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God is Getting Smaller

July 31, 2014 Matt 13 Comments

Name a Scientific Theory

One of the first times I had my faith directly challenged was in ninth grade. I was having a conversation with a kid named Justin who sat next to me in pre-algebra. Somehow the subject of church came up, and when he realized I was a Christian he cocked his head and asked, "You … [Read more...]

Atheism, God god, gods, natural, scientific explanation, scientific ignorance, scientific theory, supernatural

From One Furnace to Another

July 26, 2014 Matt 19 Comments

Your God is Evil featured

Back in 2001, during the height of my religious mania, I saw a mini-series called Anne Frank: The Whole Story. Although it isn't historically accurate (what happens to Anne Frank after she's captured by the Nazis is pure conjecture), I was very moved by the story. Of course I … [Read more...]

Christianity, God christian god, cruel, featured, heaven, hell, unfair, unjust

I Was Wrong About Global Warming

July 23, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

What if I Told You featured

As I wrote about in my first post, I used to be a paranoid conspiracy theorist, but I started viewing the world differently when I realized there is no real evidence that 9/11 was an inside job. This was quite a shock to me because I had been absolutely certain about that one. It … [Read more...]

Denialism agw, climate change, climate change deniers, climate change skeptics, global warming, global warming denier, global warming hoax

The Bible Supports Abortion!

July 18, 2014 Matt 26 Comments

Condemns Abortion

I want to say up front that I am not going to take a stance on abortion in this post. That would be beside the point. What I'm interested in here is what the Bible says about abortion. It's strange how Christians and the pro life movement have become inextricably linked. It's … [Read more...]

Christianity abortion, babies, baby, fetus, miscarriage, pro choice, pro life

Why Do People Praise God?

July 10, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

God Worthy of Praise featured

For the sake of argument, let's say the God of the Bible does exist. His name is Yahweh (or Emmanual, or Jehova, or Jesus, whatever). Anyway, he created the universe, and now he wants a relationship with you. What does this relationship entail? Well, he's not gonna say much, but … [Read more...]

Christianity, God praise, praise god, worship, worthy of praise

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