Agnosticism / Atheism April 2004 Archive

Evildoers Have No Souls
Do religious fanatics have souls or consciences? Not according to President George W. Bush - at least, not so long as the fanatics are Muslims. Unfortunately for Bush, such a Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Australian TV Viewer Sues for Blasphemy
An evangelical Christian is suing Channel 7 in Australia because a character in a crime drama swore using the name "Jesus Christ." This, according to, Andre van der Linden, is Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

France to Expel Muslim Cleric
For some reason, a number of Muslim clerics have a serious problem with women - specifically, they think that there is something about women that can justify a man beating Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Criticizing Religion
You won't see a great deal of public criticism of religion in America. There will occasionally be criticism of some extremist forms of religion, that is true, but criticism of Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Bush's Religious War
Most people are probably aware that religion is very important in President George W. Bush's life and in the development of his policies. Bush reads the Bible daily and biblical Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Christian Violence & Wiccans
Do prejudice and discrimination against Wiccans exist in America? Absolutely - although those who engage in it are among the last to be willing to admit it. Wicca, in case Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Bible College Leads to the White House
You may not have heard of Patrick Henry College in Virginia, but you should familiarize yourself with it. Of the nearly 100 interns in the White House, seven are from Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Prince and the Jehovah's Witnesses
Prince has had an interesting career - but many may be unaware of the fact that he has recently converted to the Jehovah's Witnesses. Even fewer are probably aware of Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (49)

This Date in History: Abortion in America
April 21, 1971: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on its first abortion case: United States v. Vuitch. The Court upheld a District of Columbia law allowing abortion only to preserve Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Human Intelligence vs. Divine Intelligence
The basic premise of the so-called "Intelligent Design" movement, which only serves as a mask for creationism, is that the complexity we see in the world is a sign of Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Montana Republicans Support Teaching Creationism
There are two Republicans who would like to become governor of Montana, Tom Keating and Ken Miller. Both favor the teaching of creationism in public schools. Of the four other Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Acquired Sociopathy: Do Moral Beliefs Motivate Us?
If a person makes an ethical judgment - for example, that some action is ethically wrong - does this automatically mean that they are motivated not to do it? Some Read More...

Wednesday April 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)