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Christian snowflakes melting over Olympic's Opening Ceremony bit depicting "drag queen" last supper

Christians have again become oppressed this time by the entire country of France who have allegedly mocked sky Daddy. The Olympics claim the performance was an “interpretation of the Greek God [of wine and festivity] Dionysus” to make “us aware[…]

Trump Tells Christians They Won’t Have to Vote in Future: ‘We’ll Have It Fixed’

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A friend stopped talking to me after I started sending him Bible versus every day like he was doing to me.

So a long time friend is a jehovahs witness and would send me things about Jesus and scriptures. He knows I'm an atheist. Last week i started sending him bible versus, which is what he did to me. I sent[…]

Did Trump just admit that he's an atheist at 01:03:00 ?

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"I’m a Christian. I love you. Get out. You gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again.”

“And again, Christians, get out and vote!” he said to a cheering audience. “Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years. You know what? It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote[…]

Survey: 37% of Americans are Creationists (but a record-high 24% accept reality)

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My dad admitted that even if he believed Trump was a rapist, he'd still vote for him because he's a "good business man" and the liberal options are not.

[CULTISM] I feel that a lot of time when I argue with conservatives and they argue that Trump isn't a rapist, or didn't really sexually assault anyone and the jury was misled/corrupt, etc. ...the reality is that they'd vote for[…]

At least 8 large Oklahoma school districts rebuke superintendent's order to teach Bible

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Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei

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My Response to Dr. Don McIntosh On Horrendous Suffering

Remember Don McIntosh's response to my article on horrendous suffering, LINK? My response to him on Secular Web just dropped. I accepted a 3,000+ word limit with the agreement this discussion would end with my response. It's an endless debate so[…]

Christians Don’t Realize How Much They Disagree with Jesus

Binge reading the gospels has never caught on. It would be easy to come up with a couple dozen Jesus quotes from the gospels, and run them by devout church-goers, claiming that a crazy street preacher just said them. The devout[…]

Another Youth Pastor found raping children

From the WBRC story: Not only is Murphree accused of raping a 13-year-old child, Blount County Investigators also say he sexually assaulted four more underage girls and fathered two children with two of the victims. submitted by /u/Mo_Jack[…]

A List of Jesus's in the Time of "Jesus"

Thanks to Ignorant Amos (who isn't ignorant) for this list of Jesus's:Maybe the historical Jesus was a real person, but given the nature of the so-called evidence no one can possibly know objectively.Or a montage of real people, plural.In the[…]

Heretic on the Hill: The Last Person Who Should Get Religion

Donald Trump mentioned God nine times in his speech last week. Some of them were perfunctory like “God bless the United States of America,” but others were more personal. “If the events of last Saturday make anything clear, it is[…]

“The Most Pernicious Aspects” – New Free Inquiry, Blasphemy Violence, and Atheist Stereotypes

Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. The August/September issue of Free Inquiry is now available to read online. The issue is (as always) full of great reads, beginning with Thomas Mates’s[…]

Best Method To Defeat Evangelical Apologists: The Ghost Buster Counter-Apologetics Technique, by Former Evangelical Gary

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“They Cannot Have It Both Ways” – Ronald Lindsay to Helm Free Inquiry, Inside the Paranormal Challenge, and Growing Up Atheist

Welcome to the Friday Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. We start with an enthusiastic “welcome back!” to Ronald Lindsay, who’ll be returning to CFI in September as the new editor of Free Inquiry.[…]

AHA Legal Center Secures Major Establishment Clause Victory in Ocala, Florida, Stands Ready to Face Appeal

Police departments should not take sides in matters of religion. The post AHA Legal Center Secures Major Establishment Clause Victory in Ocala, Florida, Stands Ready to Face Appeal appeared first on American Humanist Association.

Project 2025 Religious Quotes

The following collection of quotes from Project 2025 includes all the significant mentions of religion, faith-based organizations, and even the Sabbath. It shows how religion, specifically “Judeo-Christian” religion, guides much of what Project 2025 proposes to change and/or eliminate in[…]

The Biggest Christian Scandal Has Its Roots in the New Testament

Anyone who is curious can figure it out Chance are, no Catholic priest is going to pause in the middle of his sermon to say, “Oh, by the way, I want everyone here today to go to another church next Sunday. Pick another denomination—Methodist,[…]

Sci vs. Psi: Testing Superpowers | Jim Underdown on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, August 8

$500,000. It should be easy money for the right person. The Center for Inquiry Investigations Group (CFIIG) Paranormal Challenge offers a $500,000 prize to anyone who can demonstrate any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power under scientific testing conditions. It is,[…]

“A Fireball in the Sky” – Forkosch Awards Announced, Arizona’s Voucher Meltdown, and the Manhattan Meteor

Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Yesterday, the Council for Secular Humanism and the Center for Inquiry proudly announced the writers who’ve been selected to receive the Forkosch Awards[…]

We Have Created the Conditions for Political Violence

Like most of you, I don't condone political violence. I can't reconcile it with the sort of democratic society I prefer. The democratic process doesn't always work the way we want it to, and our courts don't always get it[…]

“Don’t Do This In Our Name” – Ten Commandments Pushback, an Ohio Action Alert, and a Baffling Silence on the Cass Review

Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Saturday was a very bad day for anyone who believes in American democracy. There is only the faintest relief in recognizing it might have been[…]

“It Is Pretty Easy To Be A Criminal” – CFI on Ohio’s Release Time Bill, Sport Superstition, and Scammers Run Rampant

Happy Friday! Time again for the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. The Ohio legislature is considering HB 445, a “release time” measure that would allow public school students to take time out[…]

It’s Time to LET GO of the Defective, Deficient Ten Commandments

They could not have been inspired by a good, caring, wise godI was a teenager in 1956 when the film, The Ten Commandments, was released. I saw it at the cinema in my small town in rural Indiana. I was stunned[…]

Another Civil War Is Being Bandied About

One historical document that is used to justify another American civil war is the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and others. I've discussed what a civil war would look like, HERE. But two facts must be understood about[…]

“And So I Do” – Hawley Stops Hiding It, Anticipating CSICon, and Supercharging Disinformation with AI

Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. “The Well-Known Skeptic” Rob Palmer kicks off this year’s Anticipating CSICon interview series in a conversation with journalist Rina Raphael. They discuss her years[…]

Heretic on the Hill: Making the Swamp Great Again for Christians

On debate night Donald Trump and President Biden were tied in the national polls at 41 percent, with Kennedy at 9 percent (!), according to pretty good polling website fivethirtyeight.com. Today it’s Trump 42, Biden 40, and Kennedy almost at 10[…]

“Absolutely Ridiculous and Abysmal” – Online Satanic Panic, the Multivitamin Mirage, and Playing Dumb on Project 2025

Ahoy-hoy! Welcome back to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. In his latest Skeptical Inquirer column, JD Sword looks at “Satanic Ritual Abuse in the Age of Social Media.” Today, activists and self-professed[…]

Project 2025 vs. The U.S. Department of Education

The primary recommendation in Project 2025 for the Department of Education is to eliminate it. When President Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act in 1979 the goal was to bring various federal education programs at different federal agencies[…]

We Must Defeat Trump's Project 2025

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents (and former presidents) are immune from criminal prosecution for "official acts" while they were in office. Can we agree that "Trump v. United States" is a fitting name for[…]

The Just-So Stories of the Bible

In Dr. David Madison’s insightful article of July 5, 2024, There’s Too Much Evil and Cruelty in the Bible, he wrote: Very early in my serious study of the Bible I learned about “etiological myths”, that is, stories imagined to explain[…]

Éramos la pareja ideal, excepto por la religión y los perros

OKCupid nos calificó como “altamente compatibles”. Solo que él era ateo y yo musulmana practicante.

There’s Too Much Evil and Cruelty in the Bible

Topped off with bad theology and sillinessThe first comment on my article here last week was offered by skepticCO, who quoted the apostle Paul in Romans 1:28-32:“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God decided to show them compassion[…]

Twists and Turns in Teaching Evolution | Glenn Branch on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, July 11

Multiple controversies over the teaching of evolution in public schools have rocked the nation over the past century. Evolution’s foes have consistently used the same arguments, but their ambitions have shifted: from outright banning the teaching of evolution to “balancing”[…]

On Agnosticism, Deism, and Atheism

Agnosticism is better stated as, "No religious faith is probable but beyond that I don't know." Deism is best stated as, "Only a god based on good evidence and sound reasoning is the correct deity." Agnosticism is in agreement with[…]

AHA Demands Court Reform Following a Disastrous Docket of Supreme Court Decisions

With fear for our democracy, we dissent. The post AHA Demands Court Reform Following a Disastrous Docket of Supreme Court Decisions appeared first on American Humanist Association.

Sticking With a Flawed Candidate

I did not watch the first presidential debate of 2024. The thought of exposing myself to that level of depression and anger seemed unwise. It wasn't like the outcome was ever in question. Trump would lie, and Biden would seem[…]

AHA Strongly Condemns SCOTUS Power Grab in Loper Bright and Relentless Cases

Decisions will undermine our democracy for years to come. The post AHA Strongly Condemns SCOTUS Power Grab in Loper Bright and Relentless Cases appeared first on American Humanist Association.

“A Sharp Divide” – The Demarcation Problem, More from the Latest Skeptical Inquirer, and Walters Goes All-In

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. On Wednesday, we took a brief look at the July/August 2024 issue of Skeptical Inquirer, but only scratched the surface of[…]

A Perfect Match, Except for God and Dogs

What happens when deal breakers don’t break the deal?

AHA Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Moyle v. U.S.

Emergency abortions can resume in Idaho. The post AHA Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Moyle v. U.S. appeared first on American Humanist Association.

“Go Find Me Those Words” – Olympic Pseudoscience, Folkloric Faith Healing, and a Badly Needed History Lesson

Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. The July/August 2024 issue of Skeptical Inquirer is available now on better newsstands or to read online. The cover feature by Skeptical Inquirer[…]

“It Will Be What It Will Be” – Bellringers for Better Thinking, Pardoning D.M. Bennett, and Pig Butchering at Scale

Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. “The Well-Known Skeptic” Rob Palmer has a new video interview with Coleman Watts, the creator of the popular Think This Through YouTube channel. The two[…]

Heretic on the Hill: Ten Commandments, Nine Justices, and the First Amendment

It’s hot in Washington. Damn hot. It’s so hot I went by the Lincoln Memorial, and the chair was empty. That’s hot. It’s so hot I didn’t mind at all that my Hill meetings were on Zoom yesterday. I usually[…]

Louisiana Promotes Christianity in Public Schools

The state of Louisiana passed a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. As expected, secular organizations oppose this. In their press release, the Secular Coalition for America (SCA) noted: This move is not only[…]

Secular Coalition for America Condemns Louisiana’s Unconstitutional Mandate to Display Ten Commandments in Public Schools

The Secular Coalition for America (SCA) strongly opposes the recent decision by Louisiana to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, deeming it a blatant violation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state.[…]

This One’s Not About Flags Again

Last Friday was Flag Day, not just at the Alito house but everywhere. Flying the American flag upside down has long been recognized as a symbol of distress, such as when your boat is taking on water. These days the[…]

Hearts and Minds: Rebuilding Respect for Science | Laura Lindenfeld on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, June 27

The American public is increasingly skeptical of experts, including scientists, healthcare professionals, and other researchers. Many experts respond by sharing more facts and information and/or bemoaning the lack of science literacy. Laura Lindenfeld believes there is another, more effective way[…]

Center for Inquiry Hails Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Access to Mifepristone

Yesterday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s initial approval of and ongoing ability to regulate the abortion drug mifepristone. The Court ruled that the plaintiffs, an organization of anti-abortion doctors called[…]

AHA Applauds SCOTUS Decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

"We know that the fight for abortion access is far from over." The post AHA Applauds SCOTUS Decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine appeared first on American Humanist Association.

Keep Leaping and You'll Never Have to Grow Up

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Elder By Carl S ~ Children are still being taught the Tower of Babel tale about building something so high it would enter God's realm in the sky. For thousands of years[…]

Heretic on the Hill: Raskin to the Rescue

“Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it,” said Mark Twain. In the global warming era I’m not sure that’s still true. We’ve done something about it. But it’s a good segue to “Everyone talks about[…]

Happy Atheist Pride Day!

No, I didn't realize it was Atheist Pride Day either. I can't seem to remember from year to year that there is such a thing. I heard about it for the first time in 2013 from American Atheists. It hasn't[…]

To the Honorable Merrick B. Garland Regarding the Judicial Recusal of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas

The Secular Coalition for America (SCA), in collaboration with its 20 coalition groups, has written a letter to Attorney Merrick B. General Garland that asks the Attorney General to move forward with actions that would force the judicial recusal of[…]

Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex | Dr. Joe Schwarcz on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, June 13

Is superfood a scientific term … or a marketing one? Do supplements that claim to reduce inflammation actually reduce anything (other than your bank account)? What’s the deal with “red light therapy”? Everyday life is full of interesting science—and pseudoscience—from […]

Donald Trump is a Convicted Felon

It's official. He's a criminal. Pending a successful appeal, he's a convicted felon. Will it matter? Yes and no. I doubt it will matter much in the outcome of the next U.S. presidential election. Minds have been made up for[…]

Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will | Robert M. Sapolsky on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, May 30

In his best-selling book Behave, Dr. Robert Sapolsky argued that while we may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.[…]

Why I left Christianity

CFI Argentina to Cohost Jornadas de Pensamiento Crítico This Weekend in Buenos Aires

An array of prominent science communicators and skeptical advocates will gather this weekend for Jornadas de Pensamiento Crítico, a critical thinking conference taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event will feature a series of presentations on the importance of[…]

It’s Secular Awards Season in Washington

Last week the Secular Coalition for America, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the American Humanist Association held the first annual Congressional Reason Reception on Capitol Hill. We had at least 75 people in attendance including many Congressional staff, and over 400[…]

With Wit and Humor, Secular Organizations Host Inaugural Congressional Reason Reception

"Putting truth, critical thinking and common sense back on the agenda." The post With Wit and Humor, Secular Organizations Host Inaugural Congressional Reason Reception appeared first on American Humanist Association.

The Christian Nationalist Threat to American Democracy | Dr. Bradley Onishi on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, May 16

Christian nationalism is more than faith combined with patriotism. It’s a movement designed to impose one vision of Christianity on all others—a religious mission of conquest and domination. As the 2024 elections approach, the dangers of this movement are becoming[…]

Secularism Is a Civilizing Force for Democratic Societies

When it comes to secularism, my views have evolved over the years. I used to think of it as little more than church-state activism. It was reactive because it had to be. The separation of church and state was always[…]

Humanists Laud National Day of Reason Resolution Introduced in the US House of Representatives

Celebrating science, logic, and reason. The post Humanists Laud National Day of Reason Resolution Introduced in the US House of Representatives appeared first on American Humanist Association.

I'm Not Convinced Most Atheists Choose Atheism

The question of whether atheism is a choice comes up often. Many people believe that it is a choice, including some atheists. This has long puzzled me. I've never experienced it as a choice. Not only that, but I did[…]

American Humanists Demand SCOTUS Protect Emergency Abortion Access

Millions of lives hang in the balance. The post American Humanists Demand SCOTUS Protect Emergency Abortion Access appeared first on American Humanist Association.

The Science of Weird Shit | Chris French on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, May 2

If the wider scientific community is right to be skeptical about paranormal claims, why do so many people believe in the paranormal—including a sizable number who claim to have had direct personal experience of paranormal phenomena? Join us on Thursday,[…]

Book Review: ‘An Emancipation of the Mind,’ by Matthew Stewart; ‘The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic,’ by Manisha Sinha

Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them.

Is the Planet Full? What We Need to Know about Overpopulation | Peter Uetz on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, April 18

The human population reached eight billion people in 2022 and may reach ten billion later this century. A relatively small (and rich) fraction of those billions are able to cause climate change at a global scale. However, with so much[…]