GOP and Fox News telling humanists and atheists to get lost

House Republicans in the Armed Services Committee told humanists and atheists in the military to get lost. They voted down humanist chaplains in the military. Not one Republican voted for them. Fine, I understand the Republican party is basically the party of Christian...

War memorial only honors those of the Christian religion

The religious right-wing have a flawed view of the Constitution when it comes to religion, then again, they have a flawed view of basic logic. No, there is no right to use public monies to further and fund and promote the Christian religion. Some seem to believe so, and often...

The Foolishness of Hating the Jews

For someone to hate a group, he needs to see the group as a monolithic entity, meaning that it would have similar attitudes, values and ways of life.With Jews, there is no monolithic entity. There are all sorts of people who are Jews, and many of them are in strong...

Protests at first same sex wedding in French history

When you got married, if you got married, were there protests outside your wedding? I am guessing, probably not. In fact, in the entire history of marriage by heterosexuals, there was probably not one protestor to a marriage. Well, of course there might have been jealous men...

Man killed for being gay in New York City

Marc Carson was a 32 year old gay man. He was a gay man, because now he is dead. He is dead because of a bullet from one Elliot Morales, a man one year older but who had a much different life path. A path built on hate and fear. Morales, a violent criminal with a record,...

Muslims And Their 72 Virgins

I have reason to believe that the 72 virgins that are promised to Muslims who kill infidel are going to be male and gay.I am looking at this matter from the perspective of some in Christianity, according to whom Mohammad was given the Quran not by Allah but by Satan. Now...

Christian right opposes girls in sports but wants gays imprisoned

Fundamentalist Christianity is very intolerant. Indeed, some of them are intolerant of girls or women playing competative sports. I was not aware of this until very recently, but I can't say I am the least bit surprised. A Christian fundamentalist named Scott Jonas wrote...

AZ atheist legislator offers humanist statement on floor of state

Arizona State Representative Juan Mendez, when his turn came up to give an invocation before the Arizona state legislature, delievered a beautiful statement on humanism. He stated: ""Most prayers in this room begin with a request to bow your heads. I would like to ask that...

AIDS is God's Penalty Says Christian Historian David Barton AUDIO

"Speaking on his 'WallBuilders Live' radio show today, debunked Christian historian David Barton claimed that AIDS and bacterial meningitis were God's penalty for those who engage in "shameful sexual acts.""

Do the religious right think they can force the 10 Commandment?

One thing I keep noticing is that Christians seem to believe that their ability to worship their God is contingent on the government acknowledging that God. That simply isn't true. If God was removed from our currency, Pledge of Allegiance and the 10 Commandments from all...

Why do Christians think they are persecuted if the government?

I. North Miami mayor candidate Anna Pierre has flyers that states she is endorsed by Jesus. Yes, that Jesus. She seems to be somewhat on the left-wing, so that is just an example of religion's influence throughout the political spectrum, but of course religion's influence on...

Church teaches interracial marriage is plan of devil

The Christian right-wing dominate much of society. But should they? Appleby Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas teaches that African Americans have the color of skin that they do because the son of Noah, Ham, had sex with his drunk father. This story is of course a myth, and...

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...