The massacres of Armenians by Turks during World War I were as barbaric and gruesome as any mass murders in human history. But even today, a century later, the Turkish government bristles at the word “genocide” and engages in a campaign of denial, disregarding the scholars who consider t[...]
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April 12th, 2015 - 1:15 am § in Christianity, Religion
Before ISIS: The Sack of Constantinople by The Crusaders
On 12 April 1204 the Crusaders of the fourth Crusade attacked Constantinople. (Click image for Wikipedia) The Crusaders looted, terrorized, and vandalized Constantinople for three days. The famous bronze horses from the Hippodrome were sent back to adorn the facade of St Mark’s Basilica [...]
April 9th, 2015 - 9:52 pm § in Religion
The Republican Concept of God
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Bill O’Reilly Brings Oberammergau to The American Screen
By bringing the Jew hatred of the Oberammergau Passion Play to life in American theaters, Fox’s O’Reilly exhibits himself as a bigot. His Jew hatred is all too typical of the right, hidden very shallowly under the thin cover of a passion for Jews to die in a bloody war so Jesus can r[...]
Why do Jews spell “God” as “G-d?”
My bottom line? I find the name J—–H offensive because it disrespects Jewish law. As for “God?” .. the being who crucifies his son after screwing the son’s mom? Sounds rather Greek to me! In the Torah it says that the Deity, when asked what His name was. did not [...]
Arab-Israelis: New rainmakers of Israeli politics?
by David Preston The Arab party coalition known as the “Joint List” came in third in the recent Israeli national election. This means they could theoretically form either a long-term coalition or temporary voting bloc with either Netanyahu’s Likud party or the runner-up Zionist Uni[...]
Now only religious people can get married in Oklahoma
Not content to deny the legal rights of marriage to gays, Oklahoma’s crazed Republican legislature today relegated atheists and agnostics to singlehood. According to Democratic Underground, “A bill that would restrict the right to marry to people of faith and [require] all marriage lice[...]
Donate now! Preacher needs a new $65 million jet to do God’s work
“Creflo Dollar is hoping a few folks will see fit to bless him. The minister, known for being a prosperity preacher at his Atlanta-area World Changers Church International, is seeking ‘200,000 people committed to sow $300 or more … to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650,R[...]
Be Afraid, Very Afraid, The Clowns Are Back!
The BBC reports that social networks have been awash with chatter about “evil clowns” after a number of recent incidents in France. The subject is among the top trending topics on the social platform Reddit. On Saturday, police in Agde arrested 14 teenagers who were dressed as clowns [...]
Poland: Jews Preparing for Passover
A cathedral in Sandomierz, Poland is markrf the Catholic Church’s International Day of Judaism by displaying a painting of Jews killing Christian children. A nearby label said the painting was a false description and that Jews could not have dene this because it would have violated the Jewi[...]