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Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced to 175 Years for Taking Girls Across State Lines for Sex

This is to be expected when religion fails to examine itself honestly. This is the manifestation of the kind of dualism that has the Evangelical community out protesting gay marriage while enjoying a 52% divorce rate. This hypocrisy is born from theists who push to replace sex education in our schools with "Abstinence… Continue

Religion has its costs. As Drake Bennett points out in his article: “The Rise of Islamic creationism,” (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/storiesDN-bennett_08edi.State.Edition1.2292669.html) science continues to be challenged by those whose only arguments are based on a priori assumptions. I’m wondering if fundamentalist Christians… Continue

Where is the anger, the protests, or condemnations of Steve Anderson from the moderate and liberal Christians in this country? Are we really at a place in our lives where we can utter such hatred based on differing political opinions? This is exactly the type of crazed fundie that Chris Hedges writes about in his book American Fascists.
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Anyone else see the paradox here? Earlier this decade, the Barna Research Group provided data on American divorce rates; here. Not surprising to our community, Christians get divorced as often as anyone else. So much for “Focus on the Family.” Results indicated that Evangelicals topped the list in divorce. With such a high rate of divorce, compared with the population at large, why aren’t Christians more… Continue

One of my Christian friends recently commented that my two adult daughters seemed very moral for children who were raised as "Freethinkers." I asked this friend, "Do you think Atheists are any less moral than people who profess belief?" My friend was embarrassed by the question and did not answer.



It is true, my two adult daughters, while not prudes, respect themselves in relationships. Why would that be surprising? I raised my children to value themselves and others and really… Continue