Category Archives: Religion
It seems natural for non-believers to argue their points to the religiously inclined, but will it ever make a difference? Leaders of the ‘atheist’ community such as Prof. Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet, et al. make a habit of debating vigorously the viewpoint of rationality to those in the religious camps. They know the material and the arguments quite well and are all extremely intelligent, but are they fighting a losing battle? I think it is time to stop giving … Continue reading
I don’t consider myself an ‘atheist’, but rather more of an ‘anti-theist’ styled after the ideology of the late Christopher Hitchens. Like many, I grew up going to church and believing what was taught there. As my doubts about the validity of religious doctrine grew in number and scope, I drifted away from regular attendance toward a life without god in any form. It began to seem as though god was not necessary to live an introspective and responsible life. … Continue reading
Christians ponder the secretive use of pornography – KansasCity.com. >> click above to read the full article: please read before continuing… Now, this is funny stuff. . . I could nearly write a book in response to this single article, but I won’t subject you to that. There are really two main points that we can pull out to see how silly and childish this issue is. First, the point is made early on that “it was never addressed at … Continue reading
So, I was recently fishing around the web for some local religious organizations to select for upcoming interviews when I came across the Creation Science Association of Mid-America. Wow, what a bunch of bitter and condescending people! The CSA reads genesis as a literal account of the origin of the universe, and berates anyone that does not as foolish and ignorant. A perusal of the CSA ‘faq’ and ‘articles’ sections yields many selections written by one Tom Willis. Judging from … Continue reading
So, we went to church (gulp) to see our daughter sing this last Sunday. The kids had just finished a week of vacation bible school and were going to put on a little show for the parents and congregation. Admittedly, the kids could have put more effort into the performance – most of them were more interested in talking to each other than singing the song. *Covering the issue of the inculcation of children into a religious doctrine is a … Continue reading