After posting the list of things that Christians do in church that annoy me, here is something slightly different. I should say that not all Christians do all these things. And not all the items are positive. But atheists could learn a lesson from Christians regarding some of these… Doing charity work. (I’m not saying atheists don’t do it. Of course we do. But Christians do it more frequently and they are much more visible in this realm, even if… Read more
After the embarrassing panel discussion from last week, CNN tried once again to talk about atheism… this time they even included atheists! OneGoodMove is on top of the video clips. Richard Dawkins’ segment was short, but he made his points well enough. The panel discussion, featuring Ellen Johnson of American Atheists, was also unbelievably short. And remember that absurd question from last time: “Why do atheists inspire such hatred?” It changed. Now, it’s “Are atheists morally compromised?” Thanks, CNN. That’s… Read more
Don’t believe the evening news. Especially in Virginia. WSET (The local ABC affiliate) did a story on the Blasphemy Challenge and the response given from a professor at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. More on that in a sec. If you want to watch the segment, click here, then click on “Watch the eVideo.” They interviewed Brian Sapient, Blasphemy Challenge co-founder, over the phone. Here’s what they showed on the screen as they interviewed him: In case you can’t tell, that’s… Read more
Of course, this had to be reported on Darwin’s birthday… According to the New York Times, Creationist Marcus R. Ross recently got his doctoral degree from the University of Rhode Island. Surprisingly, his dissertation contained sound science. How does that happen? For him, Dr. Ross said, the methods and theories of paleontology are one “paradigm” for studying the past, and Scripture is another. In the paleontological paradigm, he said, the dates in his dissertation are entirely appropriate. The fact that… Read more
Between the eBay auction and writing the book, I’ve been to many different churches in the the past year. This is a compilation of the things I’ve seen and heard in the churches that simply annoy me. I’m sure they annoy other Christians as well. They detract from what could be a very positive message. It’s not a complete list by any means, so feel free to comment and add to the list! (By the way, for those who think… Read more
