Clapton is God
http://youtu.be/rj4J6i_vw0w
Two for Tuesday – Child Brides
http://youtu.be/2qhbdGxDrxI Those of us who are free women (and men) need to do whatever we can for our sisters who are not. National Geographic has put together a list of organizations and ways you can help.
Are you more humane and merciful than God?
I was reading some biblical scripture in Joshua last night and came across this story and it got me thinking about morality. Specifically, it got me thinking about the Christians who claim that the Bible is their source for moral values and how, if put to the test, most of those same Christians would consider themselves MORE merciful and humane
All we have to do is not lie.
“What if God wasn’t a god at all. What if all they could do for us was give us the chance of life and the rest was down to us? You don’t deny your parents just because they couldn’t give you everything do you? If someone saved you from drowning, effectively giving you life, would you thank them or ask
Would Striking Clichés Make Christians More Tolerable?
Author Christian Piatt believes that Christians would be more tolerable if they would strike certain clichés from their vocabulary. Included in his list of 10 phrases they should stop repeating: Everything happens for a reason. If you died today, do you know where you’d spend the rest of eternity? He/she is in a better place. Can I share a little
Is This Your Brain On God?
From the page: “More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives. Now, scientists from universities like Harvard, Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins are using new technologies to analyze the brains of people who claim they have touched the spiritual — from Christians who speak in tongues to Buddhist monks to people who
Southern Baptists take new name: Great Commission Baptists
“A few weeks ago the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve a name change. Congregations will now have the option to call themselves “Great Commission Baptists.” The name change is meant to distance from their past association with racism, but it does much more. To those in the know, it announces that their future will be focused on turf wars
THIS.
Kinda fit in with yesterday’s posts.
Faith Healing Parents Watch Their Child Die…
…but won’t be getting jail time for it – via The Friendly Atheist Truly appalling. Another case where faith-healing prayer failed a child where medicine could have saved its life. Doesn’t it seem as though (if he existed) God would use instances like these to prove his miraculous power? If mountains can be moved with a little faith, just the
Search for truth leads to rejection of religion
“Through my religious studies, I came to know the truth, and the truth set me free.” – Joshua Everett: Search for truth leads to rejection of religion I found myself identifying with this gentleman, especially when he talks about his search for truth. “I served as a minister in various volunteer and staff positions for several years before and after