Yesterday, Phil Plait posted about people in Colorado proposing a “Religious Bill of Rights” for public schools, an idea which sounded disturbing even before I read the text. After reading it, it was pretty evident that the bill is a monument to absurdity. As Phil said, it’s simply not needed and some of the items …
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Lying for Jesus in the Sunshine State
From Ron Gold at The Invisible Pink Unicorn comes this gem. Read his post for more info, but here’s the summary. The Community Issues Council is putting up billboards across Florida similar to the one pictured below. Where’s the lying bit come into play? Here’s a statement by Terry Kemple, the group’s local chapter president, …
More on the Foundations of the US Government
I read this article today giving more detail on the secular foundations of the US Government. There’s some great information here that continues to help dismiss the absurd claim by the religious right that the USA was founded as a Christian nation. Sadly, facts don’t seem to persuade the anti-intellectuals who cannot manage a simple …
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Founded as a Christian Nation? No.
One of the common claims that tends to irk me more than some others is the claim that the United States was founded as a Christian nation or based on Christian principles. This misconception has been refuted a multitude of times, but the refutations always seem to fall on the deaf ears of self-righteous, Christian …