Plus They're Gonna Exhume Madalyn Murray O'Hair to Sing â€˜Dog Bless Americaâ€™

In the latest example of America’s never-ending War on Religionâ„¢, the St. Paul Saints will have their Aug. 10 game sponsored by Minnesota Atheists and American Atheists. As you can see above, the team will become the Mr. Paul Aints for the occasion, and the jerseys will be auctioned off after the game to benefit Minnesota Atheists. Scandalous!

According to this Minnesota Atheists page, “Our banners will hang in the stadium. … The letter ‘S’ will be covered up on the word ‘Saints’ throughout the ballpark and we’ll have an information/greeting table at the main entrance. American Atheists president Dave Silverman will throw out the first pitch.” Rumors that any player who points skyward or crosses himself after hitting a home run will be shot by a sniper in the stands are almost completely untrue. (My thanks to reader Tony Tengwall for bringing this one to my attention.)

New ESPN column today — enjoy.

+ + + + +

Important Membership News: In a regrettable but unavoidable development, the price of signing up for the Uni Watch Membership Program will soon increase from $20 to $25. Sorry about that, but my printer is charging more, lamination supplies are costing more, my poor little laminator recently conked out (after laminating more than 1300 cards!), so I had to buy a new one, etc.

The current price of $20 will remain in effect from now until July 22 (the last day before I start my annual month-long summer break). The new price will go into effect on July 23. So if you’ve been meaning to sign up, there’s no time like the present. Thanks for understanding.

+ + + + +