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Posted by on Apr 11, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves | 12 comments

Why Won’t Religion Just Leave Us Alone?

 

 

All religions seek to control our lives to determine what we do and how we think.  Unfortunately for this reason, we atheists can’t sit idly by and let them pray.  We can’t “leave them alone” for one simple reason — because they won’t “leave us alone.”  

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Posted by on Apr 10, 2013 in Blog, Book Reviews | 4 comments

How Religion Promotes Intolerance and (Gulp!) — Even Murder

old-testament

 

The Old Testament is a literary circus of ludicrous assertions and contradictions.  But it’s also the basis of much of Western Civilization and the foundation of Judeo-Christian belief. Many even  believe The Old Testament is the literal “word of God.”  Here’s a closer examination of Biblical texts and their influence on our lives.

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Posted by on Mar 4, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment

Catholicism Goes Up in Smoke

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Imagine the possibilities.

The script reads as follows:  Cheech and Chong win a free trip to Italy.  While traveling, the old Pope resigns and a new Pope gets picked.  The two dope heads somehow stumble into the Vatican.  When the new Pope finally gets chosen, white smoke is traditionally released to the crowd gathered outside in Saint Peter’s Square, and a billion cheering worshipers watching worldwide.

Cheech and Chong.  White smoke.  You can pretty much figure out the rest.

At least the plot for “Cheech and Chong Visit the Vatican” would make sense.

But nothing makes sense in Catholicism.

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