Does Shiva Hate Hindus?
Does Vishnu? Does Krishna? Does Ganesha? Or are all these gOds just as missing in action as Yahweh and Jesus and Allah when it comes to protecting their devout followers from Very Bad Things even as those followers flock to their holy temples?
Police Investigate Deadly Indian Temple Stampede (The BBC; Mar 5)
Police in India [...]
Does Allah Hate Muslims?
Of course not.
Mythical beings are incapable of hating anyone at all.
But if you believe Allah isn’t a mythical being… well, suffice it to say that he seems remarkably indifferent to the tragedies that befall his devout followers even as they’re in the very process of worshipping him….
Deadly Crush At Timbuktu Mosque (The BBC; Feb 26) [...]
Does God Hate Catholics?
It’s a question I’ve asked before (perhaps most notably here).
I’ve also asked slightly different versions of the same question before (perhaps most notably here and here).
I have yet to receive a good answer from a Catholic or any other variety of Christian.
Instead, events this year have only further sharpened my questions.
Consider:
Archbishop Of Port-au-Prince Monsignor Serge [...]
As Clear As Mud
“Does the Koran actually say, ‘Tho shallt wear a burqa so that only thine husband may glimpse they body in shape or detail.’? Or does it just say, ‘A veil was drawn to give the couple privacy so nobody would see them having sex on their honeymoon.’? Or is it something else? I guess what [...]
Burqa Ban Thoughts
The question of whether or not France (or any other country) ought to ban the burqa isn’t as easy to answer as I would like for it to be. On the one hand, I’m generally in favor of freedom of expression and against unnecessary government mandates and regulations. On the other hand, I find the [...]
Atheists Can Be Stupid Too…
I received the following e-mail today. Just a small reminder that even atheists can be really stupid sometimes.
Hello,
Our organization is suing the bible and the koran for sexism, homophobia, call for murder etc. To support our legal action, we have put two petitions online (http://atheists-in-action.com/184/English.html). One is to support our legal action in France. [...]
So Who is the Idiot?
My news tweeting service @anatheistnews tweeted the following story today which a follower thought was probably not newsworthy. I don’t think so either, but it does offer a small amount of grist for my mill over here:
Calvinist-turned-Catholic touts interfaith respect
Author Peter Kreeft packed the house at Newman’s Bookshoppe on a recent Friday night, offering his [...]
George and the Secularists
George Pitcher, an Anglican priest and Religion Editor for the British Telegraph, is complaining about ’secularists’:
Religious people do have a clearer moral code than secularists
It’s come to this. The secularists have got me sticking up for Cherie Blair. Those barrels of laughs, the British Humanist Association and National Secular Society, have complained, apparently with straight faces, [...]
Follow ALL The Money (2)
Here’s another recent example of how Christians spend their money:
Change Marks 10th Anniversary Of Rector (Cate Lecuyer/The Salem News; Jan 29)
BEVERLY, Massachusetts: If a new altar isn’t enough to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rev. Manny Faria, rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, a visit from the bishop — for the first time [...]
Staying Pure for Daddy
You are a typical American teenage girl and your Dad is a conservative Christian who believes that pre-marital sex is a sin and a disgrace before God. Maybe you buy into your Dad’s prudish morality or maybe you are just too young to really understand or care. Either way, how would feel about pledging your [...]
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