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Pat Condell: The tyranny of Scripture

Posted on January 29, 2012 by The Great One

The worthlessness of Scripture… TGO Video: YouTube

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‘Father’ and ‘Son’ Ousted from the Trinity in New Bible Translations

Posted on January 29, 2012 by The Great One

First of all, the Trinity has to be the stupidest, most illogical concept ever invented by man. Robert Green Ingersoll somewhat sarcastically exposes the absurdity of this doctrine below.  Having said that, who really cares whether these terms are offensive … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: Why does faith deserve respect?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by The Great One

Faith, and those who shove it down people’s throats, deserve about as much respect as a fly. TGO Video: YouTube

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Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

Posted on January 24, 2012 by The Great One

Reading an article pertaining to the Sun reminds me of the story in the Bible, in the Book of Joshua, when God commanded the Sun to “stand still,” so that daylight lasted longer and a battle (one of the countless … Continue reading →

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Afghan calligrapher creates world’s largest Koran

Posted on January 23, 2012 by The Great One

I must admit, this is quite an impressive feat. A beautiful work of art created by truly talented individuals; they are to be commended. Now, if only the book was worth a damn… I’ve read the Koran, albeit not entirely, … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: Take your God and shove him

Posted on January 20, 2012 by The Great One

Keep thy religion to thyself! TGO Video: YouTube

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What is The Definition of a Jesus Candidate?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by The Great One

Christine Jenkins, this is an excellent article! It’s quite entertaining to read someone with common sense and a sense of humor, two qualities Christians never possess. Personally, I believe Rick Santorum is the constipated, hypocritical type of Jesus candidate who … Continue reading →

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Santorum: ‘We Always Need a Jesus Candidate’ to Run for the Presidency

Posted on January 7, 2012 by The Great One

America needs a “Jesus candidate” like it needs another September 11th. Rick Santorum is not just a moron, he’s a world-class imbecile! I’m so sick of these God-freaks; they make me want to throw up! The hypocrisy and political correctness … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: Hello angry Christians

Posted on January 3, 2012 by The Great One

Ironic isn’t it, those who call themselves Christians; who have Christian values (whatever those are); who claim that we’re all God’s children; who supposedly love their fellow-man, etc., etc. are also mean-spirited and hateful. Must have been something you all … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: United States of Jesus

Posted on January 2, 2012 by The Great One

Is this guy ever right! He hit the nail square on the head with this video; and that’s a fact that is absolutely undeniable! He apparently recorded this during the George W. Bush presidency, yet ironically, and sadly, his statements … Continue reading →

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Military wives turn to Bible for marriage advice

Posted on December 28, 2011 by The Great One

Turning to the Bible for advice on marriage – really? The Bible! Here are some quotes from military wives; taken from the article: “The reason God is the answer is because scripture says that He has never changed. From the … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: The embodiment of ignorance…

Posted on December 28, 2011 by The Great One

Don’t you just love it? A couple of rednecks are “proving” to the rest of us, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that there is a God; that evolution is bogus; that intelligent design is factual; that the universe is … Continue reading →

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Britain is a Christian country: PM

Posted on December 17, 2011 by The Great One

In all my discussions with religious individuals throughout the years, no one has ever been able to explain to me what “Christian values” are. Are they any different than non-Christian values? Than non-religious values? What exactly are they? In terms … Continue reading →

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Controversial Texas license plates put Perry on the spot

Posted on December 12, 2011 by The Great One

Every time I read an article that talks of “Judeo-Christian values” I cringe. Just exactly what are these values? Can someone explain? Is it being gullible? Is it being ignorant? Is it being indoctrinated into believing myths? Is it believing … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Museum to display video criticized as anti-Christian

Posted on November 17, 2011 by The Great One

People should lighten up a bit when it comes to religion. Really folks, religion is nothing but a series of mythological beliefs, which vary depending on demographics, that captured the imagination of humans and so has lasted throughout the ages. … Continue reading →

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Graham, America’s most famous preacher, turns 93

Posted on November 7, 2011 by The Great One

This guy made a mint by talking nonsense (about that which he knows nothing of) to ignorant people who took it all in. Professional pickpockets are what people such as Billy Graham are. They claim to know God and use … Continue reading →

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Vatican wants ‘boring’ sermons spiced up

Posted on November 5, 2011 by The Great One

I have a better idea, why not just eliminate the bogus sermons altogether (they’re totally useless anyway) and just ask people to dish out the cash and go home. In fact, they should just have drive thru tellers instead of … Continue reading →

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Judgment Day? Five failed end-of-the-world predictions

Posted on October 22, 2011 by The Great One

This story is several days old, but it is both interesting and amusing in the way that it describes whack-jobs other than Harold Camping (the latest religious freak) to have predicted the end of the world. The basis for these … Continue reading →

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Is the Tea Party a Religious Movement? ‘Anthem’ Invokes God, Judgment Day

Posted on October 18, 2011 by The Great One

The Tea Party is many things, none of which I believe are of any value; quite the contrary. Whether it is also a religious movement as such or not may be open for debate, but there is no denying that … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendars: End of World Coming Oct. 21, Camping Says

Posted on October 15, 2011 by The Great One

Here we go again, we’re less than a week away folks… The end is near… Pack your bags and sell your possessions, you’re going away… What a bunch of bull! Religious people were definitely at the front of the line … Continue reading →

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Judge upholds firing of Ohio teacher in Bible case

Posted on October 6, 2011 by The Great One

Awesome! That’s one less Bible-freak indoctrinating our kids with religious nonsense… TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press AP MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — A judge has upheld the firing of a central Ohio public school science teacher … Continue reading →

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Comets Created Earth’s Oceans, Study Concludes

Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Great One

Wouldn’t it be much easier to believe, as die-hard religious people believe (and as stated in the Book of Genesis) that God created the oceans? Yes, it would definitely be much easier, and it would also be false. Thank God … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Challenged Books of 2010

Posted on September 30, 2011 by The Great One

Ah yes, and the main reasons given for categorizing these books as “challenged,” you guessed it: RELIGION and SEXUAL EXPLICITNESS. Don’t these two issues go hand-in-hand? Yes, the answer is yes, they do. Personally, I’m not into banning books. But … Continue reading →

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Why young Christians aren’t waiting anymore

Posted on September 28, 2011 by The Great One

The reality of the world we live in these days is that young kids are going to have sex; more than likely before the end of their teenage years. And by the way, I’m not so certain that it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Obama reads from Bible during NYC 9/11 ceremony

Posted on September 11, 2011 by The Great One

Talk about stupidity… Here we have all of these politicians doing the “right” thing by reading from the Bible every year (on 9/11). For all of you religious people out there I have a question: Where was God on September … Continue reading →

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A hot issue on the campaign trail: theology

Posted on September 3, 2011 by The Great One

What is this country coming to? At what point did the overwhelming majority of Americans take the “stupid pill;” the one that completely removes any semblance of reason and common sense from the feeble brain of the electorate in this … Continue reading →

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Bachmann says she’d consider Everglades drilling

Posted on August 28, 2011 by The Great One

How would drilling in the Everglades not affect the environment? You’re talking about drilling in a swamp! How much of an idiot is this woman? Why not just open all the floodgates, drain the entire Everglades, kill all of the … Continue reading →

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Perry signs pledge on anti-gay marriage amendment

Posted on August 27, 2011 by The Great One

One would think that with all of the problems this country is faced with these days, not the least of which is the financial situation (primarily the high unemployment rate and home foreclosures) that these idiotic politicians would focus on … Continue reading →

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The Right Isn’t Happy About Bill Keller’s Religious ‘Inquisition’

Posted on August 26, 2011 by The Great One

Bill Keller is my hero! It’s good to know there are still people with clout and a voice who aren’t afraid to call out the new breed of religious freaks (disguised as politicians) who want to ruin this country with … Continue reading →

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Polish singer cleared of ripping up Bible in show

Posted on August 18, 2011 by The Great One

I would just love to meet the judge who rendered the ruling, shake his hand and congratulate him. Isn’t it ironic as well as hypocritical; the Roman Catholic Church for centuries destroyed tens of thousands of volumes of text that … Continue reading →

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New Noah’s Ark in Ky. aims to prove truth of Bible

Posted on August 17, 2011 by The Great One

Question: Is it possible that there are jerk-offs in this world that, in the year 2011, who still believe in the biblical fairy tale of the Flood and Noah’s Ark? Answer: Yes, such a moron is pictured below! Isn’t it … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “The Measure of Suffering”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by The Great One

The little boy who asked his mother “if hell was worse than the toothache?” imagined that the limits of suffering were reached in his agony. Many of us have doubtless experienced pain that we thought marked the utmost of endurance. … Continue reading →

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In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible’s evolution

Posted on August 12, 2011 by The Great One

Talk about a complete waste of time… This silly book called the Bible continues to be dissected as if it was a work of art. Yet it is just a collection of fairy tales written by ignorant nomads wandering about … Continue reading →

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How Rick Perry is changing the rules of politics

Posted on August 9, 2011 by The Great One

I realize the yahoos in this country who think Rick Perry is the greatest thing since sliced bread are too ignorant to do any reading, unless of course the reading is from that book of fairy tales known as the … Continue reading →

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Perry to evangelicals: I’m one of you

Posted on August 7, 2011 by The Great One

Yet another religious nut-job, naturally a Republican, wants to run for the presidency of the United States. This guy, Rick Perry, makes George W. Bush look like a militant atheist. Now we have Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, this moron, and … Continue reading →

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Malaysian church slams Islamic officials over raid

Posted on August 4, 2011 by The Great One

More conflict over religious differences, this time in Malaysia, a country with an overwhelming Muslim population whose members don’t want people practicing other religions in their country.  I’ll never understand the passion and absolute lack of common sense that people … Continue reading →

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Do you speak Christian?

Posted on July 31, 2011 by The Great One

Whenever i speak about religion, particularly Christianity, I do so in order to criticize everything about it. In my opinion religions have no redeeming qualities; quite the contrary, they are based on falsehoods and superstitions. In terms of Christianity, more … Continue reading →

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Pope urges “compassion” over famine

Posted on July 31, 2011 by The Great One

Here we go again, more BS from the Pope… He talks, and talks, and talks, but takes no action. He urges people to help, but offers no help himself. The Catholic Church, despite its immense wealth, offers no monetary support … Continue reading →

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Polygamist sect leader threatens court with Bible

Posted on July 30, 2011 by The Great One

Talk about being f*cked up by religion; the man pictured below (in the glasses) is just that; so what else is new? Religion has certainly been known to screw countless people up beyond repair. TGO Refer to brief article below. … Continue reading →

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Victor J. Stenger: “The Narcissism of Christianity”

Posted on July 28, 2011 by The Great One

According to Christian belief, God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son to serve as a human sacrifice to atone for the sins of humanity. In return, Christians are expected to return that love. Not only … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Is the Bible Worth Reading?”

Posted on July 26, 2011 by The Great One

That depends. If a man is going to get his living by standing in a Christian pulpit, I should be obliged to answer, Yes! But if he is going to follow any other calling, or work at any trade, I … Continue reading →

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Less than half in US know Dalai Lama’s religion: poll

Posted on July 16, 2011 by The Great One

Why would anyone be surprised at the ignorance of the American public with respect to religion? Most Americans can’t even distinguish Iowa from Idaho on a map, so how can they be expected to know anything about an individual who … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins: “Good and Bad Reasons for Believing”

Posted on July 15, 2011 by The Great One

Dear Juliet, Now that you are ten, I want to write to you about something that is important to me. Have you ever wondered how we know the things that we know? How do we know, for instance, that the … Continue reading →

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What’s going on at the Bachmann clinic?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by The Great One

What’s going on at the Bachmann clinic is that you have evangelical Christian Bible-freaks who are obsessed with homosexuality trying to convert gays and lesbians to heterosexuals. The ignorance of these morons is alarming, particularly since they may end up … Continue reading →

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In Israel, diggers unearth the Bible’s bad guys

Posted on July 8, 2011 by The Great One

Gee, how exciting, almost as thrilling as watching paint dry. Diggers unearth the Bible’s bad guys; really, as if the Bible had any good guys? Religious people, primarily Christians, Muslims and Jews, get terribly excited when the “history” of their … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Save the Republic”

Posted on July 5, 2011 by The Great One

Which shall it be, Christianity or the Republic? It is apparent that the Christian church under a purely secular government, where justice is granted to all and where favors are allowed to none, cannot long survive. The Christian church in … Continue reading →

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The Founding Fathers, unzipped

Posted on July 1, 2011 by The Great One

This is a good article, although I have a different perspective on our Founding Fathers than the writer. I don’t see them as being flawed as such. Sure, the times were different and with those differences came certain ideological and … Continue reading →

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Two by two: A real-life Noah’s Ark

Posted on June 24, 2011 by The Great One

Some people have an awful lot of time on their hands, not to mention money to spare. Yet I must admit, the “ship” looks cool. Now all we need to do is sit back and watch as this man will … Continue reading →

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Jews, Muslims sue to block referendum on circumcision

Posted on June 22, 2011 by The Great One

Here we go again; religious assholes fighting to ‘protect their right’ to remove the skin off the penis of babies – what the f*ck!!! How ridiculous can the religious get??? This is absurd!!! Are we to believe that Jews and … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Bible-Backing”

Posted on June 21, 2011 by The Great One

There is less backing one’s thoughts with the Bible than formerly. The world is getting weaned from this book. The idea is gaining ground that, if anything is true, it can support itself. When a man leans on God he … Continue reading →

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