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I Need Input from Christians: Textual Variants
In preparation for a short documentary film I’m making about textual variants in the Bible, I would like to pose a question aimed strictly at Christians—both Catholic and Protestant—and ex-Christians. People of other religions and non-ex-Christian atheists (et al) are … Continue reading
The Atheist and the Retired Minister: Strange conversation about knowledge
I spent much of Thanksgiving behind the wheel, driving along a two lane highway through what can only be described as the rural farmland hills of the Bible Belt. We were far from the Interstate. Along the way I passed … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, God, Jesus, Religion, the bible
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A Christian blues lover: Satan is the author of the blues
I’m a huge fan of the blues. I play drums and sing in a blues band. And when I’m not onstage, one can often find me attending all-Saturday night juke joint-esque live blues clubs. These events are like no other … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, God, gospel music, Jesus, Music, Religion, Satan, the blues
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The beard is not just a right for Muslims: How religious exemptions hurt everyone
I love beards. You can often find me sporting a beard of any variety — from the porn ‘stache (some call it a pedo ‘stache, but let’s not change the subject) to a full length mountain man beard that rivals … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, beards, Christianity, Christians, equal rights, God, Islam, Religion, religious exemptions
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Eternal life is completely meaningless
I woke up early today with a long list of problems to solve and chores to finish. I started the day off by breaking one of the 10 Commandments (I chose to work on the sabbath). I finished my list … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, atheist, atheists, Christianity, Christians, eternal bliss, eternal life, God, Heaven, hell, Islam, Quran, Religion, the bible
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Moralism Islamic terrorists can learn from the Westboro Baptist Church (More death threats)
One of the things I find rather striking about Islam is how quick its members are to lobbing threats of violence and death. As I wrote about before, I received death threats from Muslims and alleged members of ISIS after … Continue reading
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Tagged Allah, Atheism, atheist, atheists, Christianity, Christians, God, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Jesus, Muhammad, politics, Quran, Religion, the bible, The Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, westboro baptist church
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Animal rights despite the bible: Morals vs. religious ethics
Yesterday I read a very entertaining anecdotal post on Constant Consciousness titled “Why I Don’t Kill Bugs.” Go ahead and read it. I think many of us can relate to it. I myself constantly go out of my way to do … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, animal welfare, Atheism, atheist, atheists, Christian ethics, Christianity, Christians, God, Jesus, Religion, the bible, vegan, Veganism
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