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Category: Religion and Reason
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December 22, 2010 was a very interesting day. On that evening I met with a local pastor who had indicated his purpose in asking for the meeting would be to question me about my worldview. Although the conversation didn’t seem to have a planned direction some of the topics included: Abortion, Armageddon, and morality. Abortion.…
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Christianity claims beneficent intentions. Feeding and clothing the poor are among those claimed intentions. Good works by the church, however, usually also involve proselytizing the patrons. This proselytizing is the tool used to help achieve the ultimate envisioned goal: The destruction of humanity. Once the proselytizing is complete, and all upon the face of the…
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A local pastor asked me to present a list of contradictory passages in the bible. He remarked that he’d never seen a single contradictory item within the pages of the bible in the many years he had studied it. These are just a few of about 2000. Item 1: Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10: The dead know…
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Every so often there is a biological science report extolling the advanced level of the human brain. These reports expound upon the remarkable memory capacity and reasoning ability of this evolved organ. It is unfortunate that like the muscles in a body if a brain is not utilized, not exercised, it atrophies, or fails to…
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My how the years pass swiftly by, seems just a short while ago that my parents celebration of the Christmas holiday was taking place when I was a child. Of course, their celebration was just that, no ceremony, just celebration. Not a church going couple and I think they never did attend as long as…
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This is the City. Two police officers on patrol on a Sunday morning. “Good to have you aboard this morning, Bill.” “Well, if I had to be demoted back to the beat from detective, this is the place I would want to end up, Pete. Too bad about Reed, what with the economy forcing his…
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A quote found in “The Quotable Atheist” a book authored by Jack Huberman. The quote is by Ibn Warraq, a pseudonym by the real author to preserve his life as he is an escapee from Islam. “Let us face the truth…. Islam divides the world in two; Dar-ul Harb [land of war] and Dar-ul Islam…
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It has been estimated that if religious institutions were taxed like all other business enterprises the income tax on individuals could be cut by 50% as well as provide the government with adequate funds to finance a national health care program. Religions are a business. Churches, religions, are in the business of selling salvation, forgiveness,…
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Evolution is now a proven fact. In the face of much opposition, mostly from the religious right, evolution as a scientific fact has withstood all challenges. Preferring to believe the biblical hocus pocus viewpoint fundamentalists continue to shout opposition, but end up mostly just airing out their lungs. They search frantically in their grab-bag for…
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The Accommodators, also known as the enablers. As there is no evidence for the existence of any god whatsoever, for religion to exist, blind faith is required. Blind faith is required also for the acceptance of many of the outrageous claims within the religion. Outside of religion such irrational concepts are not believed. For example,…
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