Category Archives: Persecution

An Officer's Experience in Our Christian Military

Ed Brayton has posted a statement from an American military officer about his experiences in the military. Here are some highlights: During my second year at the West Point, my Squad Leader for summer training expressed disapproval on numerous occasions … Continue reading

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North Korea Executing Christians

North Korea has been executing Christians because they see religion as a threat: Only the founder of the country, Kim Il-sung, and his son, Kim Jong-il, may be worshipped, in mass public displays of fervour. Despite the persecutions, it is … Continue reading

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A Judeo-Christian Nation? Thankfully, Not Anymore!

Rep. J Randy Forbes wants to insist we all embrace our “Judeo-Christian principles”: Of course we were a Judeo-Christian nation. We persecuted Jews, Catholics, and unbelievers during Our Great Beginning, right? We slaughtered the Indians and took their land. We … Continue reading

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Atheists, Be Careful In Massachusetts!

I doubt this is enforced anymore, but I think it’s time they take this unconstitutional and intolerant law off the books in Massachusetts: Whoever wilfully: Blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government … Continue reading

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Joe the Plumber on Homosexuality

Here’s Joe the Idiot speaking about homosexuality and the word “queer”: People don’t understand the dictionary—it’s called queer. Queer means strange and unusual. It’s not like a slur, like you would call a white person a honky or something like … Continue reading

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How To Handle Criticism From Friends and Family

Michael asks: I recently went from Christianity to Agnosticism, and have taken a lot of heat for it from family friends. They really attempt to make me feel extremely bad for the way I believe. I am not sure where … Continue reading

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Tucked-In Shirts Are Unbiblical, Says Persecuted Christian

When your child’s school requires tucked-in shirts, but your kids don’t want to do it, what do you do? If you’re like most people, you tell them to suck it up. But Dyker Neyland used a novel approach — she … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Fundamentalism, Humor, Persecution, Weird | 86 Comments

AIG Points a Gun at Atheists

Here’s an Answers in Genesis commercial where they make the claim “If you don’t matter to God, you don’t matter to anyone.” This is said while a boy points a gun at the camera: Seems like fear-based propaganda to me. Are they … Continue reading

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Exposing the Atheist

Religious nutcases are a dime a dozen, but Robert T. Lee outshines the competition. On his site, Society for the Practical Establishment and Perpetuation of the Ten Commandments, he has a section dedicated to “Exposing the Atheist.” He makes the … Continue reading

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God Exists Because Christians Are Persecuted

Today’s argument for the existence of God is from Christian persecution. Believe it or not, this argument has been given from a number of Christians in the comments, though not quite as amusingly as this: 120. ARGUMENT FROM PERSECUTION (I) … Continue reading

Posted in Apologetics, Christianity, Evidence, God, Humor, Persecution | 27 Comments