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Atheist billboards are misguided
Nov 19th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
In their latest poster campaign, Ariane Sherine and members of the British Humanist Association appear to have decided that it is a Very Bad Thing that parents might try...
Lawmaker apologizes after 'savage religion' remark
Nov 17th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington - An Illinois congressman who opposes the idea of moving terrorism suspects to a prison in his district issued a qualified apology Tuesday after a comment that critics viewed as insulting to Islam.
Freed Irish priest 'treated well by Muslim kidnappers'
Nov 12th, 2009 - Telegraph
Rev Michael Sinnott was freed in the early hours of Thursday morning. He said he was not harmed by his captors but was now "extremely exhausted".
"For long periods of time we had nothing at all to do...Obama Reminds Nation of Military’s Diversity
Nov 7th, 2009 - New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Tex., reminded Americans on Saturday that people of "every race, faith and station"...
Hasan seemed quiet -- except about beliefs
Nov 6th, 2009 - Washington Post
Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan's anger was building. He felt stuck in the Army, and family members said the military wouldn't let him out. He disagreed with American policy in Iraq and Afghanistan...
Religion videos from YouTube:
10:13George Carlin - Religion is bullshit.
George Carlin May 12 1937 - June 22 2008 Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of huge importance for the human race, you will be greatly missed by many. You are forever in our thoughts. Please be civil in your discussion :-)
1:22:51The Evolution of Religions
Jared Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA, received the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1998 for Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Science ...
2:56Bill Maher lays waste to Religion
Bill Maher at his best going after religion on Scarborough Country. Making some VERY good points. www.billbone.co.uk
5:46Dave Allen on Religion
Comedian Dave Allen remembers his introduction to religion - his first day of school!
Religion from WikiPedia:
A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power, God or gods, or ultimate truth. It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.
The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction. "Religion" is sometimes used interchangeably with "faith" or "belief system," but it is more socially defined than personal convictions, and it entails specific behaviors, respectively.
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