SOMETHING has to be done to reverse Russia’s shrinking population – described here as “a matter of national security” – and religious and political leaders, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, are hoping that the Belt of the Virgin Mary will solve the problem. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin puts on a solemn face for Mary’s belt [...]
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IN THE good old Old Testament days, anyone who displeased God would be in for an almighty smiting. But nowadays God’s smiting abilities appear to be mightily diminished; the worst one can expect is a missive from Above, expressing grave disapproval. We know so because God had a plan to alleviate the drought in Texas. [...]
AN Israeli rabbi, Asher Dahan, 42 – accused of killing fellow rabbi Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzeira earlier this year – has been ordered to stand trial for murder despite a psychiatric opinion that he is mentally unfit to be tried. The alleged killer had apparently stabbed elderly Abuhatzeira, a mystic and Kaballist, because Abuhatzeira’s supernatural powers [...]
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OH dear, things appear to be going horribly wrong for Michele Bachmann, the religious wingnut who hopes to be America’s next President. First there was that little upset last week over a pledge she signed which seemed to support slavery. Now she’s up to her fundamentalist eyeballs – and what eyeballs they are! -Â in [...]
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THE Union of Catholic Physicians (UCP) in Germany has become a bit of a laughing stock since it was revealed this week that this bunch of imbeciles has been offering “Therapy Options for Homosexuality” on their website – including magic sugar pills. But, according to this report, the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) [...]
MEET Paseka Motsoeneng. He is the leader of the Incredible Happening Church in Katlehong, South Africa … and the self-styled prophet is in the news for the incredible manner in which he “rid” two women of the demons who allegedly possessed them. Motsoeneng was exposed a complete charlatan in an two reports published by the [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
