Does Religion Poisin Everything A Higher Enlightenment

Does Religion Poisin Everything A Higher Enlightenment

Here we explore the reasons why in the words of Christopher Hitchens "religion poisins everything." We discuss why the current state of religious and political beliefs needs to evolve and embrace new ideals important to a peaceful and... [more]

Here we explore the reasons why in the words of Christopher Hitchens "religion poisins everything." We discuss why the current state of religious and political beliefs needs to evolve and embrace new ideals important to a peaceful and civil world. A new set of ideas needs to be complied and embraced. A set of ideals that everyone can accept as being the best of all worlds. Sure this is optimistic and bit over simplyfied. But what are the consequences of not seeking our nirvana?

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Top 10 Offensive Religious Art Pieces Part Two

Written by thesharkguys on
The French poet Jacques Prevert (and no, that is not a typo; he apparently got there ahead of the perverts ), once said: “Art is never chaste. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous. Where it is chaste , it is not art.” Well these are unchaste works that came into contact with many people who were not sufficiently prepared; most of these would probably have even drawn a “ Sacre Bleu! ” from Prevert himself. These are the kind of art works that confirm the worst suspicions of little ... Read Full Story

Paltry 'Justice' for Couple Who Prayed While Their Daughter Lay Dying

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                  Mr & Mrs Neumann in court: Wausau, Wisconsin. Story from BBC World News A couple who believed that the power of healing comes from God were sentenced today for failing to seek medical assistance while their eleven year old daughter lay dying of a treatable, though undiagnosed, form of diabetes in 2008. Dale and Leilani Neumann, of Wisconsin, prayed instead of calling a doctor, and did not call the emergency services until their daughter Madeline (for some reason know as Kara) had stopped breathing. The couple could each have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for neglect. Instead, Judge ... Read Full Story

An appeal to the Pope for Sanity and Honesty

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(Pity these two qualities are lacking among religious leaders of all faiths - Z) FROM AVAAZ.ORG Dear friends, Pope Benedict's statement last week that condoms may aggravate the AIDS epidemic could put millions of lives at risk. Sign the petition to the Pope to take care not to undermine proven AIDS prevention work! Take Action Now! This week, onhis first visit to Africa, Pope Benedict said that "[AIDS] cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems". The Pope's statement is at odds with the research on AIDS prevention, and a setback to decades of hard work on AIDS education ... Read Full Story

Priest Writes Sex Book: Manual Stimulation?

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There’s something undeniably appealing about mixing the sexual with the sacred. We’re not talking here about the kind of thing that nearly bankrupted the Catholic Church, but rather why we’d guess that more nun habits are sold these days for their kink appeal than for actual use by a future Mother Superior over her inferiors. In a new book, the first instance in a long time that Google search engines have combined ‘sex’ and ‘priest’ without ’scandal’ immediately following the former, a Polish Franciscan friar offers a theological and practical guide for bringing the Catholic faith into the boudoir (well, as practical as a ... Read Full Story

Drinking Good for Depression? The Possible Repeal of Religious Repression

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Currently Featured on the Huffington Post There’s good news for the unemployed, hard-drinking, proletarian populace who have desperately lacked the opportunity to buy an ice-cold brew on Sunday. It looks like Blue Laws might be repealed for our very own Depression in a most unholy stimulus plan. Could this be the shot-in-the-mouth that millions of not-so-God-fearing-Americans need to get the back on their feet… stumbling and weaving to refill their snifters with some discounted muscatel from the local five and dime or bodega? Following in the footsteps of Franklin Roosevelt, who chose to prohibit Prohibition and reintroduce spirits to, well, raise spirits in our ... Read Full Story
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