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Dangerous Thought #11 – God Corrupts Our Natural Empathy
When we see someone in trouble we want to help. But when we bring God along, it is often counterproductive. Suppose a person has suffered a terrible loss: Christian friend: “I heard you are in need, I’m going to pray for you.” … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Empathy, godless, Positive Atheism, unbelief
Tagged Doctrine, Empathy, Kindness, Morality, Positive Atheism
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Dangerous Thought #4 – “Might the Success of Jesus be Largely Attributed to His Threat of Hell?
February 2013. Jesus threatened eternal damnation. This terrifying new idea must have coerced many people then just as it does today. “Be baptized and believe” or “Be condemned to Hell” – JESUS (John 6:53-54) (Mark 16:16) The old Testament says nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, anti-theist, Atheism, Bible, Christ, deconversion, faith, freedom from religion, God, Jesus, Losing Religion, non belief, Openly Secular, Positive Atheism, religion, secular, unbelief
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My First Christmas Without Jesus – 2012
Journal Entries: January 22, 2013: Christmas was sad this year. For the first time I felt no faith and no purpose for a Jesus. Lack of faith was not the main reason for the sadness – it was the news and … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-theist, Atheism, Bible, Christ, deconversion, faith, freedom from religion, God, Jesus, Losing Religion, Newtown, non belief, Positive Atheism, religion, spiritual, unbelief
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Dangerous Thought #3 – “The Crazy People are not Misinterpreting Their Religion. They are Following it”
Extremist – “Someone who accepts God’s Word exactly as written.” January, 2013 Up to this point it had been inconceivable to me that religion was the reason for the awful behavior of certain Christians and Muslims I had been reading about in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, anti-theist, Atheism, Bible, deconversion, faith, Jesus, Losing Religion, Malala, Newtown, Positive Atheism, religion, spiritual, unbelief
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Dangerous Thought #2 – “Oh, My God. There is No God!”
December 14, 2012 My God Died in Newtown I had been humming Christmas carols in the car driving back home through New England. I had just finished a business trip in the early afternoon on December 14, 2012 looking forward to a busy … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, anti-theist, Atheism, Bible, Christ, faith, God, Jesus, Losing Religion, Malala, Newtown, Positive Atheism, religion, spiritual, unbelief
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Losing My Religion – The Beginning of the End
It was October, 2012 and the news from Pakistan was a shock. A little girl had been shot in the head by a member of the Taleban on a school bus somewhere in Pakistan. It was part of an attack on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, Atheism, Bible, deconversion, faith, freedom from religion, Jesus, Losing Religion, Malala, non belief, Positive Atheism, religion
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