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Why Would Anyone Choose To Be Gay?

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Churches vs Gays

If you're straight, I want you to do something for me: Think about the first person you ever had a crush on. Maybe it was a neighbor or someone at school. Or perhaps it was a teacher or a celebrity. You probably didn't understand what you were feeling. All you knew was that you … [Read more...]

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Abraham was Insane

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Abraham and Isaac on Family Guy

What would you think of a mother who used a large rock to bash in the heads of her three sons (all under 10 years old), killing two of them and nearly killing the third? What if she said god told her to do it? You would probably think she was insane. As you may have guessed, this … [Read more...]

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Prayer is a Waste of Time

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Prayer Terms and Conditions

During my evangelical Christian phase, I prayed a lot. And I mean a lot. I'm talking an hour a day on my knees, another hour while I was driving to and from work, and even while I was doing other tasks that didn't require too much concentration (things washing dishes or folding … [Read more...]

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Born Sick, Commanded To Be Well

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Born Into Sin

I got the title of this post from something I heard the late Christopher Hitchens say in a debate. He was referencing a 16th century poet named Fulke Greville who wrote, "Oh wearisome condition of humanity! / Born under one law, to another bound: / Vainly begot, and yet forbidden … [Read more...]

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