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Religion Taking A Left Turn?
But these are not the conservative Christian values which have been so influential lately. This is the religious left.
“Jesus called us to love our neighbor, love our enemy, care for the poor, care for the outcast, and that’s really the moral core of where we think the nation ought to go,” […]
Interesting reference chart for the world’s major religions. That’s a lot of Gods you don’t believe in.
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He’s been locked up for 75 Million years. Hasn’t he repaid his debt to society?
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So while one in four Americans are still completely disconnected from reality, at least it’s not as bad as it once was.
According to a recent survey by the Gallup Poll, 28 percent of Americans believe the Bible is literally true, compared to 38 percent 30 years ago. The survey was conducted among 1,002 adults, aged […]
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with these people?
The Pearls are evangelical Christians who believe corporal punishment is “doing it God’s way”. With a mailing list of tens of thousands of parents, the Pearls say that the justification for their approach is in scripture: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that […]
Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God
A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal’s enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.
“The man shouted ‘God will save me, if he exists’, lowered himself by a rope into the […]
A woman who was praying to Lord to protect her family from a storm was, ironically enough, struck by lightning. Obviously she angered the Flying Spaghetti Monster and he has smited her. I bet she doesn’t have any pirate items in her house, either.
Yeah, I know its kind of a morbid story and I certainly […]
For Wiccan soldier, death brings fight:
Nevada officials are pressing the Department of Veteran Affairs to allow the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to place a Wiccan symbol on his headstone.
Federal officials so far have refused to grant the requests of the family of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, 34, who was killed in Afghanistan in […]
The best review by far comes from movieguide.com, “a ministry dedicated to redeeming the values of the mass media according to biblical principles, by influencing entertainment industry executives and helping families make wise media choices.”
Very strong mixed, pagan worldview with strong references to paganism itself (including references to “male/female principles” of paganism, nature worship of […]
(via NewsBusters)
Lauer took the bull of controversy more directly by the horns when he interviewed the cast and director Howard today. Said Lauer:
“There have been calls from some religious groups, they wanted a disclaimer at the beginning of this movie saying it is fiction because one of the themes in the book really knocks Christianity […]
Lightning kills 5 Mexican children in prayer:
Five Mexican children were killed when a large metal cross they were praying at was struck by lightning in central Mexico, local media reported Monday.
Alright, so it’s pretty morbid, I know. But the worst part is that this sort of thing happens a lot. People, innocents, children are killed […]
BBC:
“My husband and I went away for our 10th anniversary and for the first time we decided to visit a high street sex shop to liven things up a bit,” she said.
“But we were really shocked at the price of things in there and the things on offer which seemed to focus on pornography and […]
Daily Kos’ DarkSyde has posted a rather poetic essay titled If I were a Christian. It echoes most of my own thoughts on the subject, only it’s written far more eloquently than I’ve ever been able to. It basically spells out the hypocrisy and moral vacuity of the religious right, and serves as a reminder […]
Park could face extinction:
It may have been built with heavenly intentions, but a judge has ruled that the creationism theme park known as Dinosaur Adventure Land still must obey earthly laws.
Escambia County authorities this week locked up a museum building at the theme park on North Palafox Street in Pensacola after Circuit Judge Michael Allen […]
LA Times:
Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant.Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality. But the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she’s a senior, bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation.
Malhotra sees that as an unacceptable infringement on her right […]
Lost Gospel Revealed; Says Jesus Asked Judas to Betray Him
He is one of the most reviled men in history.
But was Judas only obeying his master’s wishes when he betrayed Jesus with a kiss?
That’s what a newly revealed ancient Christian text says.
After being lost for nearly 1,700 years, the Gospel of Judas was recently restored, authenticated, […]
Jesus could have walked on ice, scientist says
Rare conditions could have conspired to create hard-to-see ice on the Sea of Galilee that a person could have walked on back when Jesus is said to have walked on water, a scientist said today.
The study, which examines a combination of favorable water and environmental conditions, proposes that […]
From My God Problem, which was one of the stories listed in the Best Science and Nature Writing of 2005 that I linked to the other day.
No, most scientists are not interested in taking on any of the mighty cornerstones of Christianity. They complain about irrational thinking, they despise creationist “science,” they roll their eyes […]
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