the shepherd’s dilemma: speaking out against islamic terror
by William Kilpatrick “Say too little and people will be killed; say too much and people will be killed.” I don’t remember the source of the quotation, but it succinctly captures the dilemma that...
View Article‘singapore’s megachurches move to export lucrative religion’
by Laura Philomin “God is here, God is here,” croons Singapore church official Sun Ho as she struts across a neon-lit stage and thousands of people in the congregation pump their hands and sing...
View Articlenus joint letter on muslim professor’s unschooled remarks
by Dr Khoo Hoon Eng THE Facebook post by Associate Professor Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, which included statements disparaging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, was misinformed...
View Articlean open letter to the christian community about 377A and the HPB’s FAQ
by Barry Smyth To whom it may concern, While I appreciate anyone’s right to follow the religion of their choice, that choice is between them and their God. Any beliefs they may hold as a result of...
View Articlethe people who believe in medical miracles
by BBC News “Can I put my hand on your face?”, asks Alun Leppitt. Alun is the pastor of a Pentecostal church in Southampton. He’s a burly man who works as a video editor to pay the bills, but his...
View Articlechristian hypocrisy
(source) So spookily familiar. ******* Filed under: humour, religious fundamentalism Tagged: Christian Hypocrisy, Christian Love, Humour, I accept you as you are, religious fundamentalism, stop...
View Articleenough with the creationists and climate change deniers!
by The Daily Beast Sir David Attenborough is one of the great naturalists of our time, celebrated for decades of peerless documentary making, an infectious love of the animal kingdom and that...
View Articlecosmic terror: why neil degrasse tyson has religious fundamentalists so freaked
by Adam Lee The new Cosmos TV series airing on Fox is a worthy reboot of Carl Sagan’s original. Following in Sagan’s footsteps, host Neil deGrasse Tyson takes viewers on a voyage through the outer...
View Articlereligious conservatives are the new minority, but they are not victims
by Gene Robinson From what I read and hear, conservative evangelical Christians are feeling victimized by developments in American culture and in the ways they are being treated under new...
View Articlecontradiction
(source) It amuses me how fundamentalist practitioners of traditionally exclusive religions, like Islam and Christianity, contradict one another and not realise their stupidity in doing so. Both...
View Article10 signs religious fundamentalism in the US is in decline
by AlterNet Days may be dark right now—after all, as the memes proclaim, axial tilt is the reason for the season. But things are looking bright for those who would like to see humanity more grounded...
View Articleabusive megachurch minister faces mega mutiny
by AlterNet Calvinist super-star Mark Driscoll is the iconic figure at the heart of a church empire that spans five states and fifteen locations. Founder of the Mars Hill franchise, Driscoll boasts a...
View Articlewhy the flat earth crowd is in trouble
by Paul Rosenberg The creationist crowd is in a tithy lately. First there was “Cosmos” — on Fox, no less! — giving short shrift to everything they hold dear. Then, adding insult to injury, for those...
View Articlehumanity is becoming less violent, with one exception – religion
by AlterNet Studies demonstrate the world is becoming less violent, and that human warfare is on the decline. There is one aspect of the human existence, however, that continues to ignite humans to...
View Articleabsurd things right-wing christians have blamed on gays
by AlterNet “We have displeased the Lord and the earth is going to answer,” so-called prophet Cindy Jacobs warned in advance of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act last summer....
View Articleis religion inherently oppressive?
by Amanda Marcotte There’s little doubt, outside circles filled with self-delusional reactionaries, that religion is probably the most important force in continuing the oppression of women worldwide....
View Articleselective news coverage of islamic terrorism
by William Kilpatrick According to Reporters Without Borders, the U.S. has dropped to 46th place in press freedom. The lowered ranking was based on the conviction of the WikiLeaks informant, the...
View Articleenough with the creationists and climate change deniers!
by The Daily Beast Sir David Attenborough is one of the great naturalists of our time, celebrated for decades of peerless documentary making, an infectious love of the animal kingdom and that...
View Articlecreationists hit panic button over cosmos
by AlterNet Creationists find evolution so offensive that this week they attacked Neil deGrasse Tyson and his show Cosmos over the claim that stars evolved and created life as we know it. In episode...
View Articlefundamentalist buddhism in southeast asia
by Religion News Service To many Americans, Buddhism is about attaining enlightenment, maybe even nirvana, through such peaceful methods as meditation and yoga. But in some parts of Asia, a more...
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