People Dying Over Qur’ans That Haven’t Burned Yet
In an attempt to prove correct the Neocrusaders’ contention that Islam is a violent and dangerous religion, more riots broke out across Afghanistan over the burning of Qur’ans — which haven’t even...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, Obama Is A Christian!
The question of whether or not President Barack Obama is a Christian is one that has plagued him for a long time. Let me begin by getting this out of the way, right now: If he were white and/or a...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Too Religious For Hartford Radio, Maybe
Over the last 10 years or so, talk radio in Hartford has taken a remarkably Right-wing turn. All the nationally-syndicated vehement Right-wingers are aired here, by one station or another (the two...
View ArticleDoes Religion Cause Brain Damage?
It hardly seems possible, in this day and age of rampant accomodationism and the steady rise of relentless religionism, that a scientific study conducted in the United States could reach a conclusion...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witnesses Declare Apostates “Mentally Diseased”
I’m not sure why it took a couple of months for this to become generally known, but a July 2011 edition of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ official magazine, The Watchtower, included an article which declared...
View ArticleJesus On The Tortilla
Screen shot of video report by KOAT-TV, 'Jesus in Tortilla?'It must be tough for the Almighty, finding things he can do with his infinite power and wisdom. Oh sure, he could probably bring about world...
View ArticleThe “Nones” Are Growing, But The Media Don’t Know Who They Are
It’s not news that the numbers of “Nones,” or the religiously-unaffiliated, are growing in the US. It’s been documented for several years now, particularly after Trinity College’s ARIS 2008 project...
View ArticleRobertson Indicts Himself!
It figures. A month ago I blogged about something Marion “Pat” Robertson said, after not having mentioned him in a long time. And now here he comes, with some more notable commentary. This time, he...
View ArticleFather Sentenced For Killing Daughter Because She Was Possessed
Most believers think that adhering to their metaphysical notions — whatever they might be — is virtuous. It somehow makes them better people, superior to others, even. Or something. I’m still not clear...
View ArticleCue The Rage Over Study Showing Believers Are Less Intelligent Than Atheists
Brace yourselves for a full-blown meltdown by sanctimoniously-enraged believers! The (UK) Independent reports on the release of a meta-analysis that claims religious people are, collectively, less...
View ArticleToo Many Christians In Dark Ages About Mental Illness
For some reason, any discussion of mental illness tends to get caught up with religion. This was inevitable, I suppose, when Pastor Rick Warren — founder of the “Purpose-Driven” publishing empire — and...
View ArticleFox News Host Wants No More Mosques Built
Earlier this month I blogged about some Fox News hosts who said that non-believers should leave the U.S. if they prefer not to be forced to say “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. One of them was...
View ArticleReligious Belief In Decline In U.S.
In news that’s sure to ignite the rage and fury of religionists throughout the country, a Harris poll shows that religious belief is declining in the U.S. (WebCite cached article): A new Harris Poll...
View ArticleWhen Religiosity Fails
Note: There’s been some news on this case; please see an update below. I recently updated my post about former Connecticut governor John G. Rowland having a talk-show on WTIC-AM in Hartford, by noting...
View ArticleVicious Murderer Uses Religion To Protest Being On Death Row
One of Connecticut’s two most famous convicted massacrers, Steven Hayes, is having a hard time of it lately. Life on death row, it seems, it just too fucking tough on the poor guy. He can’t stand it...
View ArticleThe Purpose-Driven Theocrat
Pastor Rick Warren, multi-millionaire author of the insipid and trite “Purpose-Driven Life” book franchise, is hosting both presidential candidates for some kind of forum (it’s not a debate, exactly …...
View ArticleUsing Religiosity To Deflect Criticism
Here in Connecticut, over the last 10 years or so, we’ve had a sorry parade of public officials brought up on charges, with most of them convicted and run out of office. The current spate of corruption...
View ArticleReligiosity Declines In U.S., But Ferver Is Up
After several years of stories about Americans going to church more frequently — beginning immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks — including stories about voters deciding on candidates based...
View ArticleYet Another Religiosity Poll
That venerable Sunday morning publication, Parade magazine, has released a poll on religiosity in the US. In addition to telling us what we already know … i.e. that a large majority of Americans are...
View ArticleSullivan Breaks From The Right
Andrew Sullivan, journalist and pioneering blogger whose views mostly have been in support of conservatism in the U.S., has decided to divest himself from the Right — and for reasons similar to my own...
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