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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on April 4, 2012 at 4:05pm

Daniel Dennett did a study which found that quite a few Ministers/Pastors/Reverends were actually atheists and for certain reason chose to remain in their positions.

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 4, 2012 at 4:47pm

See: The Clergy Project, this one's Dan Barker's baby...

Permalink Reply by Michael OL on April 4, 2012 at 5:11pm

Pithy quote from one of the comments to the linked article:

" I may not have scientific proof, but I don't need it. The more I believe, the more real He becomes. "

There are many reasons for convincing oneself of the truth of some supposition.  But circular reasoning (I believe because believing justifies my belief) must surely be at the bottom of the list!

Permalink Reply by Nerdlass on April 4, 2012 at 5:14pm

Someone needs to do a demotivational poster on that... use a power strip plugged into itself...

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 4, 2012 at 5:41pm

Pithy quote from one of the comments to the linked article:

inane ^

Permalink Reply by booklover on April 4, 2012 at 5:32pm

I read even Mother Teresa said at the end of her life she knew there was no god.  The catholic church said that was just a test of faith or some other bullshit.

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 4, 2012 at 6:25pm

My comments are under "Richard".

Please note, these comments are moderated prior to posting.

Let's not forget what this thread is for, please.

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 4, 2012 at 9:38pm

Please note, these comments are moderated prior to posting.

3 Hours

I made three comments under the name "Richard", none have shown up yet. None of the comments were uncivil, just supportive of the minister in question.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Walton on April 5, 2012 at 12:38am

I commented under the name Sarah. I thanked the news for covering the story and asked them to follow up. Let's hear more inspiring stories about atheists!

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 5, 2012 at 12:50am

Can't find yours, or mine …yet.

We'll check back tomorrow and see.

I tried the optional "email" field to see if it makes a difference.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Walton on April 5, 2012 at 12:52am

Yeah, for all we know some computer is down somewhere and no one can wake the sys admin up to fix it. ;)

Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on April 5, 2012 at 12:57am

Other replies have posted since I replied. Some far more direct than mine.

Strange.

One of the comments is blatantly racist as well, one can only wonder what their moderation policy is.