Andymatic

Category: Religion

  • Jesus Camp on Google Video

    When I saw this documentary about a children’s Christian summer camp my final thought was: This is where the next 9/11 will come from. Jesus Camp is now closed by the way.

  • Richard Dawkins Aims at the Left

    After giving fundies a good thrashing: He told a packed Hay Festival audience that although the threat from creationists and the religious right is well-documented, science is also under threat from the other end of the political spectrum: “I think we face an equal but much more sinister challenge from the left, in the shape […]

  • Nine killed in Hyderabad mosque blast, 3 die in protests

    A bomb exploded during Friday prayers at a historic mosque in Hyderabad, killing at least nine worshippers. A few hours after the blast, police fired on an angry crowd near the mosque, killing three protesters and wounding five.

  • Vedict in Denmark on Honor Killings

    Ghazala Khan (1987–23 September 2005) was a Danish‐Pakistani woman, who was shot and killed in Denmark by her brother after she had married against the will of the family. The murder of Ghazala had been ordered by her father to save the family honour, making it a so‐called honour killing. No fewer than nine people […]

  • Pope Cites Christian Conquerors of North America as Welcomed

    What? Were they greeted as liberators? In a speech to Latin American and Caribbean bishops at the end of a visit to Brazil, the Pope said the Church had not imposed itself on the indigenous peoples of the Americas. They had welcomed the arrival of European priests at the time of the conquest as they […]

  • Jerry Falwell Condemned to Burn

    Falwell just died. His hateful, spiteful, bigoted, tar-engorged heart finally just gave out. Good riddance, asshole. Gems: AIDS is not just God’s punishment for homosexuals; it is God’s punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals. The idea that religion and politics don’t mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own […]

  • Rational Response Squad Takes on Christians on ABC News

    The Rational Response Squad recently was asked to respond to claims that Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron could prove that god exists without invoking faith or the bible. Comfort and Cameron failed at this claim.

  • American Family Association Blames VTech Shootings on Lack of Prayer

    Condoms, spanking, porn, abortion, no prayer, banned Bibles, gay teachers, Hollywood, profanity:

  • Group to Track Shariah Mosques and Islamic Centers Inside the US

    Right here in river city. This is kinda like the Minutemen for Tracking Muslims: (via) As most of you know, the biggest threat America faces today is from Islamic Jihadists operating all over the world and especially right here in America! … That is where this highly specialized and professional program comes in. It is […]

  • Catholic Church Closes Down Limbo

    I like events like this – when doctrine is revealed to be fluid and human (even if it is centuries behind): “The conclusion of this study is that there are theological and liturgical reasons to hope that infants who die without baptism may be saved and brought into eternal happiness even if there is not […]