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You are in my Prayers
I read your article, ''What I've learned from debating religious people around the world'' with fascination. To provide you with some insight I am what is commonly called an evangelical Christian, but could not be accurately labeled as a full Calvinist. I try my best to communicate in a manner that saves others from perdition and I likewise strive ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Steve Carlock on October 29, 2009
London's Rumble Over Religion
A war, of sorts, has erupted in London, played out with signs on the sides of buses and marching protestors. The first shot across the bow was lobbed by an atheist organization, advertising its point of view with an ad that read, ''There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.'' This created the intended controversy, with ...
Posted to Culturebox by Gayle Mattern on February 11, 2009
Evangelical Ball and Chain
I must admit that I enjoyed watching the GOP self-destruct during the last few months...even if I focus my disdain on specific factions of the party. But I can't help but put myself in the position of a Republican strategist and attempt to answer the question ''What should the party do now?'' To this I would say one thing: ditch the evangelicals. ...
Posted to Fighting Words by glc on November 17, 2008
Re: Pride.
Your post seems to take a very narrow view of atheist belief. You state ''there is little doubt they see no issue with the Christian sin of pride'' but provide no tangible evidence other than using the deliberately scientific term ''observable secular trend''. Given that atheists follow no widespread system of belief it is especially unfair to ...
Posted to Faith-Based by Spamfactor on November 10, 2008
Re: Religion & Niceness - the Danes do exclude.
The Scandinavian states are pointed to in a number of different arguments, and I almost always find the argument lacking for the simple reason that these states are exceptional for their homogeneity. It is unsurprising that a largely uniform and reasonably small population should exhibit traits uncommon in a large, diverse population. Perhaps I ...
Posted to Faith-Based by gadflydan on November 7, 2008
Nice!
Disclosure: I am an atheist. The research is interesting however, my experience is generally the opposite. I have started this next sentence three times because I do not want to generalize nor disrespect those who are religious - 90% of people - who are good, genuine, inclusive or 'nice'. But one cannot overlook the (I'll say it) damage that ...
Posted to Faith-Based by kelrem on November 7, 2008
Religion VS God
The one major flaw in this study is that religion and God have absolutely nothing to do with one another. Instead of choosing random people and priming them with spiritual thoughts, instead go down to your local church and pick up a few ''religious'' people. Then you will see that religion does far more harm than good in a society. Spiritualism, ...
Posted to Faith-Based by My*Thoughts on November 7, 2008
Number 6 of the 6 ways Obama can show he'll be a different
6. Meet with a cross-section of religious leaders. Obama believes in faith-based initiatives of the kind President Bush also championed. By holding a public meeting with leaders from all faiths, Obama could kick-start his policies in this area. He could also send an important message to those who didn't vote for him that he is not the radical ...
Posted to Politics by WKulesa on November 5, 2008
Vintage Hitchens destroys Gov Palin's remains
Mr Hitchens warns us of his ire with the 2 year campaign in his 1st sentence which goes far from being soured gastric juices. A manufacturing chemist who works daily with the most toxic compounds will identiy the composition of Mr Hitchins's 1st sentence for us shortly. I wish to be enlightened. Sarah Palin's remains, political & earthly, ...
Posted to Fighting Words by larry278 on October 28, 2008
hitchens on hanukkah
Christopher Hitchens' article, ''Bah, Hanukkah,'' December 3rd in Slate woke this atheist Jew from his slumbers. Hitchens would have it that I have been asleep over my oil-drenched latkes, asleep over the Hanukkia, asleep, yes, but much worse. I have apparently been, for sixty years now, and Jews have been for a couple of millennia, ...
Posted to Fighting Words by bruce sarbit on December 13, 2007

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