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Pope Francis pounds the 'idolatry of money' in Paraguay speech
Do not " sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit," the pope told leaders at a rally where the audience of 4,000 included a gay activist invited by local bishops.
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Hell, by Robert G. Ingersoll
Warm word on the cheerful and comforting doctrine of eternal damnation from Col. Ingersoll's American secular lectures.
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The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus
Reprinted from Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them-A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken by permission of Dutton, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Copyright c Al Franken, Inc., 2003. "Supply Side Jesus" illustrations c Don Simpson.
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Daylights and Nightlights
The problem is that splitting hairs is necessary when you’re trying to suggest your ancient book contains scientific knowledge that human beings couldn’t possibly know at the time so therefore it is information that came straight from a god. These things absolutely do matter when someone is claiming 100% scientific accuracy. I will give a couple examples.
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Why I am no longer a Christian - 0 Overview
Abridged overview of the "Why I am no longer a Christian" series for the purpose of brevity to newcomers.
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How Could God Have Screwed Up Morality?
This idea of mistake-proofing has been around for 60 years within Japanese manufacturing, where it’s called poka-yoke. We can apply this idea to Christian morality, where it’s glaringly absent.
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The Real God: An Epiphany
Because I was constantly being told that I'm rejecting God, and I knew that wasn't true, I decided to research rejection, which made me aware of its effects. My studies took me in a completely unexpected direction. The epiphany (pun intended) was rather shocking. The evidence indicates that the personal god is a manifestation of the ego, which explains a plethora of theistic tendencies, including their typical dislike of atheists, who theists subconsciously perceive to be rejecting...
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'Hobby Lobby' Is About Blocking Contraception Access, Not Religious Liberty
Hobby Lobby supporters claim that they aren't out to take away contraception, just to keep religious employers from paying for it. Now that the Obama administration has made that possible, however, they are still throwing fits.
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Interview with Colonel R. G. Ingersoll regarding Mrs. Van Cott, The Revivalist
Question. I see, Colonel, that in an interview published this morning, Mrs. Van Cott (the revivalist), calls you “a poor barking dog.” Do you know her personally?
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Being a Non-Believer Where Non-Believers Are the Enemy
Today, a family friend commented on my Facebook status that they had found my blog. They said the loved me and included a smiley face. Out of fear, I immediately deleted the comment. I know people will find my blog. Rationally and reasonable, I know this is inevitable, but seeing the confirmation that someone had found it made me nauseous and fearful.
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The Relativity of Wrong
"John, when people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together."
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WOTM: God is the Biggest...
The Way of the Mister: An explanation of why the religious care so much about everyone else's behavior.
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Christian Writer Tells Woman Getting Raped By Her Husband to Eliminate That Word from Her Vocabulary
The ever-disturbing BiblicalGenderRoles.com posted a letter this week from a woman seeking advice from the anonymous Christian behind the site. She laid out a disturbing picture of abuse and rape by her husband and detailed her struggle to reconcile her notion of a Christian woman’s duty to provide sex to her husband with the impact it actually had on her.
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Ten awesome things about being Christian in the United States
No doubt there are many more unnoticed privileges enjoyed solely by members of the majority faith. Feel free to add those in the comments.
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The Theologian's Nightmare
The eminent theologian Dr. Thaddeus dreamt that he died and pursued his course toward heaven. His studies had prepared him and he had no difficulty in finding the way. He knocked at the door of heaven, and was met with a closer scrutiny than he expected. "I ask admission," he said, "because I was a good man and devoted my life to the glory of God." "Man?" said the janitor, "What is that? And how could such a funny creature as you do anything to promote the glory of God?" Dr. Thaddeus was...
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Prayer, Bible distribution stopped in Mississippi school after Humanist group lawsuit
Rankin County School District is no longer able to hold prayer during school assemblies or distribute Bibles, following a U.S. District Court decision to grant a motion for contempt against the school district.
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The Moral Paradigm of Atheism and Theism
People like to think that everyone fits into neat little boxes, but never has any assumption been more wrong.
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Dad of child bride 'couldn't feel better'
An NSW man who was found guilty of procuring a child for sex after he married off his pre-teen daughter will be sentenced in a Sydney court.
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Growing Up Fundie: The Painful Impact of Conservative Religion
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, and with research indicating that the numbers of Americans who identify as religious are declining, the Religious Right seems to be losing its grip on American politics.
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Put away your Bible, Justice: The new “religious freedom” arguments are neither
The faithful want to follow a "higher law" than the Supreme Court. Even some justices. Here's why they're wrong
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