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Old Testament Slavery—Not so Bad?

His point, roughly stated, was that we discard lots of nutty stuff from the Old Testament (no shellfish ... American atheists are famously better informed than any religious group. And we’ll see that ... read more

Religious leaders speak out against International Burn a Quran Day

Religious leaders in Gainesville ... that the action the Dove World Outreach Center is proposing is absolutely wrong and counter to the life and teaching of the Jesus whom we love, follow and call sav... read more

How could a Christian PM call the Bible pro-slavery?

The Bible's teaching on slavery is extensive and diverse and was spoken into various cultures: Ancient Near Eastern society, largely agrarian, as well as Graceo-Roman culture ... publicly professing t... read more

We’re Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore

The party of Lincoln and Liberty was transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists ... and there is more to life than winning. Garrison Ke... read more

Do US creationists make the world think we’re crazy?

And then we have incredibly bilge like the Creation Museum… and the rest of the world has taken notice. At least they interviewed a religious man who puts creationism in its place. Still, it’s getting ... read more

Amnesty For Gang Bangers?

During the recent national debate over the since-failed Senate immigration bill, pundits like conservative talk-radio host Kim Wade misrepresented the compromise bill as an "amnesty" for illegal immig... read more

‘I Love Jesus But Not the Church’ Just Means You Don’t Love Jesus

I find it puzzling that this topic is still up for debate, yet the sentiments of many Western Christians is that you can love Jesus without loving the church ... that’s the fault of institutionalized ... read more

Is the Genesis Creation Story Beautiful?

The endless religious conflicts that have destroyed so many lives is one issue, of course, but so is the environmental degradation caused by people believe the Earth exists solely to provide for human ... read more

Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog

Last month we announced that Radio 4 will be dramatising Vasily Grossman's epic novel Life and Fate starring Kenneth Branagh. During a week in September, it will take over every drama slot on Radio 4 ... read more

Ray Comfort's Anti-Darwinian Travesty

Sheril posted yesterday about the outrageous (and breathtakingly arrogant) attack on the legacy of Darwin that is Ray Comfort’s psuedo-Origin of Species. Almost simultaneously, a copy of the Comfort b... read more

France Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration

Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a controversial French comedian for a Facebook post he wrote about the Ch... read more

Trump talks as if the West is at war with Islam - so do extremists

Donald Trump's blatant bigotry against Muslims is much more than just the opposite of 'political correctness'; it goes against some of the most revered values in the US constitution, while playing int... read more