Religions Do Not Deserve Respect
At least once a week someone tells me that I have to “respect others religions.” I can respect another person. I mean, religious people are human and as such are to be afforded rights and privileges that I would gladly defend on their behalf. But when it comes to respecting their religion, I usually reply [...]
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Article for Italian Media
The following is an article written for the Italian media on the release of “Guida Irriverente alle Religioni del Mondo”, the Italian language edition of The Heathen’s Guide. [It is in English, but translated to Italian for the release.] The Post-Christian Atheist by William Hopper, author of The Heathen’s Guide to World Religions The Church’s [...]
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Child Sex Abuse in Religion
Like most folks, I have been watching the Pope struggle through the various sex-abuse claims in Ireland and Europe. It reminds me of watching George Bush’s press secretary explain why war in Iraq was a good thing; no matter what he says, the truth keeps coming back and bitch-slapping him. What’s bugging me about this [...]
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American Terrorist
An American-born Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, is calling for jihad against America. In his latest video he chastises American Muslims, asking “How can you have your loyalty to a government that is leading the war against Islam and Muslims?” I want half an hour alone with these guys. Not to kill them. Just to explain [...]
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Jihad Jane
A lot has already been written on the fact that Islam does not overtly forbid images of the prophet Mohamed. The Quran says nothing about it. The real reason that there’s not supposed to be any images of Mohamed is that after he died there was a real threat of his followers trying to deify [...]
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