Just not too sure if I should care anymore
By Maddeline ~ I just don't care any more! That's right, I said it, lol. I was raised in a Christian home and still live there. I am busy trying to get my career started and get my own place but it has...
View ArticleThe pleasures of being ignorant
By Dano ~ It's ok to be ignorant about god. I am even willing to admit to having an almost absolute conviction that there is no evidence of anything like Bible God, being "out there" I also believe...
View ArticleTo Go Where Few Dare To Go
By Carl S ~ The other day, I sent a get-well card to my wife's pastor and his wife. When it came time to address the envelope, I was told to make it “Pastor”... etc. This I will not do. (She did not...
View ArticleBeyond Fundamentalism: My Kids Know Stuff I Don't
By Incongruous Circumspection ~ I know. Shocking.Actually, it's not really that big a deal. As a child of a fundamentalist and crazy Mama, my brain told me she knew everything about me because she...
View ArticleFaith and Thinking Too Much
By Daniel out of the Lion's Den ~ For years, I have considered the population of the world. I remember the times when I would hear on the news that the world population had reached 5 billion in 1987,...
View ArticleFrom fundamentalism to freedom: my story
By Christian Charette ~ I don’t remember the day I stopped believing in a personal god. My exodus from Christian faith was a gradual process fueled by asking skeptical questions. I’m an insider who...
View ArticleI've moved past religion
By Aaron ~ I need to get this stuff off my chest where some adult out there will hear me and not act like I can't think for myself. I've been a Christian for all of my life and I don't feel connected...
View ArticleMy Life With a Godly Man
By Tracey ~ This piece has been four years in the making. I have had a difficult time stopping for long enough to put it on paper, mostly because I don’t like to think about it. I will not be changing...
View ArticleThe Struggles of Brain Washing
By Aaron Mark ~ Growing up, I have moved 16x in my life, and have lived in 7 different states, and also one foreign country. I have attended the following types of churches: non-denominational, bible,...
View ArticleThat's Going to Bring Me Back to God?
By Incongruous Circumspection ~ The other night, I was talking to a gentleman about nothing and everything. We spoke of current events, the economy, Israel, taxes - you name it. Then, the conversation...
View ArticleThe Power of Prayer
By Dave A ~ For many, prayer is a ritual that has long been a necessity for daily living, and the power behind those words spoken to god is apparent. You may have even experienced it yourself. I know I...
View ArticleWhy are there so few atheists?
By Substitious ~ Dated February 16, this article about the the Pope resigning has me wondering.Deutsch: Coelestin V. wird in Rom zum Papst gekrönt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Consider, if you will(and you...
View ArticleEvery Time I Feel the Spirit
By Carl S ~ Oh, to see the contentment and sometimes jubilation of the true believer‘s countenance! Is it any wonder that the downtrodden, the jaded with life, or those looking for meaning to their...
View ArticleHello Again
By Allen Baine ~ Hell, it is me again. Allen Baine the double agent. As I posted a while back I was with an extremely religious girlfriend. It was difficult as I ended up in church unable to swallow...
View ArticleJESUS' UNANSWERED PRAYER
By Eddie Chamberlain, MD, San Diego ~ This is Jesus' prayer just before he's about to give his ultimate sacrifice--"...Neither do I pray for these alone but for those also who shall believe on me...
View ArticleThe Sinner as Strawman
by Astreja ~ A common theme in Christian apologetics is the idea of the Disobedient Mortal, i.e. The Sinner. Supposedly as part of the legacy inherited from Adam and Eve, humans really and truly can't...
View ArticleGod of the Jews . . . and Only the Jews
By WizenedSage (Galen Rose) ~ Christians insist that Bible-god is the one true god who seeks the worship of all humans the world over. Unfortunately for them, those who wrote the Bible, whether ancient...
View ArticleChristians, Stop Using the "Well there were eyewitnesses" Defense
By The STeWpId MoNkEy ~ As I enter more and more into the debate world, there is a peculiar phenomena that I find when debating Christians. It is the belief that eyewitness testimony is at all...
View ArticleChildren who have suffered because their parents chose prayer over medicine
By Daniel C ~ This video highlights the unfortunate children who had to suffer and die because of religion. Their parents believe that going to the doctor and using medicine is showing weakness. They...
View ArticleThe Ever-Shrinking God
By Carl S. ~ Consider the wonderfulness of Space. Billions of galaxies filled with billions of stars, planets, moons. The very knowledge of “light years apart” boggles the mind. Randomly exploding...
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