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» Oral Roberts and the "Seed Faith" Swindle

by Sharon

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Oral Roberts, the 91 year old founder of Oral Roberts University, now semi-retired, has taken to reminiscing on the Christian TBN…

» How I escaped the monkey trap

by Godless Vagabond

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My life has been the epitome of cognitive dissonance. When I was a little girl in church I remember wondering why there wasn’t a goddess…

» Oral Roberts and the "Seed Faith" Swindle

by Sharon

Image by davidsilver via Flickr

Oral Roberts, the 91 year old founder of Oral Roberts University, now semi-retired, has taken to reminiscing on the Christian TBN…

» The Arrogance of Faith

by agnosticator

Once again, I am reminded of the primary difference between a “true” Christian and the rest of us. Here is a quote from a Christian in the forums:

“Christians are capable…

» A(nother) Letter to Jesus Christ

by Jon Castro

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To His Majesty the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,

For years and years we asked, yet did not receive. Sought, yet did not find. Knocked, yet were…

» A(nother) Letter to Jesus Christ

by Jon Castro

Image via Wikipedia

To His Majesty the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,

For years and years we asked, yet did not receive. Sought, yet did not find. Knocked, yet were…

» The Arrogance of Faith

by agnosticator

Once again, I am reminded of the primary difference between a “true” Christian and the rest of us. Here is a quote from a Christian in the forums:

“Christians are capable…

» Twittering, Not Blogging

I find myself Twittering more than blogging lately. I can understand the appeal because it forces one to make a succinct point in 140 characters or less. Since I tend to blather on in posts,…

» seek and ye shall find…. but what?

I’ve been reading the comments here lately and I have noticed that a lot of Christian readers say the same things over and over again: “If you REALLY had been a Christian you would…

» Casting out that gay demon

The young man in the following video interview on the Tyra Show is no longer gay, he says, because an unclean spirit was cast out of him one day at church.

After listening to this young…

» How I escaped the monkey trap

by Godless Vagabond

Image by TimOve via Flickr

My life has been the epitome of cognitive dissonance. When I was a little girl in church I remember wondering why there wasn’t a goddess…

» Losing my religion after examining the source

by TheWrathofDog

I grew up in a religious household. I don’t mean that we were Fundies or any such nonsense, just that we were a typical middle-class family living in a “Leave It to…

» The Funk of it All

I put the phone back on the receiver with a hesitant click. Did I really almost end the message with “In Jesus’ name, amen?” Could I seriously be praying too much?

Glancing to the other…

» Wind, love, and Ray Comfort’s wife: A showdown at Huntington Beach

by whydowebelieve

Whydowebelieve’s plans for a lovely picnic at Huntington Beach are interrupted as Ray Comfort shows up to tell him that knowing Jesus is like knowing…

» Pastor arrested in Internet predator sting

A South Carolina pastor is arrested after an Internet Predator sting by Greenville Police.

44-year-old John David Helmuth, of Pelzer, was arrested on September 22.

Investigators say…