Hemant Mehta's Blog, page 491

Arcata (CA) Official Gets Backlash After Suggesting Ditching Pledge at Meetings

Paul Pitino is right. The Pledge of Allegiance has no place at government meetings.

Priest Allegedly Forced Children into Group Sex in Church Rectory

Just when you thought the Catholic Church couldn't get any worse...

After Protests, An Anti-LGBTQ Church Won’t Rent Space from a TX School District

The protesters say the school district should never have rented space to a bigoted church.

A TX Man Sued the Catholic Church Over His 1925 Baptism. He Lost. Again.

Imagine holding a grudge over the way the priest did your baptism nearly 100 years ago.

After Losing Ten Commandments Battle, NM City Tries Crowdfunding Legal Bills

This is what happens when you ignore the ACLU's sensible advice.

A TN Church’s Sermon Series on “The Christian Woman” Has Only Male Speakers

I guess women have nothing useful to contribute to this conversation.

Podcast Ep. 284: Q & A!

We answered a bunch of questions, including whether we're too angry and if we're hypocrites for celebrating Christmas.

The Short History of the Texas Town Named in Honor of a Famous Agnostic

The town named in honor of Robert Green Ingersoll was soon changed to Redwater.

Andrew Scheer, Canadian PM Candidate, Parrots Anti-Gay Marriage Rhetoric

Canada's next potential leader needs to clarify and reject his past bigotry.

Lawsuit: Ark Encounter Didn’t Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes, Hurting Local Schools

We knew Creationism was bad, but Creationists are proving to be just as awful.