Posted on June 26, 2008 by LorMarie
I have always wanted to facilitate a discussion between atheists and theists. So I have a few questions that I hope readers will answer.
Theists
1. Why do you believe in God?
2. Do you follow a particular religion? Identify it and briefly share the tenants of your faith.
3. Do you believe that your religion is the [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2008 by LorMarie
One of my favorite short stories to teach and read is Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It gives us a glimpse into the future where everyone is finally equal:
“THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was [...]
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Posted on January 26, 2008 by LorMarie
Here are two very interesting videos by Paul Harrison who, like me, no longer adheres to Pentecostalism. There are very clear distinctions as to what conclusions we came to, but the cause is pretty much the same. The first video refutes the “you were never saved in the first place” diatribe often [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2008 by LorMarie
If you don’t believe me, just take a look at page 90 of his work, Letter to a Christian Nation
He states:
“There is, after all, nothing more natural than rape.”
Of course some will declare that I am taking this out of context. But hey, people would say the same to him regarding bible [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by LorMarie
…a cultural Christian that is. Why am I not surprised? He identifies with Christianity like a cultural Muslim or cultural Jew (like humanist Steven Pinker) identifies with their respective religious traditions. As far as he is concerned, “singing Christmas carols” and wanting to maintain Christian traditions makes him a cultural Christian. In other words, Dawkins is basically like [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2007 by LorMarie
Here is a sad and extremely frightening story. Gunman hated Christians What disturbs me is that two opposing groups will likely use this horror for their own gain. Over zealous atheists will indeed find some way to “blame Christians” for this. Christian fundies will avoid problems that exist in the church (which sometimes leads unstable [...]
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Posted on December 8, 2007 by LorMarie
I heard the funniest thing as I watched the debate between Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens. Sharpton joked that Hitchenshad to be a person of faith in order to believe that WMD’s are in Iraq. It may have been hilarious, but there is a lot of truth within it. I remember attending a debate he [...]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 by LorMarie
Dinesh D’Souza asks: Why are atheists so angry?
I must admit that I notice a much higher level of anger from atheists than I do most theists. While some atheists have a right to be angry, many others do not (specifically those who were never theists at one point in their lives). So why is [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2007 by LorMarie
If God gives me a new car that I still have to pay for, is that really a blessing? Or, why would God only send a message about material blessings to people sinning day in and day out? I remember sitting in my former church hearing about all of the wonderful things that God [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2007 by LorMarie
One of the things I find annoying is watching some hip hop artist win an award (for making music that is often misogynistic or an otherwise offensive song) and thank God for the “inspiration” or help.
But not Greydon Square. I had the opportunity to listen to a few of his tracks and I have to admit [...]
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