A Christian nation?
A recent poll from the First Amendment Center shows that a whopping 55% of Americans believe that “The Constitution establishes a Christian nation.”
Archive of posts filed under the Religion category.
Intolerance rampant
The Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas of Elijah Ministries passes on a warning from God to the people of San Francisco: “The tragedy of New York and the disaster of New Orleans are merely first fruits of the many woes that will devastate San Francisco and send shockwaves throughout California, America, and the world. God stands …
Epicureanism misconstrued
Google for Epicureans and you find a host of websites talking about food and over-indulgence. You can’t blame the people – they have been brain-washed by centuries of propaganda. Epicureanism means living simply and prudently, with self-control and moderation. It means seeking simple pleasures, those that satisfy natural and necessary desires, chief of which are …
The religious right
The rantings of the "religious" right are simply power play, a way of bullying the rest of us. They are as hypocritical and as corrupt as the rest of those seeking power. Epicureans, stay clear!
The Meaning of God to Americans, part 2
A Newsweek survey showed that creationism, or a variant thereof, was the belief of 48% of Americans. Only 13% chose evolution as their explanation for human development. 61% of all Americans think that Genesis is literally true, rather than a (rather fetching, if simple) explanation put forward by primitive and ignorant people for the creation …
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