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» The Things You Learn In Sunday School (Part 5) - Elisha Delivers Death to Children By Way of Bear

by MtlRedAtheist

The Holy Bible tells a story of how Elisha cursed some children to be destroyed by wild bears, because they mocked his bald head. Apparently killing children is not…

» Why don't my words REGISTER with them?

by summerbreeze

It’s nice to be “courted,” isn’t it? But, not when you are asked to return to something that caused you so much unhappiness to begin with.

Amongst other bible studies, I…

» There and Back Again: My 30-year lapse from atheism

by Oddbird1963

People who are familiar with my family often say that I look a lot like my late father. I may have received my appearance from my dad, but I also received a love of science…

» Taking the "super" out of "supernatural"

by Nathan

I no longer consider myself a Christian and told my wife, her parents and my parents earlier this year. However, I still go to church with my wife (a “non-denominational, a…

» 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…

» 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

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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…

» 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…

» 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…