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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God Loves All Of His Children, Except For The Ones He Decided Would Be Gay
I always find clashes between the law, specifically equality laws, and the Church fun. Â It really hammers home just how out of date and close minded religious leaders are. Â The latest example comes from the UK, where Church groups are running scared or new proposed equality laws that would force them to equally consider sexually […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Church, Church of England, Equality, Law, News. Read More »
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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 […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Catholicism, Law, Morality. Read More »
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This is Religion, and all it stands for
This is a truly remarkable story, and really puts into context the absolute fire-breathing idiots, the misinformed imbeciles that we have to put up with. Quote from the BBC: The most senior judge in Saudi Arabia has said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programmes. Yes, you […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Islam, Law. Read More »
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Idiotic, Absolutely Idiotic
There’s a story in Time (from 1970) about a couple who have had to give an a child they adopted because they “Do not believe in a supreme being”. The judge who made the decision did so on the basis that the child should be allowed to worship freely. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, […]
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