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Taxing Religions

pure_agnostic wrote in 0hyourgod May 26, 2012 18:34

Religious organizations in the US get a free ride when it comes to paying taxes. Both directly and indirectly. (Red numbers indicate estimated amount lost to local, state, and federal governments in 2011. I don't have reliable estimates for entries without numbers.)

They don't pay federal income taxes. $35.3 billion lost.
They don't pay state income ( Read more... )

ethics, government

Miracles: Do they still happen ?

mintogrubb wrote in 0hyourgod Dec 09, 2011 11:37

The local Interfaith Forum that I belong to discussed miracles the last time we met ( Read more... )

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retro_rider55 wrote in 0hyourgod Apr 29, 2011 14:52

http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1982180%3ABlogPost%3A44493

Disgust - er, discuss...

Misotheism?

pure_agnostic wrote in 0hyourgod Apr 03, 2011 20:09

Misotheist: A person who believes that God exists and hates God.

The motivation for many misotheists is human suffering. They see people suffer and ask why an all-powerful deity would allow such suffering to exist? Others point to the many divine actions in the Bible, Torah, Quran, or other holy books where God deliberately harms people. A few ( Read more... )

Mike Huckabee Wants Americans Indoctrinated At Gunpoint

pure_agnostic wrote in 0hyourgod Apr 03, 2011 19:04

Prominent Republican politician, Mike Huckabee said he wants all Americans to be indoctrinated at gunpoint.

Huckabee has just been caught on video, at a Christian supremacist conference, stating that Americans should be forcibly indoctrinated at gunpoint. The organization which hosted the “Rediscover God In America” conference, United in Purpose, ( Read more... )

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retro_rider55 wrote in 0hyourgod Feb 27, 2011 14:03

Having finished the Left Behind series (but none of the 'prequels'), all I can say is that airline captain Rayford Steele is Professor John Robinson to Nicolae Carpathia's Dr. Zachary Smith ( Read more... )

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retro_rider55 wrote in 0hyourgod Jan 31, 2011 20:51

Just started reading Dan Brown's biggest competitor, Tim Lahaye ("Left Behind"), since even some Protestant clergy feel he tweaks the facts to suit the story, as Brown has been thus accused. I just wanted to drop this little tidbit I found:

" - attended Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Bob Jones is a Fundamentalist school known for intense ( Read more... )