History’s most prolific child abusers are Christians. There is no other group that comes anywhere close to what the Christians are doing. So when we hear conservative Christians calling out the LGBT community as child groomers – we know they are speaking from their extensive collective and potentially personal, first hand experience. But the question […]
Religion
The Two Chief Sources Of Antisemitism
Antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. And the two chief historical sources (causes) of antisemitism are 1) the Koran and 2) the Bible. Because they are sinner against their respective gods, there is precious little tolerance found in Christianity or Islam for the Jews. In the long run, what are a few antisemitic […]
America’s Shameful Christian Legacy
America’s Christian legacy is nothing to be proud of. Anymore than our legacies of slavery and genocide. These three legacies are painful stains on America’s past and something our society and government have been working on rectifying for years. And we are still paying the price for these mistakes. But we have acknowledged them as […]
Religions Are A Natural Phenomenon
Religions are a natural phenomenon. The questions is “Why does every civilization throughout history demonstrate a belief in the supernatural”? The two most probable explanations are: There is a god/s but each civilization perceived it/them differently therefore their religions are different. The existence of a god was a logical mistake (assumption) for early man given […]
Most Christians Don’t Believe In The Bible
I think that I can safely say that most Christians don’t believe in the Bible. But let me qualify this statement. Most Christians don’t believe in all of the Bible, or even most of it. I say this because most Christians don’t know what the Bible says because they haven’t sufficiently studied it. By Christian […]
Why Are Christians Putting So Much Effort Into Their Anti-gay Activities?
Your would think Christians would allocate their time and efforts based on Gods priorities as outlined in his Ten Commandments. So it seems that the current level of anti-gay activity is far out of proportion to its relative importance. Aren’t Christians doing a dis-service to their god by ignoring his more important issues? Like this […]
Does God Exist?
I think the answer to this question depends on how you define “god”. There are hundreds of gods that have existed throughout time. Maybe more. But most of them are extinct now. Or at least lost to history. The main surviving gods are typically exclusive and monotheistic as represented by the big 3 religions: Christianity, […]
Paranormal Belief
The paranormal belief motive [religion] is so obvious and all-pervasive that it is hard to see. It shows itself everywhere, which makes it as difficult to grasp as if it were to be seen nowhere at all. It is the canvas against which all other facets of human consciousness and human endeavors are painted. …Evidence […]
Can Religions Exist Without A Real, Actual God?
The bible doesn’t prove god exists. The bible only proves that Christianity exists. There is a difference. But you say “How can Christianity exist without a real God?” Simple. Numerous religions exist without an actual god. As a Christian you say your god is the one and only true god. Therefore all the other religions […]
Religions And Magic
One obvious question which must strike any one who sees or reads of magical [religious] practices must be: Why do they exist when they rest upon principles which often run counter to those we know to be true? Why has the savage not perceived the fallacy of his magic? Long ago Edward Tylor pointed out […]
Quotes About The Nature Of Religions
“Now, primitive man is neither a metaphysician nor an idealist. He does not concern himself with the origin and destiny of the universe, nor even with its nature, except so far as his necessities compel him to form some conclusions as to the nature of the forces around him. His gods are in no sense […]
Religions Explained
Religions are a fact of life. They are the default world view for most people in all societies throughout human history. Regardless of their credibility, religions impact us in so many ways. Much of their influence is back ground noise that we don’t even notice. Other times their influence is major and in our face. […]
Religions v. Science
Religions and science have the same goal: To manage and improve our lives. They have historically been the same thing. Early man thought his life and nature were controlled by the gods. So he derived a set of rules and rituals to appease them. Over thousands of generations these formalized into what we now call […]
The Evolution Of Religions
… in Europe and Asia a profound change of a religious and moral nature took place, more or less within the span of the sixth century BC at widely separated points. At that time, the earliest universal religions, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, came forth, while those that appeared later, Christianity, Bithraism, Manichaeism, Islam, continued the transformations […]
Treating People As A Commodity
Contraception, abortion, and homosexuality have one thing in common… they don’t produce children. And this is the historical source of prejudice against them. For tens of thousands of years early mankind needed additional hands for hunters and laborers, tribes and governments needed new soldiers and taxpayers, and churches needed new believers and tithers. All these […]
Substitution Test For Religious Offensiveness
Some Christians don’t understand how their faith can offend other faiths or non believers. They feel that their beliefs are universal and good for all. So I suggest a substitution to test for religious offensiveness. Simply take the item in question and substitute it with another faith. For example if we were to change from […]
Religious Extremism Is Based On Doctrine
Why is the world so shocked at religious extremism? Religious extremism is supported by their doctrine. Just look at Christianity. To not believe in the Christian God is a sin. And Christians have been killing sinners for years. Muslims are killing non believers too. And they often have their governments backing. Pakistan being the most […]
Religions Aren’t Real
Religions aren’t real. And the world needs to be constantly reminded of this. It will take many more generations for religions to fade into the background of society. But it’s the daily pressures and reminders like this that will do the job in the long run. By removing the casual religious believers from the middle […]
An Unusually Honest And Insightful Christian Argument
I found this unusually honest and insightful Christian argument about the difference between Christian and non-Christian thinkers. Here is a short quote to peak your interest. Creationists and evolutionists, Christians and non-Christians all have the same evidence—the same facts. Think about it: we all have the same earth, the same fossil layers, the same animals […]
Religious Intolerance
One of the the biggest problems with religions is that they don’t respect other views. In other words they aren’t tolerant of other religions or non religions. They want others to respect their religious views but will not allow others the same respect. And they can’t because to believe their religion is to believe that […]