Creationism: An Insult to the Collective of Human Intelligence

Creationism and it’s kissing cousins “Creation Science” and “Intelligent Design” are not science, nor are they intelligent.  They are departments of fundamental apologetics. The sole purpose of Creationism is to defend the biblical book of Genesis . . . Creationism has been scientifically disproved and any vestiges of science that remained have been discredited due to the inclusion of magic or magical events, which are untestable. Read more . . . 

Rick Perry is no George W. Bush

Many people assume Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a carbon copy of George W. Bush. Well, he isn’t . . . the Aggie, had neither Bush’s parents nor Yale or Harvard . . . While both are men of genuine faith, Perry (life-long evangelical) is going to be more overtly Christian in his faith statements than the former president . . . Perry is more conservative than Bush
. . . The USA is not Texas, but large chunks are similar. Perry’s appeal increases the farther you go from either the east or left coast.
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Court Backs District on Teacher’s Religious Banners

The two banners, each about 7 feet by 2 feet, contained references to God from U.S. documents and patriotic songs. One quoted the Declaration of Independence passage that all men are “endowed by their CREATOR” with unalienable rights . . . Johnson’s lawyer, Robert Meuse of the Thomas More Law Center, a conservative Christian firm, said he was disappointed by the ruling and would ask the full appeals court for a rehearing . . . The schools’ lawyer, Jack Sleeth, said the ruling reaffirmed “a district’s authority to control a teacher in the classroom” and was only incidentally about religion. But Rob Boston, spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the court had strongly supported public schools’ duty of religious neutrality. Read more . . . 

Taking The Gloves Off…When Diplomacy Fails, It’s Time To Fight

Intolerance toward beliefs and doctrines that serve only to promote hatred, bigotry and discrimination should be lauded, as should extremist points of view toward the eradication of these beliefs and doctrines . . . Bigotry, discrimination, hatred, coercion, terrorism, slavery, misogyny and everything else that is part and parcel of fundamental Christianity and radical Islam should not be tolerated, and when any of these rear their ugly heads outside of the context of religion they are not . . . Hold up a Westboro Baptist Church style sign without being connected to a religion and you will likely be arrested, tried and convicted of a hate crime. Add God and it becomes an issue of tolerating a religious belief. Read more . . .

10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked

In a regular poll conducted by political scientists Robert Putnam and David Campbell on American political attitudes, atheists recently lost their spot as as the most disliked group in America to the Tea Party. Still, number two is simply way too high in the unpopularity rankings for a group of people who just happen to spend Sunday mornings in bed instead of in church. Read more . . . 

High School Graduation Ceremonies Can Be Held in Church, Say Judges

As for the religious environment, the U.S. Constitution doesn’t shield someone from encountering others’ religious beliefs and symbols, he said . . . Graduates were compelled to enter “a sacred space” and had to view religious symbols such as a 20-foot cross that towered over the graduation proceedings, religious pamphlets and hymnals, which imposed religion upon them and sent a message the government was endorsing religion, they contended . . . The question now is what implications this will have for Christian administrators of public schools who will see this ruling as a green light to move their own graduation ceremonies to local churches. Read more . . .