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First entries can always be sort of rough. I have a thousand thoughts in my head as to what I want to discuss, argue or lament, but I have a simple idea for this site and against my natural tendencies to ramble, I'm seriously going to try to keep things simple. The purpose of this little space is to...
Galatians 1:3-5 To the churches of Galatia: 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. There are a...
I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion. -Albert Einstein The religiosity of Albert Einstein has been debated for quite some time. Someone say he believe in God and was a traditional theists. Others say, he wasn't a traditional theist, and some even say he was...
By ANGELA K. BROWN Associated Press Writer 13 May 2008 CLYDE, Texas (AP) -- Behind guarded, ornate gates at the end of a rural road, a self-proclaimed prophet warns his followers about the end of time and rails against a dangerous and unclean world outside their West Texas compound. The women are...
If you read one thing on the entire internet today, make it this article (which I definitely stole the subtitle from, but I couldn’t have put it any better myself). And, if you’re going to buy one book this month/year/whatever, make it his. I haven’t read it, but I will. And soon. You’d...
Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favour Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests. The fall -...
I am sorry but I can't take the people carrying on about Oprah and her latest New Age doctrine seriously. What a carry on! Hello people lighten up! Your videos condemning her are equally as weird! As for the comments left at YouTube - What a riot! ROTFL I was told to spread the word, so I am a...
The day is done. I'm phsyically tired, but I'm emotionally charged. Mentally... I'm 90% there. Divine messages have once again interjected into my life. Perhaps in the most usual form, but I believe I got the memo. I finally finished Jennifer Weiner's Certain Girls late last night. Again, my hats...
Religion consists of a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain. -Mark Twain When you say the word "religion," what are you trying to describe? By "religion," do you mean a system of beliefs and rituals? If so, then what isn't a "religion"? This definition...
You know, it's only now that I realize what a sheltered life I'd really lived. Horrors are horrors... I'm talkin bout daily life here... The Navy is an amazing place to grow up in. For the first 17 years of my life, the words "caste", "society", "religious discrimination", etc meant NOTHING to me....
I know this blog is going to piss some people off. But for all of you who are pissed off at the title and contents, consider this…this idea you keep spreading that God/Jesus/Whoever is out there and we are all separate miserable sinners lucky to be loved by God if we worship him and only...
I had a friend ask… “Why is it when it’s on ’God’s time’ it seems that nothing is happening? At least nothing good.” We are the ones to label things good or bad. There is no such thing as an absolute good or bad, life just is, and it is eternal. That which you are, always has been and...
Of what value is belief? This conversation began with a simple question about the form life takes throughout the universe. An interesting question…a curiosity to satisfy…but we must first come to know who we are, from experience, NOT from belief or from the teachings of others. Only then we can...
Well, a whole lot of fuss has been made about Barack Obama's ex-pastor, whose remarks he has openly condemned. And a lot of fuss is being made about the connection between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers. Well, why not talk about one of John McCain's supporters, Rev. John Hagee? Dude rails like a...
For the past few years, Fred Clark over at Slacktivist has been doing an in-depth critique of the book Left Behind by LeHay and Jenkins. I began to read through this review about a month ago and have enjoyed Clark's analysis, which has covered literary, theological (Clark himself is an evangelical...
Judaism is often (rightfully) known as the religion of the law. With 613 mitzvot, innumerable minhagim, Torah, Talmud, and thousands of years of interpretation and commentary, halacha (Jewish law) is no small part of Judaism. It is also one that has been of particular interest to me. While I'm not...
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: "Pope Benedict's Image Improves Following U.S. Visit. Following his first visit to the United States as spiritual leader of the world's Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI is viewed more favorably than he was a few weeks before his trip. Currently, 61% of Americans say...
Freakonomics Q and A with Frans De Waal: Q: Does religiously motivated rejection of evolution (e.g. creationism) ever get in your way when working? A: I don’t experience this kind of resistance in science, in which evolutionary theory is obviously the dominant paradigm. Creationists sometimes try...
I've sat through a lot of sermons in my time and every once in a while a pastor will tell a joke that really makes me laugh. The one below was told my a guest speaker in our church. He told the story as if he were telling it about our pastor, whose name is Ronnie. It went something like this: A new...
