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Atheist Foundation of Australia, TV Campaign Begins

2nd May, 06

The Atheist Foundation of Australia is deeply concerned at the ever-encroaching interference of religion in State and Federal politics. Therefore, it has initiated a series of television advertisements, alerting the public to the consequences of blurring state and church boundaries. The campaign had a successful trial presentation on South Australian television and next [...]

Auschwitz speech

Holocaust won headlines in many newspapers around Europe on Monday.

Ending a four-day pilgrimage to Poland on Sunday, the 79-year-old Pontiff reflected on how hard it was for a German to visit the former Nazi death camp and how challenging the evil committed there was for anyone who believed in a loving God.

“God, why did you [...]

Psalm X, Y Or Z – Who Knows What The Lord Thinks?

Full Article Here: Psalm X, Y Or Z – Who Knows What The Lord Thinks?

By Frederick Smith
May 28, 2006

Skip quotes from the Bible liberally, but never addresses why anyone should believe in the Bible to begin with. For those who already believe, do they really need Skip’s insight? No offense to Skip, but such “insights” [...]

‘Church Of Freethought’ Wins Tax-Exempt Status

Texas Officials End Crusade To Deny Exemption To Dallas-Area Group

Officials in the Texas Office of the Comptroller have agreed to extend tax-exempt status to a non-theistic church.

In a May 18 letter to Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Comptroller’s Office confirmed that it has granted tax-exempt status to the Church of Freethought, [...]

Qld. Nipping Religious Extremism In The Bud

The Federal Government of Australia are staring to show their attachment to the Church with a knee jerk reaction to the proposed change in Queensland’s Education Act.
The Bill proposes to replace the current ‘opt out’ system whereby a child’s parents can decide that their child will not receive religious education, to an [...]

Are you defending your God or your Country?

Why is terrorism so difficult to root out?
In Iraq people are being killed almost daily by bombs set off by fellow countrymen. Why is it that people are not willing to finger the terrorists, the Iraqi government knows that the quicker the terrorists are under control the quicker the invaders will go home.
The average Iraqi [...]

The Secular Party

There is a fledgling Political Party, if not movement, starting up in Australia. This is the first political party with beliefs and aim which I can endorse wholeheartedly.
The rights of the individual to be as successful as they can should be paramount in the running of any country and any movement or religion which detracts [...]

Imaginary friends open up fantastic world

Imaginary playmates are a sign of a rich fantasy life, but can also hint at problems, researchers say
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Here is an interview with Sam Harris…
Why Religion Must End: Interview with Sam Harris
A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith–or they will never overcome their differences.

What Is Sin?

Julian Baggini
Tuesday May 9, 2006
An article taken from The Guardian

Sin n. (obs.): Something young people do not know or care about. This definition has somewhat shocked the Church of England, which has investigated the beliefs of “generation Y” (15-to-25-year-olds) and is staggered to discover that they, like, you know, don’t have any real sense of [...]

Authors of the Bible

How can anybody be serious about the Bible?
It was written by folk who believed the Sun died every night and went into a cave to be reborn (resurrected) in the morning.
Folk believed this right up to and including the writing of the New Testament and the Koran.

It was written by primitive people.