Category christianity
717: SADO-EVANGELICALS #2: SAVING YOUTH FOUNDATION, ALABAMA, 2015
“There is more concern about chickens on a poultry farm in Alabama than for children.” “The Jesus Gulag.” “A Christian school for troubled youth was supposed to treat teens for drug addiction and mental health problems. But its extreme, fundamentalist program trapped them in a brutal world of forced nudity and brutal beatings.” “The school […]
716: HOW FAITH HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT #1: FISH FOR LENT DEPLETES STOCKS
Giving up meat for Lent and eating fish instead is meant to be a positive and respectful act, a tradition followed by Catholics and others around the world. It is a mindful act that honours creation or existence whatever that may mean according to your own understanding. Unfortunately there aren’t enough fish in the sea […]
715: PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY #31: MARIA SKOBTSOVA HOUSE IN CALAIS
“A warm welcome to Zingcreed, the planet Earth’s only Christian-atheist blog! This series of “Practical Christianity” Posts is where Zingcreed pays tribute to those few believers who actually try to live their lives like Jesus lived his. Its former title was “Now that’s what I call Practical Christianity” but that was too long. When my […]
714: SADO-EVANGELICALS #1: JOHN SMYTH QC, OF THE IWERNE TRUST (UK C.of E. about 1960 onwards)
“Yet another story of beating boys’ bare buttocks has come to light in the Church of England. Another denomination to keep your young ones clear of! It interests me more than usual because the main public school involved seems to have been Winchester. Now I have a connection to declare here. In 1962 I won […]
713: RED CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTS #45: THE FAILURE OF THE CATHOLIC LEFT IN BRITAIN (Review of book by J. Corrin)
Taking the Measure of England’s Failed Catholic Left Movement Jay Corrin’s book explores the religion’s socialists 10.06.2015 By Rich Barlow Jay Corrin’s book explores a British Catholic movement that advocated socialism. The only way to establish the Kingdom of God on Earth is through socialism: that was the argument of Britain’s Catholic New Left […]
712: RED CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTS #44: CLASS STRUGGLE AND CHRISTIAN LOVE (by Herbert Mc Cabe, 1980)
Class Struggle and Christian Love by Herbert Mc Cabe (1980) Reprinted from chapter 51 of Rex Ambler and David Haslam, eds.,”Agenda for Prophets: Towards a Political Theology for Britain” , London: Bowerdean Press (1980) Two paragraph intro. by editors:- “While institutionally the Christian church has denounced Marxism as an atheistic and dehumanizing creed, theologians and other church-people […]
711: TRINIDAD FAILS TO STOP CRIME WITH PRAYERS (AGAIN!)
Trinidad is my favourite little island in the Caribbean. I spend several weeks here every year at my mother-in-law’s place, watching humming birds on the Bougainvillea, eating roti and rice….and reading the newspapers. Three years ago I documented the government’s attempt to harness the prayer power of Christians in an attempt to stop crime. It […]
708: HOW FAITH CAN HARM YOUR HEALTH #10: CHURCH HARMS GAYS’ MENTAL HEALTH
Traditional Christian teaching on same-sex relationships is perpetuating mental-health problems among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people(LGB) in Britain, according to a new report. Sexual minorities are 2 to 3 times more likely to report long-standing emotional or psychological problems than their heterosexual counterparts. These problems stem from the stigma, hostility, and discrimination directed at LGB […]
707: TWENTY HERESIES – PICK THE BEST ONE FOR YOU!
Modern Christianity is like Pick and Mix; you choose those beliefs off the shelf that suit you best. Like being in a supermarket of ideas, we can put our personal customised items in the trolley. We know what’s best for us and none of us needs a church and its ministers to tell us. In […]
705: HOW MANY PEOPLE HAS THE CHURCH KILLED?
In his new year message, pope Francis controversially called for us all to adopt non-violence in our dealings with others. Very nice that would be, but he’s got an uphill task in front of him. The governments of western ‘Christian’ countries have killed between 50 million and 55 million people around the world since the […]
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