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AbrahamCorruption of Brahma, Vedic creation God, with three heads, and four arms. Four books are attributed to his inspiration, he is one of a trio of supreme deities. (See Trinitarian Monotheism, Trimurti, Vedas, Evangelists.)
 
ACLUAcronym for American Civil Liberties Union, or Anti-Christian  Lawyers Union. An organization of evil liberals, bent on thwarting God's Plan, by insuring that one group of religious fanatics does not impose its will on the  whole population.
 
Agnostic
  1. One who claims a superior right to be neither right nor wrong.
  2. One who believes it is more right and less wrong to be neither right nor wrong.
 
AgnosticismNo-mans land where Absolutely nothing goes.
 
AhrimanZoroastrian twin of Ahura Mazda, or Ormazd, the Wise Lord. Originally conceived as his offspring, Angra Mainyu, the Destructive Spirit.
 
AkhenatenThe only sincere and frank Monotheist, in that he  made no pretence about where his beliefs originated.  A Pharaoh and proto-pope, sponsored the arts while alienating  his priesthood and bankrupting his nation. (See Sun  of God, Reformation)
 
all-Prefixed to a word to show that it applies to a tiny fraction of the set of things to which it might apply. (e.g. An all-forgiving God forgives between 144,000 people and one third of the worlds population depending  on who you ask.)
 
Alternative medicineThe name given to a wide variety of pseudo-scientific  practices that fill the gap between what "real" medicine can offer, and doing nothing at all. Alternative  medicines predicated on the assumption that everything  we think we know about the Universe is wrong.
 
Amen
  1. Make it so, Number One.
  2. Abner, Andrew, Angus, Albert, Arthur, Alfred, etc.
  3. Vocal starting pistol for the alteration of reality  to suit the personal desires of the praying person.
 
AmunThe Hidden One, Egyptian Creator, all other Gods are taken as manifestations of his form. Merged with Ra, the Sun God (Amun-Ra,) who in turn assumed the identity  of Horus, (Ra-Harahkte.) (See Trinitarian  Monotheism, Assimilation, Jesus)
 
Anti-miracleA fatal lightening strike. (Buying all number permutations and not winning the Lotto.) (see miracle)
 
ApocryphaReligious scriptures that not enough of the right  people believed in for them to make it into the official  book (Bible, Torah, etc.) but are otherwise indistinguishable  from the ones that did.
 
ApostleA person sent by another; a messenger; envoy; suspected  origin of the word "postman" and "postal".
(it explains why fundies are lunatics and murderers)
 
Ark
  1. A wooden vessel capable of carrying one human family plus two or seven members of every other species on  earth for an entire year, during the worst weather ever experienced, while every other creature on the planet  drowned, in God's mercy.
  2. 200' long boat on a 6000 meters tall mountain, which cannot be found while asteroids less than 10' across can be seen from millions of miles away. With a scratched  VIN and no license plate, the ark police are having a hard time tracing it.
 
Ark of the Covenant
  1. One of the most important artifacts in Judeo-Christian mythology... which apparently has been misplaced
  2. An alleged ancient container that hosted an ancient  version of 'Shroedingers cat'... or not.
  3. Mystical biblical device that has the miraculous ability to make Steven Speilberg and George Lucas $100 million.
 
ArticiferA person engaged in any kind of manual occupation  (ie. Jesus as a carpenter); probable origin of the word "artificial".
 
AssimilationRecruiting people, their superstitions, and their  oppressors to the task of promoting Religion. (See Leap of Faith, Blood Sacrifice,  Constantine, Lazarus)
 
AtheismAs much of a religion as baldness is a hair color. Doesn't say anything about any kind of political or sexual preference, doesn't say anything about people's behavior, doesn't  say anything about age, "other" ideas about abortion, evolution, or whatever - yet theists just LOVE to attribute any of the above to atheists. Not to be confused  with anti-theism.
 
Atheist
  1. Someone who believes in one less god than Christians and other monotheistic cults.
  2. According to some theists, someone who really believes in the existence of God, but hates Him, or wants to  rebel against Him.
  3. Any theist who behaves in a way that is unacceptable to other theists, enabling them to attribute any number  of anti-social behaviors to "atheism".
 
Athiest
  1. Nefarious, shadowy no-goodnik apparently threatening the Christians of the world. Usually prefixed by "evil".
  2. The most Athi.
 
Atrocity
  1. Violence committed in God's name
  2. That which pleases the Christians' concept of God.
 


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