Religion isn’t the problem
I’ve been toying around an idea in my head for a few days or weeks now and I want to flesh it out here, so bear with me. The New…
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Crazy Religion and the Hatred that Kills
What with Christian extremists spreading hatred, and Muslim extremists on a rampage. I was horrified to see that a Hindu extremist was trying to stir up trouble in Toronto. And…
Rights And Religion Make Us All Fundamentalists
“How dare Islamic fundamentalists kill to protect their religion from such a small and meaningless movie. And though I oppose the hate-filled and misguided film, I would die fighting to…
Blasphemous maggot artist erects new illegal billboards
Provocative Polish artist Peter Fuss is back with a new pair of guerrilla billboards. Each monochrome board is wallpapered with 36 depictions of an US one-dollar bill, with the text…
Christian Group Sues School Board Over Lesson Plans
A group calling itself the “Parental Rights in Education Defense Fund” along with an anonymous “beleaguered parent” is suing the Ontario school system for not providing advance notice of gay…
Toronto Sun: Our Sexist Religion is Good, Theirs is Bad
The Gideons have a strange knack for inciting controversy, and they’ve done it again. Ontario pundits are in a tizzy over a new human rights case filed by an atheist…
Muslim clerics rally to protect Christian girl
Pakistan is so saturated with Muslim fanaticism that hearing about a host of clerics joining hands with leaders of other faiths to strike a blow for justice is refreshing indeed.…
How Libertarians brought America Big Religion and Bigger Lawsuits…
(originally written Nov 2010; uploaded Aug 21, 2012 as part of my Great Upload of Musings… for balance, I’ll soon post the follow-up which praises some portions of libertarian philosophy…
Isn’t it time to put an end to the Međugorje fraud?
Being someone who happens to be a kid born in Canada of parents from Croatia, this is bound to ruffle some feathers including some within my “ethnic group”. But it’s…
University of California Prof and author calls Sikh temple bombing ‘Christian Terrorism’…and I agree
A funny thing happens when people get old, many lose their sense of fairness. Something you hear from children almost every day is: “That’s not fair”, and oftentimes they’re one…
Christian churches speaking out on Northern Gateway- Why are evangelicals silent?
Some of Canada’s Christian churches are giving voice to concerns over the Northern Gateway pipeline, in particular to the potential hazards it poses with respect to aboriginal peoples and wildlife.…
Chick-Fil-H8
Last week I didn’t know Chick-Fil-A existed, or how to say it. I wish I still didn’t. That sack of meat, dirt bag owner of the chain is welcome to…
Romney should audition for Keystone Kops with his mouth
Remember four years ago and Barack Obama’s goodwill tour of Europe — well before the Democratic convention — and how it brought out people in the tens of thousands; including…
Forty-seven Signs of the Apocalypse (#32)
From the Book of Toll-Free Numbers And lo, there will come a time when it will be possible to talk to the other Faithful, who live at great distances. Truly,…
More Americans than ever claim no religious affiliation!
This is an encouraging sign coming from the USA. Unbelief is on the uptick. People who check “None” for their religious affiliation are now nearly one in five Americans (19%),…
This is logic – and THIS is…
…the logic of religion! LOL! (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
This year, Ramadan has a serious Google twist
Today, over a billion Muslims around the world begin to observe the holy month of Ramadan, fasting from dawn to sunset. This year, Google is in on the action. In…
Harper: Going after Guergis to punish Jaffer?
Of all the arguments I’ve heard from the Conservative Party regarding the Helena Guergis lawsuit where she is claiming PMS and Co defamed her and dismissed her as a Cabinet…