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The pivotal debate that split the 19th century individualist anarchist movement in two

WendyMcElroy.com: The Egoism v. Natural Rights Debate

The body of a Brazilian priest who floated out over the ocean suspended by hundreds of helium-filled party balloons, has been found off the coast of southeastern Brazil [why didn't God help?]

Body of ballooning Brazilian priest found at sea – Yahoo! News

Anthony Hopkins of Mobile is charged with murdering his wife and sexually abusing his eldest daughter, who tipped off police

Body in freezer as man preached- al.com

A Haywood County pastor is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and stealing a sex toy and a bottle of personal lubricant.

ABC 13 – Top Stories

A Saudi court has sentenced a chemistry professor to 600 lashes and 8 months in jail for a ‘telephone relationship’ with a female student.

AKI – Adnkronos international Saudi Arabia: Academic gets 600 lashes for ‘phone relationship’ with female pupil

Says women to wear hijab or be ready to get burnt with acid

Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – Taliban warn ‘un-Islamic’ businesses of dire consequences

A city council has blocked its staff from looking at websites about atheism.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | West Midlands | Council ban on atheist websites

Disabled Americans indeed do need protection against discrimination. For example, public buildings such as courthouses should be accessible to them. But priorities need to be established…

Disability rules go off course – Leader Herald

Macleans Magazine last week carried a long article on efforts by the Organization of the Islamic Conference make “defamation of religions” an offense under international law.

Religion Clause: “Defamation of Religions” Campaign Discussed In Congress, By Magazine

A google search for “portland bike fight” will reveal a species of tension in my fair city. I know this tension personally, having relied on bike / bus / foot since 1992 yet now my preferred means of transportation is being besmirched by others. It seems that Portland is far from the only city where this tension is happening, and I am far from the only person who doesn’t care for it. What can be done about The Cyclists?

Autobiography. Beck Weathers was part of the climb of Mount Everest described in the popular book Into Thin Air. Weathers was moderately prepared for the climb, but found himself in far over his head. Through acts of physical strength and an iron will, he survived. He wrote a book about it and now gives lectures on setting priorities in this life. What I learned from this book is sometimes your team will let you down but you have to keep going or perish.

To celebrate my one-thousandth post about Christianity, a round-up of Christianity in the news.

Killer dad said he had to ‘get the demons’ out 27-year-old grocery store worker who police say punched and kicked his 2-year-old son to death on a country road calmly told motorists who stopped at the scene that he had to “get the demons” out of the boy.

Boy ‘skinned and eaten’ by his cannibal cult family Boy ‘skinned and eaten’ by his cannibal cult family after being held captive in a cellar.

Autopsy: Easy treatment for teen who died in failed ‘faith healing’ A 16-year-old member of a faith healing church died of uremic heart failure caused by a stricture in his urinary tract.

Dozens blinded in India looking for Virgin Mary At least 50 people have lost their sight after staring at the sun hoping to see an image of the Virgin Mary.

“This is why I carry, even in church.” Man kills two, injures 7 others, in church shooting. Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church had “just put out a sign this week which says it welcomes gays.”

Man Watching Steeple Ceremony Killed When Crane Collapses One of dozens of churchgoers watching a steeple being mounted on top of a newly constructed building in southwest Oklahoma City was killed when a crane collapsed on top of his vehicle.

Cult Leader Says Lying Naked With Girls Is Religious Healing Practice In Ranton, New Mexico last Friday, Wayne Bent was indicted for inappropriately touching three minor girls while “lying naked” with them.

Catholic school principal caught in public gay threesome The principal of a New York Catholic school was arrested Sunday after being caught naked with two other men on a vacant property.

Registrar Who Won’t Serve Gays Because of Religious Beliefs has Illegitimate Child Ladele is a single mother to a child born out of wedlock. So Ladele is so Christian that she can’t possibly marry same-sex couples, but not so religious as to remain chaste until married.

Sex abuse scandal flares as pope prepares for celebrations Broken Rites, a support group for victims of church-related sexual abuse, says that 107 Catholic priests and religious brothers have been sentenced in Australian courts on sex charges.

Escaping the Amish The biggest negatives? -The rape, incest and other sexual abuse that run rampant in the community.

Pastor convicted in Ponzi scheme Robert Jennings, 58, of Perris, and Henry Jones, 53, formerly of Marina del Rey, were convicted on mail fraud, wire fraud and securities fraud charges

All of these articles were gathered by one person in his spare time over a short period of time using only English-language news sources. It is not unreasonable to suggest that there are many more articles to be found. Why does God sometimes allow / cause the death of those who worship Him? Why worship God if the reward is blindness or death? Is God good? What sort of moral authority do Christians have when they selectively ignore the dictates they would put on others? The abusive clergy listed here are mostly Protestant and appear to have acted in isolation. It is the Roman Catholic Church that has systematically protected abusive clergy from legal action under the guise of diplomatic immunity for decades. My means to lessen the number of those abused is to tear away the veil the abusers most successfully hide behind – religion. My means to lessen the number of those who make self-destructive choices based on fearful superstitions is to reason against and ridicule the root superstition – religion.

27-year-old grocery store worker who police say punched and kicked his 2-year-old son to death on a country road calmly told motorists who stopped at the scene that he had to “get the demons” out of the boy

Killer dad said he had to ‘get the demons’ out

Boy ‘skinned and eaten’ by his cannibal cult family after being held captive in a cellar. [Grail Movement, "The Doctor." Religion is necessary for morals.]

Boy ‘skinned and eaten’ by his cannibal cult family | Mail Online

A 16-year-old member of a faith healing church died of uremic heart failure caused by a stricture in his urinary tract.

Autopsy: Easy treatment for teen who died in failed ‘faith healing’ | Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington

the man is Hindu and apparently he was set on fire because he had dated a Muslim girl.

Western Resistance: UK: Honor Violence – Burned For Dating Muslim Girl

My concern, since 2001, is that more gay men would be interested in getting married (i.e., in a theatrical ceremony) than in being married (i.e., sexual monogamy). [Note to critics: I support same sex marriage]

VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Gay Marriage in California

Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier

Women End Up Less Happy Than Men

“Lucifer over Fantasia” combines the music of Current 93 and Disney’s “fantasia”.

» Lucifer over Fantasia