Category: Atheism & Religion
Two Atheists Walk into a Church…
Would you find it odd for a Texas church to invite atheists to speak to their congregants? That’s exactly what CrossPoint Community Lutheran did, when Ken Chitwood invited former Baptist deacon Donald Wright and myself to speak. I’d have been hesitant if it weren’t Ken that lent the olive branch. His continual push for dialogue and [...]
Where God Wasn’t
This post is the most difficult piece I have ever written. Since I started blogging, I’ve been itching to tell what pushed me in the direction of realizing there was no god looking over me. I have refrained from this topic because it will expose my darkest, most painful memories that still haunt me to [...]
Punished for Choosing to Live
The following is a guest post from Steph Le Gardener. Steph is on Facebook, and has a YouTube channel you should check out. Twenty-two years ago a registered letter changed the course of my life. The letter stated that I had been judged guilty of “conduct unbecoming a Christian” and had been disfellowshipped from the [...]
If Prayer Worked
Today is the National Day of Prayer. If there were a great being somewhere out there, where scientists haven’t yet explored, and if in some unfathomable way this creature could reach through time and space to both hear and fulfill our voiced concerns, there are a few things I would request of this god-like being. [...]
An Evening at Church to Increase Understanding
This Saturday, May 4th, I will be joining Donald Wright at CrossPoint Community Church in Houston, TX for a special event that seeks to improve relations between non-believers and the faithful by increasing their understanding of our god(s)-free outlook. The evening will be hosted by Ken Chitwood, who writes for the belief section of the [...]
Mocking the Christ
On occasion, a religious person will post to my public Facebook account, unannounced and unsolicited. I wish that the interface would not allow guest posts to be deleted after publishing- which is what one Ronald Eck did today. Minutes after cordially accepting his friend request, Ronald posted, “In God I trust and only in God…and [...]
Irreligious Environmentalism
What does Earth Day mean to an atheist? What significance does environmentalism have on humanists? These are time-worthy examinations for non-believers, and are also important questions for people of faith who scrutinize the motives and morality of the godless. As atheists, we conclude that there is most likely no supernatural being to lift us out [...]
Rectifying Ritual
Reiki, Kundalini yoga, prayer, sacred drumming, the laying of hands. Many well intentioned people are swept into the fantasy that there is something mystical or supernatural in their practice. Reiki, for example, claims that an unseen “life force energy” flows through each us, giving life, and that if that “energy” is low, it affects our [...]
Firebrand Atheism
The fiftieth anniversary of American Atheists is happening right now. Dave Silverman has taken the stage. His opening remarks highlight the statistical success and rise of atheism, and the importance of “FireBrand atheism,” which he describes in the following five rules. 1. Tell the truth. Religion is a lie. All gods are false. Respect is [...]
If I Were an Astronaut
After moving into my own home, I’ve been going through boxes that have been stored in my Mother’s attic for two decades. Rediscovered in a yellowed elementary school notebook, were two class projects from when I was seven and eight. They were excersizes in creative writing; pondering what we would do if we were someone [...]
