Monthly Archives: November 2010

Religious scholars have long noted that when people worship a god, they say the god is much like themselves.  Those of us who are skeptical suspect that all gods are made up in people’s minds.  Therefore, it is stands to reason … Continue reading →

This is a topic hotly debated between believers and nonbelievers.  Christian author, Chad Meister, argued recently that to do the right thing morally, there needs to be an authority on moral behavior that people agree upon.  Without this authority, there … Continue reading →

I’ve had it said to me in person and in print many times, “The United States is a Christian country.  If you don’t like that, move to some other country.” It is interesting to speculate what the United States would … Continue reading →

The site, Christian Post.com, has articles most days on the falling number of young people identifying themselves as “Christian”.  Lot’s of ideas are tossed out there.  Mostly, the articles just say that the Church should shout it’s message louder.  Then young people … Continue reading →

The airport screening controversy brought to mind another version of our society’s inconsistant views on what I call the “Clock of Life”.  I use this term because the computer which screens language for these posts does not tolerate use of … Continue reading →

The folks who link up with Freethinkers hold a variety of views about faith.  Almost to a person, they are skeptics.  Many say they just see no evidence of a super natural being, after life, or, any of the other things … Continue reading →

A couple of experts on sin have weighed in recently.  One is a pastor from New Jersey. The other is the Pope. The New Jersey pastor ordered all of his church employees to cancel their FaceBook accounts.  The pastor’s career as an … Continue reading →

This is an ancient prayer recited by Jewish men.  Some, who teach about the Torah, explain that the Torah is very respectful of women and there are other ways of interpreting this phrase. Another way to say it, so the instruction … Continue reading →

Who could believe such  an a thing?  But, some do.  Now, the same nutcases have another thing to blame on gay marriage.  People are getting married less. Today’s news carried a story that the public is less interested in  marriage than it was just … Continue reading →

The Mayor of Cape Coral, Florida, has a few fans for his idea to put up a Ten Commandments monument on City property.  The problem is that he does not have enough fans, and, those that he has are quite far off … Continue reading →