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2008

Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats - New York Times

by mbertier (via)
“I thought going to Iraq was right because we had God on our side,” he said in an interview near Fort Riley.

2007

Aux Etats-Unis, l’ouverture d’un musée des erreurs

by mbertier (via)
Un peu plus loin, on nous explique que la Bible a commencé à perdre de son influence à cause d’une foison de libres-penseurs, méchamment dénoncés sur un mur du déshonneur : Bacon, Descartes, Laplace, Buffon, Darwin.

Positive Atheism's Big List of Jerry Falwell Quotations

by mbertier (via)
"The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country."

2006

Andy at Yellow Swordfish: Go Wicca!

by mikepower
The fastest growing religion in the US (in terms of percentage) is Wicca - a Neopagan religion that is sometimes referred to as Witchcraft.

2005

James Wolcott: Intelligent Design: Opiate of the Dummies

by mikepower
Wielding a sword of truth and a surgical scalpel of reason (he's quite ambidextrous), NRO's John Derbyshire pierces the fatty deposits of bad faith in the postures of religious piety by certain conservative eggheads.

ACLU Sues HHS Over Abstinence Aid

by Roberta (via)
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit yesterday against the Department of Health and Human Services, accusing the Bush administration of spending federal tax dollars on an abstinence education program that promotes Christianity.

NPR : Polygamists on Utah-Arizona Border Under Scrutiny

by fujiwara
The FLDS Church, as it is known, has long dominated twin towns on the Utah-Arizona border and now has a new settlement outside a rural town in Texas. Most people in the sister communities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., believe salvation depends on each man having at least three wives and as many children as possible.

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