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Cartoon goes viral after this Biblical scholar schools a Fox News host

So this Fox News interview went very, very wrong for the Fox News anchor, who probably shouldn’t have pushed her right-wing, Fox New-sy prejudices on a Biblical scholar. The interview was pretty awesome, and it deserves to get way more play than it has, but the cartoon that genius artist Rob Tornoe did for our friends over at MediaMatters.org quite simply won the internet, with front page placement on Reddit and serious virality all over Facebook.

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If you want to stalk Rob like I do, he does other stuff for the Philly Inquirer and Phillydotcom.

Sorry. Your beliefs do not trump science, reality, or personal liberty

To every church or religious person everywhere: Just because you believe something is true does not make it true. I’m sorry to break this to you, but your faith doesn’t trump facts. If you firmly believe that the Earth is flat, it doesn’t mean the Earth is flat and that NASA is part of a government conspiracy. Yet Hobby Lobby believes that certain kinds of birth control cause abortions, and the Supreme Court agreed, even though it’s not true. The Plan B pill, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and other forms of contraception Hobby Lobby can now ban, in fact, don’t cause abortions. The science is irrefutable. Doctors, pharmacists and other experts agree. And no religious belief can ever change it.

Here is the real science behind Plan B, IUDs, and similar types of birth controls that do not abort anything.

If a corporation wants to oppose birth control because it prevents pregnancy, that’s an entirely different issue. If that’s the case, then Hobby Lobby should not pay for male employees to have vasectomies – which they currently do. But again: it should never trump someone else’s personal liberty. Or the facts.

This Guy Thinks if Evolution is Real Rape is Ok

Let’s say you’re a creationist and believe that everything is created by a holy entity. That includes bad things too right? Like rape. Hey, if God made all things then He must have also made rape, right?

That same logic was applied by creationist Darek Isaacs only the other way around about evolution. Our genius friends at RawStory.com have this messed up video they captured:

“You have to start asking questions: Well, if evolution is true, and it’s just all about the male propagating their DNA, we had to ask hard questions, like, well, is rape wrong?” Isaacs said. Listen for the gasp heard off camera as if someone heard that and thought – you sick stupid moron what the hell is wrong with you. Or maybe she saw a bug… who knows.

“According to the evolutionary worldview, [if] that male is strong enough and he had wonderful genes, he should propagate his DNA as much as possible so that the species can progress,” Isaacs said. “So it redefines everything about our society.”

Back in January 2014, a Republican pollster spoke to the GOP House Caucus retreat and instructed them

“[GOP Pollster] Kellyanne Conway dispensed the stern advice as part of a polling presentation she made alongside fellow GOP pollsters David Winston — an adviser to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) — and Dave Sackett. The comment was described by several sources in the room.

Conway said rape is a “four-letter word,” and Republicans simply need to stop talking about it in their races for office.”

Seriously. Just, stop. Unless you are advocating for stopping rape – stop talking about it.

H/t Rawstory, Politico