The Royal Canadian Mint has delivered a crushing blow to religious neutrality in Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing pure gold and silver coins to commemorate the upcoming canonization of Pope John Paul II: “These coins honour the extraordinary life and legacy of Pope John Paul II, and his accomplishments of universal significance: his message of… Read more »
Update: The Catholic Register has a March 23, 2014 article on the canonization, which warns pilgrims that unscrupulous tour operators already were trying to sell fake tickets to the [canonization] Mass. What could be more unscrupulous than the Vatican peddling miracles? —————————————————————————————————————— “The mind reels” says Richard Young in his incisive editorial on the Catholic Church, “Actions… Read more »
On April 2, 2014, Ontarians, whether they are aware of it or not, will mark the first Karol Wojtyła (aka Pope John Paul II) day in Ontario. Bill 72, Pope John Paul II Day Act, 2014 was passed in what appears to be unseemly haste: On May 30, 2013, Bill 72 was ordered referred to… Read more »
A couple of days ago I wrote about how a notary at the Toronto Dominion Bank in Cranford, New Jersey had refused to notarize documents for American Atheists. As a recap, American Atheists’ Managing Director, Amanda Knief and President, David Silverman went to their local Toronto Dominion Bank to have some charitable organizations registrations notarized for American Atheists. They… Read more »
So last year I wrote about Freedom of Thought 2013, the report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) about state discrimination against and persecution of atheists, humanists, and the non-religious. I promised a more in-depth look at the data, but then, you know, site problems and all, so I never got around to… Read more »
Well, not for real because there is no god and therefore there is no smiting but the fictional God of Facebook regularly asks who he should smite and yesterday, after several comments were added to his Facebook page, he decided to smite Jenny. I liked his post, but was dismayed at some of the anti-vaccine… Read more »