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religion

05.06.07

What Religion Hath Wrought. religion, video | (0)
Iraq: Kurdish girl stoned to death, mob films it on cameraphonesIn a short mobile video clip which appears to have been taken by locals at seen of the murder, the girl is seen being ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were waiting for her to return; the men killed her in the most brutal way possible, by throwing large stones on her head. The following clips show that while she is alive and crying for help she is taunted and kicked in her stomach until someone finishes her off by throwing ...
11.03.06

Haggard. religion, video | (0)
This guy is so full of crap his eyes are brown. Bought meth, but didn't use it!? Right. Oh, he just went to a male escort for a massage. Yeah, that sounds aligned with the Christian ethic they so strongly tout. If you weren't closeted, why not go to a female escort for a massage? My favorite bit is the first line, "...we're really glad he [the accuser] failed the polygraph." Um, if you aren't guilty then you shouldn't have had any fear that he wouldn't fail. If you knew he was ...
10.26.06

The New Solution religion | (0)
Steve PiexottoStraying from politics for a moment, the new issue of Wired contains an excellent story about the new-atheism movement, its impact and its implications on the political landscape.It's a question you may prefer not to be asked. But I'm afraid I have no choice. We find ourselves, this very autumn, three and a half centuries after the intellectual martyrdom of Galileo, caught up in a struggle of ultimate importance, when each one of us must make a commitment. It is time to declare our position.This is the challenge posed by the New Atheists. We are called upon, we lax ...