GEORGE WASHINGTON Episcopalian minister Bird Wilson remarked in 1831 that “Washington is no more than a Unitarian, if anything.” Washington was, by his own admission, an irregular church-goer, although he was a vestryman. When he did attend services, he studiously avoided taking Communion. Wrote his adopted daughter of him, “My father was not one of those to act or pray so that he ‘might be seen by men.’ He communed with his own God in secret.” In his lifetime, Washington never gave personal affirmation that Jesus was the Son of God. There is no evidence that he ever encouraged his children to read the Bible, attend church, believe in Christ or practice religion in any manner whatsoever. As he approached death, the Father of Our Country never mentioned religion or an afterlife. There are no religious references in his last will and testament. In reality, George Washington expressed little religious sentiment at all and, in fact, never told anyone what his personal religious beliefs wer...

"Christian Fundamentalism: The doctrine that there is an absolutely powerful, infinitely knowledgeable, universe spanning entity that is deeply and personally concerned about my sex life." ..........Author Unknown "'God is as real as I am', the old man said. I was relieved since I knew Santa wouldn't lie to me..." ..........Author Unknown "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish." ..........Author Unknown "Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever un...

Associated Press July 15, 2005, 3:28 PM EDT JACKSON, Miss. -- A Christian adoption agency that receives money from Choose Life license plate fees said it does not place children with Roman Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's ``Statement of Faith.'' Bethany Christian Services stated the policy in a letter to a Jackson couple this month, and another Mississippi couple said they were rejected for the same reason last year. ``It has been our understanding that Catholicism does not agree with our Statement of Faith,'' Bethany's state director Karen Stewart wrote. ``Our practice to not accept applications from Catholics was an effort to be good stewards of an adoptive applicant's time, money and emotional energy.'' Sandy and Robert Steadman, who learned of Bethany's decision in a July 8 letter, said their priest told them the faith statement did not conflict with Catholic teaching. Loria Williams of nearby Ridgeland said...

He faces three counts of filing false returns By Greg Moran UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER July 13, 2005 Prominent San Diego evangelist Morris Cerullo was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on three counts of filing false individual income tax returns, which allegedly underreported his income by $550,000. The indictment alleges that Cerullo, president of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, filed false tax returns for 1998-2000. The indictment alleges he underestimated his income by $290,000 for 1998, $110,000 for 1999, and $150,000 for 2000. If convicted, he would face a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine. Cerullo is to surrender to authorities, perhaps as early as next week, Assistant U.S. Attorney George Hardy said. Hardy declined to provide further details about the case, including the source of the income that Cerullo is alleged to have not reported. Gregory Vega, the lawyer for the evangelist who has claimed his cable network is the second-largest of i...

Cardiac Patients in New Study Fared No Better With Spiritual Intercession By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 15, 2005 Praying for sick strangers does not improve their prospects of recovering, according to a large, carefully designed study that casts doubt on the widely held belief that being prayed for can help a person heal. The study of more than 700 heart patients, one of the most ambitious attempts to test the medicinal power of prayer, showed that those who had people praying for them from a distance, and without their knowledge, were no less likely to suffer a major complication, end up back in the hospital or die. While skeptics of prayer welcomed the results, other researchers questioned the findings, and proponents of prayer maintained that God's influence lies beyond the reach of scientific validation. Surveys have shown that millions of Americans routinely pray when they are ill or when someone they know is. A growing body of evidence has found that ...

by Paul Tobin Jehoiachin's Age at Royal Ascension II Kings tells us that Jehoiachin became king when he was eighteen while II Chronicles alleged that he became King at age eight: II Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became King and he reigned three months in Jerusalem II Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. So how old was Jehoiachin when he became king? Eight or eighteen years old? Ahaziah's Age at Royal Ascension The same problem exists with the age Ahaziah ascended the throne. II Kings 8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. II Chronicles 22:2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. Not only does II Chronicles contradict the information in II Kings, it even contradicts itself. For the author mentioned that Ahaziah took over from his father, Jehora...

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by Chaz Bufe note from webmaster: While I would not necessarily agree with some of the other publications written and promoted by the author of this piece, I did find this "pamphlet" relevant, useful, and thought provoking. Enjoy! Table of Contents Christianity is based on fear Christianity preys on the innocent Christianity is based on dishonesty Christianity is extremely egocentric Christianity breeds arrogance, a chosen-people mentality Christianity breeds authoritarianism Christianity is cruel Christianity is anti-intellectual, anti-scientific Christianity has a morbid, unhealthy preoccupation with sex Christianity produces sexual misery Christianity has an exceedingly narrow, legalistic view of morality Christianity encourages acceptance of real evils while focusing on imaginary evils Christianity depreciates the natural world Christianity models hierarchical, authoritarian organization Christianity sanctions slavery Christianity is misogynistic Chris...