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February 04, 2013
The Atheist Church in London Draws a Larger Crowd at Its Second Service
It turns out that the "atheist church" started by British comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa...
January 2013
January 21, 2013
Catholic Church in Netherlands Puts Up Pictures of Defectors
A Catholic priest from the Netherlands (with the most appropriate first name *ever*) has figured...
January 20, 2013
Independent Catholic Church Group Ordains Its First Transgender Priest
Minneapolis just ordained its first transgender priest this week, but you probably won't be reading...
December 2012
December 26, 2012
What Churches Are Made Of
(via nakedpastor)
December 26, 2012
What’s More Important: Gangnam Style or Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill?
Media Matters for America, a progressive watchdog center tracking conservative media misinformation, compared different news...
December 23, 2012
Catholic University Blocks LGBT Group, but Students Won’t Back Down
The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C. and home to some 7,000 undergraduates...
December 14, 2012
The Church Will Run You Over
It does so much damage to society, yet it never stops to take a look...
October 2012
October 24, 2012
In Case You Forgot Why You Stopped Attending Church…
The folks at Stevens Creek Church really want your money. We know this because they...
September 2012
September 18, 2012
Religious Right Group Tells Kids Bullying Isn’t OK, but Neither Is Being Gay
"Have you wished you could find a simple flyer for your older grade school or...
September 10, 2012
Kirk Cameron Talks About His Atheist Past, ‘Liberal Press’
For several months, former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron has been under fire from LGBT activists...
September 02, 2012
Church Holds Garage Sale for Community… Gives Everything Away for Free
This falls under the category of "Things Christians Do That Atheists Need to Copy." In...
August 2012
August 23, 2012
Edward Tarte Tries to See the Reality of His Seminary Years
August 09, 2012
French Catholics to Pray Against Marriage Equality, Gay Adoption, Euthanasia
In 1638, France's King Louis XIII decreed that all churches would pray on August 15th...
June 2012
June 22, 2012
Why Won’t the IRS Crack Down on Churches That Endorse Political Candidates?
We know churches are tax-exempt. To the tune of $71,000,000,000 nationally. That exemption is contingent...
June 16, 2012
The Yearly Cost of Religious Tax Exemptions: $71,000,000,000
We know churches get tax exemptions, but how much money does that actually come out...
June 01, 2012
A ‘Joke’ from Rick Warren
On Sunday, pastor Rick Warren tweeted this (Yesterday, he deleted it... thanks, screenshots!): Before we...
May 2012
May 23, 2012
NAACP Comes Out In Support of Today’s Civil Rights Movement
The NAACP announced Saturday that they now endorse marriage equality. The National Assn. for the...
May 04, 2012
Some Christians Mad because a Pastor Had an Opportunity to Bash Gay People and Didn’t Take It
I had to read this story a couple of times to make sure I had...
May 02, 2012
North Carolina Pastor Jokes About Physically Abusing ‘Effeminate’ Boys
Sean Harris is the senior pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He's...
April 2012
April 21, 2012
Catholic Bishop Compares Obama to Stalin and Hitler Before Telling Congregation Not to Vote for Him
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky said the following during a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral for...
April 10, 2012
Church Visits: Not Necessarily a Waste of Time
In the past two weekends, I visited two different churches with various members of my...
April 07, 2012
Patrick Greene Changes His Mind About Converting to Christianity
I don't really want to post this. The guy has received far more publicity than...
April 06, 2012
Does God Really Prefer ‘Kind Atheists Over Hateful Christians’?
No. Because god doesn't exist. *Point for atheists.* ... That's the message on the church...
April 06, 2012
More Background on Patrick Greene, the Atheist-Activist-Turned-Christian
Hemant Mehta covered Patrick Greene earlier, prior to new information that has come to light....
December 2011
December 18, 2011
Church Responds to an Atheist Billboard in South Carolina
Last month, some digital billboards went up in South Carolina as part of the Columbia...
September 2011
September 24, 2011
Church’s Illegal Fighting Match Results in Death
GUTS Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma has a youth program they call Sub30. (Because, you know,...
September 14, 2011
The Church of Serpents
Turns out there are only a handful of churches left in American that still handle...
September 02, 2011
You’re Holding a What? You’re Holding it When?!
Dear Victory Family Church in Belleville, Illinois, I have some advice for you. (Yes, I'm...
August 2011
August 30, 2011
Church Parking for Atheists
Reader Nic shares this story (via email) about how Christians seem to get special parking...
July 2011
July 24, 2011
I Do Not Think This Means What They Think It Means…
If there's one thing I've learned about Christians over the years, it's that they never...
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