Category Archives: children

Podcast #142 – Jessica Ahlquist victorious in Rhode Island

We look at the aftermath of highschooler Jessica Ahlquist’s First Amendment victory in Rhode Island. After winning a lawsuit to have a prayer banner removed from a public high school, Ms. Ahlquist has received threats and harassment–even local florists refuse to deliver … Continue reading

Share
Posted in atheism, children, civil rights, movies, podcast, religion, religious rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.

Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What’s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here’s “Strong,” the new TV ad he’s running in Iowa. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, civil rights, commentary, gay rights, military, news, religion, religious rights | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Podcast #133 – Shocking Abuse of Teens in “Christian” Homes

Share
Posted in atheism, children, christianity, interviews, podcast, religion | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Eddie Long is off the hook

Looks like “Bishop” Eddie Long of Atlanta’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has reached a secret agreement with his three accusers and won’t go to court after all.  Long was accused of coercive sexual practices with teenage boys who were … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, religion | Leave a comment

When the world DOESN’T come to an end

Share
Posted in children, religion | Leave a comment

Podcast #123 – Study on US Catholic Child Abuse

Assuming the world hasn’t come to an end or that you haven’t been Raptured away… The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, cults, ethics, gay rights, history, politics, religion, religious rights, women's rights | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The End of the World is no joke for some

The vast majority of Americans (both religious and nonreligious) are using radio nutjob Harold Camping’s prediction that tomorrow, May 21st, is the beginning of the End of the World, as an excuse to have a hearty laugh and party like … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, religion, religious rights | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

So much for being held to a higher standard

Which reminds me… A minister admits he lied for years about being a Navy SEAL …and… A minister shoots a boy who threw a rock at his car. Let he who is without sin fire the first shot?

Share
Posted in children, christianity, ethics, religion, religious rights | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Katy Perry’s evangelical upbringing

Katy Perry’s parents were (and still are) evangelical nutjobs.  Who knew?  The “I Kissed a Girl” singer reveals in a new interview that her parents were so hardcore they banned the terms “deviled eggs” and “Dirt Devil” from being spoken. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, interviews, music, religion | Tagged | Leave a comment

Huckabee: Forcible Indoctrination at Gunpoint???

Mike Huckabee is turning into a one-man gaffe machine.  First, he blathers on about how Obama has problems with the British because he was born and raised in Kenya, then tries to explain it away by saying he meant to … Continue reading

Share
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, history, news, politics, religion, religious rights | Leave a comment