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Liberty University declares Democrats immoral

Liberty University, the evangelical school in Virginia founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, is drawing heat Friday for its decision to revoke recognition of the College Democrats' chapter on campus. According to the Lynchburg News & Advance, the school decided a week ago the organization “stood against the moral principles” held by the school and [...]
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The Mormons Baptized Obama’s Mom

In 2008, the Mormon Church baptized President Obama’s mother posthumously. Which didn’t surprise me much. But apparently the baptism was against the Mormon religious code because the dead are only supposed to be baptized when a living, Mormon relative submits them for it. And here I thought they were just baptizing the entire human race [...]
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Renegado, Mr. Tempest, and the Virgin Mary

Lucha Libre wrestlers Renegado and Mr. Tempest look at an image of the Virgin Mary said to have appeared on a griddle at Las Palmas restaurant in Calexico. “I follow Our Lady of Guadalupe,” Mr. Tempest said after the viewing. “This is amazing. It’s a true miracle.”
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Hitchens Attack!

The other night I went on a Christopher Hitchens YouTube bender, watching video after video of Hitchens deftly arguing with righteous Christians. Perhaps the quintessential moment is in this Sean Hannity segment wherein Hannity patronizingly tells Hitchens that he agrees with his point that some crazy people pervert religion. This is, of course, exactly counter [...]
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Mosques Aimed Wrong

Some 200 mosques in Islam’s holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way for prayers, reports from Saudi Arabia say. … Some worshippers are said to be anxious about the validity of their prayers. There have been suggestions that laser beams could be used to make an exact measurement. It’s like leaving voicemail on the wrong person’s machine. via Pharyngula
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Yeah, No Shit

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Information Age Prayer

For a low monthly fee, you can sign up to have a prayer of your choice said by a computer daily. God will know the prayer is from you because your name will be on the computer screen. Are you forgetful? Subscribe and the computer will never forget to voice your prayers each day. Choose a [...]
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Did Reagan Try to Convert Gorbachev?

Ronald Reagan may have tried to make a believer of Mikhail Gorbachev. The president said he had a letter from the widow of a young World War II soldier. He was lying in a shell hole at midnight, awaiting an order to attack. He had never been a believer, because he had been told God did [...]
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I Don’t Really Get It

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