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Americans United Criticizes Smithsonian For Caving In To Religious Right Pressure On Art Exhibit

Removal Of Video At National Portrait Gallery Is Religiously Based Censorship, Church-State Watchdog Group Says

The cult of Theoi: Students sacrificing to the god of uncertainty

Why do people sacrifice to gods? One idea that’s received surprisingly little attention is that people simply believe that they get a direct payoff from their sacrifice. They make an offering to their god, and god returns the favour by fixing that business deal (or making the rains come on time).

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Much of what passes for “feminist” theory in certain academic circles is ‘unmitigated rubbish’. So argued philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards at last night’s Bentham Lecture, hosted by the British Humanist Association, the Humanist Philosophers and UCL.

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Representatives from dozens of local humanist groups, all affiliated to the British Humanist Association, met this weekend in Birmingham. This year the programme included talks on running a public course on Humanism, delivering effective group communications, providing a voice in the local community, and running local campaigns on issues such as ‘faith’ schools.

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Life In Our Christian Nation:  The Perfect Gift for Your Favorite Social Conservative, the Sarah Palin Bobblehead Doll

Thanks to World Net Daily, you can now purchase the perfect gift for your favorite Christian conservative and it'll be delivered in time to place under your Christian Nation CHRISTmas Tree. It's the Sarah Palin bobblehead. It comes in two attractive models.  Discounted to just under $18, the exclusive limited-edition Sarah Palin bobblehead commemorates Governor [...]

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Maybe I Am Wrong?

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All this time I had believed there was no god… but then I saw this proof… god is a Steelers fan? As a Bills fan, though, at most it proves the existence of the devil (as classically dressed is it may be).

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Right Wing Evangelicals Warn Christians to Resist the Green Dragon of Environmentalism

The latest threat that is poised to destroy America and the world, according to a group of religious right leaders, is "radical environmentalism" which elevates nature above the needs of people. The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation warns that environmentalism and calls for population control represent a great threat to society and the [...]

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Pope Leads Vigil for the Unborn

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Pope Leads Vigil for the Unborn

Joined by thousands of families and children in St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope led a vigil of prayer for the unborn on Saturday. At the end of the event, Benedict XVI greeted people in the crowd personally, which is something very rarely done. The Pope told the audience that a human embryo is not an [...]

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New secular resources on web

While cruising the Web, I have run across some new secular resources — new to me, anyway. Here’s a quick rundown:

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Libertarian Facepalm of the Day

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Libertarian Facepalm of the Day

So I’ve been struggling with a bit of a cough lately. It’s very annoying, and it’s been interfering with my sleep. Luckily, we live in an age where brilliant humans have developed awesome drugs that can knock out the problem in a jiffy; an effect that before could only be achieved via the placebo effect [...]

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