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Anne Rice announces still ‘committed to Christ’, not a ‘pessimistic atheist’

Anne Rice’s public abandonment of Christianity doesn’t mean that she has decided tales of talking snakes and resurrections are fables instead of fact. It only means she’s abandoned “being a Christian” in the sense of using that word to describe herself.

July 31, 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More

The Gospel of Greed ~ It’s Not in MY Bible!

July 31, 2010 Comments Off

My new book is titled, “Palin’s America ~ God, Guns & Greed” and will be in stores no later than April 2011. My publisher is doing what he can to move our release date closer, but that is controlled by the industry (unless my name were Tipper Gore). So today’s newsletter from Pastor Bess is [...]

In Brief: U. of Illinois instructor fired over anti-gay hate speech offered new U of I job

July 30, 2010 No Comment

The University of Illinois on Thursday said it had offered a new job to an instructor the University recently fired over a complaint that he engaged in hate speech in his explanation of Catholic church doctrine on homosexuality.

Baptist Joint Committee announces winners of 2010 Religious Liberty Essay Contest

July 30, 2010 1 Comment

The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has announced the winners of the 2010 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest. High school juniors and seniors reacted to John F. Kennedy’s landmark 1960 speech about the relationship between his religion and his politics and the separation of church and state.

Top 16 Ways to Get a Woman or Wife, According to the Bible

July 30, 2010 Comments Off

From Debunking Christianity: 1) Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she’s yours. (Deut. 21:11-13) [About the command that her nails be trimmed, you wouldn’t want her to scratch your eyes out, would you? "When thou goest forth to war against [...]

July 30 Atheist Cartoon: The Other Ground Zero

July 30, 2010 No Comment

Courtesy AtheistCartoons.com.

Focus on the Family: More layoffs. But who is this Christian Right organization?

July 30, 2010 No Comment

Focus on the Family has been in decline since 2002. That trend continues this week, as rumors of the impending layoffs of 100 or more workers circulate. But what are they all about, anyway?

Wing Nut Daily Still Thinks Obama Isn’t Legit

July 30, 2010 Comments Off

And you thought the Birther movement would have disappeared by now… President Obama may not fit the constitutional eligibility requirement that stipulates only “natural born” citizens can serve as U.S. president, conclude the authors of a recently released book. An investigation by the authors found that according to correspondence from the original framers of the [...]

Monogamy evolves

July 29, 2010 1 Comment

Is a preponderance toward monogamy an evolved adaptation? Tom Rees explores.

May 21, 2011 church spams Washington Post article about end of world

July 29, 2010 16 Comments

Their leader, broadcaster Harold Camping, has determined that May 21, 2011 will be the Rapture. They show their support by spamming newspapers.

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Anne Rice announces still ‘committed to Christ’, not a ‘pessimistic atheist’

The Gospel of Greed ~ It’s Not in MY Bible!

In Brief: U. of Illinois instructor fired over anti-gay hate speech offered new U of I job

Baptist Joint Committee announces winners of 2010 Religious Liberty Essay Contest

Top 16 Ways to Get a Woman or Wife, According to the Bible

July 30 Atheist Cartoon: The Other Ground Zero

Focus on the Family: More layoffs. But who is this Christian Right organization?

Wing Nut Daily Still Thinks Obama Isn’t Legit

Monogamy evolves

May 21, 2011 church spams Washington Post article about end of world

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