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December 2017

December 13, 2017

'Jesus is wonderful' – Alabama says NO to lunatic Roy Moore

Yesterday voters in Alabama did something many thought impossible. They rejected Republican Roy Moore, left,...

December 12, 2017

Jailed for life: ex-priest who murdered a woman in 1960

It took 57 years for justice to catch up with John Bernard Feit, 85, who...

December 11, 2017

Plan to publicly fund damaged cathedral meets opposition

Almost seven years ago 'acts of God' in the form of earthquakes damaged buildings –...

December 10, 2017

Killjoy preacher tells kids Santa is fantasy, but Jesus is for real

There is more historic evidence for the existence of Santa Claus (aka St Nicholas) than...

December 10, 2017

Street preacher and gun nut beats hate speech conviction

Daniel Courney, 33, a deranged evangelist who was convicted earlier this year of using “threatening...

December 09, 2017

Archbishop's 'shameful' attack on non-religious schools

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been strongly rebuked by Humanists UK for saying...

December 08, 2017

Christian music festival leader charged with child abuse

Harry L Thomas, who launched America’s largest and longest-running Christian music festival, has been “indefinitely...

December 08, 2017

Catholic school sheltered child abusers, says former abbot

A former abbot at Downside Abbey in Somerset, Aidan Bellenger, above, claims that a school...

December 07, 2017

Oz gay marriage vote puts daft couple back in the headlines

Back in 2015 Nick and Sarah Jensen – both devout Christians – vowed to divorce...

December 06, 2017

Toddler allegedly killed at Florida House of Prayer school

Anna Elizabeth Young, above, who ran the House of Prayer for All People religious boarding...

December 04, 2017

We have lost the true meaning of Christmas

Which is, of course, the birth of Jesus Christ, or a pagan fire ceremony, or...

December 03, 2017

Why are bears appearing on a school's Facebook page?

Because Stanton Elementary School in Powell County, Kentucky, is apparently teaching kids that atheists will...

December 01, 2017

Canadian province ditches Operation Christmas Child

Schools in Newfoundland and Labrador have withdrawn support for a campaign which gives schools and...

December 01, 2017

Pastor: 'atheist billboard is slap in the face to people of faith'

Richard Mansfield, a senior pastor at the New Beginnings Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

Jesus DID have two dads, so why the anger over this scene?

According to biblical mythology, Joseph wasn’t merely some human caretaker, he was Jesus’ human father....

November 30, 2017

Offensive to Christians: zealots destroy a Sydney mural

A mural described as 'a direct attack on Christians or anyone who believes in a...

November 29, 2017

Religion left out in the cold as Oz debates same-sex marriage

Opponents of gay marriage in Australia suffered defeat after defeat yesterday when religious exemptions were...

November 28, 2017

Birmingham hosts a 'faith summit'. What was the point?

Yesterday, around 400 True Believers™ converged on the University of Birmingham for a multi-faith event...

November 27, 2017

Partial Sunday shopping ban displeases Polish Catholics

Last Friday Polish lawmakers voted to ban shopping on Sundays twice a month – but...

November 23, 2017

Women arrested for procuring young girls for S African pastor

Two women were arrested this week in South Africa for allegedly procuring sex partners, some...

November 21, 2017

Christian moron: put crocodile problem ahead of gay marriage

Back in 2011, an Australian independent MP, Bob Katter above, was slammed by his gay...

November 20, 2017

Jesus was the key cause of a nasty family breakup in India

Pictured above are the wife and four children of a Hindu man in India who...

November 19, 2017

Elderly woman shot following a firearm safety lesson in church

An as yet unnamed 81-year-old Tennessee man accidentally shot his wife, 80, in the First...

November 18, 2017

Deranged NY rabbi weighs in to support judge Roy Moore

On Thursday, a conference of crazies took place in Alabama in support of beleaguered judge...

November 17, 2017

Nasty Coalition for Marriage group criticises Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May this week urged the Australian Government to introduce same-sex marriage “very...

November 17, 2017

Ohio 'family values' politician resigns over gay sex episode

Republican state representative Wes Goodman, above, who has consistently stood for faith, family and his...

November 15, 2017

Christians kick off over UK baker's hilarious crib scene

Faith-heads in Britain have found something fresh to be offended by: a sausage roll featured...

November 15, 2017

Australia overwhelming says 'Yes' to same-sex marriage

Following the result of controversial postal ballot, Australia could have same-sex marriage by Christmas –...

November 13, 2017

Christian school teacher in Iowa faces 140 abuse charges

The arrest in October of fifth grade teacher Curtis Van Dam, 35, of Sioux Center...

November 12, 2017

Roy Moore: 'Liberals are out to silence conservative Christians'

Hop across to Reddit Atheism and you will find no fewer than seven links on...