Last year, an Australian commission found that the Jehovah’s Witnesses were turning a blind eye to serious problems within their ranks. The Royal Commission’s report said kids were not “adequately protected from the risk of sexual abuse” in the organization.
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Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
Christian “Prophetess” Will Stop Hurricane Irma By Hitting It With a Scepter
Kirk Cameron: The Hurricanes Were Sent by God to Make Us More Humble
Pastor Lance Wallnau: I Command Hurricane Irma to Go Back Into the Ocean
Kevin Swanson: We Can Stop Hurricane Irma by Banning Abortion and Gay...
An interesting piece here by J. H. MCKENNA, PH.D. originally posed at Is God Simply Incredible To Educated Westerners? - Humanist Plus
At some point in recent Western history, the God idea became ‘simply incredible’ on the face of it for many, many educated people.
Sociologists, psychologists...
He's lied to congress, he's lied to the V.P., he's broken numerous laws (not the least being an unregistered foreign agent) as well as his oath to, "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the...
The front page of USA Today’s print edition features an all-caps, above-the-fold headline that Republicans probably didn’t want to see: “Trump’s Trail Of Unpaid Bills.” And while the headline is rough, the article hits like a sledgehammer.
During the Atlantic City casino boom in the 1980s...
According to the widely accepted scientific account, the universe erupted 15 billion years ago in an explosion called the “Big Bang” and has been expanding and cooling ever since. Later there gradually emerged the conditions necessary for the formation of atoms, still later the condensation of...
Most evangelical colleges teach evolution, but churches don’t. So when unprepared Christian students begin to study science and lose their faith, it feeds deep distrust of academia.
The sky is falling! Fellow Christians, gather your children and seek shelter. Hold your hands over their ears...
I highly recommend this to you:
The Virus of Religious Moderation
By Sam Harris
PERHAPS it should come as no surprise that a mere wall of water, sweeping innocent multitudes from the beaches of 12 countries on Boxing Day, failed to raise global doubts about God’s existence. Still, one...
My participation in another thread reminded me about something that I had experienced in the past that might warrant discussion, that is the concept of "Lying for the Lord."
The site "Mormon Think" spells out the issue well:
A List of Prevarications by Church Leaders is available at the web...
Here's a thread from the LDS DIR that a member objected to as "debating." I say, if you don't want a debate don't ask questions in the title that may stimulate more than one answer. Anyway, please add your insights, here is the thread to date:
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The website of Creation Ministries International starts off with a warning under the heading, "Arguments we think creationists should NOT use."
"It is notable that some skeptics criticise creationists when they retract doubtful arguments, but these are also the same people who accuse...