American Atheists Flash LineNews of Interest to AtheistsMirror, Mirror On The Wall Pope Blasts Islam Over Jihad, Violence, Intolerance, Forced Conversion.- September 15, 2006 Pope RatzingerBenedict takes the heat after issuing remarks critical of Islam. Even many secularists may agree with his assessment that the religion of Mohammed is a violent one based on oppression of women, intolerance, forced conversion and emphasis on faith-based warfare. Doesn’t this sound like many of the world’s major religions, though Join the conversation about this topic at the Nogod Blog.(09-15-2006)http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2360085,00.html Not A Scary Movie: Bush Links War on Terror With Religious Third Awakening- September 15, 2006 George W. Bush turns the presidential podium into a pulpit and declares that a “Third Awakening” of religious devotion is sweeping the United States, partly because of the war on terror. Two previous &ldquoawakenings” took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth century as many Americans were swept up in a torrent of public religiosity, hysteria and religious gibberish. In a world marked by Islamic Jihadism, does the West need more – or less –...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091201594.html Clash Of Civilizations A Revealing Look At The Forces Behind Jihad And The Islamic Revival- September 14, 2006 Steven Simon, Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations gives a revealing look into Islam, the prospects for democracy and U.S. Middle East foreign policy. His remarks were made before the House international Relations Committee.(09-14-2006)http://www.cfr.org/publication/11425/ Ruling favors Scouts, but Atheist has made her point- September 14, 2006 The Portland Oregonian newspaper praises Atheist Nancy Powell for her courageous battle to stop local schools from allowing the Boy Scouts to recruit in classrooms during the school day. BSA continues its discriminatory policy of refusing admission to gay and Atheist youth. “Even though Nancy Powell lost her courtroom battle, she made an important point, and the reverberations are still being felt. We only wish the Boy Scouts would acknowledge those reverberations, too, by opening up...http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/115810892793060.x... Four Gods In One Believers Have Differing Views On Deity- September 13, 2006 A new survey indicates that American religious believers have conflicting views about the deity they worship. Four different images of “god” predominate, from a wrathful, cranky Jehovah to a disinterested power that created the universe and then split the scene. Other findings show that they have high rates of interest in the paranormal, believe strongly in an afterlife, attend religion-themed films and spend money on religious books, music and jewelry.(09-13-2006)http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-09-11-religion-survey_x.htm Nasrin Warns Of Growing Addiction To Religion- September 13, 2006 Author and secularist activist Taslima Nasrin warns of the growing “addiction to religion” throughout the world. This trend “shows that youths are becoming conformists, going by conventions, customs and superstitions, and are not following their own powers of rational reasons.” She also calls on Muslim nations to “embrace secularism, work for instilling modern values … and carry out reforms in education…”(09-13-2006)http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Taslima+concerne... Islamists Not Alone In Threatening Free Expression: Dutch Christians Demand Ban On Madonna Concert Tour- September 12, 2006 The cultural jihad has many faces, and Islamic militants are not the only group intent on imposing religious correctness on secular culture. Protestant militants in the Netherland have filed a legal complaint against pop-singer Madonna accusing her of “blasphemy” and “insulting a religious group.”(09-12-2006)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004831646 The Atheist Antidote To Religious Fanaticism- September 11, 2006 Atheist Pat Berger has plenty to say about religious superstition, and you can hear it all on NPR! “And I thought, all of this for some – you know, the imaginary Harvey, the imaginary rabbit. That is how I started to think of this supposed person who held our fate in his hands. Well, I didn't buy it.”(09-11-2006)http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5744876 The Worst Pop-Christian Video Ever Made- September 11, 2006 Religious kitsch joins the arsenal of “prayer warrior” tools spreading the word about Jesus Christ. “It’s got everything: crappy music, worse dancing, puppets, pirates, Christian rap. Words cannot describe it.“ See for yourself…(09-11-2006)http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/2006/09/09/perhaps-the-ultimate-pirate-video/ Oregon Supreme Court OKs Discriminatory Boy Scout Recruiting In Public Schools- September 11, 2006 Portland, Oregon public schools allow the Boy Scouts of America to recruit during school hours, even though the BSA discriminates against gay and Atheist youth. Is this right Get the latest, then join the discussion at the NOGODBLOG. (09-11-2006)http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1157768730234070.xml?oregonian?lctop... |