The world press continually ignores or does not see the elephant in the room. In every war and every violent conflict in the Middle East, resides a prime reason as to why these brutal conflicts occur. The media mainly reports about issues of politics, land, honor, and terrorism, and although these constitute surface […]
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Everything in the Bible STOLEN from Ancient Pagan Texts! – Egyptian_cat13*
Everything in the christian bible was taken from Ancient Pagan Texts that pre-dated it by thousands of years. This has been proven time and time again, and is becoming harder and harder for christians to deny. By examining various Ancient Pagan Texts and comparing the epics and stories within with the bible, it can be […]
Top Ten Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Jeremy R. Hammond
A proper understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires exposing numerous myths about its origins and the reasons it persists. Myth #1 – Jews and Arabs have always been in conflict in the region. Although Arabs were a majority in Palestine prior to the creation of the state of Israel, there had always been a Jewish […]
Can Bacteria Help Us Understand Religion? Part 1: The Brain-Changing Power of Religious Belief – ValerieTarico.
← Evidence About Jesus is Weaker than You Might Think Can Bacteria Help Us Understand Religion? Part 2: Why We Pass on False Ideas → To progress toward a better future, humanity desperately needs a better understanding of religion. Maybe microbes can help. Religion is one of the most powerful forces in human society. Before the rise […]
Stealing Palestine: A study of historical and cultural theft – Roger Sheety
The cultural appropriation of books, music, art, cuisine and dress have been used by Zionists as a weapon against Palestinians Stealing and appropriating the culture and history of indigenous peoples is a typical characteristic of all modern colonial-settler states, but usually accomplished once the indigenous people in question has been eliminated, dispossessed, or otherwise seemingly […]
AN APOSTATE TO JUDAISM – Staks Rosch
Last week, I went to the grocery store to do my weekly shopping, but when I returned home I realized that I missed out on getting five boxes of free matzah. That makes me a super bad Jew. It means that I forgot that Passover was coming up and that I missed out on free […]
The Moral Psychology of Terrorism: Implications for Security – Edited by Jalil Roshandel and Nathan Lean
The King’s Torah: A Rabbinic Text or a Call to Terror? – Daniel Estrin
The marble-patterned, hardcover book embossed with gold Hebrew letters looks like any other religious commentary you’d find in an Orthodox Judaica bookstore – but reads like a rabbinic instruction manual outlining acceptable scenarios for killing non-Jewish babies, children and adults. The prohibition ‘Thou Shalt Not Murder’ applies only “to a Jew who kills a Jew,” […]
Recovery from Harmful Religion – Marlene Winell, Ph.D.*
Part 1: RTS – It’s Time To Recognize It I’m really struggling and am desperate never to go back to the religion I was raised in, but I no longer want to live in fear or depression. It seems that I am walking through the jungle alone with my machete; no one to share […]
6 Ways Religion Does More Bad Than Good – Valerie Tarico
What if harming society is part of religion’s survival strategy? By / AlterNet Most British people think religion causes more harm than good according to a survey commissioned by the Huffington Post. Surprisingly, even among those who describe themselves as “very religious” 20 percent say that religion is harmful to society. For that we can […]