Popular Misconceptions: The Definition of Atheism
Quite a few of the conversations I’ve been involved in with theists lately seem to start off with a basic misconception about what atheism actually is. Since there is such…
Strange Double Standards
I get witnessed to fairly frequently which is absolutely to be expected as an outspoken atheist here in the South. Generally I don’t mind when someone wants to share with…
Sudden Uncontrollable Fits of Jesus
Has anyone else out there ever noticed that when someone you previously had no clue was “religious” finds out that you are an atheist – that they suddenly have this…
Competing Definitions of Orthodoxy
With the recent mania surrounding Harold Camping’s failed rapture prophecy, Christianity has been in the media spotlight a little more than normal. If you somehow missed the media blitz surrounding…
Rules of Engagement
I don’t particularly like to use terms of war when I discuss what I call Positive Atheism – or activist atheism if you will. In this case I find it rather difficult to…
Response to Calvary Nexus Dr. J.P. Moreland on “The Evidence for Christianity”
A pastor friend of mine recently tweeted/facebooked a link to the following video from Dr. J.P. Moreland – in this video Dr. Moreland attempts to prove that god exists using…
Moral Obligations: Reducing Faith, Increasing Understanding
Ever since I was very young I’ve felt an unexplainable drive to seek out , discover, and even defend truth, whatever that may be. I think somehow this desire translated…
Losing my Faith
I found out yesterday that a local pastor used me in an illustration in one of his recent sermons. This was brought about because the pastor had seen a…
Honey and Flies – My Personal End to Bitterness
This is the first post in a series in which I intend to explain, philosophize, argue, and even convince myself of a new approach in my own personal life…
‘A’ Week – Letting the World Know
Next week will be the first official "A Week on Facebook" in which thousands of Atheists will be changing their profile picture to the well known Scarlet letter 'A'. The…