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Can the Boy Scouts Be Good Without God?

Zionica — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:55:56 +0000

Tom Krattenmaker says that atheists can be good without God. His article in USA Today (“Good Boy Scouts Don’t Need God,” May 13, 2013) attempts to make the case that atheists are good people. They don’t believe in God and yet they perform good deeds. No they don’t and they don’t do bad deeds either. If there…

New Atheists Attacked by Fellow Secularists for ‘Islamophobia’

Zionica — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:23 +0000

New Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris are often described as the “Unholy Trinity of Atheism.” When you add Daniel C. Dennett to the mix, the Unholy Trinity becomes the Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. Even in their atheism these atheists can’t escape religion. They are defined by religion. Even the name…

American Atheists Lose Lawsuit Over 9/11 Cross

Zionica — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:30:08 +0000

A federal judge has ruled that the display of an iconic cross-shaped steel beam in the National September 11 Memorial and Museum doesn't violate the constitutional and civil rights of atheists. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts concluded Thursday that the 17-foot-high cross, which became a spiritual symbol for workers at ground zero, does not amount…

Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) the Courts’ Favored Hate Group

Zionica — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:45:29 +0000

The Left loves to issue reports about how conservative groups are actually hate groups and potential terrorists, often comparing them — without any intent of irony — to the KKK, that icon of hate founded by Democrats. Meanwhile, one of the most active hate groups in this country, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, not only…

Atheist Groups Sues US Gov't to Remove 'In God We Trust' From Currency

Zionica — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:00:52 +0000

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), is suing the United States Treasury Department to remove the words "In God We Trust" from all U.S. currency, because they claim the motto is offensive to nonreligious citizens. Nineteen plaintiffs and the FFRF filed the lawsuit, Newdow v. Congress in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

‘Christ’ banned from Longview council invocations

Zionica — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:50:45 +0000

Ministers should refrain from invoking Jesus Christ in invocations for City Council meetings, Longview Mayor Don Jensen said. Jensen told the Kelso-Longview Ministerial Association last month that such prayers were not acceptable because they could expose the city to a lawsuit, The Daily News reported Tuesday. “It’s not my choice to stop this, but I don’t…

Cross Erased, Boys Rewarded, Atheists Ecstatic

Zionica — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:45:30 +0000

The Freedom From Religion Foundation celebrated its victory in removing all things religious from the football uniforms of a combined Catholic / public school team. Making as little sense to many as removing the "G" from the Green Bay Packers' helmets, a Wisconsin co-op football team composed of the private Catholic Messmer High School and…

Wisconsin County Defies Atheist Group Over Prayer at Government Meetings

Zionica — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:30:44 +0000

Another county has decided to challenge the meddling of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the secular busybodies who under the guise of “First Amendment watchdogs” make a living out of intruding into the affairs of communities, schools, churches, businesses — just about any group whose individual members exercise their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religious…

Richard Dawkins Loses Debate

Zionica — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:30:00 +0000

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, defeated prominent atheist professor, Richard Dawkins, in a debate at the University of Cambridge in England on Thursday night, as a vote taken at the conclusion of the debate ruled that religion does have a place in the 21st century. The debate motion that "religion has no place in…