Pakistan Islamist Party works to ban the Bible
Pakistan’s Islamist party, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islami (JUI), has petitioned to have the Bible banned from Pakistan because it violates the nation’s notorious blasphemy laws. The move by the JUI is just the latest episode in the ongoing and increasingly deadly persecution of Christians in that Islamic nation. According to JUI leader Maulana Abdul Rauf Farooqi, the Bible contains [...]
Tea Party Summer Camp To Teach Belief In God And Selfishness
A Tea Party group in Tampa will offer a summer camp to indoctrinate children into a strange mix of Ayn Rand and Jesus Christ: The organization, which falls under the tea party umbrella, hopes to introduce kids ages 8 to 12 to principles that include “America is good,” “I believe in God,” and “I work hard [...]
Louisiana Senate Committee Strikes Down Ten Commandments Monument Bill
Yesterday, the Louisiana Senate and Governmental Affairs committee rejected a bill that would have created a Ten Commandments monument on the capitol grounds. The bill, HB 277, was voted down 5-2 because of concerns that potential litigation over the display would be too costly for the state. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Patrick Williams (D-Shreveport), who [...]
Gay Men Kicked Out of Kentucky Public Pool, Official Cites ‘The Bible’ as Reason
Two gay men with with developmental and intellectual disabilities were kicked out of a swimming area at The Pavilion, a government recreational facility in Hazard, Kentucky. The men were clients of Mending Hearts, Inc. which provides support for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, according to the Kentucky Equality Federation. The KEF says that the official that kicked the [...]
Gov. Perry: Economic Crisis Is Part of God’s Plan To Return Us To Biblical Principles
For the past week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has been roundly criticized by religious and LGBT groups alike for inviting other governors to join him at an anti-gay prayer event hosted by stridently bigoted American Family Association. Not only has Perry courted the radical wing of the religious right for years, he has a history of bucking responsibility [...]
Richard Dawkins: ‘The God of the Old Testament’ with Bible References
Bible verses that support Richard Dawkins’ description of the Old Testament God. “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent [...]
