Reading Time: 5 minutes Men depicted in age-old paintings and sculptures are often, to modern sensibilities, spectacularly under-endowed penis-wise. There are reasons.
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Posted inThe Secular
$1,018-a-pop ‘Satan Shoes’ bedevil evangelical Gov. Kristi Noem
Reading Time: 4 minutes A likely illegal campaign selling repurposed Nike sneakers as Satanic kicks has got South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem up in arms about “souls,” not rule of law.
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European Court rebuffs religion, OKs painless livestock slaughter laws
Reading Time: 4 minutes Certain religions require that livestock animals be conscious when killed for slaughter. The European Court just ruled that states can ban that cruel rite.
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Too many U.S. schools teach Christianity. Parents are rebelling.
Reading Time: 3 minutes As evangelicals continue to push Christianity in public schools, parents are pushing back, claiming it is unconstitutional. Courts are agreeing.
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Atheism Lite: Here’s how Jesus could have turned water into wine
Reading Time: < 1 minute Turning water into wine and saving a party is a beloved tale about Jesus, who heeded an impossible request of his mother. Didn’t happen, though.
Posted inReligion
Did ancient priests invent writing before states co-opted it?
Reading Time: 5 minutes An interesting article in the online ezine “Aeon” posits that religious bureaucrats, not civilized states, invented writing thousands of years ago.
Posted inBooks, The Secular
In new book, scholar contends Jesus never mentioned heaven or hell
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s the ageless, burning question of humanity: Is there a heaven or hell? After much study, eminent University of North Carolina scholar Bart Ehrman says no.
Posted inComedy, The Secular
The Jehovah’s Witnesses church lady, and how shame was averted
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s good for atheists to remember that we don’t have a corner on virtue or even, necessarily, truth. Even people with what appear to be ill-advised beliefs can be noble.
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Film: Creationist theme park took a bite out of church-state divide
Reading Time: 5 minutes A Kentucky amusement park with a Noah’s Ark theme and giant ark soaked tax funding from state and local governments because it promised jobs and tourists, a new documentary reveals.
Posted inEducation, Evolution, Science
#whyteachevolution? ‘Creationism science’ is an oxymoron, for one.
Reading Time: 4 minutes You’d think evolution would be a done deal by now. But, no, Christian evangelicals remain unconvinced … and they’re still trying to insert the bogus Bible version in science classes.