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The Parable of the Kite.

February 8th, 2007 · by John · 32 Comments

When I was a missionary proselytizing Mormonism door to door in Japan, I sometimes used the following story to preach the benefits of religious obedience (tithing, sex only in marriage and the prohibition of tea, alcohol and tobacco were tough to sell):
A kite cannot soar without its string. Likewise, God’s children cannot ascend to […]

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Declaration of Independence from the Stone Age

February 8th, 2007 · by Miko · 3 Comments

This is about the greatest thing since The End of Faith. The Rational Response Squad (which also operates the War on Christmas website; I guess there really is a war on Christmas! and an “internet radio show” that’s not podcast sadness) has put up a Blasphemy Challenge website encouraging atheists to damn themselves to […]

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