http://www.alexblog.com news, commentaries and articles dedicated to a non-dualistic view of the world Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:25:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An Islamic council, National Fatwa Council , in Malaysia has warned Muslims against yoga as its Hindu prayers encourages a blasphemous union with God. This edict is not binding but highly influential on Malaysia's 40 percent Muslim population (Full article The Australian 22 Nov 2008). According to the article the previous ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/12/news-yoga-is-anti-muslim-in-malaysia/ A paid-for Imagine No Religion billboard in Ontario, Canada threatens the faith of the religious. Well that's why it's been removed much to the relief of the somewhat faithful. Judy Rooze, administrator of First Baptist Church of Rancho Cucamonga, which is two blocks from the billboard, was relieved it was coming ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/12/news-freedom-of-speech-except-for-atheists/ The Guardian reports that the Vatican intends to introduce psychological testing to screen out potential child-abusers and gays for their future priestly ranks. Why gays? The Vatican identifies homosexuality as a deep-seated personality disorder and psychological flaw; condemning same-sex acts as "grave sins", "objectively disordered", "intrinsically immoral" and "contrary to natural ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/12/news-vatican-psych-testing-to-purge-gays/ The economic crisis has given a whole new philip to apocalyptic doomsayers and they love the Book of Revelations. Here's one from down-under in the heart of our government. LABOR MP James Bidgood, the first-time MP under investigation for selling pictures of a protester attempting to set fire to himself outside Parliament ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/12/newsend-is-nigh-in-aussie-politics/ Here's an interesting YouTube video of a person's rejection of strong Christian belief and practice to become an atheist. The video is a simple plain text presentation of personal religious background and reasons for rejecting religious belief and Christianity in particular. The arguments are all well-known but it's good to ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-a-christian-embracing-of-atheism/ A UK Christian organisation is placing God messages in 200 buses in London. This seems in response to a similar campaign by the British Humanists mentioned in an earlier post. MEMO, a ministry dedicated to spreading the Good News on public transport networks for 125 years, has launched a new advertising campaign ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-christians-fight-back/ Here's an interesting graphical representation of atheist populations by country (website). US has the least percentage and Vietnam the most. Alex McCullie http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-atheists-non-believers-by-country/ What can I say... Hundreds of Proofs of God’s Existence (website) Oh, it's not serious! Alex McCullie http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-571-proofs-of-gods-existence/ Christian Today, an on-line Christian newspaper, reports that one in four children in the UK are bullied for faith-based reasons. A survey published today by a leading bullying prevention charity has found that one in four school students admits to being bullying – often violently - because of their religion. Beatbullying, which ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-bully-others-for-god-at-school/ According to Christian Today, on-line Christian newspaper, The American Humanist Association will run bus ads proclaiming a godless holiday with the great quotation: "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake" This follows the lead from the British Humanist Association that ran with the quotation: “There’s probably no God. ... http://www.alexblog.com/2008/11/news-nasty-atheists-to-spoil-a-christian-christmas/