Read Article: Coming Out as an Atheist to Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Society

So long as theists insist on claiming there are gods we should believe in, atheists will need the tools to evaluate these claims.
Atheists are frequently challenged to explain why they are so critical of religious and theistic beliefs. Why do we care what others believe? Why don't we just leave people alone to believe what they want?
Read Article: Coming Out as an Atheist to Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Society
This should be obvious and easy to understand, but the truth is that too many Christians in America confuse the two completely. Read more...
It is feared that many Catholic diocese around the country have records and evidence of how they have covered up the large numbers of criminal priests who have sexually abused children. In many cases, bishops moved predator priests around to unsuspecting parishes, allowing them to continue molesting at will. Catholic leaders want to keep these damning records hidden, but should they be allowed to? Does church/state separation protect churches who are protecting criminals?
This question is complicated by the fact that in most, and maybe all, cases the statute of limitations have run out -- so no matter what we learn, no one can be prosecuted. Perhaps this is one reason why the Catholic Church has fought so hard to prevent state legislatures from extending the statute of limitations on the molestation and sexual abuse of children -- better to let predators go free to continue raping kids than risk what might happen to current priests and bishops?
This would also explain why some of the predators have been sent abroad, hidden in monasteries and other church locations. Apparently the church is doing nothing to bring priests back to nations where they face arrest or imprisonment. Instead of being disciplined, they have found sanctuary and are even continuing with work in the church with communities that have no idea what these priests' backgrounds are like.
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