Nobody really believes in the Ten Commandments of Moses. Most of us can't
even remember them, let alone name the punishments for breaking them. If
we did know, we would all turn away in disgust and look for a more civilized
guide for morality.
The ability to hate is an undeniable trait of humankind. Although we often hear that Christian "love" can overcome all the failings we possess, in 2000 years it hasn't happened. Instead, the Bible seems to intensify a believer's own proclivities.
At the next resurrection of the new moon, stop and look up at that cosmic phenomenon with a new eye, and a new appreciation for all that moon-glow has contributed to your religious beliefs.
How do you respond to a philosophy that seems to be based on the premise of
"the truth can't possibly be found with those that disagree with me
"? Well, in May 2001, Dr. David Noebel, of Summit Ministries and co-author of a new book with Tim LaHaye (of "Left Behind" fame), appeared on a local
Colorado Springs Christian radio program and gave all of the indications that he utilizes just such reasoning.
What disturbs me most about this event is not what the girl said about
me, but what she said about herself -- that she "used to be a bad person," but now that she accepts Jesus, she's suddenly "good."
I guess that everybody has read Huckleberry Finn, but I find few who have read Twain's Letters From the Earth, a book that is filled with his observations on something that we call "religion." That book made my summer a few years back.
I would suggest that those mindlessly waving banners in the streets read some church history, and take time to reflect on the hypocrisy of their position. If they want to say simply, "I am against abortion" and let it go at that, fine. But in the name of all that is truth, and all that is sacred, let them stop using the bloody hands of Moses and the Church for their justification.
Carrier discusses several Jewish laws regarding burial in first century Palestine that illuminate the Gospel stories, revealing that perhaps, by law, Jesus had to be taken down Friday night, and had to be buried in a special graveyard reserved for criminals Saturday night. Also discussed are some examples of the "third day" motif in Jewish law and tradition.
President George W. Bush's new "values campaign" is the latest evidence of
an administration that is determined to merge religion and government,
according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Jende Huang attended a two-week Christian Apologetics training session at Summit Ministries, under Doc Noebel, and gives a very revealing report on what went on. See what's brewing in the trenches of the culture war.
It is long overdue that people who do not believe in any god are elected to significant political office. Atheists must start electing some of their own, and Eddie Tabash, the only admitted atheist to run for political office in 2000, describes what is necessary for this to happen, and how we need to overcome crippling assumptions and prejudices and start getting politically savvy, just as the Christian Right has done.
It is long overdue that people who do not believe in any god are elected to significant political office. Atheists must start electing some of their own, and Eddie Tabash, the only admitted atheist to run for political office in 2000, describes what is necessary for this to happen, and how we need to overcome crippling assumptions and prejudices and start getting politically savvy, just as the Christian Right has done.
What if the Gospels had been written by men who had actually seen Jesus and others perform his miracles, and repeated them themselves? The author looks to ancient China and the Daoist alchemists in a comparative analysis of miracle workers like Jesus.
Minnesota's own intrepid secular
humanist, Rod Sheffer had a letter to the editor published in the Brainerd
Daily Dispatch, defending secular humanism. On June 17, a reader
from Deerwood, MN, responded with some outrageous attacks on secular humanism,
including the charge that it sponsors or sanctions genocide. Sally Morem,
President of the Humanists of Minnesota, wrote this reply.
A key component of President George W. Bush's "faith-based initiative"
cleared the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday, and the plan is now
headed for a vote in the full House, despite its serious church-state flaws.
Both men, Jefferson and Adams, had total contempt for the Christian church and Christianity in general. I have often wondered why no teacher has the guts to teach these facts in our public schools?
(2001) [A somewhat shorter and significantly different version of this paper, entitled “Epiphenomenalism as Twofold Support for Atheism,” was delivered before the Fall 2000 meeting of the West Virginia Philosophical Society, held October 20-21 at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV.] 1. INTRODUCTION My aim in this essay is to present two atheological arguments of […]
Some irrational beliefs in several different religions are discussed, specific examples of such irrationalism are given, and a plea is made for considering conventional beliefs rationally.
As a rebuttal to Glen Miller's apologetic piece that appears on the Christian Thinktank website, Tim Simmons delves deeply into the biblical story of Jehu and the killings at Jezreel to show that indeed there is a contradiction to be found between 2nd Kings 10:30 and Hoseah 1:4. A fascinating read.
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