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Bible Prophecy man tells me "I want nothing to do with you; but first..."

I’m amazed and delighted at the many replies my column “Sick and tired of God-Stuff “ received. While I don’t want to gloss over the wonderful and much appreciated compliments from other non-believers, I found the replies from theists to be downright eye-opening in some cases.

One prolific writer, Mr. BPE,…

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Added by Carol Everhart Roper on May 13, 2010 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Sick and tired of god-stuff - an open letter to theists

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-44168-Philadelphia-Freethought-Examiner~y2010m5d11-Sick-and-tired-of-godstuff--an-open-letter-to-theists

First of all, I am an atheist. Most likely one of the most adamant atheists you’ll ever meet. Let’s talk about why, and what it is that’s got me completely fed up with a good… Continue

Added by Carol Everhart Roper on May 11, 2010 at 12:30pm — 13 Comments

There's a Snake in that Tree

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[Photo of a rat snake in a young, live oak tree. They eat birds, bird eggs, tree rats, squirrels. In our own personal bit 'o paradise, do they represent evil? On that note, a ditty I wrote a few years ago . . . . ]

The Snake on God's Payroll

What is Christianity without original sin? Not Christianity, for there would have been no need for Jesus to be crucified to "pay" for that sin.

What is original sin without a snake to tempt Eve…

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Added by Andrew Bernardin on April 19, 2010 at 7:35am — No Comments

I was one of those Christians that actually read my Bible...

...and believed every word of it!

If there were inconsistencies within or without, I credited that to our finite understanding of the infinite. We would understand it "by and by." But where the Bible spoke as literal truth to the very tangible world we can see, hear, touch, taste and smell, where it spoke to our finite understanding in finite terms, I fully expected things to line up...within AND without: The creation, the flood, the geneologies, the history of nations,…

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Added by Scott Popejoy on April 1, 2010 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

So, I've decided to read the bible....

I actually never read it, and I'm quite curious what bullshit I might read...

I wanted to find the bible I had back in primary school (I don't think it is a childrens version), but I couldn't find it, neither here, neither at my parents place...

So I looked for something online. I choose the roman katholic version because it's most common here, and I chose to read it in german for better understanding. (My german is way better than my english).

I do not even have the intention to… Continue

Added by Syrus TheVirus on March 21, 2010 at 3:00am — 2 Comments

Free Will and the Bible

Some assert that man has free will. Some assert that all is determined. Some say (as I do) that free will is compatible with determinism. The debate has raged, unabated, for millennia.

Clearly, an interceding God presents problems for free will. However, a cosmic God - a Creator who does not intervene in human affairs - might be compatible with free will if he keeps his omniscience and omnipotence to himself. I,…

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Added by Atheist Exile on March 3, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

It's in The Bible: Jesus will give you Hemorrhoids!

From Superstition Free.

It's back to Old Testament law this week. It seems that you have to threaten people with horrible things to keep them on the straight and narrow and God is no exception. He speaks to us through his prophet Moses, warning us what will happen if we don't keep his legalistic, nit-picky rules.

The list of God-caused misfortunes is lengthy and found at… Continue

Added by Robert Madewell on February 10, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Family Bibles

I'm an atheist. Why do I have all these bibles? I need room on my bookshelf for THE GOD DELUSION.

My great-grandmother's bible is in Norwegian; I can't even read it. It's a small, worn hardback version with her signature on the first blank page; 'Mrs. Ed Hendrickson'. She was already with child when she came to the United States to marry him in the late 1800's. I imagine her great relief, signing that book, "Mrs.Ed Hendrickson" I keep this bible because it holds her signature and a… Continue

Added by Secular Sue on February 9, 2010 at 1:30am — 4 Comments

It's in The Bible: Divine Movement!

From Superstition Free

This week's Bible absurdity is a translation goof that sounds very funny in Modern English. I am quite aware of the context of the verse, but it still sounds halarious. Other tranlations have corrected this booboo, but the KJV preserves it in all its divinely inspired glory.

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord:…

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Added by Robert Madewell on February 5, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

You Just Don’t Understand the Bible

If I had a dime for every time a Christian told me that, “You Just Don’t Understand the Bible,” I would be a rich man. Maybe they are right and I really don’t understand the Bible. That is certainly a strong possibility.

Please read the rest of this Artictle

Feel free to comment.

Added by Staks Rosch on February 2, 2010 at 10:40am — 5 Comments

The Pope John Paul II needed our help! He was a self harmer!

In The Name Of the Whip, and of the Flail and of the ...OUCH THAT HURT!

Can it really be said that one who locks himself away in a room, takes a whip or a flail that he has hanging in his closet, kneels or sits and begins beating himself is psychologically healthy? Is it not a sign of distress? Would it not be thought of as a 'cry for help', if you will allow me the cliche, to cause your self physical harm because of an… Continue

Added by Mark on January 30, 2010 at 7:37am — 2 Comments

Pope John Paul II's Failed Assassin Claims He Is Now Agca the Messiah

Mehmet Ali Agca is the Turkish gunman who shot but failed to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981. On January 18 2010 he is due to be released from his prison in Ankara.

"For around 30 years I have been staying in cells on my own. I experienced hell on earth. But in spite of everything I am well. I feel good in myself both physically and psychologically," he said. Many have questioned this self-diagnosis as Agca seems to be on a quest to anoint himself as the new… Continue

Added by Richard Mankiewicz on January 14, 2010 at 8:06pm — 2 Comments

Creationists: Why do you hate your god's work?

This is directed at our friends on the "otherside".

Source: Reality Is My Religion

The Bible contradicts reality. It says that things happened when they didn’t really happen. It also claims things didn’t happen when they did. This isn’t mere opinion, this is demonstrable. And among that, it contradicts itself with the details anyway. So when the… Continue

Added by Peter Harrison on January 6, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

To No Man or God: Restating my atheist manifesto for 2010

Okay, I'm jumping the gun a little here. Even for Australia, if only by twelve hours or so. But in the usual bout of New Year's nostalgia and contemplation I was compelled to go back to the very first time I became properly angry about religion - the point where I first arrived at the edge of agnosticism and glanced into the depths of proud, firmly-realised anti-theism. As 2010 looms (no... that makes it sound foreboding. But "dawns" is a bit too flowery, and premature in any case), I am moved… Continue

Added by Fox Lee on December 30, 2009 at 8:05pm — No Comments

Eden: Entrapment?

Inspired by a discussion with a Christian friend of mine and this video:

This is a continuation of the argument presented in the video. When presented with this argument most theists will argue that Adam and Eve did know good and evil or that they simply knew not to disobey God, and that should have been enough. However, upon closer examination of Genesis, I don't think either of these arguments hold up. You see, I don't think that God's words are clear… Continue

Added by OutlawGirl on November 27, 2009 at 4:46am — 3 Comments

The Bible is WRONG!

Yeah, that's right! I'm one of those godless heathen non-believers, and I say that your holy book is full of inaccuracies! It's not historically reliable at all, let alone divine and inerrant! Contrary to what all those hard-line conservative fundamentalist wackaloons think, it actually contains numerous-

Wait.

What?

Some of the conservative nut-jobs are with me on this? Those same freakazoids who believe the universe was created 6,000 years ago based on a… Continue

Added by Cubik's Rube on October 6, 2009 at 12:53pm — 3 Comments

The FSM Children's Bible

I was trawling though eBay last night and saw the same children's bible my mum got me as a child. I remember there being very nice illustrations in it. So I thought, wouldn't it be great to buy it and modify it a little? Imagine: the Flying Spaghetti Monster blessing the Virgin Mary while Gabriel presents her a microwave lasagne. The Flying Spaghetti Monster visiting his wrath on... well, all the people who had wrath visited upon them in the bible (that's a hell of a lot of people). FSM… Continue

Added by SecretWombat on October 5, 2009 at 7:50pm — 11 Comments

Faith

Today, we're going to talk about faith.

You can't say I don't tackle the Big Important Topics here. In this one post, I'm going to cover the entire foundation of almost every religion in the history of ever, the pillar on which all theology is founded, and the subject over which perhaps more hours of scholarly work and profound philosophising has taken place over the centuries than any other. The one elusive, ethereal concept whose significance has plagued the most enlightened and… Continue

Added by Cubik's Rube on August 31, 2009 at 1:47pm — No Comments

This annoys me to no end

Why do theists think that quoting the bible will change our minds? It obviously didn't already and its not going to. It has no rock hard evidence of anything.

They use scare tactics to get us believe -- saying we're going to Hell for not believing. What do they honestly expect us to do? Say "oh, you're treating me like a gullible child so I better shape up and listen to you." No. It's like their telling us "If you don't believe in Santa, you won't get any presents." Only, there are no… Continue

Added by Hekate Moon on July 19, 2009 at 4:47pm — 3 Comments

It's time to mess with Texas

I've also posted this at the ever-growing Good Reason News, please visit, if you feel like it.

Thanks.

-b.

A Wall Street Journal article says there's a big push to bring Christianity into the public classroom.