Month: September 2023
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Abusive RCC priests were purposely placed among people of colour as victims were unlikely to complain
THE first in-depth study into clergy sexual abuse within African American communities—carrried out by an openly gay Catholic priest, Fr. Bryan Massingale, above—indicates that racism was a major factor in the Catholic Church’s handling of paedophile priests. In an in-depth report, the National Catholic Reporter quoted Massingale, a theologian at Fordham University in New York,…
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Head of North Carolina Baptist Childen’s Homes resigns after being accused of stealing $89,000
MICHAEL Blackwell, above, longtime and “beloved” leader of the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina since 1983, has been forced to stepped down after an internal investigation found he had used almost $90,000 in charitable funds for personal expenses over the past three years. According to Religion News Service, the 81-yeaar-old left when his annual…
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A monument to oppression: UK town to erect a £25,000 statute to celebrate Islamic modesty laws
THE creator of Smethwick’s “The Strength of the Hijab”, renowned artist Luke Perry, claims in a BBC report claims that reaction to his monstrosity has been “really, really positive”, but beneath an Independent video people around 80 people have expressed horror. One commenter said: Next statue in UK to be ‘the beauty of stone pelting,…
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Evangelical Kentucky clerk who refused marriage licences to gay couples ordered to pay $100,000
ONE of two couples who ran foul of the deeply-held religious beliefs of Kim Davis, above—David Ermold and David Moore—have been awarded $100,000 in damages for the humiliation, mental anguish and emotional distress she caused them back in 2015. However, a second couple, James Yates and Will Smith, who were also denied a marriage licence…
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Kudos to Rawstory for publishing ‘Why I don’t believe in God’
SINCE starting this blog, following my sacking from The Freethinker last year when it decided to abandon its raison d’etre—atheism—I have been asked on numerous occasions why I chose to call it The Angry Atheist. The answer is that I was inspired by a book written by Greta Christina, above—Why Are You Atheists So Angry?…
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Florida homophobe vows to to sue former employer over its pro-gay, ‘anti-Christian’ policies
ELECTRONICS chain Best Buy stands accused of “disrespecting” the deeply-held Christian beliefs of Enis Sujak, above, who recently got himself sacked for refusing to attend a mandatory training video on LGBT+ history. The Serbian immigrant is now trying to raise funds via GiveSendGo, a platform established support the “spiritual needs” of people “persecuted” for their…
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Trump’s former ‘spiritual adviser’ Paula White-Cain lied about helping Nelson Mandela end apartheid
THE deranged prosperity preacher has lied about her third marriage, lied about having a doctorate and has now lied about her role in ending apartheid in South Africa. The Christian Post reports that White-Cain, described by Trump as “a person of great faith and accomplishment“, told a peace conference earlier this year of her involvement…
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Tory Home Secretary, who wants prayers allowed outside U.K. abortion clinics, has links to a U.S. hate group
SUELLA Braverman is being hailed as a defender Christian values by designated hate-group Alliance Defending Freedom after it was revealed that she’d written to police forces across the country saying that people should not be criminalised for silently praying outside the premises of aborion providers. Braverman—who faced calls to resign over the embarrassing fiasco surrounding…
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Former New Orleans Catholic priest, 91, faces charges of historic sex abuse
CHARGES brought against Lawrence Hecker, above, by a Louisiana grand jury include one that alleges that, in 1975, he choked a teen unconscious under the guise of performing a wrestling move and then sexually assaulted him. Hecker, acccording to Religion News Service, faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft. It…
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National Secular Society blasts £3.2-m scheme to reveal Jesus to school pupils in Guildford
FOLLOWING the release of a promotional video in which Church of England “mission enabler” Alastair Etheridge, above, explains that the indoctrination scheme is designed to attract more children to Christianity, the NSS described the initiative as “cynical” and “sinister”. In a Diocese of Guildford Facebook post Etheridge says: It is our hope that through our…
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