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Sandra Beardsall, feminism and the church: Freethinker meeting part 4

Posted on June 20, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

On Sunday morning, the Saskatoon Freethinkers had a terrific meeting and this is my fourth post describing what Pastor Sandra Beardsall had to say about the history of the church and women within it. Parts one, two and three are … Continue reading →

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How can people still believe in demon possession?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

The article doesn’t include any useful geographic information so I don’t really know where this family lives but here’s the story as provided by Charisma News Online: Jyotirdhar Patil did not know what to do. A demon had possessed his … Continue reading →

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Quotable Camel

Posted on September 21, 2009 by 1minionsopinion

Dromedary Hump ponders Bruce Sheiman and wonders why he wrote, An Atheist Defends Religion: Why Humanity is Better Off with Religion than without It (a book the camel won’t be reading): As for religion “growing more prevalent” … where exactly? … Continue reading →

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