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Christ Flix : Why U No Stick To The Bible?
GM Note: Some readers let me know that they couldn't find links to subscribe to my rss feed or via Feedly, so I have added both of those links to the sidebar under "Follow Me!" If you've read any of my previous posts, you've probably already guessed I couldn't give 3 visits to the rectory…
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Buddha's World of the Arts and Beyond: Atheist national conference aims at Mormon church
Come on in and see the wonders that await!! The mind's eye of an artist sprinkled with explosive knowledge to arouse the senses!!
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Isn't Christian faith really an inference, not blind? - Romans 4:20-23
Many people wonder what this word "faith" really means. It is used so often in religion that I believe it becomes diluted. I think a lot of people would say that faith is believing something unprov...
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Why did it have to be Jesus that died for us? - Romans 4:25
Though this chapter of Romans’ main purpose is to show that Abraham had the same faith that Christians have today, it is hard to see that Abraham believed the same things as Christians today. Abraham was long before Jesus and could not have known all that was going to happen...
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Love As Proof For God: Where Is The Logic In Love?
Yesterday, I posted my answer to the first of a series of questions from a Facebook god-goon . This person has since made the exchange rather uncomfortable, which is to say, he's made death threats because he is that fucking holy. That said, however, some of his questions were goodish, in that I've never covered…
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A User's Guide to Parody Religions: Churches of the SubGenius & the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Our prophet explains that we may know what gravity is, but we don't know the cause of it, thus, “What if it is He, pushing us down with His Noodly Appendages, that causes this force?”
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No, the Internet Is Not Killing Religion in America
The decline in religiosity in the U.S. is accompanied by a rise in Internet access. But the factors determining faith are far more complicated than a Wi-Fi connection. Religion, goes the oft-paraphrased Karl Marx slogan, is the opiate of the people. Now, Wi-Fi is.This according to new research by Allen Downey, a computer scientist at the Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts who analyzed more than two decades worth of the data on the demise of religiosity in the...
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What does justification do for us? (Part 2) - Romans 5:2
In Part 1, we learned that justification provides us with peace with God. Here we find out that we gain access to grace. Grace is favor to people that do not deserve favor. It is being given a bett...
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Embrace of Atheism Put an Indonesian in Prison
The case of Alexander Aan, who was imprisoned after posting commentaries online, is part of a rise in persecution connected to freedom of religion in Indonesia in recent years.
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Why do Christians use the term "saved?" - Romans 5:9-11
You hear these Christian people saying, "I got saved." They ask, "Are you saved?" What are they talking about? They are talking about Romans 5:9. They are talking about being saved from the wrath o...
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Supreme court rules prayers to open town council meetings constitutional
Justices rule 5-4 Christian content of prayers at town council meetings not critical as long as town officials are inclusive
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1500 Year Old Bible Claims Jesus Christ Was Not Crucified
Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas – a disciple of Christ – which shows that Jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of God, but a Prophet. The book also calls Apostle Paul “The Impostor”. The book also claims that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was crucified in his place.
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How does Adam show that Jesus was not just for Jews? - Romans 5:12-14a
Paul told us about Abraham in Chapter 4. He explained that Abraham's faith was the same as faith in Jesus Christ.Now he takes us into a comparison of Adam and Jesus Christ. [Romans 5:12 Therefore, ...
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What are the two greatest powers in the universe? - Romans 5:15-19
There are two great powers in the universe: Sin Grace [15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift ...
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Admit it, you want to break the law - Romans 5:20-21
You may remember that God gave many laws to the Jewish people in the Old Testament beginning in the book of Exodus. Moses received the Ten Commandments from God while he was on the mountain called ...
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When dying is a good thing - Romans 6:5-7
The key word in 6:5 is united. Christians are united with Jesus Christ. Chapter 5 described how all people were united with Adam in their sin, but this chapter explains how Christian people are uni...
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There's no such thing as an atheist baby
Richard Dawkins' implication that babies have a default theological position of atheism is as silly as assuming a default language or nationality
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A Nigerian man has been sent to a mental institute after he declared that he did not believe in God
A Nigerian man has been sent to a mental institute in Kano state after he declared that he did not believe in God, according to a humanist charity. Mubarak Bala, 29, is said to have been forcibly medicated by his Muslim relatives, despite being given a clean bill of health by a doctor.
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No, the First Scientific Proof of God Was Not Found
This article’s been making the rounds online over the past week, especially on Facebook, where your religious relatives have undoubtedly sent you a link...
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Nigerian's rejection of religion deemed clinical insanity
Mubarak Bala (29) is said to have been forcibly medicated for “insanity” for nearly two weeks, despite a doctor’s opinion that he has no psychological problems. Campaigners are calling for his release and say the case highlights the fact that atheists are a persecuted minority in many African countries.