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Religious lunatics

February 11, 2012
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Here’s some more evidence of just how harmful religious faith can be–and of the idiotic and irresponsible lengths to which some Christians will go in search of divine intervention or a message from God. From the Korea Times: A tragedy occurred in South Jeolla Province (South Korea ), when a pastor and his wife beat three of their children, who had the flu, to death under the pretext of “expelling evil spirits” based on the Bible. They were arrested by police following a tipoff from a relative, while praying and fasting in an alleged attempt to revive the three. The…

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Protect Life Act passed by House of Representatives

October 31, 2011
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“Protect Life Act H.R. 358” was passed on October the  13th by the House of Representatives by a majority of 248 to 173. Despite its nice and positive name, it should actually be called the “Let Women Die Act” (as most women rights organizations call it), because one of its most prominent features is that it allows doctors and hospitals to “exercise their conscience” by letting pregnant women if they face an emergency medical condition in which it is necessary to perform an abortion to save the life of the mother. The implications are breathtaking: It actually overrides previous bills protecting women,…

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