Tag Archives: Christians

Atheists have no meaning in life? Does that mean your dog’s life is meaningless too?

Human companionship with animals is an almost-universal feature throughout all of the planet. And the animals speak a universal language with us. Compassion. Love. Kindness. Empathy. They are there when we need them the most–to help us through tragic events, … Continue reading

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Divine Intervention: When “god” interferes with our relationships

I recently wrote about how religion is often used to exclude people of other faiths and non-faiths from their romantic relationships, and how this is an example of modern-day religious extremism. But I have much, much more to say about … Continue reading

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Former Christians are literally the antichrist(s) (according to the bible)

We’ve all heard the word “antichrist” before. The word conjures up images of armageddon, scenes from Rosemary’s Baby, and, in some circles, President Obama. But what actually is the antichrist? Well, to answer this we need only look at 1 and … Continue reading

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Why we should all mourn the passing of Fred Phelps, Sr.

Fred Phelps, Sr. might have been one of the most vile Americans (or indeed humans) in the last few decades, and he deserves no respect. But we need to remember that at one point in his life he harbored none … Continue reading

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Relationships are about love, not Jesus

I found this image floating around on the Internet the other day. At first I chuckled, but then I realized how messed up this image is. The author of this image (and indeed anyone who agrees with it) is essentially … Continue reading

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Big Bang Evidence: When science is co-opted by religion

I was delighted by the news yesterday that the “smoking gun” in evidence for the Big Bang has been observed by cosmologists. After work I read through several news articles reporting the findings. Many of these articles allowed user comments, … Continue reading

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According to the Quran, Allah tricked everyone into joining a fake religion (Christianity)

Jesus is a very important figure in Islam. Muslims believe that the bible is 100% correct regarding everything about Jesus, except, of course, the things the bible got wrong. Namely, Jesus was not the son of god. He was merely … Continue reading

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The Cape Buffalo is a very dangerous beast: The bible says they can be kept as pets

The Cape Buffalo is among the most lethal and dangerous animals known to humans. In fact, Cape Buffalos kill more humans in Africa than any other animal. They are enormous, weighing 1.5 tons, almost two meters high and three meters … Continue reading

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Response to apologist’s idea that we should submit to god’s daily calendar, even if it means someone dies

Fellow blogger, the one-person evangelical army, altruistico, recently published a blog titled “How God Reveals His Presence.” I think most atheist bloggers are familiar with altruistico’s good-natured, yet incredibly condescending, posts and comments. But I always enjoy reading posts with … Continue reading

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Bible Contradictions #24: Is it ok to have a census?

In the bible god seems a bit wishy washy when it comes to the census. David took a census and god got pretty angry by any standards. He murdered 70,000 people. But when his son Solomon took a census of … Continue reading

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