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Maybe there are more atheists in foxholes!

Maybe there are more atheists in foxholes!

87% of military patients recently surveyed are Christian. Interestingly, those on active duty scored lower on every measure of religiosity than family members or retired personnel.

Sharia in Oklahoma

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Sharia in Oklahoma

Oklahomans will vote on whether to keep Muslim Sharia law out of their courts on Tuesday.

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God Discussion is For Sale

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In light of other professional projects that I have on my plate, I have decided to sell God Discussion.  If you are interested, please use our contact form above and I will personally respond to you by telephone or email. Serious inquiries only, please. Deborah

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With the November 2 mid-term elections around the corner, the various "pray and fast" events promoted by religious groups who want to "reclaim America" are coming to a close.  One that centered around Christian dominionist theology was the "Pray & A.C.T." event that advocated, among other things: … we call on all faithful Christians to [...]

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When in doubt, preach!

What induces cult members to preach their gospel? New research by David Gal and Derek Rucker, at the Kellog School of Management at Northwestern University, suggests that shaking a person’s confidence actually can make them more likely to go out and preach.

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We’ll Be Back This Weekend!

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We'll back this weekend with our news stories.  Have an excellent Friday!

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Rand Paul/Palin/Miller Supporters (Goons) Share Angry Emotions & "Curbing" is One Violent Result ~ A Follow up

I am writing this as a follow up to yesterday's post, "Rand Paul's Goons Know ~ "Curbing is NOT an Accident!" This post garnered a lot of responses and numerous questions. I started to answer them in the comments section and to direct emails but thought it best that I answer them here to reach [...]

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Book Review: The Religion Virus

I don’t say this about very many books, but The Religion Virus can facilitate a wholesale change in the way we think about religion. By itself, it stands strong and makes a great argument. When it works together with the already growing “God Virus” meme, it forms a powerful meme-plex, and gives us a great framework for examining and talking about religion.

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FFRF’s 2008 challenge to the Colorado Day of Prayer was dismissed yesterday. FFRF is considering an appeal.

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Pentagon Poll: Most US soldiers don’t object to gay servicemembers

The religious right claims that morale and unit cohesion will be damaged by openly-gay servicemembers. The Pentagon’s new poll of troops yanks the teeth from this argument.

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