MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) — A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show "Snake Salvation" has died after being bitten by a snake during a weekend church service in Kentucky. Jamie Coots was handling a rattlesnake at his Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro when he was bitten on the hand Saturday night. READ AP ARTICLE
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When it comes to discussions on institutionalized discrimination, atheists often are left out. That may not surprise many. In a world with widespread prejudice based on gender, race and sexuality, it may be hard for people to get incensed over a story about nonbelievers fighting to remove the phrase "In God We Trust" from U.S. currency. And while these kinds of divisive challenges may be the only things that some unsympathetic people remember about atheists fighting for justice and equality, the fact is that nonbelievers in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world face systemic and substantial discrimination.
Here are 11 things atheists couldn't -- and in many cases still can't -- do because they didn't believe in God. READ HUFFPOST ARTICLE A Utah man is starving himself in protest against same-sex marriage, which was recently legalized in the staunchly conservative state following a federal judge's ruling. , a 35-year-old Mormon and small business owner, has vowed to forego food until Utah stops allowing same-sex couples to marry. ABC 4 reports Meacham hasn't eaten in 12 days. He is reportedly surviving "solely on water and an occasional vitamin." He has lost 25 pounds (11.3 kg).
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/utah-man-on-hunger-strike-against-gay-marriage/article/365088#ixzz2pT62V5Fx Costco recently roused the ire of Pastor Caleb Kaltenbach when he
discovered a stack of Bibles with a 'Fiction' sticker at their Simi Valley, Calif. location. He told Todd Starnes of Fox News, "All the Bibles were labeled as fiction. It seemed bizarre to me." READ MORE |