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Very few Christians understand what the Bible actually says about sex (book excerpt)

The follow in an excerpt from Matthew O'Neil's latest book What the Bible Really Does (and Doesn't Say) about Sex: The How, When, Why, and With Whom of Scriptural Prohibitions and Permissions (Pitchstone Publishing, 2015).

Bill Nye’s wishlist for saving the planet

The science guy himself, Bill Nye, stopped by Rolling Stone to discuss his wishlist for the Paris Climate talks. Political leaders are finishing up their meeting in Paris to discuss tackling climate issues globally instead of locally, though critics don't believe much real change can come from such meetings, others remain hopefully some meaningful changes can be made and agreements reached.

Bill Nye’s wishlist for for saving the planet

The science guy himself, Bill Nye, stopped by Rolling Stone to discuss his wishlist for the Paris Climate talks. Political leaders are finishing up their meeting in Paris to discuss tackling climate issues globally instead of locally, though critics don't believe much real change can come from such meetings, others remain hopefully some meaningful changes can be made and agreements reached.

Why is the husband of a 9/11 hero being praised for his transphobic bigotry?

In the wake of 9/11 Glamour Magazine awarded their Woman of the Year Award to NYPD officer Moira Smith who lost her life saving countless individuals before the collapse of the second World Trade Center Tower.Fast forward to 2015 and it is time for Glamour to pick their new Woman of the Year and they chose Caitlyn Jenner. A controversial decision to some, but one that makes sense for a magazine like Glamour. Jenner's transition has been a national headline most of the year and her coming out...

Christian terrorist says he is guilty in Planned Parenthood shooting as a ‘warrior for babies’

Robert Dear, the gunman who killed three people in a Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs late last month.Before the charges against the Christian terrorist were even read Dear started yelling, "I am guilty. There will be no trial. I am a warrior for the babies," according to a report by KKTV.

Everybody is Wrong About God calls for a post-theist world, but are we ready for that?

Over the course of the last year, author James A. Lindsay and myself have discussed our thoughts on atheism as a movement, something we greatly disagree on. I am of the thought that movement atheism exists and Lindsay thinks otherwise, but it was his rationale behind it that intrigued me the most.

Understanding the issues with the virgin birth

We are closing in on yet another (war on) Christmas day, and it brings with it a number of implications. Most notably, the idea that a young woman in a small village somehow became pregnant, not by her husband, but by a deity.Of course, most people who do not subscribe to the faith are sure to cry "foul"on this claim. And who wouldn't? On the surface, there are a number of more likely explanations. Maybe she (the figure Mary) had premarital intercourse with her soon-to-be-husband (Joseph). Or...

Ted Cruz ‘commends’ Donald Trump after anti-Muslim remarks

Sen. Ted Cruz commended Donald Trump the day after Trump called for a complete ban on Muslims entering the United States.Cruz said he would not join a growing number of Republicans who spoke out against the bigoted foreign policy plan that would disallow Muslims from entering the U.S.

Fox News on gun control: teach kids to disarm shooters

The folks over at Fox and Friends have a solution to the increase in mass shootings around the U.S. and can also replace the gun control debate. Teach students how to disarm shooters, of course. In a segment entitled “Self-defense moves your teens must know,” host Elisabeth Hasselbeck interviewed two Krav Maga experts, along with [Read More...]

Donald Trump calls for a complete ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has called for a total ban on Muslims entering the U.S. following last week's attack by Islamic extremists in San Bernardino, California.