August 2010
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July 2010
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#22 - Prayer/Abstinence doesn't work.
“More than half of those who take such pledges—which, unlike abstinence-only classes in public schools, are explicitly Christian—end up having sex before marriage, and not usually with their future spouse.” Read more
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#20 - Because Atheists aren't threatened by...
Man Who Threatened “South Park” Arrested JULY 21—The Virginia man who this year threatened the creators of “South Park” over an episode featuring the Prophet Muhammad dressed in a bear suit, was arrested today on federal charges after speaking openly to the FBI about his connection to a terror organization and his plans to travel overseas to fight with the group....
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#19 - Christians Prevent Adults From Buying Beer
“The Southern Baptists mobilize on an “alcohol is evil” platform and defeat the measure again and again. So I cannot buy alcoholic beverages near my home because Southern Baptists don’t think I should be allowed to do so.” Read More
#18 - “Fundamentalism” is positively correlated...
A recent study of Christian college students indicates that the more Fundamentalist their beliefs, the more likely they are to engage in or approve of domestic abuse and violence. Texas Tech professors and Jerome Koch Ignacio Luis Ramirez conducted a study of 626 undergraduate students. The survey measured general religiosity (belief in God, strength of faith, etc.) using questions from the...
#17 - POPE: Ordaining Women is just as bad as Pedo...
“One new element included lists the attempted ordination of women as a ‘grave crime’ subject to the same set of procedures and punishments meted out for sex abuse.” Read More
#16 - The more you repress it, the more you want...
“The biggest consumer of porn in the US is Utah, and hotels report increased viewing of porn during religious conventions. Could there be an inverse relationship between religiosity and private viewing of porn”
-PZ Myers
Reason #15 - Religion Threatens to Kill People for...
Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki puts ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed’ cartoonist Molly Norris on execution hitlist. Read more
Reason #14 - The Bible is bad at CPR on babies. →
Six-week-old Faith Lovemore died after her mother, Julia, stuffed bits of Bible pages into the baby’s mouth and sat on her. A judge says she was “profoundly mentally disordered and suffering from religious delusions at the time.” Yeah.
Read more at jezebel.com
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Reason #12 - Honor Killings are Uncool →
‘Harry Potter’ actress Afshan Azad’s father and brother have been charged with attempting to kill her in their Manchester home, according to the BBC.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/01/afshan-azads-family-tries_n_632978.html
Reason #11 - Religious Fundamentalists are...
Anxiety and uncertainty can cause us to become more idealistic and more radical in our religious beliefs, according to new findings by York University researchers, published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Reason #10 - Christians believe God will destroy...
Waiting for Armageddon, 2009
In this eye-opening, equitable documentary, filmmakers Kate Davis, David Heilbroner and Franco Sacchi explore the lives of evangelical Christians who believe that Armageddon is imminent and that Israel will be the site of Christ’s second coming. The film follows evangelicals as they prepare for the apocalypse and examines how their beliefs have influenced the...
June 2010
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Reason #8 - Sharron Angle Opposes Abortion Even... →
Manders: I, too, am pro life but I’m also pro choice, do you understand what I mean when I say that.
Angle: I’m pro responsible choice. There is choice to abstain choice to do contraception. There are all kind of good choices.
Manders: Is there any reason at all for an abortion?
Angle: Not in my book.
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Reason #6: Religion = Hypocrisy
MINNEAPOLIS – A Lutheran pastor ardently critical of allowing gays into the clergy is on leave from his Minneapolis church after a gay magazine reported his attendance at a support group for men struggling with same-sex attraction.
Church officials, however, said Wednesday that the Rev. Tom Brock likely will return to the pulpit at Hope Lutheran Church because he acted in accordance with his...
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Reason #4 - Top Catholic Priest Accused of...
A prominent Catholic priest, praised by Pope John Paul II as “an efficacious guide to youth,” Father Marcial Maciel, sexually abused not only young seminarians under his control but also abused his own children, according to a lawsuit filed today in Connecticut by a man who claims to be Maciel’s son.
The lawsuit claims Vatican ignored reports of sexual abuse by Maciel since the...
Reason #3 - Iran issues warning to 62,000 'badly... →
TEHRAN — Iranian police have issued warnings to 62,000 women who were “badly veiled” in the Shiite holy province of Qom as part of a clampdown on dress and behaviour, a newspaper said on Monday. Read More…
Reason #2 - Rabbi Baruch Lebovits →
New sex abuse allegations - at least one stretching back more than a decade - are surfacing against a once-respected Brooklyn. rabbi recently convicted of molesting a teen. Read More….
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