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Presbyterian General Assembly votes to boycott “all Israeli products coming from the occupied Palestinian territories"

By D. Beeksma • July 17, 2012

At the 220th General Assembly of the U.S. Presbyterian Church held earlier this month, the Assembly approved a boycott on “all Israeli products coming

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David Barton wins history readers' vote concerning his best-selling book

By D. Beeksma • July 17, 2012

Evangelist David Barton, known for his Christian nationalist version of history, just won a history readers' vote conducted by George Mason University's History News

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A few questions for Christians

By Mriana • July 13, 2012

When asked a question about slavery in the Bible and in American, Pat Robertson said, “like it or not, if you read the Bible

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Jesus has millions of Facebook fans

By D. Beeksma • June 25, 2012

Jesus is very popular on Facebook.  In fact, he has millions of fans. One of the most "liked" Facebook pages that professes love for

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Obama and Biden stated support for gay marriage and Bill Donahue related gay marriage to incestuous relationships, suggesting we should then accept those marriages too

By Mriana • May 14, 2012

This past week, Vice President Joe Biden stated he is comfortable with gay marriage and a day later President Obama said he felt gays

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Jesus as the Sun throughout History

By admin • March 28, 2012

Jesus as the Sun throughout History

From the earliest times of Christian history, Jesus Christ has been identified with the sun. This fact is readily demonstrated through the study of

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The Reason Rally concludes – Thousands attend despite rainy weather; overview of media responses

By D. Beeksma • March 24, 2012

ReasonTV - dinosaur horse

Thousands of freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, Humanists and other secularists gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. today for the Reason Rally, the purpose

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The Evolution or Devolution of Society Based on Progressive or Conservative Values

By Sheri Lawson • March 1, 2012

Do humans evolve over time? Not in the “over eons of time” sense, but from birth to death? Do we learn and grow as

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The technology of cloaking — or making things invisible — advances

By D. Beeksma • January 27, 2012

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The idea of turning invisible could be closer to 'science fact' than 'science fiction'. Researchers at the University of Texas have for the first

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Religious right decides to unite behind Santorum and his regressive vision for America

By D. Beeksma • January 15, 2012

Rick Santorum

After meeting at retired judge and Southern Baptist fundamentalist activist Paul Pressler's ranch in Texas, about 150 Christian conservative leaders decided to throw their

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Hanukkah Celebrates Superstition Over Reason

By Bob Johnson • December 27, 2011

White House menorah

Hanukkah is a celebration, we are told, of the Jews rebelling against an evil Syrian king. The “miracle” of Hanukkah is that the Jews

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Kentucky school superintendent complains that science test characterizes evolution as fact and not 'theory'

By D. Beeksma • December 15, 2011

Richy Line

Ricky Line, superintendent for the Hart County Schools, is complaining about the state's blueprint for the new high school science test, saying that evolution

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Gingrich says Palestinians are an "invented" people

By Dakota O'Leary • December 15, 2011

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich is famous for saying controversial things.  As speaker of the House in 1996, he rolled out a memo designed to teach the

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