Tag Archives: Militant Secularists

Do combox Atheists exist in the real world?

Posted on 22/05/2012 by

Do combox Atheists exist in the real world outside of blog comboxes?  Surely not, I hear you say.  No-one could be that vile, ignorant and intentionally obtuse in everyday life.  But, alas, you’re wrong: A Combox Atheist In The Real World … Continue reading →

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Britain’s crazy Public Order Act: used and abused to stifle and suppress Christians’ freedom of speech

Posted on 14/05/2012 by

Freedom of speech is back on the agenda Section five of the Public Order Act 1986 removed the requirement for an intention to cause a breach of the peace.  Instead, abusive or insulting behaviour was to be penalised if it was within the … Continue reading →

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Britain’s secularist Thought Police are at it again: investigating blogger for posting images of married couples

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

Here’s the “offensive” image that has caused a British government agency to launch a “formal investigation”: Details here.

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Only in militant secularist Canada is wearing a t-shirt promoting Jesus deemed “hate speech”

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

Suspended Nova Scotia student defiantly wears T-shirt with pro-Jesus message For the past six months, a yellow T-shirt with the slogan “Life is Wasted Without Jesus” has been just another shirt in William Swinimer’s wardrobe. Lately, the 19-year-old Nova Scotian … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: Militant secularist group demands government ban on Christian exorcisms

Posted on 19/04/2012 by

Ban exorcisms, demands Ontario atheist group Of course, the incident that triggered the atheists’ outburst wasn’t even an exorcism: While there was no formal exorcism ritual performed, the priest blessed the man, saying he belonged to the good side, to … Continue reading →

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The atheist legacy of hate: Chinese communist soldier smashes religious objects, including a crucifix, 1967

Posted on 16/04/2012 by
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The secular world has a Christian foundation, notes Chris Berg

Posted on 16/04/2012 by

Worth a few minutes of your reading time: Secular world has a Christian foundation The modern world is shaped by 3000 years of philosophical evolution.  And for half that time the dominant moral philosophy in the Western world has been a Christian … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, on the pre-Christian mentality in the U.K. today

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

‘Today we are becoming increasingly aware that there are those in leading positions within our society who wish to see history somehow reversed, who wish the very light which Christianity brought to these islands would recede.  This is often done … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Lord George Carey on the anti-Christian animus in Britain today

Posted on 13/04/2012 by

‘In a country where Christians can be sacked for manifesting their faith, are vilified by State bodies, are in fear of reprisal or even arrest for expressing their views on sexual ethics, something is very wrong.  It affects the moral and ethical … Continue reading →

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The unreasonable irrationality of Richard Dawkins’ “Reason Rally” – by a non-religious secularist

Posted on 22/03/2012 by

The Un“reason”able, Irrational Aspect of Richard Dawkins’ Reason Rally – Writes A Secularist March 24th, in Washington D.C. there will be held a Reason Rally.  The point of the rally, however, has not so much to do with reason, but rather … Continue reading →

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Melvyn Bragg attacks Richard Dawkins’ atheist fundamentalism

Posted on 14/03/2012 by

Melvyn Bragg attacks Richard Dawkins’ ‘atheist fundamentalism’ Melvyn Bragg, the broadcaster, has launched a withering attack on Richard Dawkins, accusing him of “ignorance” and of showing “no respect” for religion. “What’s changed recently is the animus and the ignorance that has … Continue reading →

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Alain de Botton’s wishful thinking versus reality

Posted on 13/03/2012 by

The wish: ‘The priesthood is now a shadow of its former self.’ The reality: ‘From 2009 to 2010, the number of [Roman Catholic] bishops in the world increased from 5,065 to 5,104.  The growth trend in the number of priests, … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Delia Smith on the militant New Atheists

Posted on 11/03/2012 by

‘I am, as you may or may not know, a passionate [Christian] believer but of late, we are somewhat under the cosh.  There is a running battle going on in the press, and militant neo-Atheists and devout secularists are busting … Continue reading →

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God save us from whinging, moaning New Atheists

Posted on 09/03/2012 by

God save us from atheist whining, writes Nathalie Rothschild. This idea that closet atheists need to be coaxed out into the open, and that they need to claim the right to rally together as proud non-believers, has become a central … Continue reading →

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Militant secularist bigotry alive and well in the New York Times

Posted on 09/03/2012 by

New York Times ad is proof that anti-Catholic attacks are fair game * The ad asks, among other things, why “liberal” and “nominal” Catholics are “aiding and abetting a church that has repeatedly engaged in a crusade to ban contraception? Really?  … Continue reading →

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Now the Atheists want to kill babies

Posted on 01/03/2012 by

Oxford University director attempts to justify abhorrent promotion of killing newborns And guess what?  Savulescu the pro-baby killing advocate is a professing atheist, of course. Here’s his testimomy of his descent into atheism: Three Stages of Disbelief by Julian Savulescu I accepted … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: Secularist Quebec judges impose religious relativism on schoolchildren

Posted on 29/02/2012 by

Catholic students must take Quebec religion and ethics class: Supreme Court A controversial Quebec school course teaching children about ethics and world religions does not infringe on the freedom of parents seeking to raise their children as Catholics, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Well worth your reading time: ‘The God wars’ by Bryan Appleyard

Posted on 28/02/2012 by

The God wars To hardline atheists, it is now unreasonable and “dramatically peculiar” to argue that religion is not altogether evil.  How did such intolerance become acceptable to rational minds, asks Bryan Appleyard. De Botton is the most recent and, … Continue reading →

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Bigoted secularist Britain failing to protect Christians’s civil rights, says cross-party committee of MPs

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

Britain failing to stand up for Christians, say MPs Britain is failing to protect the rights of Christians to follow their faith, a committee of MPs and peers has concluded. A report from a cross-party parliamentary group will this week … Continue reading →

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British cabinet minister speaks out about the elephant in the room: militant secularists and their bigoted agenda

Posted on 13/02/2012 by

Britain being overtaken by ‘militant secularists’, says Baroness Warsi and declares, We stand side by side with the Pope in fighting for faith British society is under threat from the rising tide of “militant secularisation” reminiscent of “totalitarian regimes”, a Cabinet … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Tim Stanley says ‘Secularism denies our history and destroys our identity’

Posted on 12/02/2012 by

‘Where has Britain’s once proud religiosity gone?  In America this week, Barack Obama attempted to force Catholic organisations to provide contraception as part of their employee healthcare packages.  The American people rose up in outrage and he backed down.  He … Continue reading →

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Brendan O’Neill, atheist: ‘If Christians are not free to say “God heals”, then there is no religious freedom in Britain’

Posted on 07/02/2012 by

If Christians are not free to say ‘God heals’, then there is no religious freedom in this country by Brendan O’Neill Imagine living in a country governed by such authoritarian literalists that it was forbidden to say “God heals”, on … Continue reading →

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Dr. Hans-Christian Raabe: Vilified by militant secularist potheads for telling the truth about dangerous, illegal drugs

Posted on 28/01/2012 by

Vilified for telling the truth: The Christian GP whose life was made hell after he questioned the legalise drugs campaign Dr. Hans-Christian Raabe is a man of gentle demeanour and firm principle who cares deeply about his patients in the … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: Gay divorce first, religious freedom a distant second

Posted on 15/01/2012 by

Gay divorce first, religious freedom a distant second by Charles Lewis One thing the “great gay divorce crisis of January 2012” has shown is that our government can move fast when it feels the need to get something important done.  … Continue reading →

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Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter: living proof that Anti-Catholic bigotry is alive and well in Britain today

Posted on 12/01/2012 by

A former Premier League referee has caused outrage in Britain after he posted a “vile rant” against Catholics on his website.

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