News & Articles from 2010 How religious, political and ideological beliefs spark falsehoods, intolerance, violence, crime, and war comments by Jim Walker [Note: Due to expiration dates of some news sites, some links may no longer work]
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12 Mar House bans earmarks to for-profit companies
12 Mar Austria rocked by more child sex abuse claims against priests
11 Mar Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009
11 Mar Three clergy abused me - claim
10 Mar GOP Caught Plotting Joe McCarthy-Style Fear Campaign Against Obama, Democrats
10 Mar Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care
10 Mar Catholic Scandal Spreads: Former Regensburg Choirboys Talk of 'Naked Beatings'
09 Mar UN envoy says Afghan strategy is too 'military-driven'
09 Mar Catholic church abuse claims rise to 200
09 Mar Report: Cohabiting has little effect on marriage success
08 Mar Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse
08 Mar Sex Abuse Scandal Hits German Catholic Boy’s Choir
07 Mar Eric Massa's early exit from House may ease healthcare's passage
07 Mar German schools mired in priest abuse scandal
06 Mar Waterboarding Too Dangerous, Internal DoD Memo Reveals Bush Adim. had claimed waterboarding in line with Catholic Church teaching.
06 Mar Disturbing story of Fallujah's birth defects
06 Mar Catholic sex abuse scandal spreads to famous boys' choir
05 Mar FOX’s Glenn Beck and Laura Ingraham Fight Healthcare Reform by Mocking the Sick
05 Mar American Family Association: Stone To Death Killer Whale Who Killed Trainer
05 Mar Dutch Catholics come forward with reports of child sexual abuses by priests
04 Mar Economists Warn Another Financial Crisis on the Way
04 Mar Investigators Raid German Monastery in Sex-Abuse Case
04 Mar NYPD Officer claims pressure to make arrests Includes video
03 Mar Heads Up: Prayer Warriors and Sarah Palin Are Organizing Spiritual Warfare to Take Over America
03 Mar Who really gets hurt when GOP's Bunning blocks this bill?
03 Mar Catholic priest abuse claims mount up
02 Mar Supreme Court Decision Could Allow Anonymous Political Contributions by Businesses
02 Mar Priest who abused boys casts shadow in Northwest
01 Mar Atheists meet with White House officials
01 Mar RIGHTS-GERMANY: 'Catholic Church Protects Paedophile Priests'
28 Feb Poll shows that three-fourths of Americans think it's important for Obama to include health care reform
28 Feb German priest resigns over child sex abuse case
27 Feb Documents Reveal Anthem Blue Cross Manipulated Data to Justify Massive Rate Hike
27 Feb Former Priest Extradited To Face Child Abuse Charges
26 Feb White House in New Push for Changes on Wall St.
26 Feb Calls For Full Investigation - Number Of Church Abuses Cases Continues To Rise In Germany
25 Feb U.S. plans for possible delay in Iraq withdrawal Here we go again.
25 Feb Sex-abuse survivors' group says new bishop supports secrecy
24 Feb The President’s Proposal puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care
24 Feb Pet left behind in the Rapture? Service will help...
23 Feb Reid: Dems will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare in 60 days
23 Feb Australian priest to be sentenced on 29 counts of child sexual abuse
22 Feb Who are the Tea Party activists?
22 Feb South Bend priest jailed again
22 Feb Termite Found in Austin satire
21 Feb Judge Rules Abortion Law Unconstitutional includes video
21 Feb Another victim levels sex charges against former priest
20 Feb Congress Needs to Clip Goldman's Wings
20 Feb German lawyer: 115 claim sex abuse by Jesuits
19 Feb Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning
19 Feb Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74
19 Feb Youth Minister Charged With Sex Abuse
18 Feb Senate Dems Urge Public Option by Reconciliation
18 Feb Vatican's child abuse summit is a charade, say victims
17 Feb Republican retirements outnumber Democratic retirements, as of now
17 Feb Jesuits hard hit by high number of sex abuse claims
16 Feb Neo-Nazis rally on Dresden bombing anniversary
16 Feb Over 100 sexual abuse victims by priests at a Berlin school
15 Feb Man Charged With Stockpiling Weapons Was Tea Partier, Palin Fan
15 Feb Ex-Scientologists to expose alleged abuse
14 Feb Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power
14 Feb 'Abuse allegation' against Down and Connor priest
13 Feb 'Good without God' billboards now up in Sacramento
13 Feb Cincinnati Priest to be Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
12 Feb AIG-Gate: The World's Greatest Insurance Heist
12 Feb LDS youth leader arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse
11 Feb Obama Rebukes Boehner In Testy Exchange, Charges GOP Wants To Kill All His Initiatives
11 Feb Group calling for action against abusive priests
10 Feb Obama aide says Republicans playing politics with terrorism
10 Feb Shame And Fear: Inside Germany's Catholic Church Abuse Scandal
09 Feb Obama calls for healthcare summit
09 Feb Pastor gets prison for assault, kidnapping
08 Feb Wall Street Republicans Form ‘Action Tank’ To Push Corporate Agenda
08 Feb Sexual abuse in German Church deeper than expected
07 Feb Investors Fear Europe’s Woes May Extend Global Slump
07 Feb Christian Serbia maintains its faith in folklore|
07 Feb Police charge retired priest in altar boy sex abuse case
06 Feb Dodd to introduce constitutional amendment to reverse campaign finance ruling
06 Feb Priest accused of assault
05 Feb Sarah Palin's Tea Party Dinner Disaster
05 Feb Jesuits: 3rd priest involved in German abuse scandal
04 Feb The Global Atheist convention sold out
04 Feb Former priest jailed for abuse of boy
03 Feb North Carolina Politicians Seek to Unseat Councilman Because He's an Atheist
03 Feb Jesuit coverup of sex abuse on two continents
02 Feb Why the Tea Party Convention is tea-tering on the edge
02 Feb Historians Richard Carrier and Michael Licona to debate resurrection
02 Feb Rumours of child abuse at South African refugee church
01 Feb Why Atheists Don't Turn to Religion When Faced with Death or Disaster
01 Feb Abortionist killer found guilty of first degree murder
31 Jan Obama Goes To GOP Lions' Den -- And Mauls The Lions
31 Jan Berlin Catholic school says teachers sexually abused pupils
30 Jan US Jobless Claims Drop Less Than Expected
30 Jan 70 Irish priests accused of sex crimes in US
30 Jan New Book Reveals Pope John Paul II Self-Flagellated
29 Jan State of the Union address [video, 1 hr. 9 min.]
29 Jan 117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
29 Jan Three Irish priests linked to Boston abuse scandal
28 Jan Howard Zinn dies at age 87
28 Jan Tea Party Disputes Take Toll on Convention
28 Jan Another victim claims sexual abuse against a former Fargo Priest
27 Jan Obama proposes new policies to help the middle class
27 Jan New Series Of Clergy Sex Abuse Cases Opens In Spokane
26 Jan Lack of Universal Health Care Puts U.S. in Non-Compliance With International Law
26 Jan Retired priest accused of sexual misconduct
25 Jan Obama Assails Supreme Court Ruling On Political Advertising
25 Jan NPA mum on Methodist Church sex abuse probe
24 Jan Humanists help Haiti
24 Jan Former Roman Catholic priest sentenced to eight years for sex abuse
23 Jan Obama hammers Wall Street banks
23 Jan Pedophile ex-priest linked to boys-ranch case
22 Jan Czechs most charitable of post-communist nations; may be connected with their relatively widespread atheism
22 Jan Rifles used by U.S. troops include Bible verse inscriptions
21 Jan Greg Epstein on humanism and being "good without God" [video, 5 min.]
21 Jan Actor Gabriel Byrne tells of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of the clergy
20 Jan Republican Scott Brown Defeats Democrat Martha Coakley in Mass. Senate Race
20 Jan Priest, diocese face charges
19 Jan Atheist Richard Dawkins aids Haiti, touts God-free giving
19 Jan Former Orlando-area priest accused of sex abuse
18 Jan Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan tops $1 trillion
18 Jan Plainville parish learns pastor faced sexual abuse allegations shortly before his death this month
17 Jan Health Bill Can Pass Senate With 51 Votes, Van Hollen Says
17 Jan Non-Christians need not apply World Vision hires only Christians. Obama promised to change that. So why hasn't he?
17 Jan Ex-priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys
16 Jan Pat Robertson: Haiti "Cursed" After "Pact to the Devil"
16 Jan Limbaugh says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax" Includes video.
15 Jan Hati Relief Please consider a donation to a relief agency.
15 Jan Retired priest faces sex abuse charges
15 Jan Catholic church feels threatened by "Avatar"
14 Jan Activists Worried About "Secret" Internet Treaty
14 Jan Priest for trial on sex charges
13 Jan Afghans Losing Hope After 8 Years of War
13 Jan Mormon faithful most conservative religious group in U.S., poll finds
12 Jan China Ends U.S.’s Reign as Largest Auto Market
12 Jan Laurel priest suspended over sex charges
12 Jan Taoist truck driver guilty of unlawful sex
11 Jan No, the Cold Doesn't Mean No Global Warming
11 Jan 100-plus Montanans join priest abuse case
10 Jan Pelosi Says Congress Nearing Final Health Bill
10 Jan Priest accused of abusing STC child
09 Jan President Barack Obama: On Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
09 Jan Chilean Priest, Girlfriend, Charged with Abuse of Minors
08 Jan National security adviser: Airline bomber report to 'shock'
08 Jan Chilean Catholic Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse
07 Jan Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd won't seek reelection, will retire at end of term
07 Jan Lawsuit filed against Diocese of Yarmouth alleging sexual abuse by priest
06 Jan Durbin Expects Health Care Bill Within Month
06 Jan Former Cleveland Catholic Diocese priest begins jail sentence for sexual offense
05 Jan Gun Rights and Tea Party Activists Encourage People To Bring Guns To New Mexico Protest
05 Jan Church accused of disregarding complaints of priest's child abuse
04 Jan Irish atheists challenge blasphemy law
04 Jan Man claims abuse by late San Angelo priest
03 Jan Cheney Attacks; White House Hits Back
03 Jan 'I was not aware of allegations of abuse until Archbishop Connell informed us'
02 Jan Rachel Maddow Nails Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush for Using Torture Illegally [video]
02 Jan Church leader arrested in drugs, sex abuse probe
01 Jan Rush Limbaugh in Serious Condition at Honolulu Hospital
01 Jan Argentinian archbishop convicted of sex crime