Category Archives: Religion

So, you found out your gay child just got married…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

How should you react? First a quick disclaimer, this post is not going to be typical of me, as it is written for a few different specific people all at the same time. This means I may switch tactics mid-stream … Continue reading →

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Is Atheism a (Religion/Faith/Belief System/etc)?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

I have come across many blogs that have attempted to make the point that atheism, as they see it from their usually theistic view point, is many different things. Not always, but occasionally I will attempt to dispel their misconceptions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Debate, Religion, Science, Skepticism | 5 Comments

Labels, labels… All we are are labels…

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

I was thinking recently about the idea of everybody wanting to confine people into small, neat, convenient labels. Somebody is either a liberal or a conservative. Elvis fan or Beatles fan. Republican or Democrat. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Atheist, etc… … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 4 Comments

A Question for Believers – Are there any limits to your faith?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

I was listening to Penn Says (a podcast from Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller fame), and in one of his episodes, he posed a rhetorical question to make a point, that I’m actually taking more serious than I think … Continue reading →

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Demonizing The Opposition

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

All Libertarians don’t care about their fellow man. All christians are ignorant. All believers in conspiracy theories are delusional. All people against gay marriage are homophobic bigots. All Republicans are tea-baggers. All tea-baggers are racists. All cryptozoologists are foolish. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thinking, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Skepticism | 3 Comments

God On Trial

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play taking place in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial in absentia for abandoning the Jewish people. The question is if God has broken his … Continue reading →

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Roy Zimmerman’s “Creation Science 101″

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

I’m going back to the “regular” Music Monday today to begin the new year off in the right state of mind… Today’s musician is one who is not all that well known, but should be. What’s funny about war, poverty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Religion, Science | 1 Comment

Who killed more people in the bible, god or satan???

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

I saw this quote on Richard Dawkins/ website and thought it made a pretty good point, worthy of being shared as today’s Quote Of The Moment: “Deaths in the Bible. God – 2,270,365 not including the victims of Noah’s flood, … Continue reading →

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Tyranny of the Majority

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

I have wanted to write this since the moment the numbers came back on Proposition 8 in California, but I wanted to keep my happy mood over the Presidential election alive for a few extra days (which turned into weeks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 6 Comments

The Believer’s Brain – Responding to a christian chain letter

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

In my ongoing Semi-Regular Segments, I have a bit I like to call The Believer’s Brain, in which I post the back and forth between myself and people of various belief systems, asking them to explain specifically what their beliefs are … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 17 Comments

Quote Of The Moment

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Often in the US we’ll hear from christians that they are being “persecuted” for their faith. That the rules (laws) are set up against them in some way… While I began thinking of a long post in my head today … Continue reading →

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John Lennon’s “God”

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

I know it’s not the “right” day for Music Monday, and that this artist is not exactly a well kept secret; but today would have been John’s 70th birthday, so I felt it was appropriate. While I am not as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Religion | 2 Comments

The Believer’s Brain – thisword / empy

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

A bit over two years ago I was searching around WordPress.com at random, when I came across the blog of a christian blogger who claimed to have three questions which he felt were unanswerable by any means other than his … Continue reading →

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Kissing Hank’s Ass

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

This is a humorous video I found on another blog from the post titled: Why don’t you choose this religion? It’s an absurdest version of christianity (and many other religions), but the logic is EXACTLY the same as those religions which it … Continue reading →

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This Is The Word Of The Blog…

Posted on October 2, 2010 by

In the beginning this Blog created the universe. This Blog did this in such a manner that at first glance seems to be a reasonable explanation of how things came to be, but as science progresses this story may seem … Continue reading →

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Obama the Islama…?

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

I should not have to give a disclaimer on an issue this ridiculous; but I’m sure if I don’t somebody will come along, not actually watch the video, and accuse me of something stupid. Since I have already seen this … Continue reading →

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“In the Cards”

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Are there topics you shouldn’t be allowed to discuss? Some governments and institutions—and even some individuals—want to keep certain topics off limits. This is especially true with religion. In many places, discussions and questions about religion are discouraged, even punished. … Continue reading →

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Julia Sweeney’s “Letting Go of God” Monologue

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

If you know Julia Sweeney from Saturday Night Live, yes this is the same person; but it’s not at all the same style. I enjoyed her on SNL, although she was far from a “must-see” cast member in my view. … Continue reading →

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Is Prayer Offensive? Well, It All Depends…

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

“Do you find prayer offensive?” This was the question posed on the facebook page of a number of different friends over the past few weeks. While I’m not sure where or why this meme started it’s a question that seems … Continue reading →

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The Believer’s Brain – Russ Schaade

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

As with many of these segments, this one began on the facebook page of a mutual friend of mine and a believer. In this case Russ Schaade and I had a bit of a back and forth which was started … Continue reading →

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