What I Used to Be, or a Look at Labels Long Left Behind
There was a time I cared more about the labels ascribed to myself than I did treating those around me with dignity and love. What were those labels? And was it worth it?
Religion
Entries about religion from my days as a fundamentalist to my atheistic today. I want people, especially Christians, to better understand the Bible — through knowledge, there is freedom!
Do You Need God to Be Good?
Without God, people are free to rape, murder, steal, and cause all the destruction that they want… right? That is what some apologists believe, that without God, there is no goodness. But what is the good? And can it be attained without God’s help?
Missing the Point
Content warning: This post contains a photograph from a Westboro Baptist protest which is used as an example of what not to do. It contains language which is offensive. Over a decade ago, while I yet called myself a Christian, I was onto something good: a realization that homophobic protests and otherwise aggressive “evangelism” were …
A Tale of Two Worldviews
Christianity is fascinating. The stories of the Bible, the miracles and teachings described throughout? It’s endlessly curious, with more nuance than it is often given credit for, particularly among my fellow unbelievers. Far too often, unbelievers pick up on caricatures of Christianity — shallow exaggerations or distortions that can be easily mocked in textbook examples …
Bible Verse that Says God Will Never Give Us More Than We Can Handle
In responding to a user’s search, I look to the Bible to determine whether God will ever give us more than we can handle.
Wheaton’s Law
Sometime in the past year or two, I was added to a Facebook group called The Black Sheep. I didn’t think much of it, nor have I interacted much therein because I prefer interacting more in the public realm than within groups online for some reason. It seemed a peaceful place, though, and the conversations …
God Chose the Strongest Women
Working with the public, I see a lot of stupid shirts. Shirts with declarations of apathy and demotivation. Shirts with religious messages that completely butcher the message of the religion used. Shirts with profanity for profanity’s sake. Nonsensical pink t‑shirts on men that say, “Don’t laugh; it’s your girlfriend’s shirt,” as if that actually makes any …
Christianity Needs a Preacher
I once wanted to become a preacher. I believed so fervently in the Bible that the thought couldn’t escape me that the more I learned about it, the more I should share what I learn with others. It felt only natural. (Or supernatural, as it were.) My church gave me a few opportunities to preach, and …
Christianity Is under Attack‽
Ken Ham describes what he considers to be attacks against Christianity, but are they really? What’s really going on here?
Introducing “The Lie: Evolution”: An Examination
Introducing a series of posts in which Ken Ham’s book The Lie: Evolution will be examined critically.