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New Rule: Oscars, No White | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

A few years ago Bill Maher put out a comedy “concert” in which he coined the term, the “pussification of America”. Well, although he’s a super-liberal and I’m not, I agreed with him then and definitely agree with him now. … Continue reading

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Rajasthan attack: India arrest over ‘love jihad’ killing video

Well, this is one way to deal with Muslims trying to impose their beliefs and way of life in other people’s countries… It certainly isn’t the most civilized way, but what it proves, more than anything else, is that often … Continue reading

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Atheists thought immoral, even by fellow atheists: study

I don’t mean to be a skeptic, but sorry, I’m not buying this so-called “study.” Either the participants were hand-picked or the documented results of the “study” are bogus. This is especially true in today’s world, where we have those … Continue reading

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The Freakishness of Christianity

All religions are f*cked up, some more than others, but at their core they’re all f*cked up because they depend on faith, and faith is simply belief without evidence. TGO Refer to story below. Source: The Atlantic August 4, 2015 … Continue reading

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What if you’re Wrong?

Nothing like a little humor to demonstrate how silly religious beliefs are… TGO Video: YouTube

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Sam Harris: Morality and the Christian God

A very impactful, though-provoking video expressing the truths of Christianity, and faiths as a whole. TGO Video: YouTube

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Pat Condell: Politics and religion

Politics and religion; a lethal combination! TGO Video: YouTube

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Pope expresses shame for Christian violence in history

My favorite all-time comments from the little old man with the funny hats, otherwise known as the Pope, can be found here in this article. He makes the distinction between on the one hand, agnostics; people in the world who … Continue reading

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Pope won’t take part in common prayers

Prayer… What can be said about prayer? Well, for one thing, in addition to being silly and a waste of time, prayer is also a selfish act. Just think about it; one of us measly souls asking God to do … Continue reading

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Malaysian church slams Islamic officials over raid

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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Richard Dawkins: “Good and Bad Reasons for Believing”

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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James A. Haught: “Murder in the Name of Religion”

When you think of saints, you envision stained-glass pictures of piety. But the truth can be horribly different. Consider Pope Pius V: When he was Grand Inquisitor, he sent Catholic troops to kill 2,000 Waldensian Protestants in Calabria in southern … Continue reading

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James A Haught: “Let’s outgrow Fairy Tales”

The supernatural spectrum is immense: Gods, goddesses, devils, demons, angels, heavens, hells, purgatories, limbos, miracles, prophecies, visions, auras, saviors, saints, virgin births, immaculate conceptions, resurrections, bodily ascensions, faith-healings, salvation, redemption, messages from the dead, voices from Atlantis, omens, clairvoyance, spirit-signals, … Continue reading

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Joy and pain as transgender Indians ‘wed’ Hindu god

Anyone out there who believes that religious people are foolish to believe the things they believe are wrong. Religious people are not foolish, they’re insane! As religions are demographic, people will generally believe in the faith taught to them by … Continue reading

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Southern Baptist leader leaves mosque coalition

People waste so much of their lives on this religious crap, when they could be spending it on something useful. Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Mormons, Scientologists, etc., etc. The whole lot of it is so idiotic. These are groups … Continue reading

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More than 200 Shia Muslims nabbed in Malaysia may be charged for deviating from Islam

So much to do about nothing. People are so feeble-minded when it comes to religion that in terms of intelligence they resemble our closest relatives, the chimpanzee. In fact, there is little doubt in my mind that there are millions … Continue reading

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India braces for violence amid holy site verdict

Isn’t it ridiculous that this level of manpower needs to be spent on security over a potential verdict as to which group, Hindus or Muslims, will control a religious site? Once again, religion is at the forefront of a major … Continue reading

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India’s Muslims, Christians fight for burial rights

As a friend of mine says, these people need to “adapt, improvise and overcome.” Better yet would be to do away with their silly religions and all the baggage that goes with it. Just think of all the extra land … Continue reading

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Millions swarm to Ganges for Indian river festival

It’s truly amazing how different people throughout the world have created their own specific beliefs with rituals exclusive to their own faith. One interesting aspect of this is that people who are truly devout believe that theirs is the one … Continue reading

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Indian city of Hyderabad under curfew after riots

Here we go again… I realize that this sounds rather redundant, but as has been stated on this Blog on many occasions in the past, there is nothing like religion to make people crazy. The first two brief paragraphs in … Continue reading

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Major World Religions by Population

I thought it would be interesting to list the approximate number of adherents to each of the top five (5) religions in the world (by country). Notice the relatively small number of Jews compared to the other faiths. TGO Refer … Continue reading

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