Category Archives: Persecution

So What?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Daniel Florien

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Posted in Comics, Fundamentalism, Persecution | 3 Comments

Palin Misses the Point

Posted on March 5, 2011 by vorjack

So I wrote earlier about Snyder vs. Phelps and how it meant that conservative Christians didn’t have to worry about hate speech laws. Fred Clark, at his new site, said much the same thing: … this decision sweeps away one … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity!, Persecution, Politics | 16 Comments

The Legend of Tokyo Rose

Posted on November 23, 2010 by vorjack

Some time back, Friendly Atheist issued a challenge, “All you have to do is name another historical figure who may not have existed… along with your evidence!” I started on something and realized pretty quick that it would never fit … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Persecution | 19 Comments

So beliefs are harmless?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by fatemeh

Ask an African living with Albinism “The dismembered body of a young albino boy has been found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border, reports say. The boy, aged nine, was taken from Makamba province… The dismembered body of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Oh the Stupidity!, Persecution | 12 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Judicial Violence

Posted on July 28, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Over at the Accidental Historian, Geds is starting a series on the Byzantine Empire. Like all good historians, he realizes that to talk about a period of history, he has to go back to well before that period … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Persecution | 10 Comments

The slow death of a religious sect.

Posted on July 14, 2010 by fatemeh

News came out on Tuesday that the Church of England (CofE, what Americans would call the Episcopal Church) have decided to go ahead and ordain women bishops. To a secular person, that doesn’t seem like a big deal – gender … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Christianity, Faith, Fundamentalism, Persecution, Religion | 37 Comments

Religious Enforcement in Texas

Posted on March 8, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Saudi Arabia has its mutaween, self-appointed religious police who enforce Sharia law. It looks like Texas is starting to develop its own Christian version. The Texas Observer has an article about the organization based in Amarillo, Texas, called … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Persecution | 102 Comments

Atheist Politician Threatened With Lawsuit

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Ashville, NC City Councilman Cecil Bothwell is an atheist. That bothers some other people, like bigot H.K. Edgerton: “My father was a Baptist minister. I’m a Christian man. I have problems with people who don’t believe in God,” said Edgerton, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Persecution, Politics | 60 Comments

Islam Is of the Devil?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Daniel Florien

When I was in high school, I would often wear Christian t-shirts. Some were what I would now consider offensive — I remember one said “no Jesus no peace” which is a ridiculous assertion, and another one where people were … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Islam, Oh the Stupidity!, Parenting, Persecution | 114 Comments

The Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I somehow missed this story a couple months ago, and I figure if I missed it, at least some others did. Marwa Ali El-Sherbini moved to Germany in 2005. In Aug 2008, a man (Alex W.) shouted abuse at Marwa … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Persecution, Religion | 117 Comments