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This I Believe!
2007-11-30 04:28:29
It amazes me that so many otherwise intelligent people, who use reason in every other aspect of their lives, can believe the Christian dogma.People who would never believe anything even remotely as far-fetched, somehow believe.People who question the things they hear, see, and read everyday???and require concrete proof before making a judgment or decision???still somehow believe.How can this be?Technorati Tags: humor Atheist Bible Christianity Comics humor ...

This I Believe!
2007-11-30 04:28:29
It amazes me that so many otherwise intelligent people, who use reason in every other aspect of their lives, can believe the Christian dogma.People who would never believe anything even remotely as far-fetched, somehow believe.People who question the things they hear, see, and read everyday—and require concrete proof before making a judgment or decision—still somehow believe.How can this be?Technorati Tags: humor Atheist Bible Christianity Comics humor ...

Music minister and youth leader goes to prison for pedophilia
2007-11-29 15:29:07
Christians rally in support of the ministerASHEVILLE ??? A former church youth leader was sentenced to at least 14 years and four months in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to seven counts of indecent liberties with a child.The charges against Leonard Smith date back 20 years and involve three children. Three more serious charges, which were dropped in a plea bargain, date to 1976. David Clement, spokesman for the extended family that brought charges against Smith, said he is pleased with the jail sentence. ???We knew him and his family for 30 years,??? Clement said. ???We trusted him and we loved him. ??? You can???t undo love, but if anybody needs the light turned on them, it???s a pedophile.???Smith, 53, was music director and worked with the youths of Sycamore Temple Church of God in Christ in Asheville.About 50 people turned out in support of Smith, and six ministers and three others testified in support of mercy in sentencing him. The other side of the courtroom, where the ...

Music minister and youth leader goes to prison for pedophilia
2007-11-29 15:29:07
Christians rally in support of the ministerASHEVILLE – A former church youth leader was sentenced to at least 14 years and four months in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to seven counts of indecent liberties with a child.The charges against Leonard Smith date back 20 years and involve three children. Three more serious charges, which were dropped in a plea bargain, date to 1976. David Clement, spokesman for the extended family that brought charges against Smith, said he is pleased with the jail sentence. “We knew him and his family for 30 years,” Clement said. “We trusted him and we loved him. … You can’t undo love, but if anybody needs the light turned on them, it’s a pedophile.”Smith, 53, was music director and worked with the youths of Sycamore Temple Church of God in Christ in Asheville.About 50 people turned out in support of Smith, and six ministers and three others testified in support of mercy in sentencing him. The other side of the courtroom, where the ...

Pastor charged with rape and sodomy
2007-11-29 15:13:39
The pastor of a small Washington County church has been arrested and charged with second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy for an incident that allegedly occurred nearly 10 years ago with a 15-year-old girl.The Rev. Leonard Frazier, 55, of Stonewall Baptist Church nearChatom, was arrested Tuesday and released from Mobile County Metro Jail on $15,000 bail, according to jail records.The alleged victim is now in her mid-20s, said Mobile County assistant district attorney Steve Giardini."It took a number of years for her to come forward," he said.Alabama does not have a statute of limitations involving sex crimes against children.Giardini said he didn't know if the woman was ever a member of Frazier's church, but that she knew him through her family.The chairman of Stonewall's deacon board expressed surprise at the allegations against Frazier."I find him to be a righteous man, and his life has always been lined up with the word," Roscoe Gatson said.Story Link ...

Gratitude - Only for Theists?
2007-11-28 05:17:14
Reposted from the Freethought Café by J.C. SamuelsonScanning the Internet for news and views on a variety of topics, and for how they relate to secularism, I frequently find myself shaking my head at the smörgåsbord of absurdity issuing from the keyboards of religionists. Both the ignorant and the educated get in on the act, the latter merely couching their vituperation in more sophisticated language. During the holiday season especially, their frequency and variety seems to increase. There are so many, in fact, I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony - it's hard to know where to begin. Today, I'll be focusing on just one ridiculous idea - that non-theists literally have nothing to be thankful to. This particular chestnut makes the rounds every year around Thanksgiving, a uniquely American holiday with no basis in religious dogma or scripture, but with a culturally religious origin. Many theists profess to believe, of course, that gratitude and appreciation are contingent upon t ...

Gratitude - Only for Theists?
2007-11-28 05:17:14
Reposted from the Freethought Caf?? by J.C. SamuelsonScanning the Internet for news and views on a variety of topics, and for how they relate to secularism, I frequently find myself shaking my head at the sm??rg??sbord of absurdity issuing from the keyboards of religionists. Both the ignorant and the educated get in on the act, the latter merely couching their vituperation in more sophisticated language. During the holiday season especially, their frequency and variety seems to increase. There are so many, in fact, I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony - it's hard to know where to begin. Today, I'll be focusing on just one ridiculous idea - that non-theists literally have nothing to be thankful to. This particular chestnut makes the rounds every year around Thanksgiving, a uniquely American holiday with no basis in religious dogma or scripture, but with a culturally religious origin. Many theists profess to believe, of course, that gratitude and appreciation are contingent upon t ...

HAPPY WINTER LIGHTS FESTIVAL!!!
2007-11-28 05:15:11
By StevenWhat a drag. The "Hell o'days" are here and the baby Jesus (cast in authentic Chinese designer resin!) is on sale NOW at Rite Aid! Even before the post Halloween 50% off candy sale (IMPORTANT!!) was over...last years left over Xmas crap was dusted off and dragged out of the back room by miserable employees and diligently scattered around the drug store. Overhead (by authority of The President) the torture is piped in...silent nite, away in a mangy, holly jolly Xmas...I would rather be water boarded than to hear F@%$!!#@ Jingle Bells one more time.Years ago my pastor shocked the congregation with this statement from the pulpit... "I see bumper stickers everywhere that read "Keep Christ in Christmas" I say leave him out of it!...Christmas is hopelessly compromised and we'd do better just to celebrate with a wonderful Winter Feast and think about the baby Jesus some other time" Needless to the old ladies were shocked.I agree...get Christ out of Xmas, besides the ...

Evolution's evolution
2007-11-27 05:30:22
A little blast from the Daily Show's past.The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on Monday, July 22, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn, who acted as its anchorman. In 1998, Kilborn left the show and was replaced by Jon Stewart in early 1999. -- Wikipedia Great Moments in the Evolution Debate - The Scopes Monkey Trial (0:58) Clarence Darrow asks William Jennings Bryan if he's ever spent time with men of learning at the Scopes Monkey Trial. Evolution's Evolution (2:58) On the final night of The Daily Show's special evolution week, Jon examines human attempts to intelligently design nature. Evolution Schmevolution - A Heritage Tour (4:16) In the first stop on his "Evolutionary War" tour, Ed Helms visits Dayton, TN, site of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial and ...

I left god for good
2007-11-25 08:23:41
Sent in by LaurieIn 2000 I became a born again Christian, I read the bible, I went to church, I listened to Christian music, I guess you could say I "lived" the Christian life. And I thought that all my Christian friends were such great people, so loving and caring and understanding. But then I really found out how wonderful those so called "Christian" friends were.You see I was gay and when I came out of the closet those friends sure turned in a hurry. They were sure quick to point out that now I was going to hell, that I had turned my back on God and the church and as long as I was gay I couldn't know all the blessings God had in store for me. They even convinced me to go through one of those ex-gay classes at my church and for a short while I did and was convinced that I was straight.But in the the year or more since I convinced myself I was straight I started questioning God and the bible. Why was it that certain things in the bible were wrong while other things were over loo ...

Replacing the rituals
2007-11-25 08:19:11
By SharonThree things I missed about Christianity when I first left were church music, prayer, and church attendance. Much to my surprise, I have derived much satisfaction from building new routines and rituals into my life. For the vocal benefit of prayer, I have substituted talking to myself or reading aloud to myself. For the meditative aspect of prayer, I have substituted gazing out onto some horizon or body of water in nature. For the intentional aspect of prayer, I throw coins in the fountain in the park, or just sit by it pensively in wintertime when the water doesn’t run. I didn’t think church music would be easy to replace, because the experience of it was one that would stay with me for hours after each service as I bounced around my house singing the familiar church songs that rang in my head. But now that I have the freedom to explore other music genres besides gospel, my everyday life – not just Sunday’s – is permeated with music. I have enjoyed singing si ...

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