With minor editing, the following is the stunningly insightful comment I just left over on John Shore’s blog. I figured if I wrote anything this brilliant, it should appear on my own blog:
If Religion A has it right, then Religions B-Z, along with the non-religious, must be wrong, right? (This gets really scary if Religion A decides that its [...]
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Which religion is right?
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Religion, tagged right, wrong on September 19, 2007 | 18 Comments »
Christians vs atheists: Open minds welcome
Posted in Philosophy, Religion, atheist, tagged Christian, Shore on September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
John Shore, over on “Suddenly Christian,” has done it again. He started another discussion today between Christians and atheists that has exploded with comments from both sides. If you are at all interested in topics like this, you should check it out. The first was “An Honest Question: Atheists, How Do You Process Your Guilt?” The follow-up [...]
Assured scorn in America
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Science, atheist, tagged agnostic, Bible Belt, Christian on September 14, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve always had the feeling that scorn is one thing assured to secularists, humanists, agnostics, atheists, etc., in our society. It’s a predominantly Christian society that seems to have a decidedly un-Christian attitude toward non-Christians and especially toward non-believers. I’ve even seen statements that atheists are “the most despised minority in America.”
I grew up in a rather strict Presbyterian [...]









