From Reuters UK: Another example of Christians attempting to force their prudish ideological morality on others. A group of conservative politicians is making headway towards a ban on topless bathing on some of Australia’s best known beaches. Christian lawmaker and veteran morals campaigner Reverend Fred Nile has won backing from key politicians in New South …
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Christian Bashing?
From the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission comes this list of the top ten instances of Christian bashing in 2008. Ebonmuse over at Daylight Atheism wrote a nice piece about the absurdity of the whole claim of Christians being persecuted. Over at the Enemy Combatant Trailmix Appreciation Club, intelekshual hits on the topic with her (I think) …
Omnipotence in Question
God is omnipotent… or so we are told. Dictionary.com defines “omnipotent” as: 1. almighty or infinite in power, as God. 2. having very great or unlimited authority or power. I’m going to go with the first definition since this is the one that would undoubtedly apply to “God” of Christianity and Catholicism and to “Allah” …
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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Attempted “Logic” Fails
On the website CantonRep.com, Ron L. Dalpiaz wrote a letter to the editor about the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in Canton, Ohio. The letter appeared on December 18th, 2008. Mr. Dalpiaz evidently does not approve of the billboard, nor does he approve or agree with the FFRF’s Annie Laurie Gaylor’s comments …
What War on Christmas?
I found an editorial on iReport.com and thought it was a well-written statement about the alleged “War on Christmas” that is much touted by Fox News and many of the religious right. The writer, Indy609, makes a clear distinction between the “separation of church and state” and a “war on Christmas,” something which seems to …
A Perfect Example
Today, I read a perfect example of how religious dogma transcends all rationality and practicality. The link to the article is at the end, but here’s the synopsis. A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic …
Hitler was not an atheist.
I am tired of hearing Christian theologians try to make the case that Hitler’s atheistic beliefs caused the deaths of untold millions. Â Hitler was not the poster child for atheism. Hitler was the poster child for nationalistic bigots. Let me set the record straight for all of the historically challenged who keep asserting this incorrect …
The Ten Commandments: Why most of them aren’t even good suggestions (Part 2)
The source for the following essay is Deuteronomy 5:6-5:21. Well, here we are with commandment two. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
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 …