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POPSChildren Of God "We may never know much about the individual circumstances of the young women in these pages or, most important, whether the relationships that carried some of them into motherhood were forced upon them. The women Sinclair met offered no information about the nature of their marriages or who the fathers of their children are."
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POPSPope Led Cover-up of Child Abuse by Priests This spotlight now after his recent "apology" for sexual abuse by priests that lacked any credibility. The Pope is a liar, like the devil, as history has consistently demonstrated. "By their fruits ye shall know them", Jesus warned of false prophets. Voila! Where is the repentance for his own role in these crimes of protecting the false church (the primary concern) through evasion and cover-up instead of prosecution and removal? Mass-mongering will never erase nor bring forgiveness for these heinous sins from either God or men! This Antichristian cult must be seen for what it is, a religious-political empire claiming "apostolic authority" of wealth and corruption, pomp, priest-craft, and unscriptural ceremonies that Jesus and the apostles never taught, but consistently warned about would come. This is NOT, nor ever was, a true Christian church or faith, but an impostor.
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POPSUN Cracks Down on Criticism of Islam I guess they can now just refer to Islam as 'the elephant in the room' when discussing terrorism, genital mutilation, child abuse/rape, mass oppression, beheadings, and slavery. Why are my tax dollars being constantly given to this international joke organization of crooks?
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POPSAnother Story of Religious Child Abuse More bone headed tales of misguided cult followers believing muttering pleas to their invisible friend will magically cure disease. Unfortunately, in this case, the recipient of the "prayer treatment" died for no reason. And because of religious brainwashing the 16 year old agreed to this non-treatment. Sad indeed.
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POPSTexas Appellant Court ruling appalling
In the world of the FLDS, "spiritual marriage" between older men and underage girls — what the law defines as rape — is given the stamp of religious approval. Of 53 girls believed to be between 14 and 17, more than 30 have children or are pregnant, including one who gave birth to her second child in custody. Among the boys, too, there is suspicion of widespread physical abuse. Indeed, many teenage boys are routinely banished to preserve the odds of polygamy. Nevertheless, what do we make of an entire sect that has sexual abuse at its very heart? That believes plural "marriages" between older men and underage women are not an aberration but a pathway to heaven? Nobody can prosecute the FLDS for what they believe, says Marci Hamilton, author of God vs. the Gavel. "They can stay together and believe what they want into eternity. What they can't do is illegal action." In the end, what we have on that ranch in Eldorado is not a lifestyle. It's a pedophile ring.
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POPSChild Abuse - Dying for Religion The boy's aunt, a Jehovah's Witness, needs to be changed with murder. She killed him with her religious myths as certainly as if she had stabbed him with a knife. Religion kills.
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POPSSick People This is sick. These people are sick. The worst is the little girl at the end. I agree with Dawkin's comment. This is child abuse.
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POPSChildren Abused for Witchcraft A reminder of how irrationalist belief can lead to horrific abuse against the innocent. The fact that any sort of witchcraft can be labelled 'a recognised religion' in no way excuses decent people from turning a blind eye.
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POPSUSA: A Nation of Uneducated Morons So tell me, everyone: why are scientists supposed to respect religion, this corrupter of minds, this promulgator of lies, this damnable institution dedicated to delusion, in our culture? Maybe we need to start picketing fundamentalist churches. Maybe it's about time that we recognize religious miseducation as child abuse.
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POPSThe Convention on the Rights of the Child When it comes to the forced inculcation of religion and the resulting abuses of children in the name of religion, the UN, all of its affiliated organizations, and almost all national governments remain steadfastly silent. Just as we all stand up against child marriage, because marriage is an institution meant for adults, and just as we do not let children participate in certain civic duties, such as voting, until they reach a certain age, the time has come to debate the participation of children in religious institutions. Innaiah Narisetti is the chair of the Center for Inquiry/India. This article is excerpted from a paper that he will present at the Center for Inquiry’s congress in China this coming October.
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POPSPoll Shows Decline of Science Education Unfortunately the results don't look promising. Almost half of Americans, for religious reasons, don't believe in evolution. This one statistic speaks volumes about the backward state of education in this country. Superstition and myth over reality, the facts be damned. I feel this is extremely sad and a national shame. It almost convinces me that the indoctrination of children into religious beliefs over scientific thought is child abuse. Luckily the stats on younger Americans are brighter. But don't give up on seniors; I'm over 60 and have never fallen for the myth of creation. Don't assume age equals ignorance even if the numbers seem to indicate that Boomers fair poorly when it comes to smarts. Too bad!
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POPSWorld religion news, collected in one place [P] A big mashed-up feed I built at MySyndicaat.com. Please suggest additional newsfeeds in the comments. This one includes major newspapers, several key blogs, Religioscope, Religious Diversity News (from Harvard), plus a few others -- but I'm sure I'm missing a lot.
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POPSHomosexuality and Child Sexual Abuse: Science, Religion, and the Slippery Slope
In the wake of the scandal of former Congressman Mark Foley’s inappropriate behavior involving teenage male pages, a number of conservative commentators and organizations are reviving an old charge that homosexuals are more likely to sexually abuse children. But, as the author points out, this research has been debunked for decades now and is only being resurrected again for campaigning purposes. The numerous citations of the scientific literature by social conservatives initially look impressive. However, when one examines the original studies that have been cited, one finds that the conclusions of the original studies are contrary to the claims made by those citing the studies. Most significantly, while social conservatives claim that all the cases of sexual molestation of young boys by adult males are committed by homosexuals, the scientists whom they cite explicitly reject this assertion. Let us examine the actual claims of the scientists, one by one.
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