Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Someone at the Economist has a problem with atheists. According to the anonymous author of this piece we pick the wrong fights and keep using that “A-Word” which frightens the poor little Christians.
How do we know when we’ve picked the wrong fight? A wrong fight is anything the liberal Christians don’t agree with [...]
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Teacher fired for not taking Bible seriously?
Need a reason why the Bible and all other religious texts should be kept at home/church and out of schools? Here’s one for you. A professor has apparently been fired for using the Bible academically in his western civilization class after being threatened with a lawsuit for telling a student outside of [...]
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"We are not the crazy ones"
Here’s a video clip of Bill Maher stating that it’s about time for us “rationalists” to start taking the religious views of politicians into consideration before casting our votes:
If candidates make their personal beliefs a part of their campaign, should they not be judged for the nature of those beliefs? I say they should.
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To Pledge or not to Pledge, that is the question
Did you know that Texas has its own pledge? One which it has apparently corrupted with that non-denominational god named God? A part of me just wants to scream my bloody head off. It’s not just the god thing. It’s the whole idea of mandatory pledges. I can see requesting older children, namely [...]
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Americans United asks IRS to investigate the Doctor of Prayer
The AU has asked the IRS to look into Bill Keller’s ministry for political intervention for articles he has written about Mitt Romney, a Mormon presidential hopeful. It began earlier this month when Keller put up an article stating that a vote for Romney was “a vote for Satan”. In the fallout Keller [...]
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Pope threatens Catholic Politicians with excommunication
Pope Benedict has finally dropped all pretenses and has threatened pro-choice Catholic politicians with excommunication in the wake of Mexico City’s legalization of abortion.
The Pope was asked whether he supported Mexican Church leaders threatening to excommunicate leftist parliamentarians who last month voted to legalize abortion in Mexico City.
“Yes, this excommunication was not an arbitrary one [...]
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Psalm’s 23: The Get of Jail Card
A man in Cincinnati was recently released from jail on a $10K appearance bond for being able to recite the 23rd chapter of Psalms at the request of the presiding judge. At the same time, there’s a dispute growing here in Houston. A judge is under fire for having Bible classes inside the court which [...]
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