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Category Archives: Religion
Still Need Proof Organized Religion Is a Scam?
Mother Theresa: Atheist: Shortly after beginning work in Calcutta’s slums, the spirit left Mother Teresa. “Where is my faith?” she wrote. “Even deep down… there is nothing but emptiness and darkness… If there be God — please forgive me.” Eight … Continue reading
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Harry vs. Jesus
Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon makes some keen observations as to why Fundies get so irate over Harry Potter. She touches on a few points I’ve brought up before: that the themes of the Harry Potter books contradict the top-down authority … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Harry Potter, Religion
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Loosing His Religion
William Lobdell, staff reporter for the LA Times, writes about how covering the religion beat for the newspaper cost him his faith. He lobbied hard for the job and then was confronted by an endless parade of child molesting priests, … Continue reading
The Truth About Atheism Today
Atheists and rationalists often lament about the increased influence that the dogmatic and religious have in this country and by extension, on the world’s political and social scene. We hear so much about religiosity and it’s discontents with modern civilization, … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Culture War, Religion
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How Would Jesus Drive?
Probably like my grandmother. Still, I don’t know what’s more ridiculous, that the Vatican has issue ten commandments for driving, or that millions of people will follow them just because some guy in a funny hat tells them to. As … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Where'd I Put My Keys?
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May Day!
Greetings to all my Communist Comrades! Secret handshakes to my Anarchist buddies! For all you Socialist Workers out there, keep up the good work! I hope all you Witches had a lovely Walpurgis Night and many happy turns around the … Continue reading
The Un-discovered Country
In order to reach the conclusion that there is no Limbo, the Pope sent out an official Vatican exploration team, led by a driven, sincere priest who wanted to find out if Limbo was real for personal reasons, to see … Continue reading
Posted in File Under: Unicorns, Religion
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Bones of an Idol
James Cameron thinks he’s found the bones of Jesus: In a new documentary, Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn’t resurrected –the cornerstone of Christian faith– and that his burial cave was discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Blinded By Science, History, Religion
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The World of the Day Before Yesterday– Now With Fedoras
At the library yesterday we received a donation of DVDs from Bridge Publications Inc. the publishing arm of the Church of Scientology. We regularly receive unsolicited donations from publishers but as these DVDs were lectures by L. Ron Hubbard on … Continue reading
Posted in Kooks, Religion
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Christian Soldiers In Search Of a New Camp
Seems that the Evangelical children’s brainwashing camp “Kids on Fire,” featured in the documentary Jesus Camp will be closing. Fisher’s camp—located in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota—has been the subject of much attention since the film’s release, with many critics and … Continue reading