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Research Report: How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States - Ryan T. Cragun, Stephanie Yeager, and Desmond Vega - SecularHumanism.org - RichardDawkins.net
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 4:45 PM EDT ()
The home in the photo (right) is the $1.75 million mansion of the Reverend Randy White, the former head pastor of Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida. While some people may be bothered by the fact that there are pastors who live in multimillion dollar homes, this …
"Almost Heaven" ~ The View from Above ~ Marco Island ~ foto friday
Fri May 11, 2012 7:39 AM EDT
Hi & High Sometimes good things will come our way when we least expect it. It is also true, when one door closes, others open. I say this because:
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New survey on international religious belief and unbelief
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:09 PM EDT (« Why Evolution Is True)
Atheism (% who say “I don’t believe in God, 2008)Top 5Germany (East): 52.1%Czech Republic: 39.9%France: 23.3%Netherlands: 19.7%Sweden: 19.3%Bottom 5Philippines: 0.7%Cyprus: 1.9%Chile: 1.9%United States: 3.0%Poland: 3.3% Changes over time: Religiosity is decre …
Fox News guest Rev Jesse Lee Peterson says women shouldn't be allowed to vote | Mail Online
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 11:34 PM EDT (the Mail online)
A frequent Fox News guest has drawn wide condemnation for saying women should have never been given the right to vote.In a sermon that was posted on YouTube in March, Rev Jesse Lee Peterson said women are leading the United States down a path of wickedness because they have too …
The Trouble with Profiling Muslims : A guest post by Bruce Schneier : Sam Harris
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 9:32 PM EDT ()
Second, sheep can safely ignore animals that don't look like the few predators they know. On the other hand, to assume that only Arab-appearing people are terrorists is dangerously naive. Muslims are black, white, Asian, and everything else—most Muslims are not Arab. Recent t …
On Knowing Your Enemy : Sam Harris
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 9:56 PM EDT ()
Imagine that you work for the TSA and are executing a hand search of a traveler’s bag. He is a young man in his twenties and seems nervous. You notice that he is carrying a hardcover copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You pick up the book and ask him if he likes it. …
Jon Stewart's only fear: Religion
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 10:21 PM EDT (Dwindling In Unbelief)
You can't cherry pick the worst aspects of a religion and then hold every member of that religion solely responsible for it.Yes, you can. That is exactly what we should do. We should hold Mormons responsible for the racism that is found throughout the Book of Mormon; Jews, for …
Science vs. religion: the outsider test for faith
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 9:27 PM EDT (« Why Evolution Is True)
The basis for the outsider test has been stated adequately by liberal Christian philosopher John Hick: “It is evident that in some ninety-nine percent of the cases the religion which an individual professes and to which he or she adheres depends upon the accidents of birth. …
'All those that are not believers are going to be destroyed': Religious sect spreading the word ahead of impending end of the world on June 30 | Mail Online
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 9:50 PM EDT (the Mail online)
The end of the world is approaching, on the 30th of June to be precise and an obscure Christian sect is erecting billboards across the United States to let everyone know.Growing in Grace International have stepped up their global campaign to announce the 'transformation' at the …
The end is nigh... one in ten Americans think world will end this year | Mail Online
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 3:31 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Doomsday is just around the corner, or so believe 10 per cent of people in the US - with almost one in four thinking the world will end in their lifetime.Worldwide, 10 per cent believe the Mayan calendar on December 21 signifys the apocalypse will happen in 2012, according to a …
The changing face of religious America: Number of Muslims in U.S. doubles since 9/11 as Mormonism spreads to East Coast | Mail Online
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 3:04 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Mormons and Muslims are now two of the most rapidly growing religious groups in the United States - swiping ground from the Protestants and Catholics who dominated the country throughout the 20th century.In a census that today reveals the changing face of religious America, Mus …
The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World - Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Newsweek
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:42 PM EDT ()
We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and combatants in the Arab Spring’s fight against tyranny. But, in fact, a wholly different kind of war is underway—an unrecognized battle costing thousands of lives. Christians are being killed in the I …
"We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim" ~In Defense of Profiling : Sam Harris
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:52 AM EDT ()
We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim, and we should be honest about it. And, again, I wouldn’t put someone who looks like me entirely outside the bull’s-eye (after all, what would Adam Gadahn look like if he clean …
: Was Carl Sagan a militant atheist?
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:54 PM EDT (« Why Evolution Is True)
While Sagan communicated this bedrock scientific principle throughout his work, I want to draw special attention to how he dealt with religion and superstition. On nearly every topic, Sagan was very measured and very careful. And while he was certainly not as confrontational as …
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:22 AM EDT
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Christopher Hitchens's Memorial: Sean Penn, Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie, and Others Pay Tribute
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:33 PM EDT (The Latest From VanityFair.com)
“To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off,” wrote the late Christopher Hitchens in his June 2011 column, “Unspoken Truths,” for Vanity Fair. Today, at a memorial service in the Great Hall of Cooper Union, …
Did Muhammad Exist? ~ Time to stop treating Muslims like children -
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:02 PM EDT (Jihad Watch)
I’m reminded of the words of the Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh as the Islamic jihadist Mohammed Bouyeri began sawing his head off in retaliation for his film “Submission” about the plight of Muslim women: “Can’t we talk about this?” No, we ca …
Scientology's fundamentalism
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:47 PM EDT (Why Evolution Is True)
I wasn't aware that there were both literalist and "metaphorizing" Scientologists! Don't forget, though, what the literalists have to believe about Xenu (from Wikipedia) if they are to be "true to the writings of Mr. Hubbard". Have a gander at this nonsense: Hubbard …
Andrew Sullivan gets all militant about religion and creationism! « Why Evolution Is True
Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:46 PM EDT ()
can’t believe this: first we hear the guy is going to give up his blog and become a monk, and now Andrew Sullivan has become strident and militant against religion—well, some religions. In a Daily Beast post called “Creationists’ abuse of fossils,” …
Saudi mufti okays marriage for 10-year-old girls - Jihad Watch
Seeded on Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:18 PM EDT (Jihad Watch)
In Islam, Muhammad is the supreme example of conduct (cf. Qur'an 33:21). Thus he is exemplary even in his marriage to a child: Muslims take this seriously and imitate Muhammad in this. Article 1041 of the Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran states that girls can be engag …
Is Christopher Hitchens Atheism's Christ? ~ Video ~
Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:19 PM EDT
A moving tribute to the Late Christopher Hitchens. The film was created for the Global Atheist Convention, which was held over the weekend in Australia.
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Religion poisons everything, including schoolgirls' water
Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:43 PM EDT ( Why Evolution Is True)
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — At least 140 Afghan schoolgirls and female teachers were admitted to a local hospital Tuesday after drinking poisoned water, said local health officials, who blamed the act on extremists opposed to women’s education.The victims range in ag …
Which is more violent, the Bible or the Quran?
Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:49 PM EDT (Dwindling In Unbelief)
So the Bible has more than twice as many cruel or violent passages as does the Quran. But the Bible is a much bigger book. How do they compare when size is taken into account?Violence and CrueltyTotal versesPercentBible 1214~31173~3.89Quran 527~6236~8.45 When expressed as a pe …
Somali jihadists reportedly behead American jihadist - Jihad Watch
Seeded on Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:14 AM EDT (Jihad Watch)
Islamic supremacists behead Islamic supremest. Religious moderates are left baffled on who to place blame? Omar Hammami was afraid this was going to happen over their differences regarding Sharia, and now it looks as if it has. Odd -- why didn't they have a tolerant, mut …
The worth of a woman: the Bible vs. the Quran
Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:59 PM EDT (Dwindling in Unbelief)
Don't you love it when the Bible and the Quran agree (more or less) on something? I do. Because whenever they do, you can be pretty sure they're both wrong.Take the worth of a woman, for example. They go at it from slightly different angles, but come up with the same answer. A …
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Research Report: How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States - Ryan T. Cragun, Stephanie Yeager, and Desmond Vega - SecularHumanism.org - RichardDawkins.netThe home in the photo (right) is the $1.75 million mansion of the Reverend Randy White, the former head pastor of Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida. While some people may be bothered by the fact that there are pastors who live in multimillion dollar homes, this …
- Indonesia: Islamic supremacists vow to mobilize 30,000 demonstrators to prevent Lady Gaga concert - Jihad Watch
A hardline Islamic group warned Wednesday it would not let Lady Gaga set foot in Indonesia, challenging an army of fans awaiting a concert in the nation with the world's largest Muslim population.The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) vowed to mobilise 30,000 demonstrators to protes …
The Christians are notorious for picking and choosing what they will and won't believe in terms of what the Bible commands them to do, but here are just a few of the sins for which the Bible says people should be put to death.
So many Christians are quick to say what the bible says about this or that subject, but they never tell you exactly what the bible says on a particular subject like which sins that are commited should be cause for men and women to be put to death. For those of you that are …
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