Russell County High School Students and Superintendent Need Lessons on Religious Freedom
The Louisville Courier-Journal printed an interesting opinion article entitled "Religious Coercion" which criticized the behavior of some Christians who decided that the right to freedom of religion only applied to them and their proselytizing. A student objected to a student-selected speaker saying a prayer in her opening remarks at the Russell County High School graduation [...]
Several Arrested for Attacking Phelps Clan at Funeral Protest
I am shaking my head in disgust over the actions of various people in regards to a protest ad a military funeral in Seaford, Delaware, over the weekend. The Westboro Baptist Cult gathered to hold one of their disgusting "protests" at the funeral for Marine Cpl. Cory Palmer who had died of injuries he sustained [...]
Bill OReilly and American Family Association in a Huff Over Two Month Old Christ Cartoons
Back in March, an alternative newspaper at the University of Oregon, The Insurgent, published cartoons depicting Jesus Christ in various situations attempting to emulate some of the controversial cartoons that depicted the Muslim prophet Muhammad that were the subject of massive rioting. The Insurgent was also responding to another alternative publication, the conservative-themed Oregon Commentator, [...]
Pat Robetson Says God Told Him 2006 Hurrican Season Going to Be a Busy One
Looks like theological meteorologist Pat Robertson has weighed in on the 2006 hurricane season which kicks off officially on June 1st. According to Robertson in January during a prayer retreat God spoke to him and said that "If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms" and [...]
Vatican Official Allegedly Arrested for Attempting to Solicit Homosexual or Transsexual Prostitute
Looks like the Catholic Church has been caught again with its hand in the cookie jar. According to Italian news media a high-ranking official in the Vatican, identified only by the initials "CB", was arrested for attempting to solicit a homosexual or transsexual prostitute. The forty-eight year-old priest, who works in the Secretary [...]
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