Whatever happened to the intellectual depth of the serious atheists, the forcefulness of Hobbes, the passion of Spinoza, the wit of Voltaire, the world-shattering profundity of Nietzsche?
Read moreHowever, the resolution allows member churches to individually decide whether to stop sponsoring Scout troops. There are 4,000 Baptist churches that sponsor 108,000 troops.
During the debate, Wes Taylor, pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Newport News, VA, said it is "ungodly and unacceptable" for young boys to be exposed to homosexuality.
"I am very sad to say that it seems as though (Boy Scouts) are moving away from the principles they were founded upon."
Read moreFather Vsevolod told Interfax-Religion, responding to the words said by Russian President Vladimir Putin after the EU-Russia summit on his readiness to sign a law banning the adoption of Russian children by same-sex "families".
The priest believes Russia, "which has always wanted and been able to lead the world," can now tell the West it is capable of "reviving" the West and "make Europe Christian again, that is, go back to the ideals that once made Europe."
Read moreHowever, his apparent attempt to place those Christians who seek to uphold traditional marriage in the same category as those who defended Apartheid and slavery is deeply unhelpful. It will be particularly offensive to those in black majority churches who do not share his view.
Read moreMalafaia warned that, with a proposed "anti-homophobia law" that could silence all public manifestations of disagreement with the homosexual lifestyle, "gay activism is seeking to criminalize opinion." However, he noted, "opinion is not a crime."
"They're thinking that we're a Bolivia, a Venezuela. Here? No. There is a free press here," he stated.
Read moreThe demand has the support of John Bercow, the Speaker, putting him in opposition to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, who is being kept informed of the row by parliamentary officials.
The Archbishop, who warned last week that allowing gay couples to marry would damage the fabric of society, is said to understand the "potential for the issue to develop and escalate".
Read moreJONAH is a Jewish organization that offers assistance to men and women seeking to resolve their sexual conflicts, focusing specifically on unwanted same-sex attractions.
The SPLC filed a lawsuit against JONAH in November of 2012, alleging the group is guilty of "consumer fraud" because the therapy is not always successful in changing people's sexual preferences.
Read moreGriffin went to the Georgia Family Council which told him that they had worked on Divorce Reform several years ago without success.
However, GFC made a small grant to Griffin's non-profit, Allies for Family Life, to help him work on what he calls "my passion."
Read moreBut you won't be seeing this movie - not that you would want to - but you wont be seeing in US theaters anytime soon. The reason?
According to Soderbergh - he had the door slammed in his face by every major studio in Hollywood because they all said the movie was - his words now, quoting them - the movie was "too gay".
Read moreThe letter highlights that other states which have legalized same-sex marriage, such as Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington, have recognized the importance of protecting religious liberty and have added specific language in their respective same-sex marriage bills to protect "services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges...related to the solemnization of a marriage."
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