Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
When it comes to the weekly dose of weird religious news, there is one common thread that consistently persists – the right-wing Religious are consistently looking you in the eye as they rather blatantly lie and promote it all as “Truth”. This is not specifically a religious thing, but rather is more of an extreme … Read more
The new Washington based Museum Of the Bible has recently had to admit that five of the prized Dead Sea Scrolls they have been displaying are forgeries. There is a deeper story here under the covers, but first let’s open with this latest by citing the CNN revelation from 23rd October … Washington (CNN)The Museum … Read more
It has been a few weeks since I last did a weird religious news posting. Perhaps in that time all has gone quiet and the religious right-wing have started to behave with decency, honour, and integrity. [Takes a quick look] er …. no, that’s not how things have panned out, and I’m not exactly surprised. … Read more
While officially Saudi Arabia is our “friend”, they are also the number one abuser of basic human rights on the planet. What has happened is neither new nor unique, but instead is a hideous act that has thrown a spotlight upon one of the most repressive and barbaric regimes on the planet. The entrapment and … Read more
First let’s define what the term “new age belief” means. It is basically a catch-all term that involves a belief in non-traditional supernatural claims such as reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains or trees. The term “New Age” harks back to the 1970s movements that embraced such ideas … Read more
In this week’s weird religious news posting we can see that the highly politicised right-wing believers were operating on a frenzied overdrive during the past week. They now have what the want – a dishonest corrupt judge sitting on the supreme court. The issue is not just about what he did as a teen, but … Read more