GOP Rep Gohmert thinks gays should stay in the closet at work
Texas Republican Representative Louie Gohmert is certainly no stranger to The God Discussion. On 16 December 2012, Deborah Beeksma reported on Gohmert's comments regarding repealing DOMA. He stated it...
View ArticlePastor tells flock God will greatly bless them if they help fix his helicopter
Yes, you read that right. Bishop I.V. Hilliard, who pastors the Houston, Texas based 'New Light Christian Center' sent a request to everyone on his special 'Friends in Jesus' email list that said if...
View ArticleUS Immigration Office denies citizenship to elderly Brit over atheism
In US for 30 years, has until tomorrow to prove church membership The Department of Homeland Security has told a British atheist that she needs to join a church by Friday, 20 June 2013, to join a...
View ArticleExodus International closes up shop, leader apologizes to LGBT community
Anyone who has been active in the LGBT community on both sides of the issue has at least heard of 'Exodus International.' For the past thirty years it has been exercising a concerted effort at...
View ArticleOhio GOP pro-lifers want to redefine pregnancy
The God Discussion reported on 15 November 2012 about Ohio's HB298, which sought to defund approximately $1.7 million (US) allocated to Planned Parenthood. In Ohio, nearly 100,000 women depend on...
View ArticleYet another GOP attempt at a Constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality
Fresh off the heels of yesterday's landmark Supreme Court ruling on DOMA and Proposition 8, the Republican Representative from Kansas, Tim Heulskamp, has decided it is his duty to make another attempt...
View ArticleTexas GOP Rep Gohmert on SCOTUS, the LGBT community and evolution
Texas Republican Representative Louie Gohmert is back in the news, again, with more controversial commentary regarding the LGBT community and evolution. Gohmert, no stranger to The God Discussion,...
View ArticleOhio GOP Governor signs extreme anti-choice bill
Last week, The God Discussion reported on Ohio legislators attempting to get a state budget passed, and that the process had been hijacked by anti-abortion activists. Their 'demands' included the...
View ArticleJudge rules yoga can continue to be taught in San Diego public schools
The controversy surrounding the teaching of yoga in San Diego public schools has been quelled, for now. The issue first came to light when Judge John S. Meyer heard the case about yoga being taught as...
View ArticleClose to 30 House Republicans support Constitutional amendment outlawing gay...
Last week, The God Discussion reported on Kansas Republican Representative Tim Heulskamp's plan to attempt the amending of the Constitution to make same-sex marriage illegal across the nation....
View ArticleWhat religious fundamentalists have in common
For those who are not familiar with John Fugelsang, he is an actor and comedian. He has appeared in several television programs and movies, including co-hosting America's Funniest Home Videos as well...
View ArticleThousands attend demonstration on Texas abortion bill SB1
The battle over reproductive rights in Texas is still raging. This past Monday night drew dueling demonstrations at the capitol over SB1, a strict bill that would severely limit abortions in the state...
View ArticleVampire mythology, literature, and religious beliefs yesterday and today
Last week archaeologists uncovered a group of “vampire graves” in an area, which they are more accustom to uncovering the graves of dead soldiers. The find was near a railway construction site, but...
View Article13:24 —'Spare the rod, spoil the child' takes on a new meaning in...
Beating your children with a rod is a sure sign of parental love, according to the Bible. "He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him betimes," Proverbs 13:24 teaches....
View ArticleHow We Should Envisage Genuine Christianity!
In Was Church God’s idea? we read a comment by Mark Winter on which he laments the obviously regrettable fact that ‘what we read in the Bible in the accounts of the Acts, the Epistles, and early...
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