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Priest Drowns Baby During Baptism
This is terrible. If this doesn’t show what a crock of shit religion is, I don’t know what will. Priest drowns baby during baptism: Police are investigating Father Valentin for accidential homicide after witnesses at the ceremony said the priest … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Oh the Stupidity!, Religion, Superstition
88 Comments
Witchcraft in Central African Law
by VorJack I’ve occasionally complained about the spread of magical thinking and belief in angels and demons. It seems to me that such ideas, which were once unfashionable, are becoming more widespread in America, particularly among the Pentecostal sects. I … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Superstition
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Pareidolia
We’ve all experienced pareidolia — we see elephants in the clouds or Jesus on a marmite lid — but rational folks realize it’s just our brains grasping for patterns. And then there are the religious nutballs, who think that sewer stains on a wall … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Superstition
21 Comments
Most Believe God Gets Involved
The NYT Health blog has an article on how most Americans think a god is involved in our personal affairs: When the “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell recently predicted the departure of the contestant Jermaine Sellers, the young singer shook … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Christianity, God, Superstition
30 Comments
Does Satan Really Exist?
No, says atheists. Yes, says Christians. No, says Satanists. Yes, says Spiritual Satanists: DOES SATAN EXIST? Yes. He interacts with his Disciples and followers. Many of us have seen him, we have witnessed the so-called supernatural, and we have been given … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism, Superstition, Weird
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Near Death Experiences: A Trick of Satan?
Tim Challies, a Christian blogger, has been reading through the New York Times bestsellers at 10 Million Words. He recently reviewed a book on the science of near death experiences and concluded: Of course as a Christian I have to grapple … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Science, Superstition
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The Mark of the Beast in Your Vaccine!
“Don’t do it!” That’s what one friend said to another about giving their children swine flu vaccinations. An otherwise boring dinner party suddenly got more interesting. “Ah, so you’re an anti-vaxer. Why?” I asked. I figured he would be against … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Superstition
76 Comments
