Still the Good Guys?

What if our modern day superheroes solved problems like the God of the bible? Would they still be considered good? Why don’t we need to be told that Superman, Batman, The Avengers, etc, are good, but we do need to be told that God is good? Because actions speak for themselves. If you were never told that the God of the bible is good – if those verses were omitted – would you come to that conclusion on your own? The destroyer of cities and worlds who fail to worship Him…Good?! OR is it more likely that this God is a product of a culture seeking to justify its methods and actions against other cultures?

Are religions unfair to women?

This is a special edition from King Edward VI Handsworth School in Birmingham and Nicky Campbell asks just one Big Question: Are religions unfair to women?

Dawkins, Krauss on CNN to Discuss New Documentary ‘The Unbelievers’

Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins discuss religion in the modern world and debate science in their new film “The Unbelievers”
Stupid/brainwashed reporter alert….

Global News Canada, 4-29-2013

What religion has contributed to the world this month

Episode 5

Turkish pianist Fazil Say convicted of insulting Islam

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World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say has been given a suspended 10-month jail sentence for insulting Muslim values.

An Istanbul court found Say guilty over a series of posts on the social networking site Twitter.
(Say came under fire after declaring on Twitter that he does not believe in God.
“I am an atheist and proud to have said it loud and clear,” Say insists. )

Say was not in court for the sentencing. But he denied the charges, saying they were politically motivated.

The case renewed concern about the influence of religion on politics in Turkey.

Pointing to the prosecution of several artists and intellectuals for voicing their views, critics have accused the governing AK Party of undermining Turkey’s secular values and pandering to Islamists.

Prosecutors had brought the charges against Mr Say last June. He could have faced a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison
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Hitchens Eviscerates God

Superstition

Lawrence Krauss nearly walks out of Islam debate over segregation

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On March 9, the Islamic Education & Research Academy (IERA) organized a debate at the University College in London between atheist Dr. Lawrence Krauss and Muslim Hamza Andreas Tzortzis on the question, “Islam or Atheism: Which Makes More Sense?” But before the debate even began, Dr. Krauss walked out.

Krauss was originally told by the organizers that the audience of the debate was to be segregated by gender. Couples were to be allowed to sit together, but single women were to be seated in the back. Krauss had told the organizers that he would not be a part of debate with such seating restrictions and on Friday, he posted this Facebook status update:

“News update: Have now been informed that the event in London will NOT be gender segregated.
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How Christianity appears to non-believers

Dr. Sam Harris explains how Christianity looks to those who were not indoctrinated into it.

Vatican, Iran Resist UN Efforts to Fight Violence Against Women

Religion = The ultimate excuse for being an asshole
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The Vatican, Iran and other religious states are resisting efforts by a UN conference, which started Monday, to demand tougher global standards to prevent violence against women and children, AFP reported.

More than 6,000 non-governmental organizations are registered at the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women, one of the biggest events held at the UN headquarters which regularly turns into a diplomatic battle.

This year’s meeting has been made more emotive after an attack in October by the Taliban on 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai for her attempts to promote girls’ education in Pakistan and widely publicized gang rapes in India and South Africa.

Diplomats said the Holy See, Iran and Russia are leading attempts wipe out language in a final statement that says religion, custom or tradition must not be used as an excuse to avoid a government’s obligation to eliminate violence.

They also have opposed references to rape by a woman’s husband or partner, diplomats said.

“Violence against women must be seen as a human rights issue and that has nothing to do with culture or religion,” Norway’s Gender Equality Minister Inga Marte Thorkildsen told AFP.

“It has to do with power and equality and the lack of will to see women as valuable as men,” Thorkildsen added.
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