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  1. The general public and science

    As the scientific community celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species," Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking book describing the theory of evolution, a Pew Research Center study has found that only 32 percent of the American public thinks Darwin got it ...

    Posted by Joe on Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 15:49 PM | 0 Comments

  2. Church uses beer as incentives for fathers

    In an aim to introduce more men to year-round church services, clergy has decided to offer a range of incentives, including free beer, bacon rolls and chocolate bars. A senior bishop has backed the move, which is part of a Church of England initiative to put a Christian emphasis on the annual celeb...

    Posted by Joe on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 09:33 AM | 0 Comments

  3. Atheists 'not fully human', says Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor

    Just recentally, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor made the extraordinary statement on BBC radio that secularists are "not fully human". It's interesting that if this were said about a major religion, such as Islam for example, it would be considered a hate speech and most ...

    Posted by Joe on Friday, May 15th 2009 at 09:31 AM | 0 Comments

  4. 50 or so idiots left blind after staring at the sun looking for the Virgin Mary

    Religions a funny thing isn't it; it makes people do some pretty idiotic things. Take these 50 (at least) people who were left blind after staring into the sun looking for the Virgin Mary. Alarmed health authorities in India's Kottayam district have set up a sign dispelling rumours of a miraculous ...

    Posted by Joe on Sunday, May 10th 2009 at 22:21 PM | 0 Comments

  5. Charles Darwin's Journal sells for nearly £100,000 ($150,536)

    The ship was the vessel that Darwin used during some of his most important journeys that helped him form his ideas on evolution. The journal was kept by a commanding officer on the ship, detailing the end of its first hydrographic surveying voyage to Patagonia in South America. The lot sold for mo...

    Posted by Joe on Friday, May 8th 2009 at 14:15 PM | 0 Comments

  6. Faith Fighter - the harmless flash game religious groups are calling to ban

    Religious groups are getting together to call for a ban on the free flash game called Faith Fighter created by Italian-based game developers, molleindustria - which allows you to fight it out with various gods and religious figures from across the world; such as God, Jesus, Budda, Ganesha and of cou...

    Posted by Joe on Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 10:45 AM | 0 Comments

  7. 4 in 10 Brits still believe in ghosts

    Whilst us Brits are the least religious country in Europe, interestingly many superstitions are still going strong, according to a recent survey; with 4 in 10 people still believing in ghosts, which is way up from a 1950 poll suggesting only 1 in 10 people believed in ghosts. Further more, the surv...

    Posted by Joe on Tuesday, April 14th 2009 at 15:28 PM | 0 Comments

  8. Ray Comfort (Bananaman) debates Darwinism

    Just recently Ray Comfort (Bananaman) was featured on BBC radio, taking on Rev. Henry Brinton who believes evolution to be compatible with the Bible. Whilst personally, I find it interesting the way, with growing evidence supporting evolution, the open-endedness of the bible is being geared more to...

    Posted by Joe on Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 10:16 AM | 0 Comments

  9. UK one of Europes least religious countries

    Britain is one of the least religious countries in Europe, according to new continent-wide study. Only five European nations have lower levels of church membership than the UK - Sweden, Norway, Holland, Slovenia, and Belgium. According to the EU-funded research, just 12% of Brits feel they belong ...

    Posted by Joe on Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 20:20 PM | 0 Comments


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