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Major Black Preacher Comes Out as Relatively Pro-LGBT

One of the most prominent black ministers in the country, Bishop T.D. Jakes, has come out in favor of gay-affirming churches and says that his position on LGBT issues is “evolving.” He also is now...

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Guess Who’s Back, Back Again. Bachmann’s Back. Tell a Friend.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard the ignorant bleatings of Michele Bachmann and I, for one, have really missed her. So I’m glad she went on Jan Markell’s radio show and declared that the Iran deal...

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Franklin Graham Quite Upset At Target

Franklin Graham, the bigoted halfwit offspring of Billy Graham, is very, very upset that Target is no longer going to label toys as being for only boys or only girls. This will apparently destroy human...

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Wandering Around Patheos

Since joining Patheos last week, I’ve tried to do a little exploring, not only of the atheist blogs but of some of the other portals as well. I’ve been a frequent reader of Warren Throckmorton’s blog...

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Answering William Lane Craig on the Meaningless of Existence

My buddy (and teen pop sensation) Justin Schieber has a new video that answers William Lane Craig’s claim that without the existence of God, life is ultimately meaningless. My problem with that...

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God: The Worst Person Ever

As many of my readers know, I was a Christian as a teenager. I took it quite seriously and was one of the leaders of the local Youth for Christ. But around the age of 16-17, I began to question the...

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Pat Robertson Explains His Faith Healing Scam

As a teenager, I watched the 700 Club nearly every day. Even as a Christian then, it always seemed weird to me that he would spend several minutes on every show calling out unspecified healings. He...

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The Horrifying Reality of ‘Biblical Gender Roles’

There is a terrible website called Biblical Gender Roles, where they teach Christian men how to keep their women (their property) in line, especially when it comes to sex. Predictably, it teaches that...

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No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason

Tim Lawrence writes at some length about what I consider one of the most irritating phrases in the English language: “Everything happens for a reason.” My response to hearing someone say that ranges...

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Another Ben Carson Lie Exposed

Man, things just keep getting more and more ridiculous as news outlets dig into Ben Carson’s past and the stories he’s told about it. Now the conservative Wall Street Journal is getting in on the...

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Alister McGrath Whistles Past the Graveyard

Okay, that probably overstates the case. But Professor Alister McGrath of Oxford claims, despite all evidence to the contrary, that atheism is “in decline” and will soon be trumped by faith. I’ve...

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Woman Prays Tornado Away to Kill Other People

Pat Robertson once claimed to have prayed away a hurricane from Virginia Beach and made it turn north, where it hit New Jersey and New York instead and did billions of dollars in damage. Now a woman in...

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Ex-Muslim Protestants Disrupting Catholic Churches

A group called Koosha Las Vegas, made up of ex-Muslims who are now fundamentalist Protestant Christians, has begun disrupting Catholic church masses, screaming at the congregations that they worship...

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Pat Robertson Predicts Fall of Saudi Arabia

At the end of every year, Pat Robertson goes to a mountaintop retreat and communes with God, who gives him predictions for the next year (apparently, you get better reception up there). The fact that...

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Christian Teens Like Porn. Film at 11.

Tracey Moody notes a survey ordered by the thoroughly ridiculous Josh McDowell, who is terribly concerned about Christian teenagers viewing porn. The survey found that Christian teenagers are just as...

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The Non-Existent Power of Prayer and Fasting

Bill Cloud at the Worldnetdaily offers up the usual “America is only here because of God’s providence” nonsense while defending Glenn Beck from mockery for asking his followers to pray and fast for Ted...

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God Saves Inanimate Objects Over People

And here we have yet another story where some terrible, deadly event happens but everyone is inspired to praise the lord because some inanimate Christian objects survived. In this case, a storm system...

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Dinesh D’Souza Married by Rafael Cruz

In an absolutely perfect display of Christian moral hypocrisy, Dinesh D’Souza was married this weekend to his second wife. The ceremony was presided over by none other than Rafael Cruz, who has also...

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Brussels Bombing Victim ‘Felt God’s Love’

A 19-year old “elder” and Mormon missionary who was badly injured in the horrific bombings in Brussels last week says he could feel God’s love in the aftermath of the attack. Naturally, the...

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Pastor Makes Up Story of How he Vanquished the Atheists

If there’s one thing many Christians love, it’s the anecdote about how another Christian soundly thrashed an atheist in some mythical debate. That’s the whole point behind all those viral emails about...

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