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Why I Care About Things I Don’t Believe

September 27, 2014 Matt 17 Comments

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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

LTMFS Part 4: Faith and Guilt

September 15, 2014 Matt 2 Comments

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: There are so many "Christians" who aren't living for God. They're afraid to give up worldly pleasures. Their faith is so weak it's sad. Then again, I'm not so great myself. I could be so much better, but sometimes I just don't … [Read more...]

Letters broken, christians, faith, forgiveness, guilt, sin

LTMFS Part 3: Burn the Rest?

September 14, 2014 Matt 1 Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: It's so horrible what's happened to our nation. Sometimes I wish God would just deliver his people now and burn the rest, but that's the wrong attitude. We need to lead as many to Jesus as possible and stand up for what we … [Read more...]

Letters burn, faith, fire, hell, nation, prayer, sin

Who I Am

May 29, 2014 Matt 8 Comments

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My name is Matt and I'm a skeptic living in the southern United States. I come from an evangelical Christian family and I'm the first in my family to completely reject religion. I have a lovely wife who is also my best friend, and we're the proud parents of two boys (5 and 3 … [Read more...]

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