Rendering unto Caesar: Despotism in Religion

The three religions that promote the worship of the material Creator of the flat and immobile earth, appear to be quite distinct. They each have unique cultural elements that they use to distinguish themselves from their competitors. When we search into their essential natures, we find the common thread of despotism. This is a far cry from the comfortable opiation observed by Marx and Paley. ...

Will we ever learn?

I doubt it. Guy "Guido" Fawkes, an Englishman who converted to Catholicism as a teenager in the time when Catholicism was no longer the state religion but a proscribed and persecuted one, and then went to fight on the side of the empire that had tried quite hard to invade and conquer England when he was eighteen , came back with explosives training and joined an attempt by a radicalized ...

... moment are villains have commented on this case (see the comments here , for example), where a judge has made what I consider to be a very strange ruling about belief. Not only is religion conflated with science, but religious belief is given special protection! If you are interested in what mainstream scientists might think about this then I would say that this chap 's article is worth a ...

Political Paranoia

...t be set up as a separate non-profit. I suppose the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation doesn't need to pay taxes, but that doesn't make Microsoft tax-exempt. Would I feel differently on this subject if I were religious myself? I guess I don't really know, but I kind of suspect not. Agreeing with the basic doctrines of a religion doesn't have to mean buying into whatever the leaders say, after all.

sad angry dangerous - 306/365

... good place to start. "Know your enemy" is good advice from my Army days. Fuck them. Anyone who will think for a few minutes (if your religion will allow you to think for yourself) will agree that i'm right. Organized religion and republicans. One and the same these days. Know your enemy indeed.

God and physics or Who is this Kalam person, anyway?

...d be interested to know what you think of this stuff. I've left a comment over on the ex-apologist's blog, which I've pasted below: I love this stuff: it combines physics, philosophy and religion. I don't think Craig's response addresses Pitts's paper terribly well: they appear to be talking past each other. I have a physics degree gathering dust and a passing acquaintance with the philosophy of ...

The preferred nomenclature

What the fuck are you talking about? The pedophilia in the Catholic Church is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, Dude, pedophilia is not the preferred nomenclature. Ephebophilia , please. Also, I am intrigued by the curious use of the word 'only' in the sentence "The statement ... defended [the Church's] record by ...

Help me with my essay!

...semester. I just got accepted to the course, so I haven't thought about a subject yet... and I have to have one ready by, well, the end this week, at least.        It has to be related to history of religion , which greatly pleases me, being a "heathen" and all. So, does anyone have any idea? What subject should I deal with? I have to be very specific, so "Norse mythology" just won't do it. ;)

Painter: Dali

...I didn’t intend to give you titles and the like however this one was to funny. Painting Title: The Great Masturbator, 1929 And on that note how about some Religion: My Favorite. I wanna do a copy of it but do you see all the geometric faults and how the christ is totally off center on the cross . Casa Salvador Dali in Cadaques, Spain...

Sunday Sermon ~ Part 2, Great Quotes

...not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to...Ed Krebs RT @enkiv2: @heavenshoax Comparing organized religion to fairy tales is disrespectful to the..., but not at themselves. -Heath Gresham Religion. It`s given people hope in a world torn apart by religion. -Charlie Chaplin It has served us ... a bike and asked for forgiveness. Religion is regarded by the common people ...