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About Agnosticism/AtheismRead Full Post 19 May 2012 at 8:00am Rep. Joe Barton Makes Up Bible Verses Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Joe Barton (R-TX), infamous for apologizing to BP on the floor of the House of Representatives, has now tried to justify slashing funding for school lunches for poor kids by citing a non-existent Bible verse. It would be bad enough to cite a real Bible verse to justify a political policy -- especially one like this -- but citing a fake Bible verse just makes Barton look like an idiot. Barton isn't the first or only conservative Christian to hav... 19 May 2012 at 5:00am Increasing Divisions Within American Churches A major split has developed between conservative and modernist religious visions in America. The conservative vision is anti-Enlightenment, anti-modernity, and anti-liberty. The modernist vision accommodates religion to the political, moral, and scientific insights which define modern society. Read Article: Increasing Divisions Within American Churches 19 May 2012 at 1:00am Do any atheists go to church? If so, why? The idea of an atheist attending church services seems contradictory - doesn't that require belief in God? Isn't freedom on Sunday morning one of the benefits of atheism? Although most atheists don't count themselves as part of religions which require regular attendance at churches or other houses of worship, you can still find some who do... Read Article: Do any atheists go to church? If so, why? 18 May 2012 at 8:00am Catholic School Forfeits Rather than Play Against a Girl Softball Photo: Iconica / John Giustina Our Lady of Sorrows is a fundamentalist Catholic school in Phoenix, Arizona, that was supposed to play Mesa Preparatory Academy for the state softball championship. That game didn't take place because the Catholic school refused to play. Why? Because one of the Mesa softball players is a girl, Paige Sultzbach. And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Our Lady of Sorrows lost twice to Mesa Prep over the course of the regular season. Read... 18 May 2012 at 5:00am Atheists Trusted Less Than Rapists in America It should be well known by now that distrust of atheists is high, but it's worse than you may realize: atheists are distrusted about as much, and perhaps a little more than, rapists. In studies that show a person doing something illegal and unethical, few will identify them as a Christian but lots are willing to identify them as a rapist or an atheist. Read Article: Atheists Trusted Less Than Rapists in America 18 May 2012 at 1:00am Who is Prejudiced Against Atheists? Who Attacks Godless Atheism, Liberalism? It might be expected that conservative Christians would hold at least some animus towards atheists, and in fact hostility towards atheism is almost universal among 'born-again Christians.' Even non-Christians and ... Read Full Post 17 May 2012 at 8:00am Irrational Decision-Making May be Right Logic has been around a long time. Probability theory has been around since the 17th century. Decision theory was developed in the 20th century. So we know how to make rational decisions and that we should prefer rational decisions, right? Well... maybe not. For one thing, you make way too many decisions over the course of the average day to imagine for a second that you generally make those decisions based on sober, rational reflection. And this isn't just true about the "simple" decisions,... 17 May 2012 at 5:00am Weekly Poll: Has Western Culture Become Atheistic and Irreligious? "> For a lot of Christians, 'atheist' is a label designed to denigrate, not describe. People who don't adhere faithfully to religious doctrines are 'practical atheists.' The broader culture is 'atheistic' because if fails to embody or enforce the religious dogmas which someone deems critical. Is any of this sensible or reasonable? Has the West become atheistic and irreligious simply because it no longer upholds Christian traditions like it used to? In some ways, modern culture has become m... 17 May 2012 at 1:00am Myth: After prayer was removed from schools, performance declined... The purpose of the above argument it to try and claim that various social ills like crime, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy are all due to the fact that prayer and Bible reading have been removed. If only they had been kept, so the argument goes, then society would be much better off today. Unfortunately, they weren't - but we should reinstitute them now and save society from future grief. Read Article: After prayer was removed from schools, performance declined... 16 May 2012 at 8:00am Recovery from the Psychological Abuse of Christianity Original Sin is one of the most essential doctrines of Christianity. Much, if not most, of the rest of Christianity depends on the premise that every human being is born sinful -- even born evil, depending on just how far you take the doctrine. Thus Christianity is founded on teaching people that they are bad -- so bad, that just by being born they deserve eternal torment as punishment. How does this not qualify as psychological and emotional abuse? Considering how Christianity also teaches ... 16 May 2012 at 5:00am Forum Discussion: Atheism is Neither a Belief or Religion It would be difficult to find conservative Christians, and perhaps even Christians generally, who don't mischaracterize atheism as a belief or a religion. It's probably the most common misrepresentation out there and is the most fundamental misunderstanding of atheism possible. How do you respond to that when you encounter it -- and you definitely encounter it if you discuss atheism at all. Read Full Post Forum Discussion: Atheism is Neither a Belief or Religion originally appeared on Abo... 16 May 2012 at 1:00am Persecution of Witches: Under Torture, Accused Witches Would Confess to Almos... Image Source: Jupiter Images Confessions of witchcraft, extracted under torture or threat of torture, commonly came attached to denouncements of other possible witches, keeping the Inquisitors in business. In Spain, church records ... Read Full Post 15 May 2012 at 8:00am |
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