It’s sometimes easy to forget that there are religious fundamentalists all over the world.  Europe, for the most part, seems to escape, with low levels of religiosity across the continent, high levels of education and high levels of happiness (Northern Europe and Scandinavia in particular have some of the lowest religiosity levels in the world combined with […]
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Sectarianism and the Ugly Side of Scottish Soccer
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Catholicism, Christianity, Europe, Ireland, Law, Scotland, Sport. Read More »
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No Hope With This Pope
There’s been a bit of scandal in the UK over the last week or so regarding a visit of Pope Benedict XVI. There’s a lot to cover from this visit, so I thought I’d summarise it as best as I can and bring up some of the talking points. State Visit As pointed out in […]
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Catholic Church Passes on the Opportunity to Rebuild
One would have thought that out of everyone, the Catholic Church would understand the Easter Message. Â Rebirth, sacrifice to absolve sins. Â One might also assume that given the bad press the Catholic Church has been getting recently, it might have taken the opportunity to follow these themes. I am, of course, referring to the ongoing, […]
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If I were religious, this would insult me
Many atheists, myself included, see certain aspects of religion, and some religions themselves, as scams. Â Tricks played on the gullible, exploitation of the vulnerable. It can be difficult to provide substantive proof to back up these opinions. Â Where scientology is pretty overt in its quest for money, there are far more subtle tactics being played […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Blasphemy, Catholicism, Ireland, Law. Read More »
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Between 6,000 and 20,000 Catholic Clergy involved in Child Sex Abuse Cases – but aren't pedophiles
I’ve previously written of the Catholic Church’s downward spiral into depravity but the link between child abuse and Catholicism clergy just won’t go away (as opposed to the link between Catholic Priest’s abuse of children and homosexuality, which never existed in the first place). Â The latest is a real double-header and astounded even me. The […]
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Catholic Father Links Homosexuality with Child Abuse
It seems the Catholic Church are keen to blame anyone other than themselves for the recent Ryan Report detailing endemic child abuse within Catholic run institutions. I’ve written on this subject previously, so I shan’t cover the same ground again. I will, however, point out something I said at the time this story first broke: […]
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