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Entries from January 2009
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January 31st, 2009 · No Comments
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TBN: ‘Not a place for fairies’
January 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
You read it here first:
An openly gay broadcast engineer filed suit last week against Trinity Broadcasting Network and its chief of staff, Paul Crouch Jr., alleging that he was mocked, harassed and eventually fired for being a homosexual, according to court papers.
In a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court on Jan. 22, Brian Dugger [...]
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Judgment Day for Cardinal Mahony?
January 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments
“His Eminence” Roger M. Mahony
It took way, way too long, but the U.S. attorney has finally launched a grand jury investigation into the actions of Cardinal Roger M. Mahony when dealing with rapist priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Here’s the breaking news in the Los Angeles Times. The lead by Scott Glover and [...]
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Why atheists are hard to convert
January 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments
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Honesty is the best policy
January 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Let’s agree on one thing. Honesty is always the best policy, especially with religious organizations. Because the truth has a way of working its way to the surface.
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Do Christian and atheists act differently?
January 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments
My friend Jenny — a good evangelical Christian, wonderful mother, encouraging friend and kick-ass Ironman triathlete — commented on a recent post that church-goers steal more newspapers than others. She asks:
Do you really think Atheists behave the same as Christians (not Catholics) — Christians? What are their philanthropic stats? Just wondering.
Well, to the chagrin of [...]
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Christ-like?
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Ask any journalist who strayed onto the religion beat and he/she will tell you that the nastiest feedback, by far, comes people of faith. I always chalked it up to the passion of people’s beliefs.
But it always bothered me. Shouldn’t religious folks be the most loving and gentle of commenters? Yeah, I know, it’s a [...]
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A provocative website for everyone
January 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I’ve become a huge fan of The Freethinker, the Brighton, England-based atheist website whose roots go back to 1881. Whether or not you’re a believer, editor Barry Duke provides thought-provoking blog posts about religion news from around the world.
Recent posts, well-written and researched, include ‘Lying’ Holocaust denier is embraced by the Vatican, Fundie frauds are [...]
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Church-goers steal more newspapers
January 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments
One of the reasons I’m no longer a believer is that study after study showed there isn’t much difference between Christians and atheists when it comes to behavior.
Here’s an interesting story about a study in Austria that shows church-goers steal more newspapers than others. Thanks to Epiphenom via The Atheist Spot.
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Hot off the presses!
January 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
If you go to a mirror and hold up this post, you’ll see that I’m showing off a copy of my memoir that is hot off the presses (did you know the Mac’s “Photo Booth” shoots photos in mirror-style reverse? me neither, until now). There’s something surreal about getting your hands on a book you’ve [...]
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