Vatican Canonical “Trials” are a Joke

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Have you ever heard the phrase “we investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong”? This phrase usually comes up when corrupt organizations are allowed to self police. How many corrupt cops, officials, and politicians have gotten away with crimes simply because they were allowed to conduct their own “internal” investigation? Too many to count, I’m afraid.

If there’s one group that seems to get away with murder (sometimes literally), it’s the Vatican. The latest scandal involves a priest named Marco Ivan Rupnik who was “investigated” by the canonical branch of the secretive organization over his alleged sexual assault of several women. Unsurprisingly, the court did not find sufficient evidence to convinct, despite the fact that he had previously been briefly excommunicated for the crime of having pardoned one of his own victims in coffession.

If you’re wondering why the police or any prosecutors got involved, you must remember that the Vatican is an independant city state, thanks to a fascist government that allowed them this privalege in the late 1920’s. The statued of limitation on rape, something the catholic church fought vigourously to implement, had passed, so all the victims could hope for was their ridiculous show trial, which was conducted behind closed doors (I mean, they wouldn’t be an effective secret organization if they didn’t do this sort of thing!).

No witnesses were questioned, no real investigation took place. They could have just prayed about it for all we know.

In a letter to the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases, Sgro complained that no one from the Vatican had ever responded to her calls or emails seeking information about the case, and that her clients had never even been interviewed.

“How can what is happening be reconciled with the concepts of law, truth, justice, and fairness? With the words that the Holy Father constantly speaks on behalf of the victims of abuse?” Sgro wrote Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office.

Any morons out there still think that Pope Leo is on their side? The dude is just the window dressing for one of the most consistenly evil organizations in the world. How many other rapists are hidden in the hallowed halls of the Vatican? Thanks to their secretive way,s, and their consistent pattern of burying any claims of abuse, we’ll never know, will we?!

Trump Turning “Gen Z” off of Religion

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Religious affiliation has been on a steady decline for a few decades now. A combination of access to information (with the internet), and countless exposé of priestly abuse has turned people’s opinion on religion. Where once people thought it was necessary to be a good person, it has become increasingly obvious that faith is a way for bad people to justify their terrible actions.

Speaking of terrible people, because of Donald Trump’s efforts to infuse Christian Nationalism into every aspect of his administration, Gen Z is getting turned off of religion as unprecedented levels. Before, church attendence was already sinking. Now, it’s positively cratering.

About 20% of Gen Z is already going to church on a regular basis. The remaining 80% are evenly split on whether Christian support of Trump has impacted their churchgoing. Said simply: 40% of Gen Z said politics was keeping them away from a local church.

This is the tip of the iceberg. The Trump administration has shown itself to be religiously aligned, and who knows what other diabolical schemes they have cooking to attempt to turn a liberal democracy into a fascist theocracy. The hope is now that the next generation rejects this insanity before it’s too late.

Churches Do Not Protect Kids

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If you’re a veteran of the site, you know that child abusers run rampant in religious communities. Here is yet another example in South Carolina. Pawley’s Island Community Church in Georgetown has come under fire when parents discovered that one of their volunteers was a registered sex offender. The parish had failed to notify parents, who are now livid at the fact that their children were so dangerously close to the predator.

Like most churches, this is not the first time that they were caught in the wrong:

Court records show the church was the subject of a civil lawsuit nearly 20 years ago that alleged leaders ignored warning signs about a former youth director, Kenneth “Tripp” Atkinson, who was later accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

Part of the problem is that religious folks have way too much faith in the power of the Bible and their God. They believe that immoral behavior can be fought using the pointless incantations and benediction that they think is given to them by a higher authority. They believe that a few prayers and church service is enough to stop patterns of abuse that are deeply embedded in disturbed individuals. The need to redeem the unredeemable is considered more important than the safety of children.

So long as people put their trust in these types of institution, these kinds of preventable tragedies will continue to occur.

US Army Wants to Force Soldiers to Take Testosterone

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What do you get when you put a “dude-bro” in charge of the largest army to ever exist in the history of humanity? Why, you get the stupidest timeline ever. Pete Hegseth, a man remarkable only for his hair, continues to try and prove why he is the worst choice for the important role of “Secretary of Defense”, a name they despised so much they illegally tried to change it to “Secretary of War”. The new moniker seems fitting, as Hegseth has already committed several war crimes in his brief tenure.

Now, to make matters worse, he wants to take recruits that have “low testosterone” and force them to risk the potential of becoming not only infertile, but permanently obliged to supplement their natural testosterone with artificial hormones. This sort of procedure can permanently alter your hormonal balance, and make you dependant on the drug for your entire life.

This trend of taking Testosterone is a fundamental dude-bro thing to do. These men will self prescribe themselves as needing hormonal replacement, simply because they cannot stand the idea of aging naturally. They believe that the whole army needs to be comprised of chunky beefcakes, as though armies are dictated by the size of the soldiers biceps, rather than the effectiveness of their training. The move makes no sense, as the added complication of ensuring that soldiers are constantly provided this hormone would prove to be logistically impossible. Worst still, as soon as the meds run out, any army dependent on this stuff would become useless the moment supplies were cut off.

The whole thing reminds me of the Nazi army during WWII, where soldiers were pumped full of Crystal Meth and Cocaine to try and make them more effective soldiers. After a while, the German Army had to stop this practice, as drug addicted soldiers made for a very chaotic and unreliable force.

Who is behind this boneheaded move? Why, it’s the Christian Nationalists, of course. They applaud the move, thinking that injections are just what their lord and savior wanted. Never mind the fact that these are the same assholes that wanted to remove mandatory vaccines for soldiers. Now they want people to take exogenous steroids that permanently alters your body’s chemistry. Wow, these pieces of shit aren’t hypocrites at all, are they?

Atheist Group Tackles Child Marriage

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One of the most annoying things we hear as atheists is that because we have no moral arbiter, it means that because our morality isn’t objectively true, it’s prone to change. What is specifically annoying about this supposed accusation is that it implies that conditional morality is inferior to the objective variety, when it clearly isn’t. When morality is rigid and unchanging, it cannot adapt to the way societies evolve. A few hundred years ago, it was routine for people to be hanged in public, sometimes for minor offenses, like pickpocketing. We have thankfully evolved in our way of thinking.

I don’t need to use the past to prove my point anyways. In the state of California, there are no age limits when it comes to marriage, which is a loophole that the faithful, with their apparently all knowing moral judge, have chosen to continue. The law is nothing more than protection for child predators with legal foresight, and over 8000 kids are married each year to abusers.

So, who is trying to stop this? Why, it’s a group of atheists with their pesky “subjective” morality. These do-gooders are up in arms about the abuse of children, and decided to get involved with an organization called “Unchained at Last“, which has been stonewalled by religious lobbies that have much to lose if child marriages end. If you’re an American, and atheist, and someone with a damn conscience, given them a hand, will ya?

Mormon Church is Being Brought Down by Legos

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When I was a child, Lego was a fun distraction. It was cheap and plentiful; only a few bucks for a bucket full of pieces. These days, however, Lego is big business. So big, in fact, that some people buy it as an investment. A company called “Bricks and Minifigs” was established in 2003, as a way of becoming a middleman in the sale of expensive and rare sets. In 2018, the company was purchased by a group based in Utah, and the franchise grew from only a few stores to over 300.

What we are learning now is that an incident occurred in which a family was selling their collection through the company when the collection was seized. This led to a dispute which began to really become wild once a Youtuber called “Reckless Ben” became involved. It would be difficult to explain everything, so instead I’ve included the video of the incident. What is clear from what happened is that the company is being heavily protected by the Mormon Church, which is using the American Fork Police as it’s own goon squad.

The situation is so bad that Ben has fled to Mexico, as the legal system is clearly under the control of a religious organization that believes it’s above the law. What is interesting is that a 200k situation is now becoming a billion dollar problem for a company that is being exposed as just another branch of the Mormon Church. In the coming weeks, we are no doubt going to see more drama unfold. I wouldn’t be surprised if this case gets national attention, and would be even less surprised if the American Fork police find themselves on the wrong side of not only a lawsuit, but criminal investigations.

Could the Mormon Church and the American Fork Police be brought down by bunch of Legos? A man can dream, can’t he?

Pakistan Court Upholds Child Marriage

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Did you ever wonder why religious institutions are so obsessed with pedophilia? Perhaps it has something to do with the religions themselves, that at the root is a blueprint for the systematic abuse of children. How else can you explain baffling news like this:

Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), presided over by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, has recognized the validity of the marriage between Maria Bibi, a 13-year-old Christian girl, and a Muslim man named Shehryar Ahmad….In its ruling, the Court dismissed the request of Shahbaz Masih, a Christian resident of Lahore, who sought the release of his daughter, arguing that she was a minor and held illegally after contracting an invalid marriage.

In case you were wondering, there’s a common practice among certain sects of Islam of kidnapping young girls from other faiths and forcibly marrying them. It’s then simply a matter of ensuring they convert, and suddenly everything is nice and legal.

Her parents have tried to petition the governments higher courts to end child marriage, and setup legal protection for children forced into these marriages. One has to wonder why they ever would. Pakistan is incredibly religious, and Islam’s inventor had a 9 year old wife, and so, it sits well within their framework of belief. Sure, some sects reject this practice, but they do so because of modern social pressures, not because they disagree with what their “boy” did.

It’s another day of religion getting away with atrocities and abuse, or as we call it in the secular world, just another Tuesday.

Rhode Island Catholic Priests Abused Hundreds Over Decades

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With the Epstein Files still causing all kinds of havoc, can we all take a moment and reflect on why literal child sex traffickers are going unpunished? See, there’s already been examples of systematic abuse for over a century, and yet, very little is ever done to stop them. I am referring of course to the Catholic Church. How many times have they been caught not only abusing people, but covering it up? These guys make the Epstein Files look quaint. A few hundred abused people maybe. The Church has sexually abused hundreds of thousands of kids. Maybe even in the millions.

So, how many priests pay the price for all this horror? Well, thanks to the tireless efforts of the organization, very few! Just take Rhode Island. This tiny state has a population of around 150,000. Conservatively, investigators estimate that hundreds of kids were molested, but this number is assumed to be much larger, as they became aware of just how effective priests were in covering up any abuses.

Church records show the diocese transferred accused priests to new assignments without fully investigating complaints or contacting law enforcement, a practice exposed in investigations in Boston, Philadelphia and elsewhere.

Ah, the old “molester shuffle” that these guys like to play, always ensuring that there are fresh new children to be victimized. It’s like a conveyor belt of rape. The most disgusting this in all of this is that the church is patting itself on the back for providing limited paperwork to help the investigation. In reality they have stonewalled investigators and treated all of these abuse allegations as ancient history they are eager to forget.

We won’t forget, and we certainly won’t forgive, but if you’ve ever wondered to yourself why it’s so hard to convict child sexual predators, just remember that there are organizations out there (most of them religious) that have been covering this stuff up for over 2 millennia (there are reports from the very early church of abuses starting real early). People in power have always been good at avoiding accountability, ensuring that they can continue to victimize the weak. The old Catholic playbook of burying the truth has been adopted and perfected it seems.

US Military Says War in Iran “Part of God’s Plan for Armageddon”

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The most terrifying aspect of Christianity that most believers are unaware of is its complete and total obsession with the end times. Your average Christian is too busy attributing all the good in the world to their little deity to notice that many of their fellow followers could give two shits about that. Instead, Evangelical Christians have always found a way to paint everything with the brush of end times, something they all look forward to.

With the worst president in American history deciding to bomb Iran, it’s now come to light that many military leaders are calling this a holy war, and claiming that Jesus has anointed Donald Trump and that the destruction of Iran, with its 90 million inhabitants, will bring about his return.

The administration denies this, but as usual, you must believe precisely the opposite of what they say. Keep in mind this is the same group of people who claimed they would no longer engage America into protracted wars, and then in the span of 8 weeks, they kidnap or kill the leaders of two separate countries. The president’s “Bored of Peace” initiative is really paying off.

If anyone is surprised by this, it’s because they have their heads in the sand. The objective of Christian Nationalists is clear: do everything in their power to start Armageddon, and everything will work out fine. These morons just happen to have control of the most powerful army in the world right now. If you haven’t been hoarding food and preparing for the worst, then you don’t know how bad things will get very soon.

Kingdom of God Global Church Accused of Money Laundering, Slavery.

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In the kind of “nothing surprises me anymore” news, a church in Tampa Bay is under investigation for charges related to money laundering, and forced labour. According to the indictment, this church was a busy little bee when it came to human misery.

According to the indictment, Klein and co-defendants David Taylor and Michelle Brannon, ran a network of call centers across multiple states that used forced labor to solicit donations for KOGGC. Victims were forced to work grueling hours at the call centers without pay and pressured to hit impossible fundraising targets.

So far, that sounds like pretty standard stuff. I mean, have they heard of Scientology? What kind of punishment would these people receive when they didn’t “meet their targets”, you may ask?

…the punishment was severe: public humiliation, sleep deprivation, physical violence, withholding of food and shelter, forced repentance rituals, and threats of eternal damnation.

Of course, these depraved cult leaders were spending the money on the typical swag that these degenerates love: cars, mansions, and clothing. It’s always all about luxury goods, isn’t it?

Given that these crimes happened in several states, it’s being treated as a Federal crime, which means there’s a non-zero chance that these scumbags will be pardoned by the giant Orange Turd in office. Let’s hope for the victims that this horrible scenario doesn’t play out that way.

Police On Lookout for Pedo Priest on the Run

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The US Marshals are on the hunt for a man named Steven Sumner. He stands accused of 18 counts of child molestation. Now, can you guess what he did for a living? Here’s a hint: he was given a position of extreme authority, and had unlimited access to vulnerable children. If you guessed that he was a drag queen or some other whipping boy of the religious right you would be insanely wrong. This guy was a pastor, of course.

According to police, the guy has a support network that is providing him with fake ID’s, money, and other means of evading the police. These supporters will hopefully get the book thrown at them. If a friend of mine was being accused of these horrific crimes, it wouldn’t take me too long to hand his ass over to the authorities. He’s not a vigilante. He’s literally a child rapist.

It will never cease to amaze me that religious folks still think that they have moral authority over anyone. These idiots will protest drag queens reading stories to children, and yet their own organizations that they support harbor countless predators in their midst.

Hey religious morons! Why don’t you worry about the wolves amongst your midst before you go around moralizing others?

Megachurch Founder Indicted on Child Sex Abuse

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Religious people love to project their fears onto other people. For instance, take how obsessed they are with “Drag Queens”, claiming that these individuals are all child predators. So far, not one of these performers have been arrested or charged for any crime, let alone child abuse. For those of us familiar with their M.O., it is a classic form of projection, stemming from the fact that so many in their ranks are dangerous pedophiles. Rather than focus on rooting out the degenerates in their midst, they point the finger at people they dislike, accusing them of the crimes that they continue to allow in their churches, and their homes.

It’s not just the odd youth pastor getting arrested. These days, it’s big wigs like Robert Morris, who founded a megachurch in Texas called Gateway Church in Southlake. Back in 1982, Morris was abusing a 12 year old girl named Cindy Clemishire for over 4 years, at which point she was too old for his disgusting tastes. She’s recently come forward, which prompted police to arrest and charge him for the alleged abuse.

Morris claims it was only kissing and petting, defending his actions by saying he never penetrated her. Wow, give the man an award or something! Isn’t that just your typical response from perverts who ruin the lives of innocent victims? “The abuse wasn’t so bad!”, they claim, despite the fact that victims of abuse often have great difficulties forming intimate bonds with their partners later in life.

Church officials claim that they were aware that he had acted inappropriately in his marriage, but then said that they had no knowledge that his “affair” had been with a minor. Luckily, we don’t yet live in a hellhole where churches can simply hide this kind of thing under the rug.

A multicounty grand jury returned the indictment against Morris, the attorney general’s office said. “There can be no tolerance for those who sexually prey on children,” Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in the statement.

“This case is all the more despicable because the alleged perpetrator was a pastor who exploited his position,” Drummond said. “The victim in this case has waited far too many years for justice to be done.”

This sack of monkey shit now faces up to 20 years in jail. I predict that it will be much lower. You may recall that priests and pastors often get preferential treatment in court, usually because jurors are inclined to believe them when they claim to have “repented”. He’s not a young man, so if he dies in jail, then we can all rest easily knowing there is one less predator in this world.

Gay Imam Murdered in South Africa

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There are time when I worry that my rhetoric against Islam might be a little harsh. In the past, I have made some pretty strong claims. I’ve said that the vast Majority of Muslims view the West, and the subsequent moral progress we’ve made, as anathema to them. While there are those who preach forgiveness and love, in truth they are the minority. For every Imam that teaches about love, there are 10 who espouse hate. If you don’t believe me, simply type “Imam sermon”, and behold, countless stories about the horrible things these religious leaders say. For instance, in Victoria, one leader said that Jews spread corruption through the land. If that sounds familiar, it should. These sentiments are perfect echoes of the Nazi regime.

There are still those deluded fools who think they can reform this perverse religion from the inside. One such person went by the name of Muhsin Hendricks. Hendricks was the first openly gay imam, who was operating out of South Africa. He was killed a few weeks ago by an as yet unidentified gunman. My guess is people in the Muslim community are aware of who the guilty party is, and they will absolutely keep his identity a secret, as I’m sure many consider him a hero.

Senior lecturer in Islamic Studies at South Africa’s University of the Western Cape, Dr Fatima Essop, reflected on the “distressing” vitriolic content circulating on social media in the wake of Hendricks’ killing.

“I just find that completely shocking and so far removed from our… Islamic tradition, which is all about compassion and mercy and preservation of human life,” she told the BBC.

Compassion you say? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but a few people preaching love does not negate the far more numerous imams that preach hatred. In fact, I would venture to say that there are more violent and hateful rhetoric these days than calls for compassion and empathy. There’s something sinister about the way in which religions condone violence and hatred that boggles the mind of those that are not in these death cults.

I find it even more outrageous that there are still groups in the West that support Muslims no matter what they preach. Gays for Palestine, or other such groups, fail to understand that the very heart of Islam is one of profound animosity towards people of different sexual orientation. You simply cannot trust those who are naturally good and compassionate to protect you against those who are not. They often go to the same mosques, and sit side by side. When push comes to shove, they will choose to stand next to these monsters rather than face the wrath of their own community. It should tell you everything you need to know about what side they are really on.

I would hope that this is a wakeup call for people of the LGBT community, but my guess is that it will be ignored, like so many other disgusting abuses. Politically, it’s too inconvenient to point out the fact that Islam is still stuck in the 15th century, with no hope of ever reforming towards something more compatible with modern society. Until we all realize the danger this horrid religion poses, the people we love and support are in danger, just like Hendricks was by simply existing.

Mormon Judge Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges

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It seems to me that religions have a big “abuse” problem. Not only do they continually recruit morally reprehensible characters into their fold, they also do them a service by covering up their crimes, and providing financial and moral support to monsters that destroy the lives of children. Usually they also employ fear mongering tactics to vilify minority groups and convince their flock that the real predators are “out there”, and not already in their homes and churches just waiting for their opportunity to strike.

Such is the case with Kevin Robert Christensen, who was arrested last week on charges of child exploitation and human trafficking. It seems as though Christensen had a habit of messaging underage kids, and having disturbing sexually explicit conversations with them. In some conversations, he admitted to abusing children that were related to him. The police have arrested him, and this monster is waiting for his day in court.

“The position of trust he holds in the community and the actions he undertook while in this position significantly undermine the confidence of the community in the legitimacy of the criminal justice system,” the report said.

I’m sure during the trial, he will claim to be a “good Mormon”, and there will undoubtedly be many in the community that jump to his defense. This is all part of their M.O. They put their religion above all others, including in some cases their own offspring. This is why I’ve said repeatedly that religions don’t help families stay together. If anything, they create ideological divides which are often irreconcilable.

If all religions were honest, they would admit that the faith is more important than the family. For these deluded fools, what happens to you after you die is infinitely more important than what happens when you live. This is why all faiths are, at their heart, death cults that suck you into their orbit.

The Worshipping of Donald Trump

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Owen’s Fireside Chat reports on the growing theology that is forming around Donald Trump. It appears that their main guy “Jesus” is a bit too much of a pussy, broke-ass loser for these guys. Instead, they want a rich moron who routinely shits his pants and doesn’t know how tariffs work. Now that’s the king of kings!