Tomorrow new atheist billboards will go up in neighborhoods that are strongholds of Islam and Judaism, Paterson, NJ and Brooklyn, NY respectively. So Muslims and Jews can now join up with Christians in getting into a lather about atheist billboards, proving once again [Read more…]
Via reader Norm, I learned of this site which posts the testimonies of those who have experienced the thrilling sense of freedom that is familiar to all who have managed to break free of the chains of their religious beliefs.
Here is one by Jack who speaks about how his gender identity issues [Read more…]
The absurd fuss over contraception in the US is a classic example of religions abusing the language of ‘freedom of religion’ to advance their anti-women agenda. It turns out that Israel is also experiencing a similar phenomenon. Orthodox soldiers are apparently objecting to having to hear women sing at military functions.
The army’s insistence on men hearing women sing is such a serious attack on religious freedom, according to one prominent far-right rabbi, that “we’re close to a situation in which we will have to tell soldiers, ‘You have to leave such events even if a firing squad is set up outside, which will fire on and kill you.'”
Some see a more sinister agenda at work than [Read more…]
Remember my post about a humorous suggestion to see if it was merely the fact that it was sponsored by atheists that made some people find atheist billboard ads offensive, rather that whatever content it contained?
Well, someone took up the idea and we now have some evidence that it is merely the word ‘atheist’ that is the problem.
The character of Abraham in the Bible is clearly a dangerous psychopath and why three major religions would proudly claim him as their common patriarch is a real mystery. Surely they would want to disown a man who was so insane that he was willing to kill his own child because [Read more…]
Scholarly articles tend to follow pretty much a four-step formula.
In order to make the case that their research is important, [Read more…]
Republican insiders seem to have suddenly woken up to something that others have been noticing for years, that their party has been taken over by open cranks. Hence it is hardly surprising that the Republican party establishment has begun attacking Rick Santorum in earnest. [Read more…]
Russian scientists have managed to grow a plant from 32,000 year old seeds that had been buried by an Ice-Age squirrel. (Who knew that the Ice Age animated films were documentaries?) The previous record for such an achievement was a mere 2,000 years. [Read more…]
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley has been following the disturbing trend of countries trying to enact international treaties [Read more…]
In the US, beliefs about Christianity tend to have considerable weight for some people in how they decide on public policy issues. However, whether Christians see themselves as conservative or liberal, there is inevitably some discrepancy between their personal policy preferences and a plain reading of the Bible’s teaching on [Read more…]