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Judge William Adams Alludes to the Bible as He Beats His Daughter, Hallie
The below video shows Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge, William Adams of Texas, reminding his 16-year-old daughter, Hallie, of the apostle Paul’s commandment to obey your father and mother (see 4:20 in the clip) as he beats the living shit out of her for downloading … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, child abuse, God, hallie, Islam, Jesus, judge william adams, religion, the Bible, torture, violence
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The Berlin-Auschwitz Question: Could You Be Happy in Heaven if You Knew What was Going on in Hell?
I don’t think I could. (Or at least I’d like to think that I couldn’t.) But there are a lot of people who say they believe in hell—that it exists—and yet they are also happy to imagine themselves enjoying heaven. How … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Auschwitz, Berlin, Biblical literalism, fundamentalism, God, hell, Islam, Jesus, punishment, the Bible, torture
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A New Atheist Ad Campaign: Choose Your Hell Realm
ABC News is reporting a $200,000 holiday season atheist ad campaign in the United States, sponsored by the American Humanist Association. One of the group’s ads sounds particularly interesting, for it specifically targets women: One of the association’s television spots … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostics, apologetics, atheism, atheists, Christmas, God, hell, Jesus, psychology, torture, women, women's equality
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Doubting the doctrine of hell: India disorients a Christian
One of Andrew Sullivan’s blog readers wrote this today: I’m a Christian . . . I think. I say, “I think” because a recent trip to India left me stumbling on the foundation of faith laid since my youth. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Christianity, doubt, fundamentalism, globalization, God, hell, howard roark, India, Jesus, The Fountainhead, torture
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What did Ireland’s Catholic Cardinal Brady do?
According to news reports, Cardinal Sean Brady ordered “two children to keep silent after they were sexually assaulted by a priest.” Did you catch that? As of today, Pope Benedict has not relieved Cardinal Brady of his duties, and Cardinal Brady has … Continue reading
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Tagged adolf eichmann, Cardinal Sean Brady, Catholic Church, catholic priests, Catholicism, God, Jesus, nazis, pedophilia, priest pedophilia, religion, torture
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Hell is Real, Pope Benedict Says
So according to the Times of London: Hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the Pope has said. Addressing a parish gathering in … Continue reading
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John Yoo: A War Criminal Who Materially Assisted Torturers is Interrupted by a Guy Named Larry, a Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins University
Larry and his friend stand up to a Bush torture enabler. They are true American patriots.
The Bush-Cheney Years
Nostalgic? From the just declassified May 2004 inspector general’s review of CIA interrogations: Sometime between 28 December 2002 and 1 January 2003, the debriefer used an unloaded semi-automatic handgun as a prop to frighten Al-Nashiri into disclosing information. After discussing … Continue reading
The Torture Debate, UFO Cults, and People Impervious to Changing Their Minds
Ryan Sager sees a connection: I have yet to see a single pundit or politician change his of her position on torture or “enhanced interrogation” based on anything that’s come out since the torture memos. Isn’t that odd? Well, not … Continue reading
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