In Turkey, Taksim Movement Declares its Breadth
Today I discovered Taksim Solidarity, a website at which the movement against authoritarianism in Turkish government shares its messages with the world in German, Turkish and English. The word...
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A Kept Deity, on Entrails
Seen in a local parking lot: I won’t deny that we’re all sitting on a load of processed poo. But which parts of America were made by guns? The little divots on golf balls? The nooks and crannies of...
View ArticleJesus and His Dad Damn Sodomite Illinois with 57 Degrees and Cloudy Skies
We keep hearing that God will punish communities that allow same-sex marriage. Well, today God had His chance. The Illinois House just voted to legalize same-sex marriage. What mighty weather judgment...
View ArticleThe Judeo-Christian Superior Moral Teaching of the Day
The Christian Watershed on the superiority of Judeo-Christian morality: “The Judeo-Christian worldview stands as a superior counterpart to naturalism. Naturalism does not protect humanity, even those...
View ArticleMuslim Warts Under Scrutiny
The Journal of Religion and Health releases new research this spring asking the all-important question, can prayer by Muslim religious authorities cure warts? With the publication of “Therapeutic...
View ArticleMajority Muslim Town in Michigan Institutes Islamic Call to Prayer at all...
May 11, 2014 (FP) — After a favorable ruling by a federal judge, the council of the majority-Muslim township of Stewart, Michigan has agreed to continue a practice of beginning all town governmental...
View ArticleContraception and Insurance and Race and Military Recruiters and Campuses and...
As you’re probably aware, the Supreme Court has ruled that some American corporations are free to deny insurance coverage of contraceptive costs to their employees on religious grounds. Think about...
View ArticleReplication of the finding that Atheists are Rejected Most as Marriage Partners
Last week, Rowan created a visualization of Pew Research polling data regarding the rejection of atheists as marriage partners in the United States. The lesson was pretty clear: if you’re an atheist in...
View ArticleSurvey: Americans Feel Coldest Toward Atheists and Muslims
Last week, Rowan created a visualization of Pew Research polling data on Americans collected from January-March 2014. When Pew asked respondents how they would feel about their children marrying...
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Dear Atheist, Why Do You Care if I pray to God? The Answer.
My answer to the Facebook meme.
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What is this Religious Claim doing in my Kid’s High School?
At high school orientation for my son this evening, I saw this professionally-produced poster hanging in a hallway, posing the question, “What is Religion?”. Apparently the answer is that religion is...
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Conformity and Obedience are Not the Only Options
Conservative religious radio show host Michael L. Brown imagines a battle between two sides and declares his allegiance: Brown asserts that a person must choose between obedience to a real or imagined...
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Thanksgiving is… Contested
The autocomplete feature of Google describes the most common searches containing a phrase. The most common searches about Thanksgiving Day, being thankful, being grateful (and their negations) give us...
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Hour-by-Hour Chronicle of God’s Judgment Upon Miami, Florida for Same-Sex...
“All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they are — were recipients of the judgment of God for...
View ArticleWalter Jones Favors Free Speech for Politicking Churches, Opposes Free Speech...
Yesterday, I noted that North Carolina Republican Representative Walter Jones had introduced legislation (H.R. 153) that would let churches start entering political campaigns without losing their...
View ArticleIs the Bible the Most Logical Book Ever Written?
Conservapedia, the website boasting “500+ million views,” describes itself as “A conservative approach to education… a way to educate advanced, college-bound homeschoolers, this resource has grown into...
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Republicans in Virginia, North Carolina and Texas say Religion means you...
[A tip of the pen to DocDawg, whose blog post on the situation in North Carolina got me all riled up.] Republican party officials love to proclaim that theirs is the “party of hard work”, that the GOP...
View ArticlePrayer Hasn’t Worked so well for States Legislatively Obsessed with Prayer
So far this year, legislators in the following U.S. states have introduced bills using government power to promote prayer: Arizona Illinois Iowa Kentucky Minnesota Nevada South Carolina Tennessee Texas...
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Pew Asks: How Important is Religion in Your Life? The U.S. Responds…
… with slow but steady change: Source: Pew Global Attitudes Survey
View ArticleIn Tennessee, Voting For the Bible and Voting Against the Bible
The supporters of HB 0615, a bill before the Tennessee House of Representatives to “designate the Holy Bible as the official state book,” prevailed with 55 “Aye” votes. They are: Rep. Alexander Rep....
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