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Sent parents home without dinner
.: posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 :::
Sent in by Ted
My story is typical of everyone else.
I was raised in a fundy home. My father, who thinks he can sing, would occasionally torture, I mean sing for the church. He would have my siblings and I sit before him while he sang. This was an overt display to his "Christian friends" that he was a "godly family man."
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Question about Christians and evolution
.: posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 :::
A letter from Linda W
I am an ex-Christian; my brother is a fundamentalist Christian.
We were discussing evolution again...
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10 questions that every intelligent Christian must answer
.: posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 :::
If you are an educated Christian, I would like to talk with you today about an important and interesting question. Have you ever thought about using your college education to think about your faith? Your life and your career demand that you behave and act rationally. Let's apply your critical thinking skills as we discuss 10 simple questions about your religion. The answers will amaze you.
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The Pagan Christ
.: posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 :::
Sent in by Kyle
Hey guys, love the site!!
Check out this CBC Documentary based on the best-selling Tom Harpur book, The Pagan Christ. I am a former fundamentalist Christian (or at least, that's what I was raised/brainwashed into).
This video is mesmerizing...
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It all seemed so empty
.: posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 :::
Sent in by A Bit Lonely
I'm the only child of Christian Parents. I was born into it. From a very early age I attended church, had a children's bible, children's devotional books.
All through my childhood I believed in Jesus. I believed in his love for me and felt he had picked me personally as one of the chosen saved. I felt honored and grateful. I would get choked up thinking about how some one could love me so much as to die on a cross for me. I was home-schooled along with a few other Christian friends, quite sheltered. I really thought I knew the truth...
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Einstein letter calls Bible 'pretty childish'
.: posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 :::
Famous scientist also dismisses belief in God as product of human weakness
LONDON - Albert Einstein: arch rationalist or scientist with a spiritual core?
A letter being auctioned in London this week adds more fuel to the long-simmering debate about the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's religious views. In the note, written the year before his death, Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish."
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Pastor charged with sexual assault of teenage girl
.: posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 :::
A Northern Illinois pastor faces charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Forty-year-old Jonathon Christopher Powell faces two counts of criminal sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 17 years old.
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All Christians are moral relativists
.: posted Monday, May 12, 2008 :::
By Geoff
I tend to avoid writing about or discussing the topic of religion. In general, my unconventional views on the subject get me into a heated discussion with a zealous, but well meaning believer concerned with my eternal destiny or a mentally draining screaming match with a pretentious asshat who believes I worship Darwin and who seems convinced that atheism is just another religion (which is like saying that not playing sports is a sport). Despite this, I usually try to remain civil. After all, we are all entitled to believe whatever we want, right?
HOWEVER!
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Parenting Beyond Belief
.: posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 :::
An interview with Dale McGowan, author of Parenting Beyond Belief.
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Licona vs. Carrier: On the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
.: posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 :::
The recording of a debate that examines the rational evidence for faith in Jesus' resurrection. This debate was given at the University of California, Los Angeles on April 19, 2004, and was moderated by S. Scott Bartchy, Professor of History at UCLA and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion.
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Noah's Flood: Myth upon myth upon....
.: posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 :::
By James C
Most of us are aware of the Noah's Flood story. People of the earth evil. God upset. Floods the world but saves Noah & family and enough animals to re-populate the world...
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High School Freethought
.: posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 :::
by Lucia Guatney, Cherry Creek High School If you saw things the way I do, you'd think that the title of this article was an oxymoron. High school, from my personal experience at least, is rampant with anti-intellectualism and general ignorance (lamentable considering that it's supposed to be a place where ignorance is eliminated). It seems that only a minuscule minority of students cares about anything other than which friend is dating which other friend, which band just came out with a new album, or anything outside of their social lives.
That's why it seemed so important to me to start a freethought group. Not just because there was a lack of skepticism (though there are quite a lot of creationists), but also to get students to start thinking and caring about the world around them.
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Pi: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795…
.: posted Friday, May 09, 2008 :::
Sent in by Tim B
My childhood was a fairly typical one as far as growing up goes. My parents were hard working middle class folks who weren’t particularly religious. For a time, we did attend an Anglican church where I was able to dress up as a camel for the Christmas pageant or go to the annual church picnic for lots of candy and games. My parents told me that when I was confirmed into the church, I was old enough to decide for myself if I wanted to keep going or not. I looked forward to my Confirmation with glee, knowing I could finally sleep in on Sunday mornings and never go to stupid, boring church again. And that’s what I did.
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Evangelical Manifesto
.: posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 :::
By Doc Mike
This is hilarious! Christian scholars and theologians are releasing a manifesto today to "take back" the term Evangelical from the politicians. Apparently, it's starting to have a negative connotation in the world of politics. I wonder why?(Click here for more...)
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Pastor found guilty of money laundering
.: posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 :::
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- Artis Caver, former pastor of Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, has been judged harshly by a jury of his peers.
Caver was found guilty Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on 25 counts of money laundering, perjury and theft stemming from accusations he stole nearly $400,000 from the church's bank account.
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Church recognizes Virgin Mary appearances in France
.: posted Monday, May 05, 2008 :::
The Roman Catholic Church has officially recognised a shrine in the French Alps where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young shepherdess - the first such recognition in France for almost 150 years.
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The Combination Lock of Religion
.: posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 :::
By Astreja
Trying to get something of value out of religion is kind of like trying to open a locked box.
At the beginning of our experience, we are informed that the box contains something of inexpressible value, something that exists only in the box, something that we can't buy or borrow or build.
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Why is evolution so unpopular?
.: posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 :::
By AL
Creationism never had the anywhere near the level of objective evidence that evolution provided, but creationism still sees popular support in the United States.
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If a watch points to a watchmaker, then...
.: posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 :::
By Dave, the WM
A look around at the tremendous variety, beauty, power, and complexity in nature can evoke admiration, awe, and wonder from even the most hardened cynic. Modern Christians often appeal to these emotions to argue the existence of a creator deity. Many Christians consider the arguments from nature to be powerful and convincing evangelistic, apologetic tools.
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The Age of American Unreason
.: posted Friday, May 02, 2008 :::
On C-SPAN's Book TV, reason's Nick Gillespie recently sat down with Susan Jacoby, author of the new book The Age of American Unreason, to talk about anti-intellectualism on the right and left, trends in popular culture, and what Jacoby sees as a dangerous decline in the level of academic and political discourse.
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Do you miss yourself?
.: posted Friday, May 02, 2008 :::
Sent in by Claire
Do you miss yourself?
When I hear a question such as this, I recoil in disappointment; I sigh with disgust. It is posed in such a way as if to assume that the person being asked about is no longer authentic, real, or are somehow empty.
It's condescending, presumptuous and I find it downright rude.
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What Does Crime and Religion Have In Common?
.: posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 :::
By Bill Jeffreys
Every criminal act committed was done so for emotional reasons. No one acts rational and logical and then goes out and commits a crime. Yes, even serial killers have emotional reasons for the crimes they commit. They just don’t have guilt. It never is, "I just realized how logical it is for me to murder". It’s always some underlying emotionally based dysfunctional belief that they are acting upon.
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