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Televanjournalist"Fair and balanced" journalist committed to using the television news media as a vehicle for  spreading religious propaganda, and attacking the unbelievers.
 
Ten CommandmentsAny one of three sets of "commandments"  given by God to Moses (Exodus 20, Exodus 34, Deut 5). Each of the three sets is different, and the only one  that is actually called the "Ten Commandments"  (Ex34) would be unrecognizable to most Christians, as  it deals with methods of sacrifice. Lack of a prominent display of these commandments in government offices  is perceived by some as a sure sign that American society is in a state of advanced moral decay.
 
TerrorismUsing violence, mass murder and wholesale destruction  to force people to see how loving your God and how just your religion is.
 
The Trinity
  1. Brian Auger's backing band (during the mod years).
  2. In-depth explanation.
 
Theist
  1. Imagine an atheist, then remove reason and accountability.
  2. Someone with one foot in the grave and the other in  their mouth. (as opposed to the atheist who has both feet on the ground but is smart enough not to stand in bullshit)
 
TheocracyGovernment of the fundies, by the fundies and for the  fundies.
 
TheologyIntellectual tennis without a net. Everything goes.
 
Theory
In science, an explanation for some phenomenon which is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.

In popular use, a theory is often assumed to imply mere speculation, but in science, something is not called a theory until it has been confirmed over the course of many independent experiments. Theories are more certain than hypotheses, but less certain than laws.

 
TitheA tax on people who are criminally inept at science. (see lottery)
 
ToleranceA way of acting that theists only promote when it benefits them.
 
TonguesA "miracle" in which someone "miraculously" begins dishing out foreign-sounding words out of his mouth. The faithful cattle immediately think god made him speak and understand what he's saying. Fact is, what the speaker says is completely incomprehensible babble that makes no sense whatsoever, even if you've gotten high on a very powerful cocktail of hallucinogenics.
 
Tooth FairyAn imaginary fairy that supposedly appears at night  when you put a fallen tooth under your pillow, and leave  a small amount of hard cash.  Strangely, it appears  to favor wealthier families over poorer ones, and leaves  a higher amount of money under the pillow to rich kids.   It is not known what she does with the teeth she collects.
 
TouchdownScoring play worth 6 points in the American version  of football. Can only be achieved by True Christians.
 
TransubstantiationA miracle routinely performed at Catholic mass wherein the infinite, omnipotent creator of the Universe is  transformed into a cracker and a cup of grape juice.  This miraculous feat is performed by a member of the  Catholic hierarchy who has received magical powers (otherwise known as a "priest") chanting a ritual phrase  of magic words over said cracker and grape juice. The same incantation spoken by someone without the aforementioned  magical powers will have no effect.
 
Trinitarian MonotheismA Contradiction in Terms.
 
TrueUsed to describe others by one's own definitions, not  the definitions that actually apply (e.g. "true Christian"  and "not a true Christian")
 
True ChristianMember of the specific Christian sect that the speaker belongs to, as all others are hell bound.
 
Truth
  1. What I believe. (see false)
  2. The speaker's opinions/beliefs presented as fact.
  3. That which is un provable but only definable by a  true Christian.
  4. What a pastor, parent, etc. has told a theist
 
truth (lowercase)What someone knows to be so, after having seen overwhelming  evidence.
 


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