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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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=273</guid>
		<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[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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Lies Believers Tell]]></category>
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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>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>Quiverfull: the high road to low brows</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/08/quiverfull-breeding-morons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/08/quiverfull-breeding-morons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Large broods lead to low-quality offspring, who seek out low-quality mates, according to new research. Bad news for the Quiverfull movement]]></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[Eric Hoffer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hate crime]]></category>
		<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>Scientology on trial in France</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/05/27/scientology-on-trial-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/05/27/scientology-on-trial-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bizarre pseudo-religion Scientology faces being banned in France if its leaders are found guilty of seizing victims' fortunes by "exerting a psychological hold".]]></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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=147</guid>
		<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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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=128</guid>
		<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>The failure of spirituality</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/22/spirituality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/22/spirituality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humanism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spirituality is religion’s last-ditch defence, the final redoute of superstition.]]></description>
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		<title>The meaning of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/19/the-meaning-of-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/12/19/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This festive season is traditionally a time when Christians get their knickers in a twist about the 'meaning' of Christmas. Of course, it has nothing to do with Christ.]]></description>
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