The Wonderful World of Magical Thinking XXI
The week in fundie:
- The Religious Right post-Falwell. (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State)
- A library in South Carolina has been forced to cancel its summer programs after receiving threats and accusations that it was "promoting witchcraft." (Via Pharyngula)
- Lesbians kicked off a bus for for kissing. (Via Morons.org)
- Queensland National MP Barnaby Joyce: "If Christian people do not put their view forward that Australia is a Christian state, then within a short period of time, [. . .] another religion might fill the vacuum." (Via Unbelief.org)
- An Italian village has opened a criminal investigation into the film version of The Da Vinci Code, in response to complaints by local clergy. (Dispatches from the Culture Wars)
- The Exclusive Brethren cult, which bans sex ed and ICT in its own schools, is planning to sponsor one of the UK's publicly-funded "faith schools." (Bartholomew's Notes on Religion)
- Study: social dysfunction higher in America's Jesus states. (Dispatches from the Culture Wars)
Bill Maher on Jesus Camp
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