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The Real Reason for the Real Estate Crash is Atheism?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by ylooshi

From the Not-So-Bright-Theist dept. http://www.freerealestatetip.com/2010/08/help-what-can-i-do-about-the-atheists-driving-down-the-price-of-real-estate-in-my-neighborhood/ Help! What can I do about the atheists driving down the price of real estate in my neighborhood? I own a luxury apartment building in which I only rent to good Christian families. However, there … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom in the Military

Posted on August 22, 2010 by ylooshi

Cover of Stripes (Unrated Extended Cut) Much of this post started as a comment to the post below about Major General Chambers. I’ve left the comment and reposted it here since I realized that it might do better standing on … Continue reading →

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Maj. Gen. James E. Chambers Hazes Soldiers in his Command

Posted on August 20, 2010 by ylooshi

Harsh words, but that’s the way it seems to pan out. Hazing, under Army Regulation 600-20 (4-20): “is defined as any conduct whereby one military member or employee, regardless of Service or rank, unnecessarily causes another military member or employee, … Continue reading →

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We Are All Atheists…

Posted on August 8, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia … some of us just accept it. Among the recent billboards and bus ads that are popping up around the globe in an effort to raise public consciousness about atheism is one that reads, “we are all … Continue reading →

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CNN’s New ‘Belief Blog’

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ylooshi

This was sent to me by a reader and fellow blogger via email and I almost missed it. For whatever reason my ISP’s spam filter snatched it and I just happened to skim the spam to look for just such … Continue reading →

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Secular Equals Profane?

Posted on September 12, 2009 by ylooshi

Throughout history (and probably prehistory) there has been a separation between the sacred and the “profane.” The religious and the secular. The Greeks used what they called a tenemos, which was a physical barrier that surrounded the temple and delineated … Continue reading →

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Bible Classes in Texas -It’s Now the Law

Posted on August 19, 2009 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia I live in Texas. I have a 2nd grader. I don’t know what grade they start it in, but Texas will begin teaching the bible as literature. Not all bibles. Just the one belonging to the Christian … Continue reading →

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Cat wrangling and Atheist bus ads in Iowa

Posted on August 10, 2009 by ylooshi

Its often said that organizing atheists is like herding cats. And, while cliche, it’s probably closer to truth than not. Recent polls and surveys in the United States reveal a large and growing segment of the population who consider “none” … Continue reading →

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Religion and the Law – Recent Legal News Affecting the Religious

Posted on July 21, 2009 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia The prosecution in the Tony Alamo trial has rested its case. Now it’ll be up to Alamo’s defense attorney’s to convince a jury of Alamo’s peers that he’s not a lecher and a pedophile. As they finished … Continue reading →

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Godless Independence

Posted on July 4, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by snowriderguy via Flickr Christians are fond of saying that this (the United States) is a “Christian Nation.” That we’re a nation founded on Christian principles and Christian ideals and that the Founding Fathers established this as a Christian … Continue reading →

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