Tag: Christianity
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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…
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A Repulsive God
I am always amazed to hear people talk about the goodness and the greatness of “God”. It is apparent that those who speak about “God” in such ways have NEVER read the Bible. Here is a quick overview of the Old Testament for those who have yet to read it: Consider first God’s moral character,…
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God, Free Will, and Sadism
Let’s talk about free will for a second, specifically, free will from a biblical standpoint. The standard justification from the religious community for the existence of evil in the world is free will. Of course, this is complete garbage. First things first, nowhere in the bible does it say that “God” gave man free will.…
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The Not-So-Controversial Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is perhaps the most “controversial” religious artifact in the world and is on public display for the first time in over a decade. As fascinating as this relic is, it is by no means controversial. In reality, the shroud’s authenticity has been dis proven years ago using using various experiments; the…
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Why God Is Not Omniscient (God v. Moses)
Many consider the Hebrew “God” to be omniscient; unfortunately this is not so. Omniscient is defined as 1: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight; and 2: possessed of universal or complete knowledge. I will prove my point by simply quoting the book of Numbers, chapter 14 [one of my favorite Bible stories]: The Israelites, who…
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The Hypocrisy of the Clergy
Are there clergy men who don’t believe in “God”? The answer is Yes! …and they’re the subject of a new study by Daniel Dennett and Linda LaScola from Tufts University, “Preachers who are not Believers”. Imagine being forced to go to work every day and, as part of the job, profess something that you absolutely…
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God is a gold-digger!
The Hebrew God is said to be many things…omnipotent, omniscient, loving, jealous, genocidal, homophobic…etc. But when have you heard “him” be referred to as “gold-digger”? In this article, I will layout the arguments as to why gold-digger should be another of the many epithets attributed to the Hebrew God. No metal has been more frequently…
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Misunderstanding the Christian Faith
I have a problem with ignorance. I have an even bigger problem with those who promote it. I stumbled upon one of these promoters in the Washington Post and I felt compelled to do something about, hence this blog. This promoter goes by the name of Michael Gerson and he is the author of an…