By Christy Barritt New Bible Translation Omits “Jesus Christ” The Voice, a new English translation of the Bible released from Thomas Nelson Publishers earlier this year, is meeting with some opposition. The translation omits words like Jesus Christ, angel, and apostle. Instead, Jesus Christ has been replaced with “Jesus the Anointed One” and apostle […]
In the World — June 24, 2012
By Christy Barritt Judge Says It’s Legal to Pray for Other People’s Harm A Dallas judge ruled it was okay to pray for another person to be harmed. The judge cited that such prayers are not illegal, as long as they do not directly cause damage to someone. The case was brought about in […]
In the World — June 17, 2012
By Christy Barritt Least Religious States Revealed According to a new Gallup poll, six of the least religious states in the country are in the Northeast, and they include Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Mississippi was found to be the most religious state […]
In the World — June 10, 2012
By Christy Barritt Atheists Gather to Celebrate Non-belief Nearly 20,000 atheists showed up at Washington D.C.’s National Mall in March for the Reason Rally. The Reason Rally was billed the world’s largest gathering of atheists and secularists. The group came together to celebrate reason and to share anti-religious sentiment through performers, speakers. and other […]
In the World — June 3, 2012
By Christy Barritt Bus Ad from Atheist Group Rejected A request by an atheist group to place banner advertisements promoting atheism on city buses in the county of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, has been rejected. The group is now arguing that its rights to freedom of speech are being denied. The NEPA Freethought Society wanted to […]