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The Separation of Church and Sex
Masturbation is liberation. In light of the fact that God appears to be hidden and silent, what could be the (non-question begging) foundations for proscribing sexual behavior? Sex seeks to hijack the mind and body to a very particular agenda … Continue reading
An Atheist Leads a Prayer at a City Council Meeting…
No, it’s not the beginning of a joke, but it made me smile. Naturally, before Preston Smith, an atheist, got started on his invocation, a number of the pious council members of the fine city of Lake Worth, Florida, split … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, blasphemy, church, God, Politics, prayer, religion
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Is going to church a form of weakness (a way of not dealing with what life is)?
In a recent thread, Trishothinks moves in the direction of deism and says the following: I hate to say this (because of my strong Christian upbringing), but now I believe that people who go to church are “weak”. They need … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, atheist, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Nietzsche, nihilism, philosophy, religion, social psychology
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Imagine getting dressed up to attend a science lecture every Sunday morning
Karl Giberson recently made an observation that startled me: Most people think more highly of their religion than their science. Imagine trying to get 100 million Americans to dress up for a science lecture every Sunday morning — and then … Continue reading
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Prometheus Unbound 