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Published: 09/20/10

Yom Kippur, the Pope and My Reluctant Secularism

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Yom Kippur, the Pope and My Reluctant Secularism

LONDON -- Sometimes the easiest questions are the hardest ones to answer. Like: What religion are you? I had reason to think about this issue the other day during a routine doctor's appointment at a local London hospital. As we were winding up, the doctor turned to me and asked: "Oh, yes, and what religion are you? It could be relevant to your treatment." He was holding a clipboard and a pen, ready to tick the appropriate box on his chart. I paused, as if he'd asked me the solution to Fermat's Last Theorem. "Umm . . . well . . . I used to be Catholic." I heard myself say. "But my husband's ...

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Published: 09/17/10

Pope Compares Atheism to Nazism, Draws Fire

By  Theunis Bates - AOL News
Pope Compares Atheism to Nazism, Draws Fire

LONDON (Sept. 17) -- Pope Benedict XVI has been accused by secularists of making "a terrible libel" during his first papal visit to Britain, after he appeared to associate atheism with the crimes of the Nazi regime during World War II. In a speech to Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Royal Family in Edinburgh, Scotland, the pope noted that the "Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to many, especially the Jews," had resulted in the Holocaust. He then asked the increasingly non-believing British public to "reflect on the sobering lessons of ...

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Published: 04/26/10

Lebanese Demonstrators March for Secularism

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Lebanese Demonstrators March for Secularism

Five thousand people, mostly men and women under 30, marched in the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, demanding their country separate religion and politics, The Los Angeles Times reports. Wedged between Israel and Iraq, Lebanon is a nation with a history of tumultuous conflicts with both its Israeli and Arab neighbors. Now, an increasing number of its citizens say they've had enough. "I don't believe religion and politics should be mixed," said Amer Saidi, 28, a student of political science at Lebanese American University. "Religion should not be used as a political tool." Saidi was ...

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Published: 10/1/09

Atheism's Rebirth -- Just in Time for Christmas

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Atheism's Rebirth -- Just in Time for Christmas

First, there were the summer camps. Then came the de-baptisms. Next up? A best-selling book entitled "The Atheist's Guide to Christmas." Is it just me, or does atheism seem to be enjoying a renaissance?At first, I thought it was just a U.K. thing. It started last January when a non-profit group, The Atheist Bus Campaign, went on-line to solicit donations to equip 30 buses in Great Britain with the slogan: "God Probably Doesn't Exist: So Stop Worrying and Enjoy Life." Its founders were fed up with the "Jesus Said" billboards that ran on British buses in June 2008 (apparently condemning ...

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