by Summerbreeze W hy, oh why, do the majority of Christians think that when a person leaves Christianity / belief in God, surely they must be in league with the Devil !? The Devil did it. The Devil seduced them. Why don't they resist the Devil? They have willingly turned toward THE DARK SIDE. This inane thinking reared its ugly head toward me about a month ago, while camping in beautiful " Great Lakes Country " in Northern Michigan . My believer husband has a childhood friend ( who I'll call Joe ) who lives aboard a large boat half of the year, at a marina in one of the cute-sy pie towns. Joe is a life-long bachelor, and a retired school teacher ( Catholic schools ). His brother is a priest, and two nieces are nuns--he is very religious. We see Joe every year, and spend quite a lot of time with him, as we camp about 20 miles away. One of my favorite places to go to, is a tiny town with a 100 yr. old plus General Store . Well known atheist, Ernest Hemingway , spe...

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by Carl S Y ou are about to enter the court... Every section of the courtroom is filled beyond capacity with murderers, kidnappers, rapists , and thieves, both petty and those accused of grand larceny . Also, there are child molesters , wife abusers, sadistic torturers, and all of their children. The greatest judge, the wisest of all time, is about to speak. His gavel strikes and the room falls into silence. At last, the judge speaks. “Everyone here is guilty, you and I know, and punishment should fall not only upon you, but your children and their children’s children. But I, in my superior wisdom and mercy, must deliver the best sentencing.” Turning to the guards next to him, he says, “Take my son, spare him no mercy in torturing him, and see that he suffers the most agonizing death you can devise. Then bring me the news of his burial, so that those before me can go free.” Facing those before him, he announces, “If I ever see any of these faces before me again in court, accused of a ...

Artist: NOFX Album: Coaster I have no consideration Zero mutual respect For billions who suffer from rational thought neglect I don’t wanna waste a sentence I don’t want a conversation That’s gonna end in disdain, disbelief, and aggravation And I find it’s getting harder to hang out With grown adults who actually believe In Santa Clause and Noah’s Ark , and Their god is the best My distaste has turned into detest Who would read a 2000-year-old medical journal ? Techniques for blood-letting Advice on trichinosis Would you navigate the globe With a map of a flat Earth? Without DNA testing would you believe virgin birth? And I find it’s getting painful to put up With grown adults who actually believe In unicorns and creation and god always takes their side That’s when my innocent jabbing turns snide Thank god for the Grammy Thank god for the touchdown Thank god for blowing up the enemy’s sacred ground So how am I supposed to take anything you say seriously When you swap free will for...

by Ken Pulliam, Ph.D. I was saved (trusted Christ and Christ alone) and baptized in an independent, Fundamental Baptist church ( Galilean Baptist Church ). Later I became a member of Forrest Hills Baptist Church in Decatur, GA , which was started by Curtis Huston, a former editor of the Sword of the Lord publication, the periodical originally begun by John R. Rice (Mr. Fundamentalist) in 1934. I graduated from Baptist University of America (BUA) in Decatur, GA in 1981. BUA was associated with the Baptist Bible Fellowship , which was started by followers of J. Frank Norris , a major fundamentalist leader in the early part of the 20th century. Then I went to Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC , perhaps, the most well known fundamentalist Christian college in the world. After earning an M.A. (1982) and a Ph.D. (1986) in Theology at BJU, I went to teach at International Baptist College (IBC) in Tempe, AZ which was founded by James Singleton (also the Pastor of Tri-City Baptist Ch...

by Mriana Repentant Mary Magdalene , First half of the 16th century. Giampetrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli) A ll my life it seems I have thought differently than most people, but then again, I am weird in other ways too. I am physically different too. No, not like dwarfism different. I maybe short, but I am not a dwarf. I am talking mirror image to other people, such as left-dominant and, oddly enough, my heart, like some other organs of my body, tilts the opposite direction of most people's. That is the difference I am referring too, but most people would not know this, until I told them. My thoughts about religion appear no different and with all this talk of late concerning "God's Love," I am left scratching my head, because I do not see love in the stories of which Christians love so dearly. If that is love, it is a wicked and demented sort of love, as well as the complete opposite of what I consider love. In fact, I would not call it love at all and do no...

by FightingAtheist Many Christians say there is no such thing as a former Christian. they claim a "True" Christian would have never left. This video shows the fallacies in this claim. Former Christians, or Ex-Christians, do exist.

Comedienne Sarah Silverman 's ambitious plan for feeding the world.

by Eris This was an open letter that I wrote to myself for relief after a rather tiresome day I had...Given the subject, it is full of anger but I will say that I felt a great sense of relief after writing it. I apologize if there is anything out of place or even confusing in here but as I stated, I was very angry. Gilbert & George, BLACK CHURCH FACE 1980 , Private collection, courtesy Sonnabend Gallery, New York I know that this has already been said by probably hundreds of black atheists on the interwebz, but I think that it’s my time to state the obvious, for old times sake: There is no Christian like a Black Christian . Truly there is not, and it’s a sight to be seen. Of course I will bring up the fact that the Church was one of the major points in the Civil Rights movements. It has already been stated that the black church was a place for gathering and meetings when no where else would accept us. This was our place to discuss the world, our place to dream... but in that sens...

A hypothetical dialog between Gordon J. Glover and the official spokesperson of the Intelligent Alien Intervention Institute on Science NEWS. They discuss the Academic Freedom legislation that recently became law in Louisiana and how it might also help various theories of Paleo-Contact to be taught alongside mainstream archeology in the public science classroom. Hint: this video is a parody mocking Intelligent Design theory and the Discovery Institute .