May 29 2009
During my high school years, and even early college, I hung on to my religion and church tightly. I did everything they asked of me and more. I was the poster child for what a person should do to gain entry into heaven, and more importantly, gain acceptance by church going peers. [...]
May 26 2009
I became part of an interesting comment chain over on The Preacher and the Skeptic. Here is the statement that got my attention:
“…you need to first develop a trusting relationship with them. Then, you need to help them to realize that their world view is really wrong.”
I of course could not stay silent on [...]
May 24 2009
Thank god that someone (Green Day) is standing up to Walmart and their ridiculous policies against content they don’t like. Many bands re-cut their music for Walmart because they won’t carry music with fowl language or lude content (as defined by Walmart!). Why won’t Walmart carry this?? Because they cater to the [...]
May 21 2009
I loved felt Jesus when I was growing up. I’d go to Sunday school, and the nice lady would put beautiful and clean felt Jesus on the felt board. He looked so nice and innocent… like he just wanted to be my friend. She told us that he loved us and would [...]
May 19 2009
I find it extremely funny (and I don’t mean ‘ha ha’ funny) that the Catholic Church, one of the many churches who would love to see a LAW, in our STATE (by state, I mean U.S.), that would make abortion illegal… is now upset by a member of the STATE (i.e. Obama) coming onto their [...]
May 18 2009
Interesting article today on CNN, that asks the question, “What happens to our digital life when we die?”
Check out the article here.
While our physical life ends when we die, our digital life doesn’t. We leave behind a trail of digital fingerprints, and have accounts that are integrated into a world that stays very much [...]
May 18 2009
I will be reading more of Bart Ehrman’s books and enjoyed reading the CNN piece on his latest speaking engagement. Near the bottom of the article are quotes he made about youth groups and the leaders of them. He has this to say, “They’re like cult leaders. They have all the answers.”
I feel [...]
May 15 2009
I live in a state that has decided to add a constitutional amendment that bans same sex marriages. This same state is, by some, considered one of the more progressive states. This sickens me, especially the way with witch the campaign for the ‘Yes on 8′ was done. A group of people, [...]
May 14 2009
At least this kid is learning at a young age how to step outside the dogma that is part of the Conservative Christian Church. This scene reminds me of a situation I went through in college. I was told by my Christian leaders that I could not, under any circumstane leave the Bible Study I [...]
May 13 2009
I know I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus. I am back, and ready to write more frequently. I just stumbled upon a blog, Unreasonable Faith, and have enjoyed scratching the surface of it. The person writing it has a very similar background as mine, and it is a refreshing blog that has well thought [...]
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