All Blog Posts Tagged 'propaganda' (5)

Ben Stein, The Propagandist (or Arrogant Prophet?)

I don't like to ridicule people. Well, not unless they ridicule, first. I try to avoid it because it's rarely productive, except maybe when it's like preaching that excites the choir. Sometimes Ben Stein's angry preaching gets me excited.

Here's an outtake of his latest writing for The American Spectator. If it sounds like I'm taking it out of context,…

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Added by Pope Beanie on September 24, 2012 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Peanut Gallery 1 - The I.Q. Test (Yellow Card)

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

I was a Christian. Not just a Christian, but a Fundamentalist. Not just a Fundamentalist, but a Creationist. The whole 9-yards. I would stand on street corners proselytizing my faith, handing out literature, proclaiming that the earth was 6,000 years old, blah de blah. I purchased religious tracts from Ray Comfort, could tell you all about the book of Revelation, and have personally met Creationist Kent Hovind... twice...

That's all…

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Added by Stephen Morris on November 2, 2011 at 7:15pm — 5 Comments

Describing heaven and hell?

One thing about the abrahamic religions that really bugs me, and should bug everyone, especially the followers. Is that in these books; these words of "god" there seems to be a lot of describing hell and an ever so slight description of heaven. Even if you ask people in general, People seem to be more readily able to describe torture and punishment more clearly than eternal bliss.

Common hell descriptions:fire, agony, violence, torture, pain, lust, greed, evil, fire, beyond the… Continue

Added by Matthew on September 22, 2011 at 11:08am — 8 Comments

Label atheism a thought crime

Why in the name of God (oops sorry, didn't mean to be so insensitive/offensive), does RTE give an entire 'Liveline' over to a tiny rump of deranged atheists to spout their puerile propaganda? Just what is their gripe?

Well it turns out they are annoyed at the prospect that proposed legislation will make it an offence to gratuitously offend religion: in reality, Catholicism (their big bogeyman). The big question is, though, what kind of ideology gets it…

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Added by Natasha Kenny on June 19, 2010 at 5:34pm — 3 Comments

Chick Publications: "Witnessing" Made Easy

[Edited 11-21-09, 4:11PM: I realized hours after posting this how inappropriate it was of me to hotwire those images. But! I will provide links.]

I have an easy, convenient, and enjoyable job that unfortunately has a single, glaring flaw - it's like a watering hole for the religious right.

Underneath the coffee bar where I work is a periodicals basket for the The Wall Street Journal, the local paper, and community bulletins. Three days ago during my night shift, I… Continue

Added by Izzy on November 21, 2009 at 8:30am — 4 Comments