Catholic Church bans sex ed in public schools

Different thoughts:I. A Christian conservative who runs one of the largest right-wing websites in America believes that the 10 Commandments were bannished from churches and syngogues.He wrote this in support of 10 Commandments dislays on governmental property, in order to...

Examples of Christian nationalism in our public schools

Issues in the News: I. Bill O'Reilly, debated with devout Christian and talk show host Laura Ingraham about his previous on-air statement, "The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals. That is where the compelling argument is. We're Americans, we just...

Why the U.S. should cease recognizing the Vatican as a nation

Well, we've had a new Pope, in Pope Francis I, for half a week now. Not we, as the Catholic Church, but we as the world. I say the world because no matter what your religion might be (or if you have no religion like me) the Church is still very powerful in much...

Michelle Obama at the Oscars and oh no, no pope in office

Issues in the News:I Well, Pope Benedict XVI has left and there is no more pope in the Vatican, and the world hasn't collapsed. No person in the world right now is infalliable, that is until the Vatican annouces someone else. By the way, one of the more anti-gay...

The Pope states he will resign, but theocracy will continue

Well, The Pope is leaving the papacy. In less than two months, there will be a new pope, and Pope Benedict XVI will go back to being just Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger. Of course, the average Catholic will have as much a say in who will become the next pope, as a secular humanist...

Women in prison for baring breasts and more anti-gay hysteria

Issues in the news: I. A Texas Republican legislator named Drew Springer has proposed a bill in that state that would cut health care funding for any school district in the state that offer domestic partnership benefits to employees. Well in particular, any gay employees....

The Pope states he will resign, but theocracy will continue

Well, The Pope is leaving the papacy. In less than two months, there will be a new pope, and Pope Benedict XVI will go back to being just Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger. Of course, the average Catholic will have as much a say in who will become the next pope, as a secular humanist...

Electric fence to surround gays and other dumb things said

I haven't written about gay rights for a number of articles. Well, my file on dumb things said by anti-gay zealots is building up. There is the North Carolina preacher, Charles Worley, who said in a sermon on May 13th: "I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and...

Christian right-wingers trying to impose religion on your kids

There are a few different versions of the 10 Commandments, but there is one that most Americans, be they Christians or not, are familiar. It is the one that tells listeners to have no other gods, honor the sabbath, not use that god's name in vain, or make graven images. While...

Two men kiss at Santorum rally and hell doesn't freeze over.

At a pro-theocracy..um, I mean pro-Santorum rally in Arlington Heights, IL (outside of Chicago) two men shouted for attention from the audience, while Santorum was speaking, and than kissed. They were kicked out. Now, since they interrupted Santorum's speech, maybe there was...

Santorum, would be president, is worried about mythical satan

Rick Santorum, would be cleric in chief, er commander in chief, and our nation's president, said this back in 2008:   "Satan has his sights on the United States of America!   Satan is attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride,...

some thots

some thots It's ironic that most of recent attention for my articles on NowPublic and youtube has been about “my path to God” from atheists: personal attacks on my character and intellectual capacity ^^ What does that say about the attackers? You may draw your own...

The teaching of hell to small children is a form of child abuse

Is teaching children there is a hell where they will be tortured in a lake of fire, child abuse? Well, I would state, yes. Yes it is, at least mental and emotional child abuse. I was not raised in a church to believe that I will be tortured for all eternity if I don't...

my integrity

Sometimes, that's all i seem to have.. i wanted to entitle this essay “the loneliness of integrity” to emphasize the solitary aspect but.. i like simplicity and can emphasize the other fact in the body (like i did).. There is Strength in integrity but it sure can be a...

The Beauty of Corpus Christi

While driving through Chatham Township on a Saturday morning in October of last year, I experienced what could be described as a spiritual invitation to visit the Corpus Christi Church. As I entered...

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