Pages Tagged with #USA

The USA Versus the Environment: Oil, Pollution and Kyoto, in the following sections:

• 2.3. All Industrial Nations Except the USA Accept It
• 7. Abusing News Outlets With Fake Science and Fake Lobby Groups
• 6. Methyl Bromide
• 5. Household Waste: USA's Good Example
• 4. Pollution and Cars
• 3. President Bush: Why Doesn't the USA Support Environmentalism?
• 1. The USA is the World's Biggest Polluter
• 2.2. 2004 Oct: The Kyoto Protocol Becomes International Law
• 2.1. After Two Decades of Leadership, the USA fell in the 1990s
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USA: Supporting Obnoxious Regimes, in the following sections:

• 5.1. Looking at the Results
• 1. Supporting Obnoxious Regimes
• 3. Iran and Iraq
• 5.2. Disclaimer! The USA is Not Alone in This Behaviour
• 4.1. Negative Consequences
• 4.2. Afghanistan
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Christianity and Homosexuality: A Very Unhappy Story, in the following sections:

• 2. Case Example: The USA
• 3. Case Example: The UK
• 3.2.4. Catholic Care Seeking Exemption to Equality Laws. Case Rejected by the Courts (2011)
• 1. 20th-21st Century - Still Fighting Against Equality
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Genetic Engineering: What We've Already Done, and We Could Do, in the following sections:

• 4.3. The USA: Political Opposition to Genetic Engineering
• 4.4. Religion: God's Will and Genetics
• 2.3. Safety
• 2.2. Prevalence
• 2.1. Benefits

Marriage: Its Diversity and Character, in the following sections:

• 3. Polyamory
• 6. Gay Marriage
• 2.3. Rituals of Engagement & Marriage and the Commercial Influence
• 9.2. Christian Divorce Rates
• 9.1. Changing Society

The Modern Obesity Epidemic, in the following sections:

• 3.3. Case Example: The USA
• 4. Child Obesity
• 2. Soundbites
• 5.1. Related to Lifestyle and Culture, not to Genetics and Hereditary
• 5.2. The Rise of Processed Foods

Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: How Religion is Making Overpopulation Worse, in the following sections:

• 3. The Catholic Church's Eternal and Absolute Truth
• 3.4. Catholic Church Opposing Condoms in Africa, Despite HIV Threats
• 2.2. Abstinence-Only Sex Education
• 4. Abortion: How Religion and Rationality Clash
• 5. Anti-Abortion Violence and Murder by Fundamentalist Christians in the USA

Why Dislike the UK?, in the following sections:

• 5. USA
• 8.2. Mess and Litter
• 1. Introduction
• 9. Conclusions and Solutions

The End of the World is Nigh! The Dangers of Apocalyptism and End-Times Beliefs, in the following sections:

• 6.4. The Order of the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate
• 7.1. Concerned Christians, Pilgrim House Community, House of Prayer and Solomon's Temple (all in Israel)
• 7. Christian Prophets of Doom
• 7.1. Chen Tao (Taiwan -> USA), founded 1996. Nuclear War Will Consume Us All!

Evolution and the Unintelligent Design of Life: Inherited Traits, Genetic Dysfunction and Artificial Life, in the following sections:

• 6.1. The Religious Anti-Evolution Lobby
• 6.2. Creationism and Intelligent Design
• 6.4. God's Will Versus Genetics

Religion, the Environment and Climate Change, in the following sections:

• 2.3. Paganism
• 2.1. Christianity Set the West off With a Destructive Stance Towards the Environment
• 1. Bits of Text

Wicca - The Rise of a Western Mystery Religion Based on Witchcraft, in the following sections:

• 1.1. Paganism and the New Age
• 1.2. The Founding of Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca
• 2.4. Feminism

The Mormons - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the following sections:

• 2. The Book of Mormon and the 1000-Year Lost Tribe of Israel in the USA
• 7. Good Things
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Scientology and Dianetics, in the following sections:

• 7. Page Index Search
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Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• 3. The Search for Truth
• 1.1. Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide
• 3.1. Religion is Bad for Intelligence

Does Homeopathy Work? What are the Risks and Dangers?, in the following sections:

• 7. Case Study: The USA
• 3. Anti-Science, Anti-vaccination, Anti-Medicine: The Side-Effects of Homeopathy
• 1. An Introduction to Alternative Therapies in General

Approaching Death: Some Instincts of the Human Animal, in the following sections:

• 5. Assisted Suicide
• 2.3. Ground Burial: Re-Using Graves and Overcrowded Cemeteries
• 2.5. From Coral Reefs to Liquefaction

Don't Panic: The World is Not About to End and Western Culture is Safe, in the following sections:

• 2.5. The Loss of Religion Means the Loss of All Morality
• 6. Altruism from Where You Least Expect it: Communal Togetherness and Secular Morality in an Unreligious and Commercialist Age
• 5. Golden Age Thinking: The Past is Not as Good as it Seems

Homosexuality in Animals and Humans, in the following sections:

• 3.2. Sexual Orientation is 20% to 50% Genetic and Can't Be Changed
• 3.3. Evolutionary Theories of Genetic Homosexuality
• 6.3. Catholic Adoption Agencies Threaten to Close Rather Than Comply

Religion and Intelligence, in the following sections:

• 4. Religious People Know Least About Religion
• 1.2. Non-Religious People Can Become Better Scientists
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United States of America: Foreign Aid, in the following sections:

• 2. Criticisms: Relative Aid and Tied Aid
• 1. The USA is the World's Biggest Giver
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Why People Hate America: A Summary of Anti-Americanism, in the following sections:

• 1. Why Do People Hate America?
  Controversial: A summary of the reasons for hatred of America

• 1.1. Obesity
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Charity Across the World, in the following sections:

• 1. Which Countries' People Show Most Personal Charitability?
• 3. The USA
• 2. Aid to Developing Countries (2005-2006)

Uniforce: An International Military Force, in the following sections:

• 3.4. 1984: Emerging Continental Military Blocs Risk the Potential of New Mass Wars
• 3.1. Full Spectrum Militaries Have Become Impractical
• 4.1. Dynamic Partnerships Have Replaced NATO with a Pseudo-NATO

Abusing News Outlets With Fake Science and Fake Lobby Groups, in the following sections:

• 2. The Tobacco Industry
• 1. Public Relations and the Stressed Journalists of Downmarket News Outlets
• 3. The Petrol and Oil Industry

Spiritualism, in the following sections:

• 2. The Founding of Spiritualism
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Legislation and Faith: Religious Rights and Religious Wrongs, in the following sections:

• 2. Abusive Religious Beliefs
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What Causes Religion and Superstitions?, in the following sections:

• 2.4. Moralizing: Being Religious in Order to Be a Good Person
• 5.8. Intelligence and Suggestibility

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline, in the following sections:

• 6.4. Wicca and Paganism
• 4.1. Belief in God

Atheism and Secularism, in the following sections:

• 5. Intellectualism and Atheism
• 4.1. Lower-case or Upper-case Atheism?

Electromagnetic Radiation and the Human Body, in the following sections:

• 4.1. Studies Into Electromagnetic Radiation and Health
• 1. Introduction to the Irrational Fear of EMR

Judaism, in the following sections:

• 3. Types of Judaism
• 4. About Judaism

The Battle Between Monotheism and Homosexuality: Religious Prejudice Versus Equality, in the following sections:

• 4. Christianity
• 3. Judaism

Animal Sacrifice and Blood Rituals in Traditional World Religions and in Satanism, in the following sections:

• 5.1. Religious and Secular Protestors: Some Contradictions
• 4. Law Should Apply to All

Islam and the West: Pluralism, Immigration and Danger, in the following sections:

• 1.3. Long Term Immigration in General
• 1.2. The Docile Majority: Not Much Different to the Christian Majority

Eckankar: The Religion of the Light and Sound of God, The Ancient Science of Soul Travel, in the following sections:

• 6. Soul Travel (Astral Projection)
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The New Age, in the following sections:

• 5. Self-Help and Alternative Therapies
• 1.1. Paganism and the New Age

Mass Media: Sensationalism, Panics and Exaggeration, in the following sections:

• 5. The Millennium Bug
• 1. Perception of Crime Rates in the UK and USA

What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life, in the following sections:

• 1.6. Charitability (2013-6) Myanmar, USA, New Zealand
• 7. Previous Edition (2005-2007) Winners: Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland and Germany

Accepting Assisted Suicide: A Focus on UK Law, in the following sections:

• 2. United Kingdom Law: No Prosecutions For Those Helping Others Attend Dignitas of Switzerland
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The Overpopulation of the Earth, in the following sections:

• 3.6. Sociological Data on Life Expectancy Versus Religion
• 3.5. Setbacks to Long Life

Rupert Murdoch and News Corp's Involvements in Politics, in the following sections:

• 1. The Size of the Empire
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Organized Coverups of Sexual Child Abuse by Priests, Clergy and Christian Institutions, in the following sections:

• 1. Widespread Sexual Child Abuse by Christian Priests
• 2. The Financial Cost to the Church

Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide, in the following sections:

• 4.3. Rejection of the World and Mass Suicides: Order of the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate
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The Responsibility to Defend the Developed World, in the following sections:

• 4. Proclamation of the Secular Developed World
• 3. The Responsibility to Protect Others

The Tyranny of the Majority: How Democracy Can Be Bad, in the following sections:

• 3. The 2010s: A Modern Surge of Popularist Illiberality in the West
• 1. The Majority

Self Mastery, Self Development and Lifestyle Improvement, in the following sections:

• 8. Mental Pain Management (Acupuncture, Relaxation, Self-Control)
• 1. Lifestyle: The Basics

Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings, in the following sections:

• 1. Christian Anti-sex Drives From the 2nd Century Onwards
• 5. Widespread Child Abuse by Christian Priests

USA: Contempt for United Nations and International Folly, in the following sections:

• 3. International Obligations on the Environment
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Pentecostal Protestant Christianity, in the following sections:

• 2. Numbers
• 1. The Creation and Features of Pentecostal Christianity

Creationism and Intelligent Design: Christian Fundamentalism, in the following sections:

• 2. The Strength of Creationism in the USA
• 1. Introduction

Science and Religion, in the following sections:

• 5. Belief in Evolution
• 4. Intelligence Acting Against Religion

Islamic Violent Fundamentalism and Extremism: 3.2. The Support for Extremism by Ruling Bodies, Institutions and Communities

Multinational Corporations Versus Democracy: The Fight Between Commercialism and Nation States: 2. Collusion with Rogue State Policy

Single Issue Parties are Dangerous: Against Nationalist and Ethnic Parties: 2. Can Single Issue Parties Govern?

Alienation and Dangerous Sexual Deviation: Society's Reaction to Child Abuse Often Makes Things Worse: 3. The 1970s and 1980s: Open and Public Paedophilia

The History of Atheism: 4. 18th Century and onwards

Human Sexuality: Polyamory: Multiple Loving, Caring Relationships: 6.1. Marriage

Religious Extremism: 2.3. Disordered Civic Life, Poor Governance

Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 10. What is Creationism and Intelligent Design?

Masturbation, Relationships, Honesty: 2. Harmful Taboos and Inhibitions

Souls do not Exist: Evidence from Science & Philosophy Against Mind-Body Dualism: 4.3. Out of Body Experiences (OBEs)

Emotions Are Biological: How Biochemistry and Neurology Account for Feelings: 5. Ann Klinestiver and Parkinson's Disease Medication

The Mass Media and Democracy: 4. Rupert Murdoch and News Corps

The Food Chain: 3.3. God's Will Versus Genetics

Religion is Bad for Democracy; and Good Governance is Bad for Many Religions: 1. Abrahamic Religions are Naturally Dictatorial

The Side Effects of Smoking. Which Countries Smoke Most?: 5.3. Abusing News Outlets With Fake Science and Fake Lobby Groups

HarperCollins Book Publishers: Occasional Strategic Falsehoods: 4. Introduction to Murdoch's News Corp

The Effects of Overpopulation: 4. Old Text

World Government: Not for 200 Years: 7. Construction of World Government and Existing Supranational Bodies

Voter Stupidity and the Ignorance of the Masses (A Democratic Challenge): 4. The Race to the Bottom

General Neophobia in Everyday Life: Humankind's Fear of Progress and Change: 2.3. Religion's Role in Neophobia

Scandinavia, the Crown of Civilisation:Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland: 9. Finland (As of 2006)

Which Country in the Americas Has the Most Immigrants Or Emigrants?

Critical Thinking on Acupuncture: How Does it Work?: 1. Acupuncture

Psychosomosis - the Placebo and Nocebo Effects: Curing and Causing Disease with the Mind: 3.1. The Negative Effects of Suggestion and Expectation

Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.5. Intelligence and Education

Give to Charity Directly, Not to Church: 3.1. Embezzlement, Waste and non-Charitable Use of Funds by Religious Organisations

Halloween

International Date Format (ISO 8601) and Time Measurements: 1.1. YYYY MM DD - Today's Date is: 2005 08 16

Faith Schools, Sectarian Education and Segregation: Divisive Religious Behavior (UK Case Study): 5.2. Academies: The Vardy Foundation Schools

Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?: 3. The Defiers of Secularisation

A Realistic Guide to Dream Interpretation: 5. The New Age Religion of Eckankar

Political Power Struggles and Identity Reinforcement: Why are People Religious?: 2. Identity Reinforcement

UK Trash Culture: 2.11. Football

Criticisms of Buddhism: Its History, Doctrine and Common Practices: 6.1. Buddhism's Part in War and Strife

Western Culture: Trash and Popular Culture, Elitism and Multiculturalism: 3. The Mass Media

The Internal Challenges Facing Democracy: 2.2. Voter Apathy and Indifference

Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?: 1.3. Is Religion Required to Be a Good Person?

Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 4. Who Believes? The Slow Demise of Satan: Satan is Not Universal, Not Everywhere

The United Kingdom's Successes and Strengths: 3. Activism: Animal Welfare, Concern Groups, Environment...

The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 5.4. Out of Body Experiences, Soul Travel and Astral Projection

The Illusion of Choice: Free Will and Determinism: 3.1. The Subconscious and the Illusion of Choice

What is Science and the Scientific Method?: 3.1. Publishing Charges

The Worst of the Modern Mass Media

Mass Belief and the False Consensus Effect: Everyone Believes It So It Must Be True!: 3.3. Alternative Therapies and New Age

Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 9. Homosexuality

Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 5.1. Hidden Secularisation

Andrea Minichiello Williams, CEO of Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre; and the Wilberforce Academy

Marshall Islands (Republic of the Marshall Islands): 1. Overview

Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): 1. Overview

American Samoa (Territory of American Samoa): 1. Overview

Guam (Territory of Guam): 1. Overview

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

Santería

Satanism

Theosophy - Madame Blavatsky's Development From Spiritualism

Ghosts, Physical Properties and Ghostly Clothes: A Skeptical Investigation: 3. Social Constructs and Fake Ghosts

Climate Change and Global Warming is Human-Caused and Requires Countering: 4. Abusing News Outlets With Fake Science and Fake Lobby Groups

The Economic Benefits to the UK of Remaining in the EU

Pastafarianism (Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster)

Growing Fundamentalism in Islam: How Moderates are Subjugated by Muslim Hardliners: 1. The Majority of Western Muslims are Peaceful and Moderate

Israel (State of Israel): 9. Divisions: Arabs Versus Jews

Fad Diets and Pseudoscience: Let's Stop Falling for These Tricks: 2.5. Organic Food

Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith: 6. Altruism From Where You Least Expect It, in a World Without Religion

The Yezidis / Yazidis: Persecution Amidst Claims of Devil Worship: 0.1. Iraq

The Evolution of the Human Eye, Complete With Its Inside-Out Retina

Football and Hooliganism in British Trash Culture: 1. A Long History of Trouble

Binge Drinking and Pub Culture (UK)

Christianity and Child Abuse: Fatal Cases of Faith Healing and Exorcisms by Priests and Clergy: 1. Neglect and Murder Should Not Be Excused By Religion

LGBT Rights Across the World: Which are the Best and Worst Countries?: 1. Current Trends

Questioning and Challenging God: 3. Conclusion

Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences: 3. Artificially Inducing Mystical Experiences of God

The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy: 2. The Successful Promotion of Democracy and Regional Peace

Out of Body Experiences (OBEs): Astral Projection or Soul Travelling?

What Do Religions Say About Souls?: 5.3.1. Institutionalized Spiritual Populism

Which are the Best Caribbean Countries?

The Bahá'í Faith: 4. Denominations, Schisms and Splits

Pseudoscience and Health: The World of Alternatives (to Truth): 4.5. Herbal Remedies

Counter-Cultural and Alternative New Religious Movements: 0.2. Modern Paganism (Neopaganism)

Why Did Some People in the Bible Live So Long?: 4. Sociological Data on Life Expectancy Versus Religion

Apostasy: Thought Crime in Judaism, Christianity and Islam: 5. The Dangers of Leaving Islam (Apostasy)

Belief in the Theory of Evolution Versus Religious Faith

Modern Paganism (Neopaganism)

The Islamic Rejection of Human Rights and the Moral Failures of the Muslim World: 8. Freedom of Religion Versus Apostasy from Islam

Childhood Obesity is Nearly Always Caused by Poor Parental Choices, Not Genetics

Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Racism Versus 'The Race Card': 2. Criticize Islam's Ideas, Not Its People

How to Pray in Islam, According to the Qur'an: 6. Quran 2:144-9: Facing Mecca - A Nonsensical Instruction That Only Makes Practical Sense on a Flat Earth

Democratic Disillusionment and Voter Apathy

The Mystical Number 7: 4. Theosophy - The 7 Root Races, Each With 7 Sub Races

Does Praying for Someone Work?: 1.2. The John Templeton Foundation's Great Prayer Experiment (2006)

Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan): 1. Overview

Bahamas (Commonwealth of The Bahamas): 1. Overview

Why Question Beliefs? Dangers of Placing Ideas Beyond Doubt, and Advantages of Freethought: 2.3. The Benefits of Accepting Opposing Views

Iceland (Republic of Iceland): 1. Overview

Grenada: 1. Overview

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)

Dominican Republic: 1. Overview

Noah, the Ark and the Flood, from the Bible Book of Genesis: 2. Some Christians Still Believe in The Flood

Canada: 1. Overview

Agnosticism: 4. Good Educational Level

Which Countries Set the Best Examples? (Archived page from 2005-2007)

Numerology and Number Errors: 2. Complicated Comparisons - Numerology and Bible Codes

An introduction to Vodun, or Voodoo: 2. The Suppression of Voodoo in the 18th Century

Unitarian-Universalist

Modern Druids (Neo-Druidism / Neo-Druidry): 2. Paganism and the New Age

Japan: 1. Overview

Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti): 1. Overview