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Vatican Can No Longer Ignore International Law *

Apr 11th, 2010 | Filed by

Which now counts the widespread or systematic sexual abuse of children as a crime against humanity.… Read the rest



Steiner racism and state funding *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

At Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship ‘special pre-election seminar’ … Read the rest



Alaina Podmorow in action, age 11. *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Canadian government matches funds raised by Little Women For Little Women in Afghanistan.… Read the rest



The Skeptic’s dictionary on alien abductions *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

John Mack claimed that he could think of no better explanation for his patient’s abduction stories than that they were true.… Read the rest



NOVA Talks to John Mack *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

In case after case after case, I’ve been impressed with the sincerity with which people tell their stories, the power of feelings connected with this.… Read the rest



The Pennsylvania Taliban *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Punish girls for taking pictures of each other semi-naked, do nothing about boys who distribute the pictures.… Read the rest



The Skeptical Alt-Heath Practitioner *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

A skeptical massage therapist/science writer is being sued for being ‘offensive.’… Read the rest



Anthony Gottlieb on Gods and Gardens *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

If the idea of God is inexpressible, just get on with the gardening.… Read the rest



Columbia University ‘Miracle’ Study: Flawed and Fraud *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Even a cursory review of the report reveals many potential flaws.… Read the rest



Role of US evangelists in Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

It is not being homosexual but the prevailing atmosphere of homophobia that makes some people miserable. … Read the rest



On misogynist language *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

‘Racial slurs would not be tolerated or defended, but the use of sexist language was acceptable.’… Read the rest



The Hunt for the Hat Gene *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

If there’s a God gene, there must be a hat gene, and a jeans gene, and a singing gene, and…… Read the rest



Ratzinger’s 2001 letter to the bishops *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

More concerned about the ‘eucharist’ than about the molested ‘minors.’… Read the rest



Lawyers for victims say pope obstructed justice. *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

In 2001 Ratzinger issued an order ensuring the church’s investigations into child sex abuse claims be carried out in secret.… Read the rest



John Hartung on ‘Love thy Neighbor’ *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Thy neighbor is not everyone, it is thy group.… Read the rest



Communal justice in Bolivia *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Cases include death sentences for women accused of adultery and the beating, stoning, hanging, and burning of an elected official accused of corruption.… Read the rest



Being a new atheist means not saying you’re sorry *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

It seems as if in order to be a ‘good’ atheist one has to feel bad about not believing in god.… Read the rest



Frontline’s ‘Prisoners of Silence’ *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Double-blind testing show it’s the ‘facilitator’ who is typing.… Read the rest



Theocracy in America *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Catholic bishop tells a Representative what to do.… Read the rest



Raw Nerve Apologizes to Peter Tatchell *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

‘Mr Tatchell is not Islamophobic and is not “part of the Islamophobia industry.” Nor is OutRage!’… Read the rest