September 2, 2008
Last week John McCain made a surprising choice for Vice President, the relatively unknown and inexperienced Sarah Palin. I don’t think it’s too skeptical to say this choice was directed by McCain’s desire to capitalize on disgruntled Hillary supporters and Read more…
August 29, 2008
Skeptics are often asked: What’s the Harm? What harm does it do to believe in weird things especially when it comes to religion. The answer is that plenty of harm can come from the innocent belief of lies. There is Read more…
August 26, 2008
Recently John Piper made a telling statement on his blog. He was responding to an article by Joseph Bottum lamenting “The Death of Protestant America: A Political Theory of the Protestant Mainline“. John Piper wrote: “I pray that the younger Read more…
August 25, 2008
“Brother Richard” of Atheist Nexus and Life Without Faith has posted an open letter to “Pastor” Rick Warren of Saddleback Church regarding the Presidental “debate” held there a few days ago. It is well worth reading (http://lifewithoutfaith.com/index.php?/archives/69-An-Open-Letter-To-Pastor-Rick-Warren.html). For those that Read more…
August 20, 2008
I really like the naturalist David Attenborough. Having purchased two amazing DVD collections called “The Blue Planet” and “Planet Earth” which Attenborough narrates, I developed a curiosity about this interesting character and decided to Google him. I wasn’t surprised to Read more…
August 18, 2008
I was looking through the church ads in the newspaper last Saturday when one of them caught my eye. The motto of this church was “For Those Who Want More”. What exactly does that mean? More of what? Does it Read more…
August 14, 2008
Should “In God We Trust” be removed from US Currency? Go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10103521/ and let MSNBC know what you think.
I have always been a great lover of song. Some songs are for enjoyment, excitement, and relaxing and even good for working. Some songs, however, are for meditation and contemplation. Yes, there is even such a thing for us atheists. Read more…
August 11, 2008
“Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied Read more…
Father Damien was a Roman Catholic priest who worked with lepers in Hawaii during the 1800s. He eventually contracted the disease and died in 1889. The Vatican recently “confirmed” a 2nd miracle opening the way to proclaim Father Damien a Read more…