Do you think this tweeter is the same hoaxster below?

Well well well, it appears our beloved ChristianChirp.com has a little friendly competition with Twellowship: The All Christian Twitter Train.

Welcome to Twellowship, the first all Christian Twitter Train! Join the train or dare I say, “Twurch,” and connect with other believers for some good old fashioned Twellowship! The advantage of using our Twitter Train over others? Targeted followers! As a Christian you want to follow and interact with other believers on Twitter, correct? I hope you’ll enjoy our site. Click the music link below for some nice worship music! VIPs get the best results as they stay on top of the train for the amount of days they paid for. This could add up to hundreds or even thousands of followers per day.

In order to join the train, you must login and follow all the VIP accounts and 20 randomly chosen regular accounts. You are then added to the train and have a chance in showing up as one of the 20 randomly chosen accounts. Everybody must follow all VIP accounts to join, which is why they get the most followers. Login to your account to find more information about VIP accounts. 

Current Stats:

VIP Members:13

Regular Members:1441

Total Members:1454

Regular Follows:29322

VIP Follows:15797

Total Follows:45119

This sounds like a combination of Twitter and a chain mail letter. Nice.

Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (SIUE), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.

The podcast can be a little corny sometimes, but I’ve learned a great deal about science from listening to them. It’s fantastic for someone like me who rarely paid attention in my high school science classes only to learn that it’s my number one fascination as an adult.

I’m a huge fan of D.J. Grothe, and I was excited to hear he had accepted a new position with the James Randi Educational Foundation. Earlier this week the JREF announced the premier of their new podcast series, For Good Reason.

I really enjoy Grothe’s other podcast series for the Center for Inquiry, entitled Point of Inquiry. Since I’ve been on the road an hour and a half each day with my new job I’ve been slowly going backwards on the Point of Inquiry podcasts and listening to as many as I can, all the way back to 2006. If you follow my Twitter account you’ve noticed I’ve been adding books to my “to-read” list on Goodreads whenever I’ve listened to an interesting podcast interview of a fellow skeptic and a book he or she has written. I love the series, and I truly hope Grothe continues making them. If not, we have what is promising to be a equally wonderful replacement, For Good Reason:

For Good Reason is the interview program hosted by D.J. Grothe, promoting critical thinking and skepticism about the central beliefs of society. Interviews often focus on the paranormal, pseudoscience and the supernatural. Each episode of For Good Reason also features an audio essay by Jamy Ian Swiss, The Honest Liar. The show is produced in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation.

D.J. Grothe is President of the James Randi Educational Foundation, the international educational non-profit founded by celebrated social critic and activist James Randi. Grothe has lectured widely on topics at the intersection of education, science and belief at universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and dozens of others. Formerly a professional magician, he has special interests in the psychology of belief and processes of deception and self-deception.

Jamy Ian Swiss is a magician, author, and public speaker with more than twenty years of skeptical activism experience. He has appeared internationally for presenters ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the Smithsonian Institution. His U.S. television appearances include CBS 48 Hours, Comedy Central, PBS Nova and the PBS documentary The Art of Magic, and repeat appearances on The Today Show. He is the author of books including a collection of essays entitled Shattering Illusions, and The Art of Magic. He has produced and written for television, including Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular, and created the Discovery Channel special, Cracking the Con Games. He is producer of New York’s longest-running Off-Broadway magic show, Monday Night Magic, now in its 12th consecutive year. Jamy is a founder of the National Capital Area Skeptics; a founder of the New York City Skeptics; has spoken and performed across the U.S. on behalf of the Center for Inquiry; has been a contributor to Skeptic magazine; and he has presented or performed annually at James Randi’s “The Amaz!ng Meeting” since its inception.

Thomas Donnelly produces For Good Reason. A 2004 graduate in media study from the State University of New York at Buffalo, he is interested in how the media treats topics such as religion and nonbelief, science, and skepticism and the paranormal. He is currently a law student in St. Louis, Missouri.

I listened to the first podcast, featuring an interview with the great James Randi himself, and I loved it. I’ve learned a great deal from both Point of Inquiry and the new For Good Reason podcast interviews, and I would recommend subscribing and checking out all the fascinating guests, as well as Grothe’s intriguing and intelligent questions.