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"Pedophelia Ring" in Evangelical Church?  Ministry Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse.

"Pedophelia Ring" in Evangelical Church? Ministry Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse.


Via: retired-military-ex-republican  •  Religion & Ethics  •  6 Comments  •  10 years ago

Soverign Grace is not the first church to face cover-up allegations--and it probably won't be the last. On Hanuary lawsuit was amended to include Covenant Life Church (CLC)....
Iran, Vatican threaten to derail UN women's rights

Iran, Vatican threaten to derail UN women's rights


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

Photo: Stop Ahmadinejad Rally An "unholy alliance" of Iran, Russia,the Vatican and others is threatening to derail a U.N. declaration urging an end to violence against women and girls by...
A Discussion on the Death Penality

A Discussion on the Death Penality


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Religion & Ethics  •  200 Comments  •  10 years ago

Today, Maryland General Assembly voted to end the deathpenalty. According to the APargumentscame down to these factors:Supporters of repeal argue that capital punishment is costly, error-prone,...
What is the only purpose of the Christian religion?

What is the only purpose of the Christian religion?


Via: red-shadow  •  Religion & Ethics  •  69 Comments  •  10 years ago

.Over2 billion people ore Christians, one third of the population of earth. over 200 million people in the US are Christian, two thirds of the population. Most people know the basics of...
Catholic Bishop says Pedophilia is a desease.

Catholic Bishop says Pedophilia is a desease.


Via: retired-military-ex-republican  •  Religion & Ethics  •  7 Comments  •  10 years ago

Saying Pedophilia is a desease is an attempt to remove the legal liability. Many sexually abused children grow up to fight against Children being sexually abused. More hide in silence still feeling...
Good things can happen … even for the godless

Good things can happen … even for the godless


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  29 Comments  •  10 years ago

I read something earlier that reminded me of a couple of rough patches I went through in my life. Ive actually had several rough patches of varying circumstances throughout my life, and Ive...
Catholic Cardinal Who Said Homosexuality Was 'Moral Degradation' Reportedly Had A Boyfriend

Catholic Cardinal Who Said Homosexuality Was 'Moral Degradation' Reportedly Had A Boyfriend


Via: maya-ingalls  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

A recently-resigned cardinal with a reputation for being anti-gay may have had a long-running physical relationship with another man, according to new reports. The scandal began earlier this year...
Frans de Waal's Bottom-Up Morality: We're Not Good Because Of God

Frans de Waal's Bottom-Up Morality: We're Not Good Because Of God


Via: z  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  10 years ago

In a book coming out next week called The Bonobo and the Atheist , primatologist Frans de Waal argues that morality is built into our species. Rather than coming to us top-down from God, or...
Pope Francis: U.S. was ‘stupid’ for shuffling around pedophile priests instead of firing them

Pope Francis: U.S. was ‘stupid’ for shuffling around pedophile priests instead of firing them


Via: z  •  Religion & Ethics  •  7 Comments  •  10 years ago

Pope Francis is staunchly opposed to the stupid practice of reassigning priests who are accused of pedophilia, preferring to drum them out of the priesthood instead. The former archbishop...
How could Christians not hate Jesus..

How could Christians not hate Jesus..


Via: retired-military-ex-republican  •  Religion & Ethics  •  10 Comments  •  10 years ago

Jesus said pick up a cross and follow me. Like thats going to happen. Take care of the needy and the poor. Give up your worldly goods. Many idealogical thoughts that won't play today....
An Urgent Plea

An Urgent Plea


Via: neetu2  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  10 years ago

We live in a free country. We abide by laws, most of the time. Our laws are there for our protection. But, what happens when the laws turn against us? What happens when victims of rape become...
WBC on top of latest god violence

WBC on top of latest god violence


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  3 Comments  •  10 years ago

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2013 Another Islamist terror attack, another round of assurances that it had nothing to do with the religion...
6 Theodicy and ethics

6 Theodicy and ethics


Via: chloe  •  Religion & Ethics  •  55 Comments  •  10 years ago

" Karmic retribution means that every deed or action has consequences and evil deeds bring about suffering. Suffering is not punishment by a God who is free to punish or not, but rather is an...
‘EVOLUTION VS. GOD’  a video documentary you have to see.

‘EVOLUTION VS. GOD’ a video documentary you have to see.


Via: jerry-verlinger  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

Evangelist Ray Comfort has produced a 38-minute video called the Evolution vs. God documentary . The video, which received 46,000 comments in just over three weeks, has, to no ones...
Is There a Moral Argument for Just War in Syria?

Is There a Moral Argument for Just War in Syria?


Via: z  •  Religion & Ethics  •  13 Comments  •  10 years ago

There has been much recent discussion of the political and legal arguments for and against striking military targets in Syria in response to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons against...
Controversial Pastor Terry Jones arrested before he could burn Qurans

Controversial Pastor Terry Jones arrested before he could burn Qurans


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

Law enforcement officers arrested a Florida pastor Wednesday as he drove to a park to light nearly 3,000 Qurans on fire to protest the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Polk County...
Darwin' s Theory  may be  proved in ISLAM

Darwin' s Theory may be proved in ISLAM


Via: dr-khaled-pasha  •  Religion & Ethics  •  53 Comments  •  10 years ago

******************************************************** 1) More than 1400 years ago , the magnificent ALLAH, directing his holy words to human beings , in a " soura" (means, part of holy quraan),...
Most holy water harbors fecal matter

Most holy water harbors fecal matter


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  62 Comments  •  10 years ago

A team of researchers at the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna decided to find out exactly whats in the holy water that religious people...
Finds in Israel demonstrate worship of divine couple

Finds in Israel demonstrate worship of divine couple


Via: loretta-mashkawidee-kemsley  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

Female figurines and inscribed prayers to a "divine couple" found in temples in Israel suggest that the one God of the Bible may not have been entirely alone.
Austria: Catholic church fined for phone texting

Austria: Catholic church fined for phone texting


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  22 Comments  •  10 years ago

A diocese in the southern city of Graz says it has been found guilty of contravening Austria's telecommunications law by sending mass texts to the cellphones of followers asking them to pay...
Story of Jesus Christ was 'fabricated to pacify the poor', claims controversial Biblical scholar

Story of Jesus Christ was 'fabricated to pacify the poor', claims controversial Biblical scholar


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  88 Comments  •  10 years ago

A controversial American biblical scholar is set to make his first appearance in London next week to present a discovery that he claims proves the story of Jesus Christ was invented as a...
A Hypothesis  for Eve  &  Adam

A Hypothesis for Eve & Adam


Via: human-brain  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

1.8 millions year ago *********************************************************************** This ' discovery ' drove me to remember again the contradiction , that I found inthe holy...
Along came a Stink Bug

Along came a Stink Bug


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

A somewhat mundane thing happened to me this morning, but after thinking about it for a while I realized that similar circumstances might cause some folks to assign deeper meaning to...
Before Acheiving The Heaven Or  Hell ' Time '

Before Acheiving The Heaven Or Hell ' Time '


Via: human-brain  •  Religion & Ethics  •  10 Comments  •  10 years ago

Let us remember that every human is born with 'neutral' heart that contains , neither (devil) nor goodness. We may explain the causes of these changes in a human behavior during his life as...
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