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Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
September 7th, 2015 - 6:18 pm § in Religion
Why Judge Bunning is right — and Kim Davis, Liberty Counsel, and their supporters are wrong
ISIS destroys ancient temple
The Baalshamin Temple of Palymyra, Syria, is no more. ISIS has destroyed it, just as the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan. Both sites were UNESCO World Heritage sites, cultural treasures of global importance, but to Islamic fundies they’re idols offensive to Allah. These van[...]
August 13th, 2015 - 10:55 am § in Religion
A Muslim Atheist Debates a Christian Creationist
A Creationist Decided to Answer My 10 Questions and the Results are Hilarious 1) Do you understand the difference between science and faith? Right back at you! It takes more faith to believe in evolution, and may scientists even use the term faith to describe their believe in “missing links”.[...]
Chutzpah on stilts
When you are absolutely, positively, totally, unambiguously, leadpipe certain your opinion is the only correct one … naturally you should pretend you’re speaking for God. (Click here for story.)[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 12:23 pm § in Religion, Schools & Colleges
ACLU sues teacher who punished 2nd grader for not believing in God
The ACLU has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Fort Wayne, Indiana, teacher who punished and shamed a 7-year-old boy for telling a classmate he doesn’t attend church because he doesn’t believe in God. The teacher apparently has never heard of the First Amendment or court r[...]
July 10th, 2015 - 10:15 am § in Religion
“The Devil’s Dung”
“Pope Francis delivered a fiery denunciation of modern capitalism on Thursday night, calling the ‘unfettered pursuit of money’ the ‘dung of the devil’ and accusing world leaders of ‘cowardice’ for refusing to defend the earth from exploitation. Speaking to [...]
July 5th, 2015 - 8:15 am § in Religion
The “death to gays” ministries of rightwing Baptist pastors
If you believe only a couple nutjobs with strip mall churches do this, guess again. It’s more common than you think. Here’s a question: After gays are dead, who will be next? Jews? Pastor Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, AZ, doesn’t allow “queers̶[...]
As Hurricane Season Approaches .. reassurances from an expeert
Michael Fumento is a journalist and attorney based in Colombia. This text appeared in the Murdock Paper, the NY Post Red text is emphasized by The Ave to assure you of Mr. Fumento’s status as na expert. The 2013 hurricane season just ended as one of the five quietest years since 1960. But don&[...]
Review of book review: The modern clash between religion and science
Let’s start with a definition. A “review of a book review” is my review of a book review I’ve read about a book I haven’t read. It’s not that I’m too lazy to read books. I read lots of books, sometimes several a week, but with 400,000 new titles published in[...]