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‘Even Satan wasn’t gay.’ Religious fanatics in Kenya unite to protest the legal registration of an LGBT+ group
FOLLOWING our report that Christians and Muslims recently found common ground in Canada—their hatred of LGBT+ communities—comes news from Kenya that protests have taken place over a Supreme Court decision to allowed the registration of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHR). The Nation reports that religious leaders called for the review of…
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Man who united Christians and Muslims against LGBT+ communities plans to do so again
LAST month devout Muslim Kamel El-Cheikh, inset above, organised a “Million Person March” to protest “the indoctrination” and “compulsion” that he alleged goes on in Canadian schools with regard to sexual orientation and gender. Nowhere near a million ralllied to his cause, but the rabble-rouser did succeed in uniting thousands of Muslim and Christian bigots…
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Kenyan publisher forced to withdraw a school textbook containing an image said to be that of Mohammed
THE Mentor Publishing Co Ltd has admitted to “sacriledge” for including a cartoon which it “mistakenly identified” as Islam’s prophet. According to this Nation report, among enraged Muslim parents was Mrs Amina Mohammed who asked: Who checks the publishers? Do they have proof readers? How could this pass? In the Grade 2 Mentor Encyclopaedia book,…
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Ugandan ‘saved by the Lord from homosexuality’ is now in prison awaiting trial for being gay
ELISHA Mukisa, above, who became a poster-boy for the mainly Christian “ex-gay” movement in Uganda, is behind bars, ironically awaiting trial on charges of engaging in homosexuality. Last October, in a video posted to YouTube by Family TV, Mukisa told of being “saved by Jesus from homosexuality”, but this cut no ice with the authorities.…
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Pakistani pastor shot himself then claimed he was the victim of an Islamic terrorist attack
LAST month it widely reported in Pakistan that Protestant pastor Eleazar Sidhu, 35, had been hospitalised with a gunshot wound after being attacked by a “bearded person” after Sunday prayers, and police were called in to investigate. According to this report, Sidhu, pastor of a Presbyterian church in Kukranwala village in the Khanuwana area of…
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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?…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist
Pointing and laughing at religious lunacy for more than half-a-century
- American Christian nationalism v theocratic Iran: a recipe for utter disaster
- Christian nutjob, ‘who thinks The Wizard of Oz was a documentary,’ axed by South Australian Liberal Party
- Money-grubbing US preacher Sean (‘Goldilocks’) Feucht sued over misused $250,00 donation
- Religious book-burners awarded $1.5-m by US Supreme Court over two LGBTQ school books
- Off the hook. Serial evangelical abuser Jonathan Fletcher won’t stand trial.
- American Christian nationalism v theocratic Iran: a recipe for utter disaster
- Christian nutjob, ‘who thinks The Wizard of Oz was a documentary,’ axed by South Australian Liberal Party
- Money-grubbing US preacher Sean (‘Goldilocks’) Feucht sued over misused $250,00 donation
- Religious book-burners awarded $1.5-m by US Supreme Court over two LGBTQ school books
- Off the hook. Serial evangelical abuser Jonathan Fletcher won’t stand trial.
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…
As someone who produced dozens of nativity plays as a teacher and a Sunday School leader, that title ‘A Gay…
The defence of a Christian view never seems to be settled by debate: exchange of facts, reference to historical events.…
But …… Rwanda is a safe place: Parliament says so.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/8/contentsSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 S 2 Safety…
Religion can survive only on the most unquestionable assumptions. The statements made on Sundays on the BBC as if they…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist 
“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…