I've decided I hate preachy religious books that masquerade as fiction. "Left Behind" and "Summer's Path" are two examples ( Read more... )

What's the law that forbids tax exempt religions from endorsing a political candidate? And how does that relate to the Catholic church barring candidates who support abortion, and people who vote for them, from the Eucharist?

kadath has a better rant about it, but the House decided to pass a resolution (no real actions, just a statement) stating that Christianity rocks. 372 Representatives passed it, 9 against, 10 abstentions, and 40 didn't vote. Mine was one of the ones voting for - find and write to your Rep here, and look up how they voted here, and ( modify this 'no thanks for voting' letter. )

In Sudan in an Anglican school, a teacher allowed her kindergarten class to name a teddy bear Muhammed. This, apparently, is an insult to Muhammed and perhaps against the whole graven image thing. "The BBC has learned the charge could lead to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine. ... The school's director, Robert Boulos, ... told the BBC he ( Read more... )

Here's a review of the series in the Boston Globe. It definitely contains spoilers, and I'm not sure I agree with the final punchline about exactly what Dust is, but it's worth reading. It focuses on just what about the series mainstream Christianity finds so subversive, and why, in fact, those things are actually pro-religion. Of course, ( Read more... )

You know the Bible 82%!

Wow! You are truly a student of the Bible! Some of the questions were difficult, but they didn't slow you down! You know the books, the characters, the events . . . Very impressive!

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As sailorlimabean (from whom I yoinked this) said, wow, that's pretty good for an atheist. And lots of ( Read more... )

Thanks to galbinus_caeli for the head's up, a German Islamic woman separated from her husband after he beat her. He then threatened to kill her with a knife, and she is sueing for a speedy divorce (less than 1 year of separation). The judge turned down the speedy divorce request saying that since they are of Morroccan Muslim origin, and the Koran states that a ( Read more... )

I wish there were a little more factual information in this article. Five teens driving to school went off the road and into an icy pond. It took rescue crews 2 hours to get the car out, at which time the kids were found with their Bibles in their laps, still buckled into their seats, two already dead and the other three did not make it ( Read more... )

A 21-year old Mormon woman in Utah wanted to marry a man her parents disagreed with, so they did what any good Mormon parents should do. Under the guise of taking her shopping for the Garments, they kidnapped her and started driving her towards Colorado. The article isn't clear on how she escaped, but she's now pressed kidnapping charges ( Read more... )

I really don't get these freaks who go around protesting at funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq. Their claim is that the soldiers die as punishment from God for the nation's approval of homosexuality. Well folks, I don't know if you noticed, but the US military are AGAINST homosexuality, and in fact have a specific homophobic policy in place. ( Read more... )