11 thoughts on “NASA Bans Jesus”

  1. Yet another “atheist activist” seems to have wiggled a ways up the NASA hierarchy, just enough to “be offended with clout”. Here in Portland they have been the worst proselytizers since about 1995. I’d not be surprised if the real problem is that the open use of the name of Jesus is more common among the non-academicized christian sects, called “fundamentalists”, who are more often against “progressive” policies, and perceived as political enemies.

  2. Well, thank goodness for that. Now we just need to ban the current religious eschatology called global climate change from NASA and we’ll be religion free. We’ll start by firing James Hansen, if he’s still there.

  3. Apollo 8, Houston.
    Go ahead Houston..
    Roger, guys, you have exceeded your authorized mission expository. Be advised your landing privileges have been revoked.
    [pause… inaudible]
    Houston, say again?

  4. I also wonder if we should fire Bolden for encouraging Islam to take credit for its scientific contributions to science.

    1. Generally made by other peoples whom they had conquered, e.g., the Persians. And, of course, there’s the “what have you done for me lately?” question.

  5. A quick search of the NASA personnel directory shows there are ~60 employees/contractors named Jesus. There are also ~90 named Joshua (the Old Testiment form of the name). Do the lawyers know this?

    FYI, NASA boasts that its Office of the General Counsel has “more than 170 staffers.” That’s larger than the Astronaut Office. What is wrong with that picture?

  6. I’m an atheist. But I remember the Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on Christmas Eve, 2008. And that broadcast still brings a tear to my eyes. I know that Ayn Rand (whom I respect) thought it was the undoing of Apollo 8, but I never thought that. I still don’t. I really think this is…well, pathetic.

  7. As a Catholic I find this highly revolting. People were doing this as a group activity outside business hours. For whatever reason it’s been ‘in fashion’ to discredit religion, Christianity in particular, in academic and scientific circles. To the point where a lot of us have to actively hide our religion.

    I never quite got Atheism as the scientific thing to be. It’s the belief in that there is no God.

    At one point I considered going Agnostic as the firmest scientific stance to have, given my personal experiences, but I have never *ever* considered Atheism as something based on scientific proof or fact. It’s just the belief that God doesn’t exist. It’s probably worse than believing God exists. At least there’s an historical record claiming otherwise and its quite extensive. 🙂

    I’ve had my own personal experiences as well which changed me back in the fully Christian and Theist stance but everyone perceives the universe in a different way I guess.

  8. I’ve said it before elsewhere. This is a brilliant example of Poe’s Law, and it’s also the reason The Onion hasn’t been funny for years. No satire can top genuine madness, and it’s become impossible to tell the difference.

    Heinlein was right. These are the Crazy Years.

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