News & Articles from 2012 How religious, political and ideological beliefs spark falsehoods, intolerance, violence, crime, and war comments by Jim Walker [Note: Due to expiration dates of some news sites, some links may no longer work]
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03 Feb Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year
03 Feb Nasa's global temperatures from the 1880s to the 2000s
02 Feb Florida primary 'the most negative campaign ever,' says media group (video included)
02 Feb Frenchman takes Catholic Church to court in landmark case after it refuses to de-baptise him
02 Feb Sex abuse 'widespread' in Catholic Church, Philadelphia judge says
01 Feb Three Separate Incidents of Violent Intimidation of Dems by Republican Extremists in One Single Week
01 Feb Former pastor facing child sex charges
31 Jan U.S. falls 27 places in worldwide freedom of the press rankings
31 Jan Former pastor sentenced in molestation charge (video included)
30 Jan Richard Dawkins Rejects Plan for £1M Atheist 'Church' in City of London
30 Jan Extradited former priest faces 55 sex-abuse charges in Ireland
29 Jan Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe
29 Jan Pastor Accused of Sexual Assault Behind Bars
28 Jan Military will trim troops, war costs
28 Jan Catholic priest on trial over charges of sexual abuse against boys
27 Jan Warren: Richest U.S. companies 'spending more on lobbying' than taxes
27 Jan German Catholic priest sentenced to 6 years in prison for abusing children over years
26 Jan In State of the Union, Obama warns economic disparity threatens middle class
26 Jan Trusted priest abused boys
25 Jan Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll
25 Jan German anti-Semitism 'deep-rooted' in society
25 Jan Priest accused of sexually abusing boys over 20 years
24 Jan One Hundred Thirty Cities Across the US Protest on Anniversary of Citizens United
24 Jan Man faces five years for 'God does not exist' Facebook post
24 Jan Priest Accused of Child Sex Abuse
23 Jan Egypt's Islamists Win 75 Percent of Seats in Parliament
23 Jan Anti-church sentiment rises in Europe as more people seek 'de-baptism'
22 Jan America hates Newt Gingrich
22 Jan Anonymous' Megaupload Revenge Shows Copyright Compromise Isn't Possible
21 Jan Occupy Wall Street Descends on Congress, Says: Money Out of Politics!
21 Jan Abortions Are More Common in Countries that Outlaw Them
21 Jan Former altar boy alleges sexual abuse, sues archdiocese
20 Jan SOPA Co-Sponsors Abandon Bill Amid Massive Protests
20 Jan Why is child abuse tied to witchcraft on the rise?
19 Jan Organizers file more than 1 million signatures to recall Walker
19 Jan Evolution defenders to fight climate skeptics
19 Jan Test Tube Yeast Evolve Multicellularity
18 Jan Richard Dawkins celebrates a victory over creationists
18 Jan Colbert Super PAC Releases Romney Attack Ad In South Carolina (video)
18 Jan Preacher John Smart jailed over campaign of child abuse
17 Jan Stephen Colbert's Super PAC Starts Buying Up South Carolina Airtime
17 Jan Why is the US marriage rate falling sharply?
16 Jan Obama Administration Comes Out Against SOPA, PIPA
16 Jan Bible Scholar Joel Hoffman Slams Pastor Joel Osteen Over Homosexuality
15 Jan Warren Buffett Ready to Take Republicans' Tax Challenge
15 Jan German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse
15 Jan L.A. pastor gets 15 years in a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme
14 Jan Obama urges businesses to bring jobs back to U.S. from abroad
14 Jan Milky Way Galaxy Shown to Be Teeming With Planets
14 Jan New York Mother Kills 'Demon' Kid
13 Jan Obama slams Republicans on tax
13 Jan Tainted Saint: Mother Teresa Defended Pedophile Priest
12 Jan Attacks on Romney Prompt G.O.P. Backlash
12 Jan Marijuana Smoking Not Linked to Chronic Breathing Problems
12 Jan Survey: U.S. Protestant pastors reject evolution, split on Earth's age
11 Jan US Agents Laundered Money, Shipped Drugs for Cartels
11 Jan Ohio priest convicted in nun's death loses appeal
10 Jan Judy Miller Alert! The New York Times Is Lying About Iran's Nuclear Program
10 Jan Nigeria leader references civil war in sect fight
09 Jan Japan plans to scrap nuke plants after 40 years
09 Jan Openly Bisexual and Non-theist Woman (Who Rejected Parents' Mormonism) Runs For U.S. Congress
08 Jan Santorum Becomes Millionaire in Six Years After U.S. Senate Loss
08 Jan 'Anonymous' targets German far-right with Nazi-leaks.net
08 Jan Sweden Formally Recognizes File-Sharing as a Religion
07 Jan Obama announces new, leaner military approach
07 Jan Former priest must return to face indecency charges
06 Jan President Sidesteps GOP Obstruction With Consumer And Workers' Rights Appointments!
06 Jan Catholic Priest Suspended Following Abuse Charges
05 Jan Two Dems to introduce resolution to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United campaign finance ruling in 2010
05 Jan San Diego priest arrested for sexual assault
04 Jan Seven Economic Policy Goals For Progressives in 2012
04 Jan Girl, 7, is murdered in India and has liver cut out in sacrifice to the gods for a better harvest
03 Jan Arrests at White House Over NDAA Military Detention of Americans, Occupy Wall Street Joins Fight
03 Jan Dutch priests suspended over sex abuse claims
02 Jan Obama Signs NDAA Military Bill
02 Jan Woman accuses Montana priest of sexual assault
01 Jan Poll Finds "Progressive" is the Most Positively Viewed Political Label in America
01 Jan Ten Ultra-Rich Congresspeople Who "Represent" Some of the Most Financially Troubled Districts