The Nashville Statement – revealing the chaff among you
If you are a longtime reader of this blog, then you know that I’ve long believed that the Christian church in it’s many forms was on the way out. It’s…
Losing at Losing my Religion – a 10 year perspective
For just over 10 years now I’ve been an atheist, an ex-Christian. After losing my religion I starting sharing the story of that journey, my difficulties with the church, and…
Grief and the loss of your faith
This particular post is being written with the ex-christian and ex-believer who has embraced atheism or agnosticism in lieu of their former faith. This is done because this is where…
Defending God and Genocide
I don’t spend the time on Facebook and Twitter making trouble (read: attempting to dialogue with Christians) that I once did . I do, on occasion, find reason enough to…
Tragedy sans God
Prior to last week I had never been to a funeral for a friend. I’ve been to funerals of course; when the parents of one of my friends died and…
Bad Reasons for Rejecting Christianity
I make it a habit to read any book that a Christian is willing to purchase and send to me, or at least to give it a shot. A few…
Appropriate Conduct for Christians
Twice in the last three weeks I’ve been witness to two different Christians in group settings openly ridiculing atheists and science. I’ve also in the past seen believers ridicule other…
Book Review: God No! by Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette, of Penn and Teller fame, recently release his new book entitled God No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales that I believe to be…
Christian Charismatic: Debunking Experiences with God
There seems to be a modern resurgence of the Christian charismatic movement that is focused largely on evangelizing young people, hyper-emotional worship services, and “experiences” with the “Holy Spirit”. The…
Proof and Evidence
I recently witnessed an assertion about proving god’s existence to atheists by a Christian that made the following claim: Ask 1000 people what proof/demonstration by God it would take to…