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An elder from the "House of Yahweh" sect convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child

More reasons to get rid of religion:

Source - www.Chron.com

Yedidiyah Hawkins, 40, a House of Yahweh elder, was convicted Monday of aggravated sexual assault of a child. A judge will set the sentence, expected within 45 days. Hawkins earlier decided that he wanted a judge to assess the punishment if jurors found him guilty.

Also, according to the report.

The sect's leader, self-proclaimed prophet Yisrayl Hawkins, faces trial later this year… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on November 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

God Needs Your Prayers And Fellowship For His Survival

Does God need your prayers? This is a question I placed recently to some Christian friends of mine. The answer I received was interesting, 'As Christians', they claimed 'we know that "God does not need our prayer but he needs us to pray to him"'. 'Why' I asked, '"Because it is one of his requirements"' they reply. So as God's creation you are required to pray to him according to Christianity.

Also, the Christian religion teach that the reason why God needs us to pray to him… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 26, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Kenyan Pastor Who Protected Sarah Palin From Witches Lied About Banishing a Witch In The Kenyan Town Of Kiambu

More reason to get rid of religion:

Source - Telegraph.co.uk

This is not surprising to me. Lying and deceiving the public are religion's national past time. These are the tactics pastors and priests etc, relied upon for years and are still relining upon to pull millions of followers into their fold and, as a result, cashing on billions of dollars.

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Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 25, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Cannibal cult mother who skinned son and made him eat his own flesh gets 9 years in jail

More reason to get rid religion:

Source - Mail Online

Klara Mauerova, 31 - a member of a sinister religious cult '....tortured her son in a locked cellar while relatives skinned him and forced him to eat his own flesh....'.

According to the news report 'The two boys had told judges how their mother and relatives had stubbed cigarettes out on their bare skin, whipped them with belts, and tried to drown them. They were also sexually abused and… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 25, 2008 at 12:03pm — 2 Comments

ORIGINS OF RELIGION, MORALITY AND BELIEF—select quotations. PART 1

ORIGINS OF RELIGION, MORALITY AND BELIEF—select quotations. PART 1

“If we go back to the beginning we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned or disfigured them; that weakness worships them; that credulity preserves them, and that custom, respect and tyranny support them in order to make the blindness of men serve its own interests.” Baron D'Holbach

Natural Morality:

If human morals and values do not arise… Continue

Added by Dr. Terence Meaden on October 23, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Student accuses teacher of being a witch and tries to set her on fire

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A 20-year-old man by the name of Darin Najor of Ferndaleis is facing an assault charge after allegedly accusing his English literature teacher of being a witch and then pouring liquid on her. The man also threatened the teacher with a cigarette lighter and cigarette.

There is no doubt that this guy is insane, or I should say "out-sane"; however, his insanity is not isolated, but, in my view, comes from a deep sense of religious… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 18, 2008 at 4:01pm — No Comments

My Prosecution Will Bring About The End Of The World Says "Self-Proclaimed Messiah"

More reason to get rid of religion:

A self-proclaimed messiah is accused of molesting children whom he says he was only "healing".

According to the news report the Self-proclaimed messiah, whose name is Wayne Bent 'is awaiting trial in Union County after he was accused of lying naked with underage nude girls. One of them says Bent kissed her on the lips and breasts. Bent says the encounter was a religious experience, not a sexual one'. Really!!

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Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 18, 2008 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Pastor Say His Marriage To A 10-Year- Old Child Is Legal

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A self-proclaimed pastor who argued his sexual relations with an underage girl were legal because he married her in the church that he invented when she was 10, has been found guilty of sexual assault of a minor.
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Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 18, 2008 at 3:50pm — No Comments

R.E.S.P.E.C.T-What it means to mean with regard to Religion.

This blog will be different for me since this one won't be loaded with facts, figures, cites and other drab blather that I normally write. This blog is about respecting religious views. Faith. An illogical belief that is devoid of proof. Where else in our discourse do we actually use this word properly? I don't mean the colloquial meaning, in sentences such as "I have faith in him/her". For instance, when has anybody (that isn't completely deranged) actually had faith in any material object?… Continue

Added by Metro State Atheists on October 13, 2008 at 9:13am — No Comments

God's Inventions Are Pirated By The Devil To Makes Millions:

More reasons to get rid of religion.

Are our Inventors devils? This is what a Televangelist pastor named Dr. Fredrick K.C. Price insinuate on his TV broadcast. On Sunday morning, October 5Th, Pastor Price speaking on "Bible Teaching" decided to school his congregation. The pastor charged the congregation saying that they are refusing to buy his sermons on tapes and Cd's, instead spending their money on non-religious music tapes, DVDs, Cd's etc.

The angered Pastor Price in… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on October 10, 2008 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

Jehovah's Witnesses On Mission From God Murdered 13 People.

Source - Mail Online

More reasons to get rid of religion.

Two Jehovah's Witnesses, claiming to be on mission from God to cleanse world of sinners, murdered 13 people during a nine-month period according to news report.

The report say that the two accused suspected serial killer were "twisted". The… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on September 26, 2008 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Girls Can Marry At 9 say Fatwa From Morocco

More reasons to get rid of religion.

In Morocco a Salafi preacher name Mohamed Al-Maghrawi issued a "Fatwa" that permits girls 9-years-old to marry.

Interisting, why is the "Fatwa" or the author of the "Fatwa" saying that they 'permits' these babies to marry. You can't permit a baby to marry. A 9-year-old have no idea of what marriage is and mean. How do you let these babies know that you gave them the permission to marry? Do you go to them saying here is the "Fatwa" we… Continue

Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on September 25, 2008 at 9:57am — 1 Comment

Children should be taught about creationism in school, top scientist says

Creationism is a religious belief and should be kept out of our schools, I say. Stupid Scientist:

According to a top British scientist, Professor Michael Reiss, director of Education for the Royal Society said that

'Children should be taught about Creationism in school biology lessons'

Why does the Professor think teaching a Biblical belief in school to your children is a good idea, because, he said

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Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on September 24, 2008 at 8:41am — 2 Comments

New faith throws out the Ten Commandments

Religion is arguable the institution among us that that is responsible for the most bloodshed on our planet. With the creation of religion, man, in my view, have become more enemies to towards each other than ever. Religion have make us more ignorant and stupid. Religion turn us into pointless killers. Killing in the name of some God we can not see, will never see and who don't exist.

Yet we have people who kept trying to give us more of this bullshit thing call Religion.

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Added by THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER on September 24, 2008 at 8:36am — No Comments

Pagan's Retake Parthenon-Briefly

When I was a young student in school studying ancient mythology, I always loved the fanciful tales and colorful characters, but couldn’t help but wonder why we call ancient Roman and Greek religious practices mythology and ancient Christian practices religion. If Christianity had not had such a powerful or successful PR machine behind it, we might all still be praying to Athena and worshiping Zeus, and the world’s few remaining pagans might not… Continue

Added by Terry Osburn-Sharff on September 12, 2008 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Wisconsin Child Dies While Parents Pray

Dale and Leilani Neumann of Wausau Wisconsin have been charged with 2nd degree reckless homicide for letting their 11 year old daughter die of diabetes while they prayed for her recovery rather than seeking medical care.

Their family’s attorney is fighting the case saying that the courts, if the charges are allowed to continue, will “become entangled in constitutionally protected religious matters.” because the charges “…unconstitutionally infringe on their right to freely… Continue

Added by Terry Osburn-Sharff on September 3, 2008 at 10:41pm — 3 Comments

Christians want their Bibles Back from Chinese Govt

The Vision Beyond Borders is a group based in Sheridan, Wyoming that distributes bibles and Christian teaching materials around the world. The VBB web site states:

Many of the six billion people on the earth have never heard of the name of Jesus Christ. The disciples were sent out to preach the Good News of Jesus to the far reaches of the world. We believe that Vision Beyond Borders is helping to fulfill that commission with the same urgency found in first-century… Continue

Added by Terry Osburn-Sharff on August 21, 2008 at 9:48pm — No Comments

One is the Loneliest Number

I am what you would call an atheist. I have no belief in any "god" and I am perfectly happy with that. My children are freethinkers, but they are discovering how hard that concept is for others to accept. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have another child tell you emphatically that you are going to burn in hell if you don't "accept Jesus"? Both of my kids have found out exactly that. I bought a couple of books for them to read from Amazon a little while ago, so they could get an idea… Continue

Added by Natalie on August 19, 2008 at 4:20pm — 4 Comments

All Hail His Noodly Goodness...with extra cheese

The other day we went to the theatre and saw two people with the Flying Spaghetti Monster on their shirts...funny thing was they weren't even together. I asked them if they could show my son their shirts and they were thrilled. He was hailed as a "fellow Pastafarian", much to his delight. My kids understand the ridiculousness in believing in any gods. Children have not a clue as to the true meanings behind the passages in the bible, no matter how much you drill it into their heads. Children are… Continue

Added by Natalie on August 19, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Woman dies during Curse Lifting Ceremony

In case you only think the Catholic Church performs strange ceremonies, here is a story from New Zealand that will convince you otherwise. Janet Moses, an average looking 22 year old New Zealand woman of Maori decent, died ten months ago during an exorcism or “curse lifting” ceremony performed by six women and three men, all members of Ms Moses' extended family, who will now stand trial for manslaughter.

According to Wikipedia:

The word Māori refers to the indigenous Polynesian… Continue

Added by Terry Osburn-Sharff on August 14, 2008 at 5:50pm — 2 Comments