Is Freemasonry 'just as good' as Christianity?

The Burning Taper received the following email a few days ago. Anyone like to take a shot at answering this woman's questions? sir, as ...

Christian cultists convicted of starving baby to death

Long-time readers of The Burning Taper know that I find stories about the bizarre things people do in the "name of Jesus" fascina...

Cats don't go to Heaven!

This excellent essay was submitted by Bro. James C. Stewart of North Bay Lodge No. 617, in Canada. Thank you, Bro. James. Cats Don't Go ...

It ain't Bible

Religious people continue to amuse me and sometimes baffle me. Whether it's the Pope being asked to resign over lifting the excommunicat...

Christian mag hidden under counter by Southern Baptist Convention stores for featuring cover-girl pastors

It's been a while since I have commented on the Southern Baptist Convention, but today's a good day to do so, it being Sunday and al...

Baptist minister fleeces flock with fraudulent mortgages

Many Christians are fond of the metaphor of a good shepherd tending his flock. It seems the flock at Ardmore Terrace Baptist Church in Frays...

Don't miss the Rapture

I recently watched a 1991 movie called The Rapture , which is currently in rotation on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). It stars Mimi Rog...

Vision of Pope John Paul II appears in Polish bonfire

Images of Jesus are regularly seen on parking garage walls and spaghetti billboards . Visions of Mary used bring thousands of believers to s...

Church wants square and compasses removed from historical landmark

Christians are a strange bunch. Oh, sorry. I mean, some Christians are a strange bunch. I promised I wouldn't "paint with a broad ...

Christian Kool-Aid

There are two quotations from famous Discordians that have always made a lot of sense to me. Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill wrote Principia D...

The Christian States of America

If belief creates reality, it's no wonder we're living in a Bizarro World. The First Amendment Center just released its 2007 survey ...

Hot enough for you?

It's been an extremely hot and dry summer here in Georgia, as it has elsewhere around the country. I've noticed several of the local...

Christian no more (verse 3)

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Christian no more (verse 2)

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'To provide those solemn services....'

I've been looking around on various Masonic forums lately, and I see an awful lot of Masons accusing each other of violating their oblig...

Christian no more

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Hindu shouted down by 'Christian patriots' as he prays in U.S. Senate

Last week the U.S. Senate had a Hindu priest give their opening invocation. As Rajan Zed, director of interfaith relations at a Hindu temple...

Paranoid anti-Mason conspiracy nut shoots neighbor to death

A paranoid anti-Mason in Milwaukee, Wisconsin shot and killed his neighbor last week, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported . The victim,...

'Darwin made me do it!': Fundamentalist Muslim blames terrorism, world's evils on Charles Darwin

Controversial Muslim author Adnan Oktar, also known by his pen-name Harun Yahya, held a press conference aboard a luxury yacht in the Black ...

Teach your children

I know some of you don't like it when I talk about Christianity. If you're one of them, here's a choice of exit links for you: t...