Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (do you really have to ask what party?) calls atheism “evil” and something that causes “damage”. This is someone making laws. Laws that extend beyond his own living room. Please, stifle yourself.
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There They Go Again
January 6th, 2009
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Atheists being dicks to the religious, this time in the U.K. I cannot understand an entire belief built on putting down others. It sucks when Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others do it and its lame when Atheists do it. I guess this means they’re in the big leagues now: as offensive as everyone else.
Why Are The New Atheists Such Douchebags?
December 2nd, 2008
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I mean, come on. These display wars are silly but why is it the new breed of atheists feel like they need to spit in the face of everyone else?
I don’t like conservative Christians pushing their God as the only God and hellfire and brimstone to those who disagree – nor do I like [...]
We Have An Ambassador To The Vatican…
December 2nd, 2008
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Sweet Jesus, why? I’m probably in the minority here but I don’t see why we would waste even meager resources on this.
Jewel Of Medina: Profile In Religious Stupidity
August 19th, 2008
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Wimps
A US publisher has cancelled the publication of a novel about the youngest wife of the Muslim prophet Mohammed amid a growing controversy over the book.
‘The Jewel of Medina,’ a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones about Mohammed’s child bride A’isha had been due for release in the United States last week.
But publisher Random House [...]
Churches Are Awesome
May 30th, 2008
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Edicts like this remind me why even though I have some form of religious leaning, I’m not a member of an actual church.
The Vatican issued its most explicit decree so far against the ordination of women priests on Thursday, punishing them and the bishops who try to ordain them with automatic excommunication.
The decree was written [...]
A Puppet Pwns Ben Stein And His Stupid Intelligent Design Movie “Expelled”
May 1st, 2008
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I posted this in links yesterday, but I’m putting it here because I thought it was funny and worth more notice. I really hate these intelligent design (creationism) people and the way they continue to try and pervert science and education. Expelled and Ben Stein are even worse because they try to link Nazism and [...]
Can The Press Objectively Cover The Pope?
April 17th, 2008
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It seems to me the answer is no. The coverage is almost uniformly laudatory, dazzled by the spectacle with an occasional word about the globe-spanning sexual abuse scandal. Does coverage of the church need to be “tough”? No. But the arrival of the pope shouldn’t be covered as if Jesus himself landed on that jet.
The Pope’s Visit
April 15th, 2008
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Personally I find all the hoopla and presidential deference given to what is, essentially, the visit of a religious leader a little out of proportion, weird, and kind of troubling. I mean, Gordon Brown is a far more essential world leader and yet you don’t see the president coming to greet him on the tarmac.
I [...]
Hillary Clinton’s Spiritual Adivsor Doug Coe And His Curious Admiration For Nazis And Communist Killings
March 25th, 2008
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Hillary Clinton on Doug Coe
“[Doug Coe is] a unique presence in Washington: a genuinely loving spiritual mentor and guide to anyone, regardless of party or faith, who wants to deepen his or her relationship with God.”
Doug Coe
“Jesus says, ‘You have to put me before other people, and you have to put me before yourself.’ Hitler, [...]
Amy Sullivan: How The Blacks And Their Churches Ruined The Democratic Party
March 20th, 2008
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I try so hard not to write about this racial stuff, but then Amy Sullivan writes this:
But I’ll be back in a few hours to talk about why the Democratic party outsourced religion to black churches, and how that’s hurt the party. It’s also left most Americans with a Disney-fied impression of African-American religious leaders [...]
