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How Men Held Back Civilization by Excluding Women From Contributing
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‘Souls To The Polls’: Harris Highlights Her Faith In Bid To Connect With Voters
With two weeks left until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris has made visiting churches an integral stop along the campaign trail, urging voters to cast early ballots as part of her “souls to the polls” campaign. The push comes[…]
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Vance Event With Christian Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws
Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s appearance at a far-right Christian revival tour last month may have broken tax and election laws, experts say. On Sept. 28, Vance held an official campaign event in Monroeville, Penn., in partnership with the Courage[…]
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New Study Shows Number Of Nones Flatlines For A Third Straight Year
The percentage of U.S. adults not affiliated with a religion has flatlined at 26% since 2022 after decades of growth, the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2024 State of the Bible.
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A New Look At The Status Of Women Across Global Christianity
(ANALYSIS) Before this month’s Synod at the Vatican, Pope Francis took the question of allowing women deacons off the agenda, referring this and other hot-button issues to study groups. That distressed many Catholic activists. Leaving aside this matter of ordained[…]
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‘God, religion and teaching of the commandments’: Eric Trump says dad saved ‘Christmas’.
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Anyone else find it really annoying when people say they “know” Jesus or they have a “relationship” with God?
Like no. You objectively do not. You cannot know someone that you have not seen, felt, or heard. You cannot know someone that you can’t prove is real. That is literally not what the word “know” means. Same with relationship.[…]
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Students walk out during 'shocking' anti-abortion speech by former union boss at university graduation
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CPAC Worship Leader Arrested On Child Sex Charges. Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, is facing up to 25 years in prison.
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Pastor arrested for child porn
Posted this to the Christianity subgroup then got reported for “belittling” Christianity. It’s not a “few bad apples.” Every denomination is plagued with these predators and few are willing to admit it. https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-arrested-charged-with-100-counts-of-child-porn.html submitted by /u/MuscleHead440 [link] […]
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Ana Kasparian:"I don't care about your religion!"
Ana Kasparian gives a condensed and extremely clear view of the position of non-believers, or atheists. She makes it very clear why democratic and personal freedom does not work without freedom from religion. Religion and religious rules can apply to[…]
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“A Vague Nostalgia for Belief” – Quackwatch’s Latest, U.S. Blasphemy History, and Declining Vaccination Rates
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s regular roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. A quick programming note: the Morning Heresy will be off this Friday (10/25) so that we can bring you a full recap of CSICon[…]
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Hate Pastor and Trump cultist Jack Hibbs: Hurricanes Are Caused By Porn In Schools.
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Pro-LGBT Pastor runs for office: ‘The Christian right needs a challenge from the Christian left’
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JD Vance says ‘Jesus is King’ at Wisconsin rally
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Inside The Growing Rift Between Canada And India Over Sikh Separatists
(EXPLAINER) Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation last year that agents — acting on behalf of the Indian government — were connected to the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver sent relations between the nations spiraling. A year[…]
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Pope Francis, A Soccer Player In His Youth, Recalls The Power Of Sports: ‘The Hymn To Life’
The pontiff reflected on his own memories of playing soccer as a child in Argentina. Francis also described sports as an experience of the “sense of fraternity,” because friends would play “knowing only opponents on the field, never enemies.” Sports[…]
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Cosmic Comics: 3 Graphic Novels Highlighting Faith That Are Worth A Read
(ANALYSIS) In the company of endless superhero comics and Japanese pirate manga lives a delightfully sizable population of religious graphic novels. This is fitting, as perhaps the oldest comics are religious. Regardless of intention, what do ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics read[…]
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Paws In The Pews: Some Churches Have Gone Out Of Their Way To Welcome Dogs
It is said that all dogs go to heaven. At least, these two certainly will. In fact, Eric and Florence are no ordinary assistant attendants undertaking duties at England’s Tewkesbury Abbey located northwest of London. These special helpers are two[…]
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Franky Schaeffer's Warning: The Theocrats Are Coming!
Don't believe me? Then listen to Schaeffer. Heed his warning Christians. He's the son of Francis Schaeffer, the philosopher/theologian who wrote "The Christian Manifesto" in 1980. That book and others helped ignite the recent modern American desire for theocracy, democracy[…]
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Is the World Ready for a Religious Comeback?
The world seems primed for religious arguments in the same way it was primed for new atheists 20 years ago.
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Vatican Synod Opens Door A Bit Wider For Catholic Women
(ANALYSIS) At the current synod, whose purpose is to address “communion, participation, and mission” in the church, women’s role is on the agenda. But Catholic women have historically found ways to speak to and about their church leadership, even when[…]
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The Death of Sinwar on the First Day of Tabernacles
(ANALYSIS) One year ago, on the last day of the celebratory Feast of Sukkot, the unthinkable happened, and a living hell was unleashed on Israel. That was Oct. 7, a day that will live in infamy in the decades to[…]
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From the Intern Desk: The Camouflaging Semantics of Project 2025
While an extremely lengthy and often frustrating read, there is much to analyze and learn from Project 2025 and its authors’ writing strategies. Cleverly using semantics throughout Project 2025, the authors somewhat successfully mask the fundamental reasoning behind, and severity[…]
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“Some Find it a Comfort to be Controlled” – Domination, Deepfakes, and First Amendment Law
Happy Friday! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. In his weekly Free Inquiry column, Ronald Lindsay reflects on Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, Kinds of Kindness. The film consists of three,[…]
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The High Vulnerability of Christian Belief
Why do its faithful followers fail to notice?How many Southern Baptists drive by Catholic Churches on the way their own churches? And vice versa? Does it never cross their minds that there are major differences in their versions of Christianity?[…]
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See, Al Gore Told You So.
Hurricanes have been in the news lately, thanks to the United States getting whacked by hurricanes Helene and Milton in quick succession. The two hurricanes followed intersecting tracks, with some areas of the U.S. state of Florida getting grazed or[…]
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“Blame Gutenberg” – Secular Day of the Dead, Public Money for Religious Education, and Needling Doubts
Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. We’ll start today at CFI’s Quackwatch, where you’ll find this week’s edition of the Consumer Health Digest. Items featured this week include: ScienceSaves[…]
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“They Are The Problem” – Tyler Henry, FEMA Under Fire, and Blasphemy Vigilantes
Welcome to the Monday Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Susan Gerbic does not mince words in her latest Skeptical Inquirer column, excoriating the credulous media “enablers” who are helping medium Tyler Henry[…]
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Fleeing the Fold
By Cassandra Brandt ~ I was told from further back than I can remember, that belief in God and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ would save my soul. Not unlike three quarters of the American population, my parents raised[…]
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‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
Fact, we're dealing with angry, utterly stupid people. Say it isn't so! LINK.
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“Ignorance is Becoming Socially Acceptable” – Meteorologists Under Siege, West Bank Settlements, and Raw Milk Ridiculousness
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Skeptical Inquirer’s Benjamin Radford shares his analysis of the Hulu documentary series Demons and Saviors, which centers on a woman who “claimed to have psychic[…]
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Will Humanity Ever Escape the Grip of Religion?
It’s unlikely—we seem to be cursed with it foreverThere are now more than eight billion humans on the planet, and a significant portion of this total has been indoctrinated by hundreds of different religions. The great irony, of course, is[…]
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Bible-God is Special
By Webmdave ~ People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) display a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a need for admiration, a lack of empathy, a heightened sense of self-importance, believe they are unique or “special,” and demonstrate an inability to take[…]
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"Crying Won't Help You, Praying Won't Do You No Good"
Here's the discussion with regard to Milton and Trump's Mar-a-Lago. [For the record I hope there's minimal loss of life as possible and that the rescuse operations are as successful as possible. No god can help us, no prayers, only[…]
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“Urging Them to Resist” – Oklahoma Schools Heed CFI’s Advice, a Skeptic Tour of London, and Bad Social Media Influencers
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. CFI Director of Government Affairs Azhar Majeed is quoted in a new story at The Hill, detailing the growing pushback against the Oklahoma “Bibles-in-classrooms”[…]
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It's a Wonderful Life
By Webmdave ~ I grew up in the 1960’s in what I thought was a normal stable family, nicely accessorized with a father who went to work every day (at short-term, low-paying jobs) and a mother who stayed home to[…]
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“One Fit the Parameters” – Oklahoma’s Exacting Specifications, Blasphemy Grifters, and Purity Testing Quackery
Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. In August, CFI’s Office of Public Policy testified in support of a Massachusetts bill that would combat the “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices[…]
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Welcoming October is a Favorite Tradition
October has been my favorite month of the year as long as I can remember. When I was a child, growing up on the West Coast of the United States, October signified the beginning of Fall. It was when the[…]
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Here's A Link To My Debate On Horrendous Suffering with Don McIntosh
My debate with Dr. Don McIntosh (M.S., M.Div., Dr.Apol.) on horrendous suffering is now found in one helpful shareable link below. McIntosh is the Editor-in-Chief of the "Trinity Journal of Natural & Philosophical Theology," from which our papers can be[…]
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"How to Be an Honest Life-Long Seeker of the Truth" by John W. Loftus
This excerpt is from my book How to Defend the Christian Faith: Advice from an Atheist, published by Pitchstone Publishing in 2015. LINK. You'll be taken to a website maintained by my publisher. Click around to see other essays written[…]
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“They Want You To” – OPP’s Letter to Texas Schools, Conspiracy Thinking and CAM, and an ‘Atheist Age’ in the UK?
Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. CFI’s Office of Public Policy has written the fifty largest school districts across Texas, urging them to reject the state’s proposed ‘Bible-influenced’[…]
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The Stupidity Factor in the Survival of Religion
And the major role of ignorance as wellMike Pence has declared that he doesn’t believe in evolution, but has also said that, when he dies, he’ll asked god if evolution is fact or fiction. This represents a special brand of[…]
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
By Webmdave ~ diversity, equity and inclusion: noun A set of values and related policies and practices focused on establishing a group culture of equitable and inclusive treatment and on attracting and retaining a diverse group of participants, including people[…]
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“No Place in a Public School Day” – Conspiracy Cops, Rejecting Release Time, and Ontological Confusion
Welcome to the midweek edition of the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Skeptical Inquirer columnist Autumn Sword’s latest explores “Cult Cops: What Happens When Sheriffs Believe Conspiracy Theories?” Millerville’s “Conspiracy Cop” has[…]
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About the Vice-Presidential Debate Last Night
This is a good commentary on the debate last night between JD Vance and Tim Waltz. LINK to Huffington Post.
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“A Catalyst for Progress” – International Blasphemy Rights Day, Expensive Bible Lessons, and UFO Mythology
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Today is International Blasphemy Rights Day and, as Free Inquiry editor Ronald Lindsay wrote last week, the necessity of its observance has not faded in[…]
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Some Questions About Aliens Are More Relevant Than Others
Does alien life exist somewhere in the universe? Could be. I have no idea. And to be honest, I don't find this question to be all that interesting. Why? "Alien life" could refer to little more than single-cell organisms on[…]
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Addressing Senator Hawley’s Essay on Christian Nationalism
The Secular Coalition for America (SCA), in collaboration with its 20 coalition partners, has penned a letter refuting several inaccuracies in Senator Josh Hawley's essay, "The Christian Nationalism We Need." Contrary to his claims, the Founding Fathers did not endorse[…]
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American Humanist Association Calls for Ceasefire, Release of Hostages, & Respect for International Law in Gaza and Israel
Where theocracy goes, violence follows. The post American Humanist Association Calls for Ceasefire, Release of Hostages, & Respect for International Law in Gaza and Israel appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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Using Our Power As Consumers To Bring About Change
I am about to describe a hypothetical situation. I've based it (loosely) on something happening in one of the many hobby communities found on Reddit. Which one isn't relevant, and neither are the people involved. Something similar could happen to[…]
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Passionate Machines
By Webmdave ~ Animals often strike us as passionate machines -- Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human Condition As scientific advancements unveil the mysteries of the universe, it becomes increasingly evident that everything appears to operate mechanistically. Atoms, molecules, stars,[…]
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My Deconversion - 4 Years On
By Pinkbunion ~ Hello, guys. It's been 4 years since my first post here, which detailed the start of my deconversion, which was on July 2022. So, now, 2 years on from that post, I'm going to give an[…]
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Did God create death?
By Raul ~ This is my first article ever posting on this site. So, if you are reading this, please don't criticize it too much. Thank you. One main Christian belief is that Jesus conquered death through his resurrection.[…]
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Harris Wipes Floor With Trump in 2024 Presidential Debate
I watched the 2024 presidential debate the night after it aired. I didn't have time to catch it live, so I watched it while waiting for the arrival of Hurricane Francine. I figured I'd be up all night anyway, so[…]
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What I Wish I Had Said
by WizenedSage ~ Thanks to Carl S. for the idea. When the Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my door, this is what I wish I had said… Men lie. We have all lied; most of us many, many[…]
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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[…]
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A Discussion on Faith with My Religious Relative
By Carl S ~ I've known my relative and his family for over 25 years now. I decided to share something with him in an email: "I woke up at 5 a.m. with a very peaceful and comforting thought. I[…]
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Must Every Atheist Want Everyone Else To Be Atheists?
I've been writing a blog about atheism and related topics for several years. Does the fact I often write about atheism mean that I want everybody else to become atheists? It could mean that. It is possible that I write[…]
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AHA Announces New Executive Director Fish Stark, says “Game On” to Christian Nationalists
Lifelong humanist with an impressive array of experience. The post AHA Announces New Executive Director Fish Stark, says “Game On” to Christian Nationalists appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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Being an Atheist Is Still Different From Not Collecting Stamps
Is it possible that I've written most of what I have to say on atheism and closely-related topics? Yes, it seems like this might be the case, and it has seemed this way for some time. But I must be[…]
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AHA Announces Candace Gorham is New Board President
Heralding an era of vibrant, new leadership at the AHA. The post AHA Announces Candace Gorham is New Board President appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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Hollywood Celebs Help Battle Wacky Claims
CFIIG Web Series SkeptiLab: The Bunk Stops Here! Debunks Weird Claims … with Celebrity Assists Los Angeles, CA: What do Andy Richter (Conan), Matt Walsh (Veep), Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live), Jim O’Heir (Parks and Recreation), Phil LaMarr (Futurama, Samurai[…]
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The Elections and the Supreme Court: On the Brink of the Total Collapse of Science and Secularism | Edward Tabash on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, September 5
Today’s religious right wing and their enablers on the Supreme Court are not just poised to abolish the separation of church and state; they seem determined to repeal all modern progress made by humanity in the past 300 years by[…]
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Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry | Jonathan Stea on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, August 22
The world of mental healthcare is very much caveat emptor: buyer beware. Today, people looking to care for their mental health face a market with at least 600 “brands” of psychotherapy—and counting. Most are ineffective, and many could be harmful.[…]
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Is Religion Required to Believe in an Afterlife?
A belief in some sort of afterlife is a common theme one finds in most world religions. The two are often intertwined to the point that they seem hard to separate. There's something waiting for you after you die. Religion[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: From Washington to the Real World and Back
A quick Project 2025 update: The director of the project, Paul Dans, announced he was stepping down from the Heritage Foundation. This marks the end of the “policy operations” phase according to news reports. Which makes sense; 920 pages of[…]
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Center for Inquiry Unveils Revamped Homepage Design
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) has released a redesigned homepage for its flagship website, centerforinquiry.org. For decades, the nonprofit Center for Inquiry has been a leading advocate for promoting reason, science, and secular values around the world. The homepage redesign[…]
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AHA Applauds President Biden’s Call for Court Reform
"Democracy and our basic civil rights cannot wait." The post AHA Applauds President Biden’s Call for Court Reform appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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Living in Mississippi Shapes My Perceptions
Where I live makes me more pessimistic about many things than I'd otherwise be. I sometimes forget this. I then assume that the views I encounter in Mississippi are more representative than I hope they are. This has caused me[…]
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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[…]
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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.
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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[…]
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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,[…]
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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[…]
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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[…]
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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[…]
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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[…]
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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.
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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”[…]
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