Per user suggestion, consider this an open thread for Christians (or anyone) to pose questions to atheists. Anyone is welcome to respond. (Keep it clean, please.) If you’re an atheist who would like to ask questions to Christians, go to this thread. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Per user suggestion, consider this an open thread for atheists (or anyone) to pose questions to Christians. Anyone is welcome to respond. (Keep it clean, please.) If you’re a Christian who would like to ask questions to atheists, go to this thread. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
A misguided man in India thought his leg brought him magical powers: The 80-year-old holy man, Yanadi Kondaiah, claimed to have healing powers in the leg. … Local people believed they could be healed of spiritual and physical problems if they touched his leg. They also believed in Mr Kondaiah’s predictions of the future. Looks like his superstitious beliefs have come back to haunt him… Police say that the self-styled ‘Godman’ – who lives in a village near the city… Read more
Hehe. Click on the image for a larger version: (via The New Atheist) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
The Humanist Symposium can be found this week at Evanescent. Go read it! The next HS is at Faith In Honest Doubt in three weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
The date was set up by the New York Post. The guy, Dan, is an atheist. The girl, Kristen, is a Catholic. This should end well. Let’s see what happens. Here’s Kristen: As we were talking, Dan asked about the cross around my neck. I knew wearing a cross on a first date was going to raise an eyebrow, but I quickly explained I’m not a religious freak and it was gift from my mother. He said it was a… Read more
This isn’t a letter-to-the-editor. It’s an opinion piece by Beverly McPhail, appearing in the Houston Chronicle. How often do you see writing like this accepted for publication in your local newspaper? Some days it seems as if candidates are running for the nation’s office of first cleric rather than commander in chief. It is ironic that believing in invisible beings and hearing their voices is viewed as a qualification for an office in the West Wing when traditionally it qualified… Read more
According to Francis Anfuso and the book he cites, the “vast majority” of you became atheists because of your “father wounds”: Thinking about how your religion made no sense? That had nothing to do with it. (Why would a self-described atheist take a walk with God, anyway? Doesn’t that seem contradictory?) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Yep, BananaMan has a blog. And his writing accomplishes the same thing as the banana video: It makes Christians look foolish and completely uneducated. In other words, it just provides fodder for atheists. Like when he asks this question: What is it that keeps most people from coming to Christ? Of course, there are plenty of reasons. Lack of evidence of his divinity. Bad experiences with his followers. The Biblical disconnect with so much of reality. And so many more…. Read more
