… as long as you think and speak and act and believe exactly as they do. Thank you, homogeneous white men. It’s a cartoon, but that’s really the attitude you see from a lot of church leaders. The rebels who buck the trend quickly get branded as unChristian. That intolerance in the face of dissent is a scar the church has to deal with. Just look at this comment I saw on a Christian blog yesterday. The lady in question… Read more
Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas is a Christian school (associated with the Churches of Christ). It’s the type of school where students have to attend chapel and abide by a curfew. Sex outside marriage is forbidden. So is pornography. But, as it turns out, there are gay students even at Harding. And today, a group of them — some current students, some alumni — are releasing an online magazine where they speak out about their sexuality (albeit anonymously). I got… Read more
Jason Boyett — a Christian who admits to having doubts about aspects of his faith — proposes a simple question on his site: (I’m paraphrasing) Is it better to believe in God but live like you don’t or not believe in God but live like you do? Or, phrased another way (in his words), “What’s more important: belief or actions?” I winced at the question itself. I don’t believe in God. And, dammit, I live like I don’t. There’s nothing… Read more
The Center For Inquiry is beginning an ad campaign of their own this week, letting people know “You don’t need God — to hope, to care, to love, to live.” The ads can now be seen in Washington, D.C. on 15 buses and at two Metro stations. Billboards will go up in Indianapolis and Houston beginning on March 7th. It’s a great message (though I’m sure the graphic designers in the audience will provide plenty of backlash). But as I’ve… Read more
***Update***: I’m not sure what’s going on, but this post on the RBB site sounds very troubling. … Rock Beyond Belief, a festival for non-religious members of our military (go Foxhole Atheists!), now has a firm date: April 2nd. Richard Dawkins is set to headline the event and there are several other secular speakers and musicians in the lineup (I’ll be there, too!): I’m really excited about this event — a lot of credit goes to SPC Justin Griffith for… Read more
