Police: NM church stabbing sparked by ‘Mason’ fear
Religion: It damages your brain: Mason fear contributed to in church attack RUSSELL CONTRERAS Published: Apr 29, 2013 The random and violent attack by the knife-wielding Capener, 24, sparked confusion and fear in the Albuquerque Westside church as the choir started singing “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” According to a criminal complaint released Monday, Capener [...]
India stampede kills 36 at world’s largest religious festival | Reuters
A stampede at a railway station in northern India killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on Sunday, the busiest day of the world’s largest religious festival at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river. via India stampede kills 36 at world's largest religious festival | Reuters.
Texas Public School Course Teaches the ‘Racial Origins Traced from Noah’ | Right Wing Watch
A new report put out by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund reveals that in several public school classes on the impact of the Bible on history have found classes teaching from a right-wing, fundamentalist Christian standpoint.A Southern Methodist University religious studies professor Mark Chancey found instances of students learning a literal interpretation of the [...]
Daily Kos: A demoralized James Dobson admits his defeat
We can only hope that this is the beginning of the end of the religious right for the remainder of my life time. Maggie Gallagher isn’t the only religious conservative to be feeling a loss of optimism in the new year. In his January newsletter, the hate group Focus on the Family founder, James Dobson [...]
Skeptic Money » Blog Archive First Amendment Was Designed To Give The Power To Churches – Judge Sarah Evans Barker » Skeptic Money – You make sense but does your money?
The end of reason … at least in Indiana, man that state needs a few tin foil hats for electing judges like this one … Indiana is now firmly planted in the heart of the bible belt. Indiana law requires that marriage can only be solemnized by a small group of people that includes clergy. [...]
A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists | Alternet
A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting AtheistsIn Kentucky, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God–or risk 12 months in prison.November 21, 2012 | In Kentucky, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided [...]
Scandal in Ireland as woman dies in Galway ‘after being denied abortion’
Savita Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died of septicaemia a week after presenting with back pain on 21 October at University hospital in Galway, where she was found to be miscarrying. But he said these requests were denied because a foetal heartbeat was still present and they were told at one point: “This [...]
Pakistan Parents Say They Murdered Daughter In Honor Killing Because She Looked At A Boy
Should be a death penalty for this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/05/pakistan-parents-killed-d_0_n_2078365.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=1695096,b=facebook
Hearing today for Naperville woman accused of killing 2 young children – chicagotribune.com
Religion does no harm they say … Really ? Then can you tell me where this woman got the ideas: 1) Heaven exists and its a great place to go 2) That killing your kids sends them to heaven http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/naperville/chi-2-young-children-found-dead-in-naperville-home-20121031,0,5712894.story Well if you dont know the answer youre either an idiot or studied too much [...]
WND Columnist: Prosecute Liberals, Journalists for Treason | Right Wing Watch
Talk about dangerous, these ass hats go way beyond what McCarthyism was, this is a whole new level of rhetoric that is designed for one thing, a fascist theocracy and isnt it ironic that the man spewing the hate and disjointed logic is the one that should be labeled with treason … WND is a [...]
