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Christian theocrats believe they have superior rights than others

Camp Pendleton in California is one of the biggeest U.S. Marines military bases in the U.S. It is also a place recently where former marines put up a large 12 foot tall Christian cross on the top of a hill at the base. This type of act is unfortunately, very, very common....

opinion by Shaun Slack | 11 wks ago
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Atheists receive death threats on Fox News Nation

If there is one hard and fast rule about religious fundamentalists, they get very mad when there are a group of people who don't believe in their doctrines. Indeed, they get very angry when people dare to say their religion is balderdash. Well, if you are an atheist and...

opinion by Shaun Slack | 11 wks ago
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Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan

Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,...

created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Freethought Society Mocks Christmas Tree Tradition

A Tree of KnowledgeAtheists in Philadelphia have apparently chosen Christmas time to start their own tradition of putting up a cut pine tree…only instead of Christmas decorations, the tree is adorned with book covers.The Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia's ‘A...