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A Christian school is telling girls to wear ‘opaque tights’ to prevent rape

A new school dress code places restrictions on female students only. A Christian school in England has a new policy from girls, forcing them to wear “opaque tights” and long skirts to help protect them against sexual assaults. Nowhere in the policy is there anything that holds the boys accountable. The Hartlepool Mail reported that [Read More...]

American Atheists asks Ohio school to stop religious-based sex education

Ohio school is allowing a faith-based health center to educate kids about sexual health with wrong information American Atheists has sent a letter to the Wooster City School District in Wooster, Ohio, after a complaint from a parent alleging that the school is allowing representatives from a religiously affiliated pregnancy center to give students inaccurate [Read More...]

Ted Cruz says that atheists ‘are not fit to be’ President of the United States

The Republican candidate says that those who do not kneel before God are not fit to be president. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz spoke last weekend at the National Religious Liberties Conference, a conservative Christian event hosted by Kevin Swanson, an evangelical pastor who has called for the execution of homosexuals. While introducing Cruz, Swanson [Read More...]

Christians are complaining the new Starbucks cups are part of the War on Christmas

It is the "War on Christmas" season again and the first target of the year seems to be Starbucks.The coffee chain has released their new red holiday cups as they do every year, except this year, sticking with the new trend of minimalist design and have chosen to go with a simplistic, red cup.

Ben Carson says man landed on the moon because Americans believe in God

Ben Carson has another scientific explanation for the U.S. Man walked on the moon because Americans believe in God.

The Mormon church to exclude children of same-sex household from membership

The Mormon Church announced Thursday that children of same-sex households will not be allowed to be blessed as babies or baptized in the church."A natural or adopted child of a parent living in a same-gender relationship, whether the couple is married or cohabiting, may not receive a name and a blessing," the policy reads.

Islam and the Future of Tolerance offers a unique problem for the regressive left

One cannot discuss Islam in today’s society without being called a bigot or an Islamophobe is the choose to offer an ounce of criticism to the religion.One can question the religious motives of a Christian abortion clinic bomber without question, but if you dare ask if Islamic texts have anything to do with a group such as the self-proclaimed Islamic State, you’re a racist bigot.

Study finds that children raised without religion show more empathy and kindness

A study conducted by the University of Chicago has found that children raised in non-religious households are kinder and more altruistic than those raised with religion.The study which was published in the journal Current Biology looked at 1170 children between the ages of 5 and 12 years in six countries (Canada, China, Jordan, Turkey, USA, and South Africa) and examined “the religiousness of their household, and parent-reported child empathy and sensitivity to justice.”

Ben Carson says archaeologists are wrong about Egyptian pyramids

Republican candidate for president, Ben Carson is becoming well known for his scientific ignorance on the campaign trail, calling the theory evolution the work of Satan and that climate change is a good thing has now been caught playing archeologist.In a video that surfaced from 1998, the former neurosurgeon revealed his own theory about the pyramids of Egypt, claiming they were built by Joseph, the biblical character known for his flashy coat, to store grains, breaking with all the evidence...

Kentucky’s Governor-elect supports funding the Ark Encounter

Last night, contradictory to every poll out there, Tea-Party conservative Matt Bevin won the Kentucky gubernatorial election.This is frightening on many levels for a state whose education system is in the toilet and needed heavy reform, but it is very scary for the Kentucky taxpayer who needs tax dollars sent to these schools, and other important statewide infrastructure and could instead find it sent to build a huge landlocked boat.