CATHOLIC CHURCH: Christopher Hitchens / “Fascism and the Catholic Church”
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REFLECTION: “Beliefs vs. Behavior”
h/t: r/atheism
SCIENCE: Dawkinsia / “Sri Lankans Name New Type of Fish After Richard Dawkins”
Sri Lankan scientists have identified a new genus of fresh water fish and named it after the evolutionary biologist and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins.
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Pethiyagoda, an ichthyologist and internationally acclaimed conservationist, said extensive studies in India and Sri Lanka showed that the level of diversity among such fish was “much greater than previously suspected”.
This was partly the reason that the study group had chosen to name the new genus after the 71-year-old Dawkins, the British author of the anti-religion polemic, The God Delusion.
“Richard Dawkins has through his writings helped us understand that the universe is far more beautiful and awe-inspiring than any religion has imagined[.]”
CATHOLIC SATIRE: Is the Catholic Church Really a ‘Lighthouse’?
There is in every village a torch – the teacher; and an extinguisher – the clergyman.
~ Victor Hugo
h/t: Planet Atheism
CHRISTIAN SATIRE: “Christian Logic in a Flowchart”
h/t: Planet Atheism
h/t: Friendly Atheiest
RELIGIOUS SATIRICAL POETRY: Philip Appleman / “A Simple Explanation for Everything”
LOGIC: “The Burden of Proof”
CATHOLIC CHURCH & CHILD RAPE: “Priest’s Bid to Leave Jail is Rejected”
PHILADELPHIA — Msgr. William J. Lynn, a senior official in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia convicted last month of endangering children, must stay in jail until his sentencing, a judge determined on Thursday.
Judge M. Teresa Sarmina denied Monsignor Lynn’s request for house arrest, saying that he should not be given special treatment and essentially agreeing with prosecutors who said that others convicted of a similar felony would not be allowed to remain at home pending a sentencing hearing.
Monsignor Lynn, 61, is the first high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States to be convicted of covering up sexual abuse by priests under his supervision. He faces up to seven years in prison.
Related articles
- CATHOLIC CHURCH & CHILD RAPE: U.S. Catholic Priest Found Guilty in Child Abuse Case (alwaysquestionauthority.com)
- Lynn stays in jail but gets sentencing hearing advanced (philly.com)
- Convicted Catholic Monsignor A Flight Risk, Remains Behind Bars (lezgetreal.com)
RELIGIOUS PARODY: CERN-Day School
h/t: Planet Atheism
CHRISTIAN PRIVILEGE: “Louisiana Revelation: School Voucher Funding – It’s Not Just For Christians Any More”
A member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who eagerly supported Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to fund private schools has had an epiphany: Muslim schools might start getting taxpayer money!
Rep. Valarie Hodges, a Republican who represents East Baton Rouge and Livingston, now says she wishes she hadn’t voted for the Jindal voucher bill.
“I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools,” Hodges told theLivingston Parish News.
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Where to begin? Hodges’ bigotry is perhaps only rivaled by her ignorance of constitutional and legal principles. Of course Muslim schools will qualify for funding under a voucher plan. When programs like this are set up that dole out benefits to religious schools, the government can’t play favorites. That’s basic.
Related articles
- Louisiana Republican: When I Voted for State Funds to go to Religious Schools, I Didn’t Mean Muslim Ones (patheos.com)
- Louisiana Revelation: School voucher funding isn’t just for Christians? (secularnewsdaily.com)
- ‘Religion’ is not a synonym for ‘Christianity’ – The Wild Hunt (patheos.com)
- ‘Muddying up the narrative’ on vouchers (maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com)
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