From Time.com
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How do you atone for something terrible, like the Inquisition? Joseph Ratzinger attempted to do just that for the Roman Catholic Church during a grandiose display of Vatican penance — the Day of Pardon on March 12, 2000, a ritual presided over by Pope John Paul II and meant to purify two millenniums of church history.
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New developments on this front come rapid fire. So here is a brief overview of the last week:
Connecticut Bishops fight sex abuse bill (April.11.2010)
Writing on the Wall: Pope’s signature attached to key letters (April.9.2010)
British Scientist Richard Dawkins threatens to arrest Pope Benedict (April.11.2010)
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Brain washing has turned into Branding. PZ Myer’s, biologist and outspoken Atheist gives his parental perspective on this latest Christian branding trend:
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Conservapedia’s page on Charles Darwin reads like a 7th grade book report. The information lacking, opinionated and simplistic. The only informational topics on Darwin is “Biography”, 4+ pages of “Religion” and a bunch of opinionated titles like “Darwin’s Racism” and “Darwin’s Belief in Male Superiority”. Nothing about his life’s work or topic headings on Evolution, the Voyage of the Beagle, or Science related studies. It would be like writing an Encyclopedia page on George Washington without mentioning the Revolutionary War, his presidency or Mt Vernon and instead writing only on how he owned slaves and had children by them.
20/20 Investigates: Note that his statistics on the number of believers and non-believers are outdated. The most recent polls show 16% of Americans do not believe in a god or gods.
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