Author: Joop Beris
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Parents fatally whipped teen who wanted to quit church, New York court hears
There are many people who claim that religion is a force of good, that it is essentially harmless. Again and again, the faithful remind us how wrong that opinion is. A teen lost his life in a barbarous “counselling session” because he wanted to leave the church.
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The insulting Richard Dawkins
It’s no secret that plenty of people find Richard Dawkins insulting. He’s had his fair share of misunderstandings on Twitter, for instance. I can understand that you might feel insulted to hear that someone makes fun of your deeply held religious beliefs. I can also understand that there are situations where it might be hurtful…
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Questions for Atheists
Yet more “Questions for Atheists”, this time courtesy of this post on Godless Mom. Since we’re all invited to respond, I thought I’d post them here, seeing as I’m on a roll today anyway. 🙂
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A Question for Atheists
Regular visitors will know that I like to answer those “question for atheists” articles. Sometimes these are well thought out questions that show insight and a quest for understanding. Others are simply evidence of atrocious reasoning powers, lack of scientific knowledge and/or baseless presuppositions. I’m afraid this article falls into the last category.
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New Hartford World of Life church members arrested after teen dies – CNN.com
Six members of the Word of Life Christian Church in New Hartford, New York, face charges after a teen died from blunt force trauma injuries, police say. Source: New Hartford World of Life church members arrested after teen dies – CNN.com If you don’t confess your ‘sins’ in the World of Life Church, apparently they…
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Are there moral absolutes?
On September 10, I posted my answers to Matt Slick’s “Questions for Atheists“. One of those questions was “Are there moral absolutes?” to which I staunchly replied ‘no’. As I was browsing WordPress blogs, I came across a series of posts from fellow atheist blogger Sarah (who is also Good Enough Mum) in which she…