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  • Re: No reason for the confessional

    > 2 Points: First - EEROS, what are you, 11 years old with the taunting at the end of your closing statement? I'm guessing you do not have the advantage of education on the subject; otherwise you would not have made such a statement. If you have any interest, I will clarify the matter for you. A person who does NOT believe in ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by SlateM03 on December 25, 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

  • Re: See no evil, through a veil

    Ms Schmidt, you propose a false dichotomy with biased terminology intended to elevate your moral and intellectual position. 'Free vs oppressive system' is such an example. As I have mentioned elsewhere here on the Fray, true ''freedom'' is beyond human reach- it is a utopic ideal. It would arguably be more accurate to call the matter of wearing ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by Usama2 on May 12, 2008

  • Mike's Buyers Guide to God - Part III

    Hard Copy Whatever it is you want in a God, you probably want it in writing. In the form of stone tablets, sheets or scrolls of papyrus, illuminated vellum manuscripts, gold plates or cheap paperbacks, most religions can provide you with their histories and beliefs, their do's and don'ts. If this were a buyers guide to cars or ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by Eckolake on February 27, 2008

  • Mike's Buyers Guide to God - Part II

    Unless you follow St. Augustine of Hippo or John Calvin, who, by the way, never even made Saint, let alone Patron Saint of Brewers as Augustine did, you have something called free will and, yes, that's an enormous burden as well as an empowering freedom. And, for God's sake, if you're firmly in that predestination camp, pass this on at once to ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by Eckolake on February 26, 2008

  • Mike's Buyers Guide to God - Part I

    Find the religion that's right for you by answering these two questions: What do I want from God? and What does God want from me? Whether you're a first time shopper or just no longer satisfied with your current spiritual affiliation, you need help. If you were looking for a new house or car your local bookstore's shelves would be ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by Eckolake on February 26, 2008

  • Re: Great. Let's debate the trinity and the incarnation

    True, but I think the key issue here is the idea of freeedom FROM religion. Religiosity in government is itself idestructive. Having lived in the Middle East, I can think of no worse existence than life under an inevitably corrupt theocracy. A checklist for psychosis, cult membership or religious fervor would have many of the same questions, ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by ironwolf on December 23, 2007