Daily Archives: 08/02/2011

Pic of the day: A message to our poor atheist friends who have no festivals to celebrate

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A message to our poor atheist friends who have no festivals to celebrate

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Bishops give £70,000 to mental health projects (no word yet from Richard Dawkins Foundation)

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British Catholic bishops give £70,000 to mental health projects The bishops’ conference has given £70,000 in grants to 11 projects relating to mental health in eight locales, it was announced last week. — I wonder how much the noisy, cantankerous ’Richard … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Christian Churches

Canadian cannabis cult not above the law, rules judge

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Toronto marijuana church leaders can be prosecuted: judge The court decision will now allow prosecutors to try the two men on drug trafficking charges. — Good.  Only excuse-making potheads would argue that self-stupefaction using dangerous, illegal drugs could have anything remotely to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World Events, Popular Culture, Society

Journalist undergoes secularist inquisition and receives death threats for challenging gay agenda

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UK journalist receives death threats for challenging totalitarian gay agenda Melanie Philips, a respected and popular columnist for The Daily Mail, has received a torrent of abusive emails, twitters, and attacks in the mainstream media, including death threats in response … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World Events, Secularism

Quote of the day: James McGrath on the Jesus mythicism of the New Atheists

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‘Another irony related to the mythicist emphasis on the existence of stories about Jesus not constituting proof of Jesus’ existence is this: Mythicists regularly weave stories about how they think Christianity might have arisen, how and why Gospels were composed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Biblical Studies