Who is a Real Christian?
Why would an atheist be interested in this question? The answer is personal. Self-righteous hypocrites piss me off. I guess that is something I retain from youthful Sunday school lessons. Jesus inveighed against sanctimonious hypocrites more than any other group. “Whitewashed sepulchers,” he colorfully called them (Matthew 23:27), “…which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are … Who is a Real Christian?
Theism, Atheism, and Tragic Loss
This is the response by one Dennis Prager to an earlier article published in the NY times by Susan Jacoby: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/337673/atheist-response-sandy-hook-dennis-prager# Does atheism offer less to those who mourn than theism? Let’s start by asking what theism has to offer. Well, naturally, there is the hope of eternal life, right? Surely, mourners are deeply comforted … Theism, Atheism, and Tragic Loss
Query
Say, just as a matter of interest, can anybody tell me who or what determines which ads are displayed when we look at Secular Outpost? I have been getting one that says “Liberty University: Training Champions for Christ since 1971.” It has a faint image of someone who seems to be having an orgasm. Is … Query
Halloween: Satan’s Plot To Turn You Gay
When you live in a parallel universe where dinosaurs were on the Ark with Noah, and talking snakes crawl into your garden, and vaccinating girls for HPV makes them promiscuous, and the Rapture could happen tomorrow, and the whole universe is 6000 years old, and trick-or-treating is a Satanic plot to make you gay, I … Halloween: Satan’s Plot To Turn You Gay
More Open Questions for Muslims
Note: These are not rhetorical questions. I really would like to know. Q: What is blasphemy against the Prophet? Is any criticism of Islam or the Qur’an or Mohammed considered blasphemy? If not, can you cite any instances of such critiques that are not blasphemous? Q: On the other hand, if even the mildest and … More Open Questions for Muslims
Jesus Married?
So, Jesus was possibly married? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-gospel-of-jesus-wife_n_1891325?1347990916=&icid%3B=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D207309 Wow. What would his home life have been like? I guess we are allowed to indulge our imaginations: “Well, Mr. Big Shot! Mr. ‘Son of Man!’ Out with “the boys” all night again, huh? That Peter calls himself a fisherman. He looks like he is fishing for free meals … Jesus Married?
Anselm for Undergrads
I have lately had the unenviable task of trying to explain Anselm’s ontological arguments to undergraduates. Over the years I have read many expositions of ontological arguments and many critiques. However, I had never sat down and gone through Anslem’s arguments line-by-line. Now I have done so in an effort to make a hand-out that … Anselm for Undergrads
New Mosque opens in Dogpatch
I see that after much opposition, including vandalism and arson–committed by “good Christians” I’m sure–a new mosque has finally opened in Dogpatch, er, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/after-long-fight-opening-day_n_1768915.html The article notes that the ambient idiots did hire some lawyers (I guess they paid them with chickens and jugs of moonshine). The lawyers argued that Islam is not … New Mosque opens in Dogpatch
Fundamentalist Kidnapping Scheme
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/08/08/655951/bryan-fischer-children-of-same-sex-couples-must-be-saved-through-underground-railroad-kidnapping/ How about an underground railroad to remove innocent children from the homes of fundamentalist morons? Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Tax Atheists!
http://www.examiner.com/article/christian-leader-wants-to-tax-atheists-for-not-going-to-church Well, if it comes to that, atheists should go to church! They should go to the local fundamentalist barn and sit on the front row in gym shorts and T-shirts. The T-shirt will read: “I won’t teach evolution in your church if you don’t teach creation in my school.” Or maybe: “Jesus, protect me … Tax Atheists!