at work, something happened to me that has never happened to me before—someone (one of my coworkers) made fun of me for being an Atheist. I was having lunch with 2 other people talking about my recent breakup. They asked me what type of guy I like (so in the off-chance they know a hot, Atheist that also knows how to bake brie and enjoy Bruce Lee movies then they could set me up). Anyways, this other coworker of mine (who I will rename as Josh), was eavesdropping on our conversation and decided to lend us his two cents on the subject of our discussion. Josh comes waltzing into the kitchen and says, “Hi. My name is Margot and I only like people I can push my ridiculous religious beliefs on.” (By the way, for those who don’t know me personally, I finally reveal my name to you! It’s Margot.)

Allow me to tell you a little more about Josh. Josh is a staunch Catholic. He knows I am an Atheist. He is a douche bag.

After he said this stupid comment (if you think about it for 2 seconds, it really is a stupid comment), my 2 coworkers and I couldn’t stop staring at him in utter shock and awe. First of all, he knew I was an Atheist, which means, when you make fun of an Atheist you better prepare for a battle because no one can argue religion better than an Atheist. Second of all, what kind of douche bag comes in and makes fun of someone when they are talking about how they just broke up with someone. Again, I repeat—douche bag.

Afterwards, I really got to thinking. I make fun of religion all of the time on this blog, but it never really occurred to me that people can make fun of me for being an Atheist. The longer I thought about it, the more I realized that you really can’t make fun of Atheists. What is there to make fun of? Honestly, there isn’t much you can make fun of. So I would like to challenge my readers to comment on this post and give me your best “Atheist Smack-Down”. The winner will receive an entire post dedicated to them. Why do I want Atheist smack-downs? I want to level the playing field, and have the opportunity to say “yes, I make fun of every religion, including the anti-religion, Atheism”.

So come one, come all-- give me your best Atheist Smack-Down and win a post dedicated to you and why you are so glorious.

Bible Loophole

Funny....