Update: I posted a new video on the Watch: Scientology section of the website.

Why is Religion Harmful in Politics? A Case Study

Many people say that atheists spend far too much time worrying about what others believe, and tell atheists that people should be able to believe whatever they want as long as it does no harm to anyone. To a point this is true; The only harm passive belief (i.e. belief in a god that made the universe without preaching) does is deny the believer certain facts, and clouds the reasoning process. Passive belief only affects the believer, and to this end, only stands to affect the believer. [Read more]

Pastor Dies As Congregation Yells At Him Over His Infidelity

A pastor died as his congregation yelled at him over his alleged infidelity. Bishop Bobby Davis, pastor of the Miracle Faith World Outreach Church, dropped dead as his congregation shouted support for him, the Connecticut Post reported. “After the service on Sunday the bishop’s family asked us to remain in the church and the bishop confessed to us something that happened long ago,” Judy Stovall, a church elder, said. [Read more]

Discovery Institute Admits that Intelligent Design is “A Religious View”

Several commenters on the previous post noticed something that went over my head (I plead lack of coffee), but which deserves the permanence of a full post. [Read more]

Accidentally On Purpose? Station Scrubs Mention of Evolution

A Fox affiliate station in Oklahoma City broke into their presentation of the new Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson to show a nonessential update on coming news stories.



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Swanson: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Is A Satanic Push To Turn Kids Gay

Religious Right talk show host Kevin Swanson railed against the Disney film Frozen on Wednesday, accusing Disney of using the movie to turn children gay. [Read more]

‘Persecuted’: Religious Right Movie Thriller About The Death Of Freedom In America



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House OKs Religious Exemptions to Having a Healthcare Plan

House Democrats joined Republicans on Tuesday to pass legislation that would expand an exemption under ObamaCare for people who don’t want health insurance for religious reasons. The Republican House has passed dozens of bills to chip away at ObamaCare over the last few years, some of which had support from more than 30 Democrats. But the bill up today was considered under a suspension of the rules, which meant that support from about 50 Democrats was needed in order for the bills to pass with a two-thirds majority vote. [Read more]

How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World

Science’s contributions to the spread of disbelief is the least controversial segment of the virtuous cycle for which I am arguing in seventeenth-century Europe. For science’s methods are clearly troublesome for religion. The devout, to begin with, are not wont to view their precepts merely as propositions to be controverted or confirmed. The orthodox, as a rule, are used to arguments being settled by authority, not experiment. The hope belief offers does not always stand up well to observation and experience: life sometimes works out okay; sometimes it doesn’t. [Read more]

Open Letter to a Too Small God

I’ve known it for awhile, but it all came together when I was watching Cosmos. I’d never heard of this Giordano Bruno fellow but I like what he had to say when the institutional Church of the day came after him for entertaining rational thought (a.k.a., thinking for himself, not towing the party line). He said, “Your God is too small.” Frankly, in those five little words he completely nailed the problem. Any understanding of God that cannot withstand questions and rational thought is a “too small” god. I’m sorry, but that’s you. [Read more]

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LINK: Freethought Society News – March/April 2014 eZine (PDF)