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Atheist Discrimination
Thank you to Christos for the idea for the page.

Here is a link for the Anti-Discrimination Support Network
For further information or questions please call ADSN Founder, Margaret Downey.
Phone: (610) 793-2737
Cell: (610) 357-9482

TREE OF KNOWLEDGE CUT DOWN

Doctor Refuses to Treat Atheist

Atheist Sent Threats Online

Atheist attacked publicizing talk about "God: The Failed Hypothesis"

Bomb threat empties Student Center

Atheist says he's victim of religious hate crime

True Believer blows away atheist to prove there is a God.

THE MURDER OF LARRY HOOPER

PARENT-CHILD SPEECH AND CHILD CUSTODY SPEECH RESTRICTIONS

Raised Catholic

Panel discussion on atheism where no atheists are included

A letter to CNN from a patriotic atheist

Another Friendship in the Crapper

Thoughts on CNN Discrimination and Atheist Discrimination in General

My Letter to CNN on their Segment on Atheism

Atheist Officer Resigns From Military

CNN on Atheism

When Atheists a/k/a Future Muslims Attack by Debbie Schlussel

Paula Zahn Now: Karen Hunter, Debbie Schlussel, Stephen A. Smith on Atheism

Freecycle for Christians

Christian Hackers


Other Victims of Religion and Religious Practices

Doctors Opposing Circumcision: An Appeal for Misha

Nigeria teacher dies 'over Koran'

God Told Me To Do It

Orphan was beaten, cut and had chilli peppers rubbed in her eyes to "beat the devil out of her", in Hackney, east London.

India Tracy Punished and Beaten for not attending religious services during school hours

Ian Lundman, age 11, died of diabetes in 1989 in suburban Minneapolis because his parents did not believe in medical care due to their religious beliefs.

Matthew Swan, age 16 months, died of spinal meningitis in 1977 in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Doug and Rita Swan, both lifelong Christian Scientists, retained Christian Science practitioners for spiritual "treatments."

Amy Hermanson, 7, died in 1986 in Sarasota, Florida.

In 1986, Robyn Twitchell, age 2, who lived near Boston, died of peritonitis and a twisted bowel after a five-day illness. It began with his screaming and vomiting. By the second day, his parents Ginger and David Twitchell were calling the Christian Science church's worldwide public relations manager for advice. He assured them that the law granted them the right to use Christian Science treatment instead of medical treatment.

900 Christians Kill Themselves

Andrew Wantland, age 12, died of untreated diabetes in LaHabra, California, in 1992. A Christian Science practitioner attempted to heal him with prayer for four days.

In 1998 two-year-old Harrison Johnson, shown here with his friend Megan, was stung 432 times by wasps while the family was visiting church friends in Tampa, Florida. His parents asked neighborhood children and fellow church members to pray for him, but did not call for medical help until more than 7 hours after the attack. His parents belong to a group called The Fellowship, which reportedly shuns all medical care on grounds that doctors practice witchcraft.

Deaf Plaintiffs Speak Loudly: Nuns Raped Us, Tortured Us

A religious sect member kept extensive notes documenting how he and his wife were slowly starving their infant son to death

Sex cult's messiah turns killer

Iran to Stone 13 Year Old Incest Victim

Bible argument leads to oil scalding

China: Murdering brides for the marriage market of the dead

Thousands of mourners joined a silent funeral procession for the Australian missionary and his two sons who were killed at the weekend in an attack allegedly led by Hindu extremists.

Priest ordered 'possessed' nun to be crucified

Mass suicides in recent years

 

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