Via David Galbraith (1) (2). A recent documentary series on BBC channel four, featuring Richard Dawkins, exposes the fraud that is religion. And laments that the irrational practises aren’t waning despite increasing scientific knowledge.
Channel 4 - Drawing on such examples, it is not difficult to demolish the claims of religion as fairytales, and dangerous ones [...]
As noted many times before, religious denominations invariably use misery and natural disasters to pacify, proselytize and boost their numbers in ways that are nothing less than shameful. Christians and Scientologists are by far the most common perpetrators of this sort of nonsense and their activities are in most cases directly linked to the callous [...]
Much more than meets the eye here. Residual religion for instance. And how many do REALLY attend church in the US and Sweden? (compared to those that only say they do) And would any normal, balanced person really be offended by this? I look forward to the next generation product line which attempts to offend [...]
There are few things a dislike more than proselytizing religions. And religious groups doing relief work. Not that it is novel in any way. But times are changing and we need to leave those dark ages behind us. It is imperative that relief organizations have liberal, neutral and secular values at heart and that is [...]
Two new studies on religion, its origins and what it’s doing to society.
The World Today - Study says belief in God may contribute to society’s dysfunctions - There’s a new twist to the evolution versus creationism debate. A new study from America suggests that widespread belief in God may contribute to the dysfunctions of a [...]
Truthdig via David Galbraith - Imagine There’s No Heaven - At a time when fundamentalist religion has an unparalleled influence in the highest government levels in the United States, and religion-based terror dominates the world stage, Sam Harris argues that progressive tolerance of “faith-based unreason” is as great a menace as religion itself. Harris, [...]
Funny! Not that fishing for new members is condoned of course. That is still a problem. But one has to appreciate the iconoclasm here.
Ananova - A German church group has caused controversy by releasing a calendar using nude models to portray bible scenes.
Stefan Wiest, 32, spokesman for the Katzwang Evangelical Youth group, said: “We wanted [...]
The Church of Scientology has been busy lately. And they sure do get weirder with time. Apparently they have been marking a remote area of the New Mexico desert to make a, I don’t know, spiritual focal point, a giant business card … or … something. Considering the time lag of satellite imagery, this can’t [...]
After Bush’s insidious free market, neoliberal crusade and visit to China, this remains the most remarkable of his antics and demands.
CNN - Bush’s first public event during his two-day state visit to China was a worship service at Gangwashi Church, one of five officially recognized Protestant churches in Beijing. It was Bush’s way of nudging [...]
In another attempt to refashion religion, taking American Christianity to dangerous new heights and making it “hip” and “cool,” DATOmana has launched a new line of Christian t-shirts.
Sploid - Sorry, but Christians aren’t ‘cool’ - Once again, the Born Again Christian industry is trying new ways to disguise its socially disastrous product (fundamentalist American Christianity) [...]
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