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Masimba's Blog A NATION UNDER GOD: THE DANGER POSED BY CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALIMS IN THE USA
Posted by Masimba on 2012-07-15 03:24:48.

Though Christian religion has always played a part in US politics, identify and culture it has never been seen as a danger to the rest of the world. Now things have changed, and the danger is real and tangible as the balance of power among the different religious strands has shifted significantly and this may have dramatic consequences for the US itself, Europe and the rest of the world as whole. The more conservative and cultish strains of American Protestantism are gaining ground over the traditional... 3 comments

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Masimba's Blog MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE: NEGLET AND MURDER IN THE NAME OF GOD
Posted by Masimba on 2012-07-15 03:21:35.

The law has developed and adapted over time in response to the social norms and issues relevant to the prevailing culture and age. I can only speak with any authority in relation to modern-day English law and English lawyers, but some observations are fairly universal, one of which is that, by and large, lawyers are fairly simple creatures. In so far as is possible we like things to be ‘black and white’ and we look with admiration on those... No comments

demigod79

Demigod79's Blog The inefficient God
Posted by Demigod79 on 2012-06-24 19:39:28.

You know, of all the bible stories, I like Noah’s Flood the best. I like it not only for its outrageous improbabilities but also because it demonstrates something, God’s utter lack of efficiency. Of course this is something that can be pointed out in nature as well (I, like all males, have nipples), but Noah’s story is a particularly good demonstration. In the story, God decides he’s... 4 comments

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Demigod79's Blog Reinforcing the Illusion
Posted by Demigod79 on 2012-06-11 19:13:37.

I’ve always found it interesting how religions like Christianity have frequent and regular days of worship. Every Sunday, Christians file into their churches to hear how their all-loving God will punish them in a lake of fire for all eternity unless you worship him and eat him in the form of crackers and wine. They do this week after week, year after year, from the moment they’re born until they day they die. Now, I can sort of understand... No comments

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Demigod79's Blog Pitying God
Posted by Demigod79 on 2011-07-09 20:30:16.

Well, it’s another Saturday, and tomorrow millions of people will go to their church to worship the Christian deity. You know, in many ways, God is a rather pitiful figure, requiring millions of his own creation to sing his praises and worship him. Many Christians try to justify this by comparing God’s relationship to mankind as a parent’s relationship to their offspring (just as a parent expects... 3 comments

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Demigod79's Blog Thoughts on the devil (Satan)
Posted by Demigod79 on 2011-06-16 20:24:48.

I was reading Barbara Walker's wonderful book Man Made God: A Collection of Essays and it happened to mention the tempting of Eve in the Garden of Eden. Today, most Christians consider the snake that tempted Eve to be Satan/Devil/Lucifer who, as Paradise Lost would have it, came back from hell to corrupt God's greatest creation and put mankind onto the path of sin. Anyways, this brought me back to something that I had known when I was a Christian (but chose to ignore at that time) and that is... 2 comments

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Demigod79's Blog On Religion: Christopher Hitchens vs Douglas Wilson
Posted by Demigod79 on 2011-04-10 21:12:25.

I just read "Is Christianity Good for the World?", which is about a debate between Hitchens and Wilson. I've read a couple of books by Hitchens but I'd never heard of Wilson before (understandable since I avoid dyed-in-the-wool Christians like the plague). Anyways, throughout the debate one of the things Wilson was trying to nail Hitchens on was atheist morality. He kept asking what defined an atheist's morality and claimed that Hitchens was dodging the question. Of course Hitchens had provided... 2 comments

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Posted by Freeforreal on 2010-06-16 07:13:30.

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Freeforreal's Blog After being "born again" for so many years, (with religion) I am now "un-born" again!
Posted by Freeforreal on 2010-06-16 07:13:13.

How many of you out there, are "un-born" again? I became "un-born again" last year, finally. I spent most of my adult 63 years, being "born again". How many years did you spend being "un-born again"? Wow! Amazing, isn't it? Along comes this "nice" person in the street and hands you a "tract". You know what that is, don't you? It's usually a 1,2, or 3 page tiny paper booklet that has a brief explanation on why "you should be saved" and a few "bible verses" to go along with it. Oh sure, I knew about... 2 comments