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Fury over pastor’s ‘porn’ book leads to his resignation as leader of an Arizona church
JOSHUA Butler’s woes began even before the April publication of Beautiful Union, described as a “euphoric ode to the glories of ejaculation” by an angry Christian blogger. That description was provided by Beth Felker Jones, writing for Church Blogmatics in March after she read an excerpt of the soon-to-be-published book on a site called The…
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The ghost of Benedict XVI is on tour, claiming he was ousted as Pope and was the victim of ‘slow euthanasia’
SHORTLY after his death in December, 2022, Joseph Ratzinger appeared before Sister Benedicta of the Holy Cross in Colombia on February 2, 2023, and warned of “impending doom.” During his lengthy discourse with the nun, Ratzinger, who died aged 95, revealed that his death was a case of “slow euthanasia.” Not only did Ratzinger identify…
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In Spain crucifixes with doll heads spark a probe into a ‘blasphemous’ art exhibition
SPAIN’S Christian Lawyers Foundation, headed by Polonia Castellanos, above, works flat out to combat what it regards as blasphemy and the promotion of LGBT+ propaganda. So when a the Collective of Southern Artists (CAS) recently staged an exhibition at the Tomás y Valiente Art Center in Fuenlabrada featuring crucifixes made with doll heads it sprang…
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Atheist classifieds: who we need, who we’ve got
GUEST columnist Dale DeBakcy argues that atheists today should do more to demonstrate how good life can be without God, rather than concentrate the malevolent nature of religious belief. Thirty-five years ago, there were basically two jobs open to the public atheist: you either became a professional arguer, or a person who facilitated professional arguing.…
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King Charles’ s coronation ‘is first and foremost an act of Christian worship’ says Archbishop of Canterbury
WHEN Charles is crowned king on May 6 at a service at Westminster Abbey, the entire country will be asked to swear a religious oath of allegiance to the monarch. Those watching the crowning have been asked to say: I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your majesty, and to your heirs and…
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Florida’s wacky Governor set out recently to woo young evangelicals. Now he’s in the UK, but to what end?
EARLIER this month Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis told 10,000 ecstatic Christian students at Liberty University in Virginia that his state—a “refuge of sanity” and a “citadel of freedom”—was where “woke goes to die.” DeSantis, who positions himself as a defender of “God-fearing” people, often refers to putting on “the full armor of God”—a biblical…
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After conducting a funeral, a predatory Michigan Catholic priest abused a boy aged five
WHEN paedophile Vincent DeLorenzo, above, comes up for sentencing on June 13, the 84-year-old is expected to sent to prison for a year. DeLorenzo pleaded guilty this week to a charge of sexual assault on the youngster following a family funeral in 1987. The priest, who served for many years in the Roman Catholic Diocese…
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Christian teacher, sacked over her objection to an utterly inoffensive kid’s book, is awarded $181,000
ALL Are Welcome is an innocuous New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. But diversity and inclusion are alien concepts to Lindsey Barr, above. In her hateful world all are assuredly unwelcome! After expressing concern over some the images in the book, claiming they depicted same-sex couples,…
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Solved! The mystery of the disappearing Bibles at Arizona’s State Capitol
PUZZLED over the disappearance of Bibles from the members-only lounge at the House of Representatives—one was discovered secreted in a fridge—officials set up a video camera in a bid to find the culprit. It was only then that the miscreant was unmasked. It turned out to be Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, above, a…
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‘Don’t link death cult with religion,’ says Kenya’s evangelical President
LATEST reports from Kenya, where police are combing a forest occupied by a Christian cult led by pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, above, indicate that 73 bodies have now been recovered, with more expected. The death toll, which has continued to rise as exhumations of shallow graves are carried out, could rise further. The Kenyan Red…
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…