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Creationism as a mental illness?
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2 years ago
Here is a somewhat old, but still relevant article published in Psychology Today briefly explaining why creationism is actually a mental illness. Creationism as a mental illness: In Cockney...
Doctrine of God - NORMAN GEISLER
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Definition: Impassable ĭm-păs′ə-bəl adjective Impossible to pass, cross, or overcome. Image credit: Watch Ameca robot | The world's most realistic humanoid robot in its FIRST public demo...
SATIRE: Archie Bunker on Religion ("All In The Family")
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4 years ago
Wikipedia: All in the Family is an American sitcom television series that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network for nine seasons, from 1971 to 1979. Afterwards,...
Correlation between religiosity and scientific illiteracy or hostility
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4 years ago
Back in 2017, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a presentation in South Carolina where he addressed the issue of scientific illiteracy. The summary of his presentation is below: Americans overall...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 9: Sodom and Gomorrah
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4 years ago
Hi everyone, it has been a long time since I last posted an article in my fallacy of biblical stories series. So, I thought now might be a good time to do so. If you reviewed the previous...
As science learns more, God/s are needed less
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4 years ago
Throughout human history and across many cultures, probably going back to the Stone Age, humans have engaged in a "god of the gaps" mentality when it came to the inexplicable or phenomenon that...
Pastor John MacArthur Warns Biden to ‘Be Careful When You Put Your Hand on the Word of God’
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4 years ago
This pastor is so right on about so many issues both biblically and on issues of politics and current events. He stands for Biblical teachings as they are and expresses the current sexual and...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 8: God, the biggest fallacy of them all?
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5 years ago
Up until now, the fallacy of biblical stories series has focus on specific biblical stories. For Part 8, I will examine the one thing that connects them all: God. After all, God is the central...
‘Worship Protests’ Are Bringing Revival To America’s Troubled Cities
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5 years ago
The seed author is exactly right. Things are happening in America to Christians and the church that until recently no one thought possible. The political left is trampling upon separation of...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 7: The Virgin Birth
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5 years ago
Up until now, I've have been focusing on the biblical stories of the Old Testament. For part 7 of the series, I will look at what is one of the most famous and celebrated stories of the New...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 6: The Day the Sun Stood Still
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5 years ago
Welcome to Part 6 of the fallacy of biblical stories series. This one will focus on a supposed celestial event described in the bible. Namely, the time God caused the sun to stop moving for...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 5: The Tower of Babel
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5 years ago
Welcome to Part 5 of the biblical fallacy series. Today we are looking at the ancient skyscraper wannabe, the Tower of Babel. It's an ancient construction project that is supposed to explain the...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 4: Jonah and the Whale
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5 years ago
For Part 4 of the series, I will be examining the story of Jonah and the Whale (or is it a "big fish?"). On the surface, this story seems like it came directly from a children's fairy tale book....
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 3: The 10 Plagues of Egypt
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5 years ago
For Part 3 in my series on the fallacies of biblical stories, A few individuals have suggested I explore the veracity of the 10 plagues of Egypt, as it seems quite fitting since we are all...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 2: Adam & Eve
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5 years ago
Welcome to Part 2 of my series exploring the veracity of some biblical stories. If you missed Part 1: The Great Flood & Noah's Ark , feel free to check it out and comment, thanks. The focus...
The Problem with Religion
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5 years ago
The late, great George Carlin probably said it best: " Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day....
Before I Go, there are a few things I want you to know! I am Not GAY, I just look that way!
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5 years ago
WARNING: Friends, Fellow Nitwits, and bored, Cross Dressing Liberals, if you have shabby taste in literature you SHOULD read this shabby, CLASSLESS, first draft piece of DRIBBLE, written...
COVID19 UP-DATE! Be Advised: This ain't NO DATING site. In hindsight, maybe it should be! (SATIRE)
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5 years ago
WARNING: Political Pornography slung around "Cheer." If you are offended by words, but, not deeds, you might want to seize your " tiny-hiny", by your tinny-tiny, Lilly-white...
Do God/s exist? Probably not.
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5 years ago
God/s is a concept which has permeated human cultures and societies throughout history. The belief and worship of god/s can be traced back thousands of years and it's not unreasonable to assume...
Trump Bravely Affirms Framers, Religion, and Life
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5 years ago
Trump is right. Human life, the pre born infant is a mighty creation in the image of almighty God. Trumps reliance on and comments regarding our founding and the founders ideals is right on.
The Beginning of the Universe (Who are the Yazidis)
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2 years ago
Unusually good article abut a group that is little known in the west: LALISH, IRAQ In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born. I drove...
U.S. Catholic Cardinal Favors Restricting ‘Large-Scale’ Immigration Of Muslims
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6 years ago
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (AP/Gregorio Borgia) Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a staunch Catholic traditionalist and one of Pope Francis’ leading critics , said restricting Muslim immigration...
A wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: ‘It’s a biblical thing’
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6 years ago
In the waning days of 2015, renowned televangelist Kenneth Copeland laid out exactly why he needs a luxury private jet to do his job: you can’t “talk to God” while riding commercial. Criticized at...
Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
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6 years ago
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross that stands on public land in Maryland is constitutional, but shy away from a sweeping ruling. The case...
Read Scripture: TaNaK / Old Testament
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6 years ago
The Hebrew canon, or Old Testament, refers to the collection of Hebrew (and some Aramaic) books that were recognized as Scripture in ancient Israel. The traditional order we're talking about...
Ringing in a Christian Nationalist 2019 With an Even Larger Legislative Playbook
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Religion & Ethics
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7 years ago
State legislatures across the country became showcases for Christian nationalist legislation in 2018. Leading the charge was the ominously named Project Blitz — a coalition of Christian Right...
Protests after Pakistan frees Christian woman sentenced to death over blasphemy
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7 years ago
Supporters of the Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan, Islamist political party chant slogans, during a protest in Peshawar. (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz) ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme...
America was NOT founded on christian principles
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7 years ago
NOTE: I've posted this article a while back and I thought it might be nice to revisit. Enjoy. I've have on occasion been engaged in articles and with individuals who proclaim that America was...
Why There Is No God: Quick Responses to 10 Common Theist Arguments [for the existence of god]
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7 years ago
I have been in many conversations where the debate turns into a discussion about whether God exists or not. Often times, theists will cite some "proof" for a God, which often turns out to be a...
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God —April 25, 2018
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Religion & Ethics
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7 years ago
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God By Dalia Fahmy April 25, 2018 (Lucas Schifres/Getty Images) In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with...
Why Is It So Hard to Believe that Many Leading Scientists are Religious?
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7 years ago
Why Is It So Hard to Believe that Many Leading Scientists are Religious? by MATTHEW C. NISBET Big Think today features a new set of interviews with NIH director Francis Collins ,...
We Need Two Kinds of Truth: Why I Don't Want Science or Religion to Win
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7 years ago
by Francis Collins Surveys I have seen indicate about 40% of scientists believe in a God to whom one may pray in expectation of an answer. That’s not a god who went off after creating a...
Joy Reid Apologizes To LGBT Community For Tweets, Posts | AM Joy | MSNBC
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7 years ago
MSNBC Published on Apr 28, 2018 Joy Reid apologizes for her writings and tweets that were harmful to the LGBT community adding, “I should have known better.” Then a panel of...
Has Christianity harmed you personally?
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7 years ago
There are many long raging battles over Christianity in America. Most people seem to say that it does more good than harm; that those who do harm are misguided; that the problem facing us to...
The More We Evolve, The Less We Need God
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7 years ago
CLICK HERE FOR THE DEBATE IQ 2 offers well moderated thoughtful debates. This debate has a number of interesting points. But be warned that the opposing side led by Deepak Chopra will...
Will Evangelicals Ever Awaken From Their Religious Comas and Realize that Trump is EVIL?
By: Eat The Press - Do Not Read It; The Content is Worthless! We Are the Real Fake News, not the real news our FAKE PRESIDENT whines about!Posted in: Politics As many of you may know, I, too, am a Man of Glob, er,...
What will it take for Right Wing, Evangelicals, Born Upside Down & Backwards FAKE CHRISTIANS to Awaken From their Religious Comas?
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7 years ago
As many of you may know, I, too, am a Man of Glob, er, "Man of GOD", ordained by the Universal Church of Lice, er, "Life", in the early 1970s. I preach under the nom de plume of Reverend Oral...
THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018
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7 years ago
THE GOSPEL SERIES New Testament Book: Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew is likely the most widely read of the four Gospels. Like all the Gospels it comes to us “anonymous,” but...
Satanic Temple challenges Missouri’s abortion law on religious grounds
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7 years ago
From NBCNEWS : There will be a showdown with Satan on Tuesday in the Missouri Supreme Court. Not with Lucifer himself, but with a group called the Satanic Temple that is going to bat for a...
"Anonymous" Gospel of Mark - CLARIFIED!
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Religion & Ethics
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7 years ago
The Gospel of Mark Although the Gospel is anonymous, there is adequate reason to ascribe the book with certainty to John Mark, the attendant of Peter. (Wycliffe Bible Dictionary.)...
Student Kicked Off Kansas Basketball Team in Anthem Flap
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8 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. — A Muslim student athlete who refused to observe the national anthem for religious reasons at a basketball game in Kansas has been kicked off the team following altercations with...
OutFront: New Site Rates Churches Based on Transparency of LGBTQ Policies
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8 years ago
Tim Schraeder, a gay Christian, has always felt torn between his religion and sexuality. That’s something he's now fighting to change with Church Clarity. by Julie Compton / Oct.26.2017 /...
Is There Something Unique about the Transgender Brain?
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8 years ago
Imaging studies and other research suggest that there is a biological basis for transgender identity Some children insist, from the moment they can speak, that they are not the gender...
Is America a Christian nation? I don't think so!
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8 years ago
Author's note: I wrote this article a long time ago on Newsvine. But I thought it could bear repeating here. Thanks. I've come across articles and discussions in which the topic of conversation...