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How 9/11 grief affected the religious convictions of the victim’s families

August 30, 2011 No Comment

Grief has a complicated relationship with Western religion. On the one hand, loss of a loved one can reinforce beliefs. On the other hand, arbitrary or meaningless deaths could feasibly undermine belief.

Fischer: Public Prayers Should "Be Reserved For Christians And Jews"

August 29, 2011 1 Comment

Unsurprisingly, Bryan Fischer is not happy that religious leaders won’t be addressing a ceremony marking the ten year anniversary of the September 11th attacks in New York. But at least there won’t be Muslim imams.

Klayman: "Pro-Muslim" Obama Surrounds Himself With "Self-Hating Jews"

August 29, 2011 No Comment

Even though he’s busy suing Rachel Maddow for $50 million for slander against anti-gay extremist Bradlee Dean, Larry Klayman took time last week to attend Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” rally in Jerusalem and is now the former…

Turek: Homosexuality Is A "Road To Destruction," Like Getting Run Over By A Truck

August 29, 2011 No Comment

Frank Turek has become a hero of sorts to the Religious Right after Cisco terminated his contract as a consultant when an employee complained about his work as an anti-gay activist. Turek, who was a motivational speaker for Cisco before he was canned, …

‘Abortion In The Hood’ Campaign Revives ‘Black Genocide’ Smear

August 29, 2011 No Comment

No matter how many times the deceitful claim that abortion providers are systematically targeting the black community for genocide is repudiated, new anti-choice groups can’t seem to stop running more ‘black genocide’ billboard campai…

Engle, Joyner Come Together To Promote The Call

August 29, 2011 No Comment

Lou Engle and Rick Joyner will be working together in September to promote The Call: Detroit, Engle’s prayer rally on November 11. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since both are closely involved in the New Apostolic Reformation, or the m…

Martyrdom of the privileged

August 29, 2011 2 Comments

It never ceases to amaze me how some people who have gained a privilege through an accident of history will whine and moan when they fear their privileges may be removed.

Making Creationism extinct: New film explores dangers of anti-evolutionism

August 29, 2011 No Comment

Americans United opposes creationism in public school science classes because it is based on a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. But we’re not blind to the fact that it fosters bad science as well. A new documentary with the provocative title “No Dinosaurs in Heaven” explores these issues.

The enemy of my enemy

August 29, 2011 8 Comments

Last week the Vatican published an extraordinary letter, of the man-bites-dog genre. The letter was from Cardinal Tauran, head of the Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and addressed simply to his “Dear Muslim friends.” Putting aside 1300 years of bitter rivalry, Cardinal Tauran called on his Muslim friends to unite with the Church to combat a common foe: you, me, and everyone else who objects to God expert domination of society.

FFRF asks DeSoto Supt. to retract defamatory comment & to educate, not proselytize

August 29, 2011 No Comment

After FFRF complained about the District’s practice of hosting prayers, mostly Christian, over loudspeakers to begin school sports events, the school board voted Tuesday to follow its 8-year policy of no school prayer. But the superintendent won’t leave it at that.

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How 9/11 grief affected the religious convictions of the victim’s families

Fischer: Public Prayers Should "Be Reserved For Christians And Jews"

Klayman: "Pro-Muslim" Obama Surrounds Himself With "Self-Hating Jews"

Turek: Homosexuality Is A "Road To Destruction," Like Getting Run Over By A Truck

‘Abortion In The Hood’ Campaign Revives ‘Black Genocide’ Smear

Engle, Joyner Come Together To Promote The Call

Martyrdom of the privileged

Making Creationism extinct: New film explores dangers of anti-evolutionism

The enemy of my enemy

FFRF asks DeSoto Supt. to retract defamatory comment & to educate, not proselytize

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