freedom of religion

Currently, the Obama administration is trying to rescind the conscience protection for our medical professionals. This protection currently (in theory) protects a person from having legal action taken against them if they refuse to do something because it goes against their conscience and/or religion. A woman cannot sue a doctor for not giving her an abortion referral.  Read More »

Newsweek Magazine had a small article on U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris who suggested the separation between church and state was not what our founding fathers had wanted or suggested in the creation of the United States. Perhaps this is true but the critical point that everyone seems to be forgetting is that it is inconsequential. I will say it again- it does not matter.  Read More »

In the First Amendment in the United States Constitution it states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”  Read More »

As I’ve said countless time, I’m a little heathen who sees no problem with “allowing” those who believe in a higher (is Satan considered a higher or lower power?  Read More »

There was a post a while back that talked about Christians being persecuted. It goes into the whole "we're just trying to do what's right in a world that's so wrong," and how hard it is to be Christian and so on (though, for the purposes of this blog, I must note that the closest to an example of persecution that was reached was "words against Christ are being dropped"). A few weeks later, I found another article at another site regarding the topic of persecution, but with two main differences from the first post: the writer was Pagan instead of Christian, and she was a direct victim of a physical (and later emotional) attack because of her faith.  Read More »

I am a public high school student, and every day I hear the Pledge of Allegiance. And daily, I wonder why I am forced to listen to the words "under God" being uttered in this speech every day by my classmates. Why must I, an atheist, say "under God?" I don't believe in God.  Read More »

He isn't there for you. He doesn't listen to your prayers. He doesn't care if you need something. He doesn't care about you or your problems or... anything, really. He thinks of you as worthless, inferior, pathetic. Ah, no, I have something better: God is dead.  Read More »

As a graduating senior this year, I have seen a lot that goes on around my school's campus. I have to say that it is very disappointing that my classmates that aren't of the christain religion are victims of discrimination. I have tried to take a stand and help them voice their opinion about how unfair this is but in turn, I was victimized myself.  Read More »