I knew it. The stories in the Bible as we know it arent accurate. Now we know the truth. [tags]atheist, atheism, Spiderman[/tags] Read more
Commenter Viggo the Carpathian poses this question: “What, if anything, was your defining moment of unbelief?” I was raised Christian and my moment came at the point of trying to join a church. They asked me if I was transferring from another church and I said, “No.” They said, “It’s a profession of faith then” and made a mark on their little form. I froze on the words “profession of faith.” I never went back. I have not been to… Read more
Kieran Bennett analyzed 100+ personal stories written by atheists to answer the question: Why do Christians deconvert? It’s not scientific at all, but it’s still interesting. What do you think was the number one reason atheists gave for why they left their former faith (cited in 14.89% of the stories Kieran looked at)? (Hint: The number two reason was “Logical Problems with the Dogma.”) Take a guess. Then read Kieran’s piece to find out. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
A while back, I was reading an old New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell (author of Blink) It was about Pastor Rick Warren and the rise of his megachurch. Read it. It’s a good piece. What really hit me was this passage: When churches — in particular, the megachurches that became the engine of the evangelical movement, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties — began to adopt the cellular model, they found out the same thing. The small group was an… Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at State of Protest. Go check it out! The next CotG is at Jyunri Kankei in two weeks. Submit your entries here! … The Humanist Symposium can be found this week at Letters from a broad…. Go read it! The next HS is at Jyunri Kankei in three weeks. (That’s a lot of Carnival for one blog in the span of a week… Have fun, JK!) Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
I had mentioned earlier that I won a Christian book award from Outreach Magazine. Well, I finally obtained a nice scan of the cover (woo!) along with the pages that mention the book! All in lovely PDF form. … Speaking of magazines, an interview I did with New Wineskins magazine is now up on their site! [tags]atheist, atheism, Fred Peatross[/tags] Read more
A collection of amusing links you’ve been sending my way: The Top Ten Christian Reality TV Stars, courtesy of Beliefnet.com. (Oh, how I love the top two for completely different reasons…) … Because you don’t have *nearly* enough stuff to pray about… (via The Dallas Morning News) … Albert Einstein leaves no doubt as to where he stands on religion: “The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection… Read more
If you’ve been checking out this site but haven’t made any comments yet, consider this an open invitation to say hello and introduce yourself! All new commenters must be approved/moderated by me, and once that happens, you’re free to comment whenever you’d like. Its always nice to hear fresh opinions, whether you’re religious or atheist. As long as you’re respectful to the other people (though you can criticize their beliefs all you want), not trying to convert everyone to your… Read more
I was at my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. He lives in Ohio but the wedding took place outside of Chicago (where most of the family and friends live). During the ceremony/reception, I saw a girl there… she wasn’t in the immediate family (she was white) but she did look familiar. In fact, the few times we made eye contact, we gave each other those brief glances that said: I know you from somewhere… Midway through the reception, I thought… Read more
High school freethought groups are so important in helping young people develop their skills in critical thinking. It’s one of the first places you can openly talk to other people about your atheism. It’s also tougher than starting a group in college, when you’re likely to have a few more like-minded people around you. Lucia Guatney is just a freshman at Cherry Creek High School in Colorado. But she’s started her own freethought group, attended a student conference (hosted by… Read more
