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		<title>A common delusion</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/01/19/common-delusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/01/19/common-delusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC series 'Around the World in 80 Faiths' is an entertaining guide to the world of spiritual wackiness - but it's evading one critical question.]]></description>
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		<title>Church and state: a bad combination</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/24/church-and-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/24/church-and-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What the UK needs isn't just disestablishment but a genuine separation of church and state. Faiths are, by their very nature, exclusionary and discriminatory and they have no place in government business.]]></description>
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		<title>A fine matter of discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/23/discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/23/discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A London tribunal has found that a local government officer, a Christian, was guilty of discrimination when she refused to conduct gay marriages.]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for Darwin Day</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/18/vote-for-darwin-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/18/vote-for-darwin-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humanism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Watford Area Humanists are attempting to have Darwin Day - 12th February - made a Bank Holiday in the UK.  Add your voice to the petition.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin: on a mission from god?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/10/11/palin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/10/11/palin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/10/11/palin/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just how much are fundamentalist and bigoted religious views driving Sarah Palin&#8217;s bid for the VP slot? And given that Palin has now been found, by an enquiry, to have acted unethically, can she be trusted in such a powerful position?]]></description>
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		<title>Getting politics out of religion</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/church_politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/church_politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/church_politics/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A poll suggests that an increasing number of religious people in the US think politics shouldn&#8217;t be preached from the pulpit. Well, it&#8217;s about time&#8230; According to the poll by the Pew Forum, some 50 per cent of conservative church-goers believe that &#8220;houses of worship should not express views on day-to-day political matters&#8221;. That&#8217;s up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A pyrrhic victory</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ACLU in the US is celebrating a decision in Fredericksburg that it says is a victory for freedom of religion. Well maybe. But it&#8217;s a defeat for freedom from religion. The issue, as reported on the ACLU website, revolved around the saying of prayers to open Fredericksburg City Council meetings. The decision of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The triumph of reason</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/21/embryology_bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/21/embryology_bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/21/embryology_bill/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The four votes on aspects of the Embryology Bill in the UK presented an opportunity for the religiously blinkered to put narrow-minded dogma before compassion and scientific progress. They were soundly and properly trounced. It&#8217;s always good to see reason prevail. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill represents the most important development in fertility law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for the dodgy bobby</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/20/dodgy_bobby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/20/dodgy_bobby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/20/dodgy_bobby/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A UK professional photographers&#8217; group has hit back at the Metropolitan Police&#8217;s fear-mongering campaign against photographers. But at least the &#8216;togs have a sense of humour. In classic Orwellian fashion, the Met&#8217;s ad campaign (which I wrote about in Pump up the paranoia) incites the general public to watch itself. It promotes suspicion and fear. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey blocks YouTube &#8211; again</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/13/turkey_youtube_ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/13/turkey_youtube_ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/13/turkey-blocks-youtube-again/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Turkey doesn&#8217;t quite grasp the concept of free speech. It has again blocked access to YouTube for content it deems insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country&#8217;s founder. According to a CNN report, there was no news about how long the ban would last. When a similar ban was imposed, almost exactly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pump up the paranoia</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/27/paranoia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/27/paranoia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/27/paranoia/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An anti-terrorism campaign by London&#8217;s police forces is exploiting the public&#8217;s paranoia in the hope of catching would-be terrorists in the act. It will also have the effect of making life even harder for press photographers. But maybe the erosion of press freedom might be seen as a bonus by the Metropolitan Police. [photopress:police_poster.png,full,alignright]The 2008 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Sharia should never be a part of British law</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/08/sharia_in_the_uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/08/sharia_in_the_uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/08/why-sharia-should-never-be-a-part-of-british-law/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has once again proven how distant he is from reality by suggesting that UK law might incorporate some elements of Sharia. His statements have been widely condemned, but they are not entirely surprising. It is another example of how those infected with religion consider that faith always takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huckabee: the thin end of the wedge</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/07/huckabee_wedge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/07/huckabee_wedge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/02/07/huckabee_wedge/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee&#8217;s failed bid for the Republican nomination might seem to consign him to the list of also-rans. Yet the fact that he was ever in the running has profound and dark implications for America&#8217;s future. [photopress:huckabee.jpg,full,alignright]At the time of writing, Mike Huckabee&#8217;s bid for the Republican presidential nomination looks all but over. Many will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The creeping influence of faith</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/01/18/the-creeping-influence-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/01/18/the-creeping-influence-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are British, and think that government delegating its job to faith-based organisations is a problem limited to our American cousins, think again. The UK Government is increasingly using faith-based outfits to do jobs that should be entirely secular in nature. Now the god botherers are targeting prisons. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When terrorism is just an excuse</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/11/06/stop_and_search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/11/06/stop_and_search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=13</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The police state creeps up on us, step by stealthy step. Every law, every restriction, is invoked for our safety and convenience. But a totalitarian state feeds on laws, twisting them to its own ends. And the problem is, they often seem so reasonable at the time. Not that everyone is happy about the Terrorism [...]]]></description>
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