<![CDATA[Atheist Forums - News & Activism]]> https://atheistforums.org/ Tue, 12 May 2026 02:23:24 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Damned Atheists.]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66515.html Thu, 14 Aug 2025 01:50:20 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66515.html

The bastards!]]>

The bastards!]]> <![CDATA[Satanic News]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66224.html Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:10:55 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66224.html
The Satanic Temple unveils holiday display in city plaza in front of NH State House

[Image: 47513316.jpg]

Near the city Christmas tree and a nativity scene, a new holiday display now stands in the city plaza in front of the State House.

As a group gathered there shouted “Hail Satan!”, a black tarp was pulled from atop the statue, revealing a black Baphomet with bright yellow eyes. In its right hand, the statue grasps a bouquet of lilacs, and in its left, an apple sits in its palm, representing “a quest for knowledge, defiance in the face of arbitrary authority, and our commitment to self-determination,” according to Orpheus Gaur, a minister with the temple’s New Hampshire and Vermont congregation, and also a director of the Satanic Representation Campaign, during the display’s reveal, which was streamed live on Facebook. He also designed the statue, according to a press release.

“My constituents and I felt that it was very important, in order to keep with the constitutional principle that government should not give preference to one religion, to see equal representation among faiths in front of the State House,” said state Representative Ellen Read, a Newmarket Democrat, in a press release. “It is hard for anyone to find fault with the TST seven tenets, and they are completely in keeping with the holiday spirit of all faiths.”

https://www.concordmonitor.com/satanic-t...4-58355331]]>
The Satanic Temple unveils holiday display in city plaza in front of NH State House

[Image: 47513316.jpg]

Near the city Christmas tree and a nativity scene, a new holiday display now stands in the city plaza in front of the State House.

As a group gathered there shouted “Hail Satan!”, a black tarp was pulled from atop the statue, revealing a black Baphomet with bright yellow eyes. In its right hand, the statue grasps a bouquet of lilacs, and in its left, an apple sits in its palm, representing “a quest for knowledge, defiance in the face of arbitrary authority, and our commitment to self-determination,” according to Orpheus Gaur, a minister with the temple’s New Hampshire and Vermont congregation, and also a director of the Satanic Representation Campaign, during the display’s reveal, which was streamed live on Facebook. He also designed the statue, according to a press release.

“My constituents and I felt that it was very important, in order to keep with the constitutional principle that government should not give preference to one religion, to see equal representation among faiths in front of the State House,” said state Representative Ellen Read, a Newmarket Democrat, in a press release. “It is hard for anyone to find fault with the TST seven tenets, and they are completely in keeping with the holiday spirit of all faiths.”

https://www.concordmonitor.com/satanic-t...4-58355331]]> <![CDATA[Japan deems religion as child abuse]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-64759.html Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:02:04 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-64759.html
Quote:Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse

New health ministry guidelines will classify as abuse any acts by members of religious groups that threaten or force their children to participate in religious activities, or that hinder a child’s career path based on religious doctrine.

According to sources, the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry is preparing its first draft of guidelines to help local governments deal with issues of child abuse that have emerged in connection with religious groups such as the Unification Church, officially known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

Inciting fear by telling children they will go to hell if they don’t participate in religious activities, or preventing them from making decisions about their career path, is regarded as psychological abuse and neglect in the guidelines.

https://asianews.network/forced-particip...ild-abuse/
]]>
Quote:Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse

New health ministry guidelines will classify as abuse any acts by members of religious groups that threaten or force their children to participate in religious activities, or that hinder a child’s career path based on religious doctrine.

According to sources, the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry is preparing its first draft of guidelines to help local governments deal with issues of child abuse that have emerged in connection with religious groups such as the Unification Church, officially known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

Inciting fear by telling children they will go to hell if they don’t participate in religious activities, or preventing them from making decisions about their career path, is regarded as psychological abuse and neglect in the guidelines.

https://asianews.network/forced-particip...ild-abuse/
]]> <![CDATA[Decline of religion]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-64308.html Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:06:38 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-64308.html
South Dakota churches suffering decline in affiliation, attendance

Anyone who attends church in South Dakota is probably already aware of a troubling trend afflicting religious organizations and churches across the state and nation: the slow but steady decline in church membership and attendance.

It may be fewer cars in the parking lot, fewer people in the pews or fewer volunteers at charitable outings. It might be a pastor or priest who serves more than one congregation or is in a temporary post as a fill-in. It could also be the closure of a local church or growing concerns that closure could be imminent.

Those are some of the outward signs of what religious leaders and experts say is a dramatic decline in religious affiliation and church attendance that began in the late 20th century, picked up pace during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remains a growing cause for concern in the post-pandemic era.

Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the largest churches in South Dakota, is down 40% over the past 30 years nationally and has fallen by almost 10% in South Dakota over roughly the past decade. Attendance at Lutheran churches in South Dakota is down about 14% since 2013, and the ELCA recently closed churches in Newell and Bradley.

Catholic and Methodist churches are also seeing declines.

In the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese, which serves all of East River South Dakota, records indicate that church attendance in 2022 is down 26% compared with 2010 and that membership has also fallen.

The decrease in church affiliation and attendance follows other patterns that show Americans are turning away from organized religion and many of its tenets. Surveys show that among Americans, belief in God is lower than ever; that trust in religion is way down; and that fewer people believe the Bible to be the true word of God and instead see it as a book of only fables or legends.

Perhaps most worrisome for church leaders in America and South Dakota is that in recent surveys, the people who do not affiliate with any religion, the so-called “nones,” are the fastest-growing segment of the national population as indicated in surveys about religion, faith and beliefs.

Religious scholars and church leaders say the decline in church membership and attendance is being fueled by many factors, most of them cultural shifts within society at large. They include demographic changes that are reducing rural populations where churches are a cornerstone; greater political and cultural divisions within modern society that are driving people apart; generational changes that have made young people less willing to join groups; and self-inflicted wounds within organized religion in the form of sexual and financial crimes and scandals.

https://brookingsregister.com/article/so...attendance

Catholic Church in ‘Profound Crisis’ in Germany

The number of Catholics leaving their religion rose to a record high last year. Around 360,000 Catholics left the church, almost a third more than in the previous record year of 2019, according to numbers published June 27.

“The figures for 2021 show the profound crisis in which we find ourselves as the Catholic Church in Germany. There is no way to sugarcoat it,” said the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing.

Protestant churches in Germany are experiencing a similar trend. In March, Evangelical Church in Germany noted that the number of people leaving increased by 60,000, totaling around 280,000. Approximately 19.7 million Germans belong to a Protestant church; 21.6 million belong to the Catholic Church. “For the first time, less than half of Germany’s citizens belong to one of the major churches,” Tagesspiegel reported

Sociologist Petra-Angela Ahrens from the Sozialwissenschaftliche Institut, who conducted the study, noted that scandals in the Catholic Church in particular were likely responsible for exit spikes in 2019. Recent events seems to confirm the observation. In January, a clerical abuse report resulted in another spike in exits. “We had more church departures than ever before,” Johannes Mayer, spokesman for the Munich district administration department, told the German Press Agency.

Last year, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich offered his resignation amid a clerical abuse crisis in Germany. On March 2, he was followed by Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, leader of the Catholic archdiocese of Cologne.

Historically, the Catholic Church has weathered many crises. In the 16th century, it faced a somewhat similar crisis. Martin Luther was so successful in leading the Protestant Reformation largely because so many people were fed up with the corruption of the Catholic Church. This led to many disputes over doctrinal issues and opened the door for a complete separation. The split led to centuries of religious conflict in the heart of Europe.

The situation today, however, is different. While the Catholic Church’s membership is declining at a faster rate, Protestant churches face a similar crisis. This crisis might actually bring the two churches together to improve their public image.

https://www.thetrumpet.com/25873-catholi...in-germany]]>
South Dakota churches suffering decline in affiliation, attendance

Anyone who attends church in South Dakota is probably already aware of a troubling trend afflicting religious organizations and churches across the state and nation: the slow but steady decline in church membership and attendance.

It may be fewer cars in the parking lot, fewer people in the pews or fewer volunteers at charitable outings. It might be a pastor or priest who serves more than one congregation or is in a temporary post as a fill-in. It could also be the closure of a local church or growing concerns that closure could be imminent.

Those are some of the outward signs of what religious leaders and experts say is a dramatic decline in religious affiliation and church attendance that began in the late 20th century, picked up pace during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remains a growing cause for concern in the post-pandemic era.

Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the largest churches in South Dakota, is down 40% over the past 30 years nationally and has fallen by almost 10% in South Dakota over roughly the past decade. Attendance at Lutheran churches in South Dakota is down about 14% since 2013, and the ELCA recently closed churches in Newell and Bradley.

Catholic and Methodist churches are also seeing declines.

In the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese, which serves all of East River South Dakota, records indicate that church attendance in 2022 is down 26% compared with 2010 and that membership has also fallen.

The decrease in church affiliation and attendance follows other patterns that show Americans are turning away from organized religion and many of its tenets. Surveys show that among Americans, belief in God is lower than ever; that trust in religion is way down; and that fewer people believe the Bible to be the true word of God and instead see it as a book of only fables or legends.

Perhaps most worrisome for church leaders in America and South Dakota is that in recent surveys, the people who do not affiliate with any religion, the so-called “nones,” are the fastest-growing segment of the national population as indicated in surveys about religion, faith and beliefs.

Religious scholars and church leaders say the decline in church membership and attendance is being fueled by many factors, most of them cultural shifts within society at large. They include demographic changes that are reducing rural populations where churches are a cornerstone; greater political and cultural divisions within modern society that are driving people apart; generational changes that have made young people less willing to join groups; and self-inflicted wounds within organized religion in the form of sexual and financial crimes and scandals.

https://brookingsregister.com/article/so...attendance

Catholic Church in ‘Profound Crisis’ in Germany

The number of Catholics leaving their religion rose to a record high last year. Around 360,000 Catholics left the church, almost a third more than in the previous record year of 2019, according to numbers published June 27.

“The figures for 2021 show the profound crisis in which we find ourselves as the Catholic Church in Germany. There is no way to sugarcoat it,” said the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing.

Protestant churches in Germany are experiencing a similar trend. In March, Evangelical Church in Germany noted that the number of people leaving increased by 60,000, totaling around 280,000. Approximately 19.7 million Germans belong to a Protestant church; 21.6 million belong to the Catholic Church. “For the first time, less than half of Germany’s citizens belong to one of the major churches,” Tagesspiegel reported

Sociologist Petra-Angela Ahrens from the Sozialwissenschaftliche Institut, who conducted the study, noted that scandals in the Catholic Church in particular were likely responsible for exit spikes in 2019. Recent events seems to confirm the observation. In January, a clerical abuse report resulted in another spike in exits. “We had more church departures than ever before,” Johannes Mayer, spokesman for the Munich district administration department, told the German Press Agency.

Last year, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich offered his resignation amid a clerical abuse crisis in Germany. On March 2, he was followed by Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, leader of the Catholic archdiocese of Cologne.

Historically, the Catholic Church has weathered many crises. In the 16th century, it faced a somewhat similar crisis. Martin Luther was so successful in leading the Protestant Reformation largely because so many people were fed up with the corruption of the Catholic Church. This led to many disputes over doctrinal issues and opened the door for a complete separation. The split led to centuries of religious conflict in the heart of Europe.

The situation today, however, is different. While the Catholic Church’s membership is declining at a faster rate, Protestant churches face a similar crisis. This crisis might actually bring the two churches together to improve their public image.

https://www.thetrumpet.com/25873-catholi...in-germany]]> <![CDATA[LGBTQ,+P Pride Month]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-64231.html Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:02:30 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-64231.html <![CDATA[Atheist Street Pirates]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63896.html Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:20:46 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63896.html
Quote:Clark is part of the Atheist Street Pirates, a team of lookouts who track and occasionally take down illegally placed religious material on public streets and overpasses around the city of Los Angeles and neighborhoods in the county. They’re a subset of the LA-based Atheists United, a nonprofit that’s been in the city for nearly 40 years and that seeks to “empower people to express secular values and promote separation of government and religion.”

The idea for the street pirates first emerged as a joke during an Atheists United meeting where members bantered about what to do with religious signage they encountered across the city. Calling it “religious rubbish removal,” the alliteration inspired the Atheist Street Pirates. That led to Clark creating a public Google map database where they upload photos and locations of the signage they encounter during their commutes. The map currently shows about 70 signs across LA County, including material taken down by the pirates or others. They’ve been officially active since 2021.

If signs are “illegally marooned, our pirates will report or plunder,” Atheists United declares on its website.

Street pirates don’t mind paid billboards or signage on church property since that’s within separation of church and state, Clark said. It’s the explicitly religious signs on public land that they take issue with. There’s a difference, Clark notes, between people standing on a highway overpass holding a sign and posters left behind as public nuisance.

It’s unknown where these signs come from, whether they are part of organized church efforts or individuals doing this on their own, but Atheist Street Pirates has collected about 30 signs that range in size and design.

https://religionnews.com/2022/03/03/in-l...verpasses/
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Quote:Clark is part of the Atheist Street Pirates, a team of lookouts who track and occasionally take down illegally placed religious material on public streets and overpasses around the city of Los Angeles and neighborhoods in the county. They’re a subset of the LA-based Atheists United, a nonprofit that’s been in the city for nearly 40 years and that seeks to “empower people to express secular values and promote separation of government and religion.”

The idea for the street pirates first emerged as a joke during an Atheists United meeting where members bantered about what to do with religious signage they encountered across the city. Calling it “religious rubbish removal,” the alliteration inspired the Atheist Street Pirates. That led to Clark creating a public Google map database where they upload photos and locations of the signage they encounter during their commutes. The map currently shows about 70 signs across LA County, including material taken down by the pirates or others. They’ve been officially active since 2021.

If signs are “illegally marooned, our pirates will report or plunder,” Atheists United declares on its website.

Street pirates don’t mind paid billboards or signage on church property since that’s within separation of church and state, Clark said. It’s the explicitly religious signs on public land that they take issue with. There’s a difference, Clark notes, between people standing on a highway overpass holding a sign and posters left behind as public nuisance.

It’s unknown where these signs come from, whether they are part of organized church efforts or individuals doing this on their own, but Atheist Street Pirates has collected about 30 signs that range in size and design.

https://religionnews.com/2022/03/03/in-l...verpasses/
]]> <![CDATA[Childress Pledges Ammo to Ukraine]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63892.html Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:18:33 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63892.html https://www.si.com/racing/2022/03/02/ric...to-ukraine

He pledges to send a million rounds to Ukraine


Nice sentiment. But - what caliber?  

And - have you tried ordering ammo lately? Where is it going to come from? Here in the US there' s been a big shortage of ALL ammo for the last couple years.

The Ukrainians could use some 7.62 x 39 ammo for their AK47's - but the only people that seem to have plenty is the Russians and the Chinese.... I don' t think that' s going to work....]]> https://www.si.com/racing/2022/03/02/ric...to-ukraine

He pledges to send a million rounds to Ukraine


Nice sentiment. But - what caliber?  

And - have you tried ordering ammo lately? Where is it going to come from? Here in the US there' s been a big shortage of ALL ammo for the last couple years.

The Ukrainians could use some 7.62 x 39 ammo for their AK47's - but the only people that seem to have plenty is the Russians and the Chinese.... I don' t think that' s going to work....]]> <![CDATA[Pope went for a walk]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63884.html Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:38:10 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63884.html
I guess you don't have to be a cynic to see that it is a pretty useless gesture.

But it got me thinking: if he really tried to achieve something useful for a change, and if, more importantly, Christianity was at least a half or a third of what its proponents claim it to be, he could have called the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and have a conversation with him to reprehend Putin in the name of the alleged "prince of peace" to stop him because Putin is very close to the Orthodox Church.

But no. Even as Christians and leaders of Churches, the Pope, and the Patriarch are alienated from each other. It's not like Christianity unites them and they have each other on speed dial. And Christianity is not some tool for peace but guys like Putin use it to delude people and rule over them, and also Christianity is just a business for clergy so they don't want to mess up their income by opposing their patreon (Putin).

[Image: Putin-patr.jpg]

[Image: Putin-kiss.jpg]]]>
I guess you don't have to be a cynic to see that it is a pretty useless gesture.

But it got me thinking: if he really tried to achieve something useful for a change, and if, more importantly, Christianity was at least a half or a third of what its proponents claim it to be, he could have called the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and have a conversation with him to reprehend Putin in the name of the alleged "prince of peace" to stop him because Putin is very close to the Orthodox Church.

But no. Even as Christians and leaders of Churches, the Pope, and the Patriarch are alienated from each other. It's not like Christianity unites them and they have each other on speed dial. And Christianity is not some tool for peace but guys like Putin use it to delude people and rule over them, and also Christianity is just a business for clergy so they don't want to mess up their income by opposing their patreon (Putin).

[Image: Putin-patr.jpg]

[Image: Putin-kiss.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[Really, really dumb criminals]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63598.html Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:12:43 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63598.html
Especially a felon who can' t own firearms?

And then touch off a round and run when TSA finds it?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/accidental-...e-rcna6248


I can understand someone forgetting a concealed carry gun - but in your check in luggage?

Somebody's been eating the paint chips ....]]>
Especially a felon who can' t own firearms?

And then touch off a round and run when TSA finds it?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/accidental-...e-rcna6248


I can understand someone forgetting a concealed carry gun - but in your check in luggage?

Somebody's been eating the paint chips ....]]> <![CDATA[45 days to Deermageddon]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63135.html Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:40:56 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63135.html
Michigan whitetail deer firearm season begins November 15th.

So how is that 45 days from now?

Welllll....

For one - they opened up a special early doe hunt - September 18 and 19 - for private land. They are allowing 10 doe tags.

I still have plenty of venison in the freezer - I got 6 last year.

I also will be bowhunting this year - Oct 1 through Nov 14.

I could easily tag 4 does in the early - and get one or 2 bucks in bow season. I have shot 2 at a time several times. Deer are dumb. You shoot one and sometimes the others just mill about - unsure of what just happened.

Shit - I could be done before it starts!

Cool]]>
Michigan whitetail deer firearm season begins November 15th.

So how is that 45 days from now?

Welllll....

For one - they opened up a special early doe hunt - September 18 and 19 - for private land. They are allowing 10 doe tags.

I still have plenty of venison in the freezer - I got 6 last year.

I also will be bowhunting this year - Oct 1 through Nov 14.

I could easily tag 4 does in the early - and get one or 2 bucks in bow season. I have shot 2 at a time several times. Deer are dumb. You shoot one and sometimes the others just mill about - unsure of what just happened.

Shit - I could be done before it starts!

Cool]]> <![CDATA[New York Gov Cuomo charged with sexual harrasment/hostile work environment]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63130.html Tue, 03 Aug 2021 17:07:15 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63130.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/08/03/polit...index.html



"Bailiff - whack his pee-pee!"



( do we blame Trump?)]]> https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/08/03/polit...index.html



"Bailiff - whack his pee-pee!"



( do we blame Trump?)]]> <![CDATA[5 retired Navy Seals run for Congress]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-63114.html Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:52:12 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-63114.html https://news.yahoo.com/seals-target-cong...00523.html


And not a ( D ) in the lot....

Hmmmmm...]]> https://news.yahoo.com/seals-target-cong...00523.html


And not a ( D ) in the lot....

Hmmmmm...]]> <![CDATA[Atheistic Xmas carol reworkings]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-62525.html Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:00:18 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-62525.html
Ding Dong Merrily on High.


Ding dong merrily on high,
In Devon the choirs are singing,

Ding dong verily the pies,
From Greggs are truly filling,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.



Oh how fine it feels to be,
No more afraid of Hades,

There's no evidence my dear,
It's all made up by crazies,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.



We are so much better off,
The milk of human kindness,

Really brings about results,
With methods known as science,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.




Joy to the World.


Joy to the world, The Lord has gone,
Not that, he was, for real!

A superstitious malady,
A lie of great hilarity,

Charles Darwin for the win,
Charles Darwin for the win,
Charles Darwin, Charles Da-arwi-in for the win.



Joy to the earth, true reason reigns,
A plague, religion's dead!

Religion as a tool was blunt,
We people aren't subservient,

There are no spooks on high,
There are no spooks on high,
There are no, there a-are no-o spooks on high.



Truth for the world, no more to hide,
The facts of whence we came,

A copying molecule event,
A spouting hydrothermal vent,

Then complex life evolves,
Then complex life evolves,
Then complex, then co-omple-ex life evolves]]>
Ding Dong Merrily on High.


Ding dong merrily on high,
In Devon the choirs are singing,

Ding dong verily the pies,
From Greggs are truly filling,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.



Oh how fine it feels to be,
No more afraid of Hades,

There's no evidence my dear,
It's all made up by crazies,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.



We are so much better off,
The milk of human kindness,

Really brings about results,
With methods known as science,

Liiiiiiiiiii-sten here,
Like fairies gods are fiction.




Joy to the World.


Joy to the world, The Lord has gone,
Not that, he was, for real!

A superstitious malady,
A lie of great hilarity,

Charles Darwin for the win,
Charles Darwin for the win,
Charles Darwin, Charles Da-arwi-in for the win.



Joy to the earth, true reason reigns,
A plague, religion's dead!

Religion as a tool was blunt,
We people aren't subservient,

There are no spooks on high,
There are no spooks on high,
There are no, there a-are no-o spooks on high.



Truth for the world, no more to hide,
The facts of whence we came,

A copying molecule event,
A spouting hydrothermal vent,

Then complex life evolves,
Then complex life evolves,
Then complex, then co-omple-ex life evolves]]> <![CDATA[Happy International Women's Day.]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-62480.html Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:16:26 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-62480.html
[Image: y7ujld9pbnl61.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&a...794719f4ff]]]>
[Image: y7ujld9pbnl61.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&a...794719f4ff]]]> <![CDATA[Satanists on Eurovision 2021]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-62466.html Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:15:39 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-62466.html Fury over 'blasphemous' Eurovision song choice in Cyprus: Pop tune 'El Diablo' sparks protest over lyrics 'pledging life-long devotion to Satan' 

The title of 'El Diablo' as well as its lyrics - 'I gave my heart to el diablo...because he tells me I´m his angel' - have touched a raw nerve with some in the east Mediterranean island nation, who consider it to be fraught with Satanic connotations. 

According to the Cyprus News Agency, an association representing theologians who teach in high schools expressed their 'disgust' over the song and called for it to be withdrawn because it 'pledges life-long devotion and professes love for Satan.'

The agency also reported the broadcaster received threatening phone calls that 'it would be burned down' because of the song.

The far-right ELAM political party issued a statement saying even if the song's lyrics are metaphorical, it 'attacks and insults our faith in a shadowy way.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...hoice.html

See the song if you are not afraid of burning in Hell



]]> Fury over 'blasphemous' Eurovision song choice in Cyprus: Pop tune 'El Diablo' sparks protest over lyrics 'pledging life-long devotion to Satan' 

The title of 'El Diablo' as well as its lyrics - 'I gave my heart to el diablo...because he tells me I´m his angel' - have touched a raw nerve with some in the east Mediterranean island nation, who consider it to be fraught with Satanic connotations. 

According to the Cyprus News Agency, an association representing theologians who teach in high schools expressed their 'disgust' over the song and called for it to be withdrawn because it 'pledges life-long devotion and professes love for Satan.'

The agency also reported the broadcaster received threatening phone calls that 'it would be burned down' because of the song.

The far-right ELAM political party issued a statement saying even if the song's lyrics are metaphorical, it 'attacks and insults our faith in a shadowy way.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...hoice.html

See the song if you are not afraid of burning in Hell



]]> <![CDATA[Google employing Deepak Chopra]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-62453.html Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:03:24 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-62453.html
Quote:Fitbit [owned by Google] is launching an exclusive wellness program for Fitbit Premium subscribers called Mindful Method. The program is created by alternative medicine specialist Deepak Chopra and builds on the company’s focus on stress management that started with the Sense smartwatch.

Mindful Method encompasses over 30 audio and video sessions on topics like mindfulness, sleep, stress management, wellness, and the mind-body connection, Fitbit says. The program is taught by Chopra, a renowned author and wellness expert, with more sessions from Chopra planned to be released over the coming months.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22295...ess-series

I just hope that he doesn't teach people that meditation techniques which, according to him, caused an earthquake in California in 2010.

[Image: Earthquake-2.jpg]

https://mashable.com/2010/04/04/deepak-c...arthquake/]]>
Quote:Fitbit [owned by Google] is launching an exclusive wellness program for Fitbit Premium subscribers called Mindful Method. The program is created by alternative medicine specialist Deepak Chopra and builds on the company’s focus on stress management that started with the Sense smartwatch.

Mindful Method encompasses over 30 audio and video sessions on topics like mindfulness, sleep, stress management, wellness, and the mind-body connection, Fitbit says. The program is taught by Chopra, a renowned author and wellness expert, with more sessions from Chopra planned to be released over the coming months.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22295...ess-series

I just hope that he doesn't teach people that meditation techniques which, according to him, caused an earthquake in California in 2010.

[Image: Earthquake-2.jpg]

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So, what do you think about it?]]>
So, what do you think about it?]]> <![CDATA[Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-62151.html Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:41:07 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-62151.html


But - bet on it - the following WILL be on late night -


President Elect Biden nominated former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Department of Transportation today.

That will make him out of the closet - but now in the cabinet.....

Naughty]]>


But - bet on it - the following WILL be on late night -


President Elect Biden nominated former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Department of Transportation today.

That will make him out of the closet - but now in the cabinet.....

Naughty]]> <![CDATA[Damned Catholics XVI]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-61823.html Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:27:08 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-61823.html

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone performed an exorcism on the vandalized statue of Junipero Serra, a bringer of death to Native American populations. Hemant Mehta: “Instead of thanking the people who toppled the statue, they performed a magic trick for an audience.”





https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020...ero-serra/]]>

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone performed an exorcism on the vandalized statue of Junipero Serra, a bringer of death to Native American populations. Hemant Mehta: “Instead of thanking the people who toppled the statue, they performed a magic trick for an audience.”





https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020...ero-serra/]]> <![CDATA[Pastafarians are being persecuted]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-61818.html Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:34:19 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-61818.html
Mikhail has been charged with working with a democratic opposition group, Open Russia, that was outlawed by Putin’s government. He is being investigated for allegedly hosting lectures for independent election monitors, held at the premises of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, last month.

A number of “witnesses to these activities” have been targeted for investigation by the State. They have been questioned, and have had their homes searched.

https://www.spaghettimonster.org/2020/10...-arrested/]]>
Mikhail has been charged with working with a democratic opposition group, Open Russia, that was outlawed by Putin’s government. He is being investigated for allegedly hosting lectures for independent election monitors, held at the premises of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, last month.

A number of “witnesses to these activities” have been targeted for investigation by the State. They have been questioned, and have had their homes searched.

https://www.spaghettimonster.org/2020/10...-arrested/]]>