Why does the religious right defend the genocide of Noah's flood?

 I was listening to conservative talk radio. The host is technically  of conservative Judaism, though his beliefs are very much in line with Orthodox Judaism. But, he defends the so called Noah's flood as strongly as any fundamentalist Christian. First of all, this...

Why is it offensive to question a historical Jesus?

I was listening to conservative talk radio and the host, not a Christian conservative but a Jewish conservative, asked his guest a question on the topic of Jesus. The question drew the response that Jesus never existed. At all. The guest was David Silverman, president of...

An atheist banner is promotion of religion but a nativity scene i

Ellwood City (PA) Mayor Anthony Court has stated that a Christian Nativity (or creche) isn't really what it is. It's not religious, but basically a bunch of random statues. That's is what he called that, statues. Nothing religious, I guess. Why did he say that? Because he ...

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...

Is Penn State as bad in abuse coverup as the Catholic Church? No

I was listening to conservative talk radio, and boy, do I have a lot to say in response. One host stated that the Catholic church was treated worse than Penn State, when it comes to sexual abuse of children, and its' coverup. Give me a break! The Penn State scandal...

The religious right once again use government to push religion

In the Alabama town of Bay Minettee you have two choices if you are convicted of a non-violent crime. Go to jail or go to church. The sheriff in that town has created such a program, because he believes it will have a positive impact on those convicted. Maybe, but...

Atheists, here is a scoreboard for picking presidential candidate

Christian rightwing groups commonly endorse candidates for public office to impose their theocratic vision for America. They believe their deity is the head of state/government, and not the president. Well, Penn Jillette, has produced an atheist scorecard of the...

Is Fox News the propaganda arm of the Christian right-wing?

Fox and Friends (of Fox News) is quite simply, the mouthpiece of the religious right. While they rarely have atheist guests on (a few times a year), they regularly engage in atheist bashing. One of those atheist bashers is Father Morris, a Catholic priest who is obviously...

Evolutionism can explain it, but can Creationism?

The four-legged chick.  See photograph.

Papa Devil

"Before Mad Magazine had its fold up back page there were heretical fold ups of the Pope.....Call them the popular comics of the Reformation,"

When Is Sorry Not Sorry

"When you don't apologise for what you said but for the reacton to what you said. Pope 'deeply sorry' at backlash on comments And we are still waiting for him to apologize for his attacks on secular, humanist, pluralistic, democratic society. "