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LTMFS Part 7: Psalms and Sex Slaves

October 7, 2014 Matt 1 Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Lately I've been reading Psalms and boy is that a great book! I especially like Psalm 63. It is a praise written by David while he was in the Desert of Judah. I also like Psalm 51. This is David's confession and cry for mercy … [Read more...]

Letters concubines, david, prostitution, psalms, sex, slavery

LTMFS Part 6: Sin, Free Will, and Doubts

October 5, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I recently had the question, "If the punishment for sin is death and eternal Hell, why did Jesus only receive the death part?" Now I know. Jesus took the blame of sin on himself physically, but sin cannot co-exist with our … [Read more...]

Letters doubts, free will, heaven, jesus, love, questions, sin

The Source of My Inner Turmoil

October 1, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Mad About Religion

Last month I got into a Facebook debate with a fundamentalist Christian relative about whether belief is a choice. Of course it branched into many related topics, and she didn't say anything I hadn't already heard. But I decided to end it after she said, "I am so sorry for your … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity aa, conviction, rebellion, sin, turmoil

Why I Care About Things I Don’t Believe

September 27, 2014 Matt 17 Comments

Why Do I Care featured

If I don't believe in god, why do I care if other people do? I hear this question all the time, and it drives me crazy. Young-Earth creationist Ken Ham once said, "It is incredible that atheists spend so much time, effort, and money arguing against Someone that they don’t … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity, Denialism, God atheists, beliefs, faith, reason, religion

Why is God Hiding?

September 24, 2014 Matt 6 Comments

God Hide and Seek

If the Christian God exists, where the hell is he? The entire debate between Christians and atheists boils down to this one problem. If God exists, why is there no proof that he exists? I'm not talking about "logical proofs" that merely define God into existence, "scientific … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity, God evidence, free will, heaven, hell, hiding, miracles, proof

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