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Religion, unlike skin colour, is a matter of choice, so criticism of others' religious beliefs is legitimate. The sites here provide some answers to the religious bigotry listed at The Millenium Project.
Articles about religion from The Millenium Project:
Some articles by other people.
books about religion and its effects.
by A. C. Grayling
by Thomas Paine
by Athena Dean
by George H. Smith
by Michel Onfray
by Russell Miller
by Ben Elton
by Daniel C. Dennett
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
by Jytte Klausen
by Dorothy L. Sayers
by Dorothy L. Sayers
by Dorothy L. Sayers
by Daniel Pipes
by Lee Tiffin
by Raymond Franz
by Margaret Thaler Singer and Janja Lalich
by Michael Shermer, Alex Grobman and Arthur Hertzberg
by Charles MacKay
by James Randi
by Kenneth Miller
by Robert W. Funk
by Lisa Appignanesi (Editor)
by Sigmund Freud
by Victor Stenger
by Richard Dawkins
by Christopher Hitchens
by Philip G. Davis
by H. L. Mencken (Author) and S. T. Joshi (Editor)
by Martin Gardner
by Daniel Pipes
by Michael Shermer
by Hervey Peoples
by Robert D. Hicks
by Daniel Pipes
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
by John Shelby Spong
by Bent Corydon
by Sam Harris
by Thomas Hobbes
by Daniel Pipes
by Daniel Pipes
by Daniel Pipes
by Bart D. Ehrman
by Jonathan Swift
by Robert Spencer (Editor)
by David Hume
by Nica Lalli
by Jon Atack and Russell Miller
by Tod Lindberg
by Robert Spencer
by Christopher Hitchens (Editor)
by Desiderius Erasmus
by John Locke
by Michael Barkun
by Daniel Pipes
by Salman Rushdie
by Micheal Shermer
by Tad S. Clements
by H. L. Mencken
by Lewis Wolpert
by Daniel Pipes
by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
by Jonathan Israel and Michael Silverthorne (Eds)
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Robert Park
by Andrew Morton
by Robin Dunbar
by Lawrence Krauss
by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
by Randel McCraw Helms
by Clarence Darrow
by Madalyn O'Hair
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Amnesty International Australia
Apologetics Research Resources on Religious Cults, Sects, Religions, Doctrines, Etc.
"This site offers information that a) helps equip Christians to logically present and defend the Christian faith, and that b) encourages Christians and non-Christians to understand, evaluate and compare various religious claims"
The Atheist's Guide to Religion
"This website is dedicated to people everywhere who are trying to break the iron grip that religion exerts on their day to day lives. This is not an anti-religious rant. There would be no point to that, because religion, just like all of us, is a natural result of evolution".
The Australian Constitution – Section 116
"The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth".
The Authorized King James Version Bible
Where better to find out what is really in the Bible than to look at the book itself?
The Book of Common Prayer is one of the major works of English literature. Since its introduction in the mid-1500's it has exerted enormous influence on the religious and literary lives of all who speak the English language.
Broken Rites Australia – fighting church sexual abuse since 1993
Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.)
Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.) is a non-profit national membership organization established in 1983 to protect children from abusive religious and cultural practices, especially religion-based medical neglect. CHILD opposes religious exemptions from duties of care for children.
Current Issues in Alternative Medicine
CINAM is a Christian based information and resource organization which seeks to educate the church as well as the wider audience of health consumers about issues which occur with "alternative" and other fringe health practices. CINAM evaluates alternative health practices, products, and promoters, considering both science and the spiritual / philosophical issues. Of particular interest is mis-information, quackery, health fraud, and spiritual world view.
The Danger of Knowing For Sure (Peter Bowditch)
Certain events give us cause to think about what we think and how we think about it. This is an essay about skepticism and critical thinking written immediately following September 11, 2001.
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
"ECFA is an accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn the public's trust through adherence to seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship"
Exposing the Con (Arnie Lerma)
Exposing the Con of Scientology
The Hate Directory – Hate Groups on the Internet The Hate Directory - Hate Groups on the Internet
"Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs"
"Founded by the SPLC under the name Teaching Tolerance in 1991, Learning for Justice was originally created to prevent the growth of hate by reducing prejudice. In the last 30 years, our work has evolved to center justice and the action that students and educators can take to realize change"
Lisa McPherson : The Clearwater Police Department Files (Kristi Wachter)
Lisa McPherson, a Dallas native, a line dancing enthusiast, and a dedicated Scientologist for most of her adult life, died on December 5, 1995, after 17 days in the custody of the Church of Scientology. She was 36 years old. This site presents the information collected by the Clearwater Police Department in their investigation of Lisa's death.
MinistryWatch is an online database with profiles on more than 400 of the largest church and parachurch ministries in the United States. It is also a place where you can learn about how to be a "responsible giver".
Narconon is an international drug rehabilitation organisation which claims a presence in 26 countries around the world. This website offers a critical examination of Narconon's claims, contrasting them with the strong body of opposing evidence.
Operation Clambake – The Inner Secrets Of Scientology (Andreas Heldal-Lund)
Paul Kurtz Institute for Science and Human Values
"The Institute for Science and Human Values (ISHV) is a non-profit organization that promotes scientific inquiry and critical thinking in evaluating claims. It works to develop values that are naturalistic and humanistic in character and appropriate to the 21st century. Religion is often at the root of society’s ethical values, and ISHV endeavors to reevaluate them on rational grounds. It continues to enlist the brightest scientists and scholars from around the globe for that purpose. Its members are committed to better developing the common moral virtues that we share as human beings."
Poe's Law is an axiom suggesting that it's difficult to distinguish between parodies of religious fundamentalism (or, more generally, parodies of any crackpot or extremist belief) and genuine proponents of religious fundamentalism, since they both seem equally insane.
Primary Ethics : Developing and delivering philosophical ethics education for Primary schools in NSW
Following the recent amendment of the NSW Education Act 1990, students who don't attend Special Religious Education (SRE) / Scripture classes in NSW public schools now have a legal right to receive philosophical ethics classes as an option to supervised 'private study'
Rationalist Society of Australia
"This religion simplified website is a condensed information only site, which presents and discusses the different types of religions practiced today. All this information is available from other sources, hard copy, online and in much greater detail"
"No peace among the nations without peace among the religions. No peace among religions without dialogue between the religions. No dialogue between the religions without investigation of the foundation of the religions." Hans Küng
Scientology associated deaths (Mike Gormez)
The Scientology Comparative Theology Page (Perry Scott)
"This website explores the beliefs and practices of Scientology, then compares those beliefs and practices to those of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism"
Scientology Lies (Kristi Wachter)
"I think Scientology is breaking the law and hurting people, and I want them to stop".
The Secular Web is owned and operated by Internet Infidels, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting a naturalistic worldview on the Internet. Naturalism is the "hypothesis that the natural world is a closed system" in the sense that "nothing that is not a part of the natural world affects it." As such, "naturalism implies that there are no supernatural entities," such as gods, angels, demons, ghosts, or other spirits, "or at least none that actually exercises its power to affect the natural world." And without miraculous interventions into nature from a spiritual realm, neither prayer nor magick are more effective than a placebo.
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible (Steve Wells)
One form of religious bigotry is fundamentalism, or a belief in the inerrancy of the literal Bible. This site points out the inconsistencies and contradictions in the Bible and also highlights the parts that the true believers would rather not talk about.
This is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for scientific skepticism.
Suppressive Person Defense League (Gerry Armstrong)
"to expose and elucidate the Scientology enterprise's Suppressive Person Doctrine, to defend Suppressive Persons, to unite them against this pernicious doctrine and its Scientologist proponents, and to participate in the process of eliminating this doctrine"
The Truth About Scientology (Kristi Wachter)
"If you're a Scientologist or if you're interested in the technology of Scientology but have some concerns about outpoints within the Church of Scientology, this site is intended for you".
U.S. Constitution – Bill of Rights
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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