Let's make one thing clear: Despite our recent shout out to Kathy Griffin, we here at TDR have nothing against Christians or any other people of faith. We are big fans of freedom of both religion and expression, and we are happily aware that most devout people are intelligent, thoughtful, reasonable folks. That said, what the hell is the matter with new The View host Sherri Shepherd?

It is one thing to not believe that you and your loved ones spontaneously evolved from muck via some sort of wacky biochemical accident. It is a whole other thing to not only state, "I don't believe in evolution, period," but to not have a stance on whether the Earth is flat or round.

Presumably, Whoopi introduced the topic, thinking Shepherd's answer to, "is the Earth round or flat" would be a definitive "round," thereby leading to the question of where a person of faith draws the line as to what scientific "facts" to accept. Instead, Shepherd replies, "I don't know." Not because of her faith, though, it seems. Simply because she's never thought about it.

And not only has Shepherd never thought about it -- not once, in forty years of life -- but apparently should she ever decide the issue is important enough to resolve, she'll be going to the library for the answer. Since all those instances of sailing, flying, and, you know, ORBITING around the globe that have taken place over the last few centuries are not evidence enough for her to suss it out on her own.

Wow. Just... wow.

This summer brings us the -- egads -- eighth US season of reality hit Big Brother. And now there's more BB than ever, because in addition to three shows a week, and 24/7 live feeds online, there's now uncensored late-night footage airing every night on Showtime Too. Lucky us, because this season's Habitrail boasts a bumper crop of hamsters, sure to amuse and/or repulse just about anyone.

Normally, Amber spends most of her crying. And crying. And crying. But in our featured clip, she takes a break from the waterworks and offers up her enlightened views on the Chosen People -- at least until pal Jameka mentions maybe that's not the smartest thing to do on camera. Jameka's had some noteworthy moments herself, particularly when she expressed her belief in the degree to which the Lord involves himself in BB. (It's about a minute in.) Turns out He already has the winner all preordained, and Jameka's just along for the ride. (Some viewers sent Jameka a response to this argument.)

It's a classy bunch, especially with Dick and his many attacks on his robot nemesis, Jen. (Though Jen can come unhinged, too. You just have to take a bad picture of her.) There's also "America's Player" Eric, to whom you definitely do not want to tell a secret -- at least not one you want kept. There are others, too -- poor underfed Danielle, squeaky-voiced Prairie Dawn wannabe Jessica, big dumb Zach, gay-hater Kail and her gay friend Dustin. But frankly, there are only so many of these clips I can bear to watch.

And in a very short while, one of these people will be $500,000 richer. Ah, America. Ain't it grand.