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		<title>Which is scarier &#8211; God or a duck?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/05/21/god-or-duck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/05/21/god-or-duck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DK</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is a fear of being watched by a duck - anatidaephobia - any more bizarre and ridiculous than the belief you're being watched by God? After all, we know ducks exist.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II: saintly or unbalanced?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/27/saintly-or-unbalanced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/27/saintly-or-unbalanced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-flagellation may make the Pope a saint, but it's the clearest sign you could ask for of the gulf between faith and the real world.]]></description>
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		<title>Separation of faith and job</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/26/faith-and-job/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/26/faith-and-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spiritual beliefs should not be allowed to conflict with tasks, such as dispensing medicines, that have important effects on other people's lives.]]></description>
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		<title>Bertrand Russell talking sense</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/21/bertrand-russell-talking-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/21/bertrand-russell-talking-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Bertrand Russell describes clearly why religious belief is intellectual treachery, of no value and the product of savage ages]]></description>
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		<title>When prejudice becomes law</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/19/when-prejudice-become-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/19/when-prejudice-become-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[society & politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equality Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government wants to change the law to allow religious organisations to discriminate in the workplace]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;d rather be human than spiritual</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/15/spirituality-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/15/spirituality-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humanism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being 'spiritual' is automatically seen as a good thing, even though it is a vague term. I'd rather celebrate being human]]></description>
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		<title>Did Jesus beget himself?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/13/did-jesus-beget-himself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/13/did-jesus-beget-himself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having invented the story of Christ, the theologists of many Christian sects are having a hard time making the plot work]]></description>
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		<title>An atheist theology?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/12/an-atheist-theology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/12/an-atheist-theology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of philosophy turning to theology in order to cherry-pick the best parts is missing the point. Theology is built on myth and so can't be trusted]]></description>
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		<title>Lies believers tell: religion is the source of beauty</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/09/lies-believers-tell-religion-is-the-source-of-beauty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/09/lies-believers-tell-religion-is-the-source-of-beauty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Religion has given us great works of art, but only because of the power and wealth of the church. It does not mean there is any intrinsic validity to faith.]]></description>
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		<title>Dishonest debate</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/07/dishonest-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/07/dishonest-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Creationists are again attempting to infiltrate the UK education system with lies and disinformation. Why are they always so dishonest about what they're doing?]]></description>
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		<title>God in our image?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/31/god-in-our-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/31/god-in-our-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is god the product of our brains? A new documentary film seeks the answers.]]></description>
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		<title>The vote is in &#8211; there is no god</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/21/the-vote-is-in-there-is-no-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/21/the-vote-is-in-there-is-no-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[God does not exist, says a poll on the website of evangelical Christian organisation Alpha]]></description>
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		<title>Religion as a hate crime</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/09/03/religion-as-a-hate-crime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/09/03/religion-as-a-hate-crime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mass movements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious hatred]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Eric Hoffer pointed out, hate is a major unifying factor in mass movements, and religions - even those that profess peace and love - are no exception.]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland: one step back?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/05/11/ireland-one-step-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/05/11/ireland-one-step-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roman Catholicism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Certain forces in Ireland want to introduce a blasphemy law, taking the country firmly back into the Middle Ages.]]></description>
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		<title>The straitjacket of belief</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/03/07/straitjacket-of-belief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/03/07/straitjacket-of-belief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An excommunication in Brazil has revealed how religion operates in a moral straitjacket that prevents believers from many acts of compassion.]]></description>
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