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Sorry, but Christianity doesn’t cure depression

Physics student and skeptic Emily Band takes on outspoken evangelical Malcolm Bowden on the Guardian’s “Comment is Free” page, eloquently taking him to task for his ridiculous, damaging assertion that the root causes of depression are arrogance and self-centeredness. Bowden’s solution? Submission to his god, of course.

April 28, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More

Rick Santorum and James Dobson Push 'Death Panels' Myth, Nostalgic for Time When Abortion was a Crime

February 6, 2012 No Comment

At the American Heartland Forum in Columbia, Missouri before the upcoming presidential primary in the state (which is non-binding and awards zero delegates), Rick Santorum joined Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to push the myth that the recent…

First step towards assisted dying bill in Scotland welcomed

October 28, 2011 No Comment

An independent Member of the Scottish Parliament has taken the first step towards introducing a bill legalising assisted suicide in Scotland, a move welcomed by the British Humanist Association (BHA) as ‘Progress in the campaign for a compassionate law that respects the rights of the individual whilst protecting the vulnerable’.

Prayer cannot cure HIV: churches’ deadly “miracle cures” must be stopped

October 20, 2011 2 Comments

Pastors prescribing prayer to “cure” people with HIV have been criticised as ‘irresponsible’ by a former Health Minister, and the British Humanist Association (BHA) today has said more needs to be done to protect people from dangerous and false claims by evangelical churches which encourage people with HIV/AIDS to stop taking their medication.

The Humanist Miracle

October 10, 2011 6 Comments

One of the leading arguments for the existence of supernatural power is sometimes called the “argument from miracles.” There are many reports of phenomena contrary to generally accepted scientific principles, that are taken as evidence for a power that can bend nature to its will – a deity.

Perkins Blasts California HPV Vaccination Plan, Fails To Mention Perry

September 19, 2011 No Comment

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins dedicated his radio alert today to blasting a plan to help girls receive the HPV vaccine…in California. The issue of HPV vaccination has been dominating the Republican primary since Michele Bachmann…