Tag Archives: Jerry Falwell

One factor behind falling share of Americans who call themselves Christian

Maybe the drop in Christianity in the United States is that America is getting smarter. No on second thought, that can’t be the reason. Anyway, as far as I’m concerned the reason isn’t important, what’s important is that it’s happening. … Continue reading

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Bachmann says she is “comeback kid”

I would hope that Michele Bachmann is simply putting up a front and smart enough to realize that she has no shot at becoming the next president of the United States. I realize that people of faith are not generally … Continue reading

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SC preacher accused of raping women behind church

How stupid does a person have to be to attend a church where the redneck pictured below is the pastor? Even dressed in a thousand-dollar suit with Italian-made shoes (neither of which they sell at the local Walmart) would this … Continue reading

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Do you speak Christian?

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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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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James A. Haught: “Where do Beliefs Come From?”

Suppose a miracle is reported – say, another Virgin Mary sighting by Catholics, or the nine hundred-foot Jesus seen by evangelist Oral Roberts. Some Americans will embrace this news joyfully, as evidence of the holy, while others will be skeptical. … Continue reading

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Religion News in Brief

Jerry Falwell Jr.as well as the Governor of Virginia seem to have an ulterior motive for privatizing liquor stores; it’s called MONEY! When one gets right down to it, these religious-types are all about MONEY, which is what religion generates. … Continue reading

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