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Judas Saves

By Christopher Hitchens
April 6, 2012

Print: Slate

Christopher Hitchens’ take on Easter from a 2006 Slate article.

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Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Harvard Minister, Dies at 68

By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
March 1, 2011

Print: New York Times

Peter Gomes, a minister and theologian at Harvard who came out of the closet in 1991, pushed a campaign to rebut literal and fundamentalist interpretations of the Bible.

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Faith Is Not A Virtue; Faith Is Gullibility!

Jeff Dee & Matt Dillahunty
February 15, 2011

Video: The Atheist Experience

Jeff Dee and Matt Dillahunty on the Austin, TX television call-in show respond to the fundamentalist caller with a withering analysis of his arguments for biblical literalism.

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Ratzinger is an enemy of humanity

Richard Dawkins
September 24, 2010

Print: The Guardian

The pope’s attack on atheists and secularists was disgraceful and redolent of the sound of stones hurled within a glass house.

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A Christian Militia in America’s Midst

Matthew Harwood
September 21, 2010

Print: Guardian

The arrest of Christian extremists in the Midwest shows that the US has more to worry about than simply homegrown jihadists.

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Richard Dawkins’s Speech at “Protest the Pope” March

The Newsauce
September 20, 2010

Video: YouTube

During the “Protest the Pope” rally in London on Sep. 18, 2010, Richard Dawkins condemned Pope Ratzinger for wrongly calling Hitler an atheist and blaming the Holocaust on atheism.

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Kissing Hank’s Ass

James Huber, Video by Nimpsy
August 7, 2010

Video: YouTube

This morning there was a knock at my door. When I answered the door I found a well-groomed, nicely dressed couple. The man spoke first.

John: “Hi! I’m John, and this is Mary.”

Mary: “Hi! We’re here to invite you to come kiss Hank’s ass with us.”

Me: “Pardon me?! What are you talking about? Who’s Hank, and why would I want to kiss his ass?”

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I’m Sorry I’m a Christian

by Chris Tse
June 3, 2010

Print: You Tube

Chris Tse presenting his poem at the Poetry Slam Vancouver. He was the 1st place winner on the 21st of December 2009.

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Oral Roberts, Pentecostal Evangelist, Dies at 91

By KEITH SCHNEIDER
December 15, 2009

Print: New York Times

New York Times obituary for Oral Roberts, the Pentecostal evangelist whose televised faith-healing ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide. He was the patriarch of the “prosperity gospel,” a theology that promotes the idea that Christians who pray and donate with sufficient fervency will be rewarded with health, wealth and happiness.

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The Feeling of Presence

by David Stockin
August 27, 2009

Print: www.truth-saves.com

A personal account of the “evidence” that the religous argue is proof of a personal God.

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About the Holy Bible

Robert Ingersoll
July 5, 2009

Print: Infidels.org

Orator and defender of agnosticism Robert Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), tells the truth about the Bible as he knew it in 1894.

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Thousands raped and abused in Catholic schools in Ireland

Henry McDonald
May 20, 2009

Print: The Guardian

The shocking scale of sexual and physical abuse in educational institutions in Ireland run by the Catholic church was revealed today in a report describing how thousands of boys and girls were raped, abused and exploited by the religious brothers and nuns who were supposed to look after them.

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Christian Missionary Deconverted by Indigenous Tribe

Daniel Everett
May 18, 2009

Video: BBC Radio 4, YouTube

A missionary goes to Brazil in the 80’s to translate the new testament into the language of the Piraha Indians ends up realizing the folly in his goal. The happy content people did not need to be saved, and instead led him towards his own atheism.

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Richard Dawkins and Tony Benn discuss religion

Richard Dawkins
May 8, 2009

Video: YouTube

Richard Dawkins answers audience question

Richard Dawkins
May 8, 2009

Video: YouTube

Richard Dawkins answers an audience question.  Despite the title appearing in the YouTube embed, there is no cruelty in his reply.  He is, in fact, quite respectful, but also quite informative and reasonable.

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Things on which the Bible and Quran agree

by Steve Wells
May 5, 2009

Print: Dwindling in Unbelief (blog)

In previous posts I’ve mentioned a few things that the Bible and Quran agree on. But I thought it might be useful to make a list and include them all here.

Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?

Bertrand Russell
April 24, 2009

Print: The Bertrand Russel society

A Plea For Tolerance In The Face Of New Dogmas

Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization?

Bertrand Russell
April 23, 2009

Print: The Bertrand Russell Society

Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization?

Why I Am Not a Christian

Bertrand Russell
April 23, 2009

Print: The Bertrand Russel Society

Introductory note: Russell delivered this lecture on March 6, 1927 to the National Secular Society, South London Branch, at Battersea Town Hall. Published in pamphlet form in that same year, the essay subsequently achieved new fame with Paul Edwards’ edition of Russell’s book, Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays ... (1957).