Tag Archives: Superstition

Religion Poisons Everything

Posted on December 14, 2010 by ylooshi

What how these Sudanese religiots laugh as this poor woman is beaten in public. Her crime? Indecent dressing. Bikini? Crotchless panties in public? No… trousers.

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Gratuitous Stephen Hawking Post

Posted on September 8, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by Getty Images via @daylife From the there-never-really-was-any-reason-to-believe-to-begin-with-department. Everybody’s talking about it: Stephen Hawking has a new book coming out, The Grand Design, in which he departs somewhat from his previous comments about the divine in A Brief History … Continue reading →

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Michael Voris Makes As Much Sense As Two Dead Flies

Posted on August 20, 2010 by ylooshi

That’s what a friend of mine used to say when anyone else would just say, “WTF?” He would say, “that makes about as much sense as two dead flies.” And that was my first thought when I watched Michael Voris’ … 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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Church Adverts: Doom & Gloom?

Posted on October 13, 2008 by ylooshi

So much for going to church for fellowship and to rejoice with your neighbors and have some fun and be happy. Atheist Revolution has a quick look at a brochure he received in the mail advertising his local church’s programming … Continue reading →

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Send the Bail Out bill to god

Posted on October 6, 2008 by ylooshi

As Congress makes official the $700 billion financial system bail out, the question then becomes, “who gets the bill?” If you read the Time.com article on Oct. 3rd, you might agree that Maybe We Should Blame god For the Sub … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin and Witchcraft

Posted on September 29, 2008 by ylooshi

embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt It was bad enough that the first 1 min. 40 sec. of this video depicts Christian superstitions of “laying hands” and intercessory prayer for wealth, status and advancement. But then, Thomas Muthee, an African witchdoctor/minister, … Continue reading →

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Religious Superstition: The Holy Ghost, Snakes, and Glossolalia

Posted on September 15, 2008 by ylooshi

Many people that might stumble upon my blog are probably already aware of Pentecostal snake handlers and people who purport to speak in tongues. Let me begin with a short video: embedded by Embedded Video Speaking in tongues, or glossolalia, … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin’s Churches: See the Superstition and the Bigotry for Yourself

Posted on September 14, 2008 by ylooshi

embedded by Embedded Video The superstition is present throughout the video. You see Palin speaking at her church in Wassila with snippets of relevant video, audio and text. There’s a cell phone “anointing” in which the dead is alleged to … Continue reading →

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Religion Doesn’t Get a Free Ride

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Ylooshi

Sorry, but it just doesn’t. There are more comments in the 1800Flowers.com post than any other on Breaking Spells (and I’m not ashamed to admit the Pharyngula Effect is fun while it lasts) and some of them revolve around the … Continue reading →

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