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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No Hope With This Pope
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Catholicism, Human Rights, News, Pope, UK. 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 Â It really hammers home just how out of date and close minded religious leaders are.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 […]
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How Do We Win the Battle Against Ignorance?
Amongst some in religious communities there is a pride in ignorance. Â Atheists are frowned upon for being “intellectuals” and out of touch with the normal, working class people. Â This pride in ignorance is not the cultivated ignorance that we see as a result of organised religion, but rather a misplaced sense of conflict and segregation. […]
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When Religiousness Impacts Others
Two stories came across my feed reader today, covering two situations where a person’s religiousness has affected others around them. Others who may or may not share the religion. It’s infuriating that these actions are tolerated in some circles simply because they are considered to be religious in nature. The first one is from 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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Catholicism Continues its Downward Spiral into Depravity
They say that all publicity is good publicity, but you have to question that maxim given the recent news stories regarding the Catholic Church. The most recent is, of course, news of endemic child abuse in Ireland by Catholic institutions. The acts themselves are deplorable, but the endemic nature of the problem suggests, once again, […]
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