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Church of the USA?

1st Church of God, USA

Why doesn’t the United States of America have it’s own national church? Italy has the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church, Greece and Russia have their Orthodox churches, and of course, there is most obvious example of them all – the Church of England. How come we don’t have a church of our own? The [...]

Good Christian Americans

Preacher burns books

If you thought that Bible-thumping, holy rollin’, Confederate flag waving, southern-fried, “come to Jesus” religion was a thing of the past, think again.

Is Intelligent Design science?

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Intelligent Design proponents provide no testable hypotheses to substantiate their claims nor do they provide a model that meets the stringent criteria of scientific theory. Calling ID (creationism) a theory is inappropriate, as it doesn’t begin to approach the robustness of scientific theory.

What We Know About the BIBLE that Ain’t So – 2

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Most Americans are ignorant of the contents of the Bible and almost completely in the dark about what scholars have been saying about it for over two centuries.

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins had the courage to speak up as he fervently believes that religious extremists are a serious threat to democracy and human betterment. His book, which is easy to read, is loaded with facts to support those assertions.

Doing God’s will – American style

George Bush and Jesus

Is America really a Christian nation? Can we say that we are truly favored by God over all other countries? While you’re coming up with answers to those questions, try this answering this one with a straight face: Are carrying on a war in Iraq and building a natural gas pipeline in Alaska (according to [...]

Is Huckabee a "Born Again" Bush Clone?

Mike Huckabee seems to be making progress toward his quest for the Republican Presidential candidacy.  Not only is he an ex-governor of Arkansas, he is also a Baptist preacher.  He clearly is going after the same conservative, right wing, fundamentalist Christian votes that got George Bush elected in 2000 and reelected in 2004.  At the moment, it actually looks like [...]

Richard E. Kelly is blogging now

Author Richard E. Kelly (www.RichardEKelly.com) has finally joined the blogging world.  The recent release of his book, Growing Up in Mama’s Club, has begun to generate a lot of comment on some online forums and discussion groups. He’s decided to provide a more direct outlet for his readers and others interested in Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Watchtower [...]

Richard Kelly Bares His Soul

If you grew up in a fundamentalist religious household or your parents converted to a charismatic or evangelical church, you’ll probably want to read this blog article.  It probably applies to you and your children. I’ve just heard it through my private little grapevine that Richard E. Kelly, a Michigan based writer, is about to release [...]

Stem Cells – Bush Has Done It Again

President Bush has once again promised to veto a bill that would make funding available for embryonic stem cell research on “moral grounds.”  Mr. Bush has a tendency to filter everything through his fundamentalist religious views.  It’s a wonder he has not legalized the burning of witches or required the reading of the King James Bible in public [...]