Category: Religion
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God and Country – The Real Story of Religion in Early America
In light of the recent controversy surrounding an Islamic center planned for a site near New York City’s Ground Zero memorial this past August, President Obama declared: “This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will…
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Joseph Campbell – Video Snippets
I’ve been a follower of Joseph Campbell for many years. He has forever changed how I view the world and its many religions. I am deeply grateful for his brilliance, his enthusiasm and his dedication to teaching. So, I thought I would share some video snippets and hope that you will find some of his thoughts…
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Rosh Hashanah: Celebrating 6,000 Years of Ignorance!
Rosh Hashanah has arrived and I couldn’t be more excited, it’s the perfect time to talk about just how ridiculous this holiday is. This article will not discuss the origins of this holiday, nor any of the myths associated with it. For a nice overview of this “special” day, please visit chabad.org. Instead, this article…
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God’s Repulsive Test
I’ve wanted to write about the binding of Isaac for some time now. I believe it to be one of the most revealing stories as to “God’s” true character. We’re all familiar with the story, right? According to the narration, Abraham sets out to obey “God’s” command to sacrifice his son, Isaac. After Isaac is…
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Is God Divorced?
It’s hard to find a mainstream scholar who believes that early Israel was monotheistic. When “God” said, ‘You shall have no other gods before me,’ what do you think he meant – that there weren’t any other gods around? Why bother to mention it? Most archaeologists have come to accept that the Israelites of the…
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The Old Testament and Iron Age Palestine
Let’s talk about the Old Testament and actual history for a second. We’re all familiar with the stories: The Israelite nation is descended from Abraham, a tent-dwelling herdsman to whom “God” promised the land of Canaan. In an attempt to escape famine, his grandson Jacob and his family traveled to Egypt, where their descendants were…
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Quoting Einstein…
Apologists love to cite Albert Einstein as an example of an incredibly gifted scientist who was also a religious theist like them. To the believers, Einstein’s words supposedly rebut the idea that science conflicts with religion. You can find such silly arguments in books, the web, etc. However, the truth is that Einstein consistently and…
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Mother Teresa: The God-less Saint
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t saints have to believe in “God”? Isn’t that part of the job description? The reason I ask is because Mother Teresa has been beatified and is progressing rapidly towards sainthood, all while being an undercover atheist! A new book titled Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light consists primarily of…
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A Repulsive Jesus?
Following up on my article: A Repulsive God, I though I would now focus some attention on the New Testament. Christians would observe that most of “God’s” transgressions occur in the Old Testament. They argue that in the Old Testament “God” is stern and angry, while Jesus of the New Testament is all-loving. We should…
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More Money than God?
During the global financial crisis that peaked in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said that “that the pursuit of money and success is pointless” and that those who seek “success, career or money are building on sand” [1]. These are remarkable words coming from one of the wealthiest institution on Earth: The Catholic Church! Let’s look…