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Lines in the sand for religion make it difficult to believe in any of them.

While attending a fishing rod building show in North Carolina for some other writing assignments (book revision) I by chance met an Amish man. We...
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Discovering the truth about the Bible and religion demands careful, critical reading and thinking

Christian believers always like to scoff at skeptics, questioners, atheists and agnostics by picking out one little verse in the Bible that will...
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The logic? of original sin and salvation from Jesus resurrection? Wait - does this make sense?

The reason for Jesus’ birth is that we needed a Saviour so that we can go to heaven instead of hell, and eliminate the original sin caused by...
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A FREE THINKER IS SATANS SLAVE! - so say some fundamentalist churches

A friend recently emailed me a photograph of a marquee-type sign as many churches now use, on the front of a fundamentalist church. “A FREE...
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No spare ribs in the story of making Eve from Adam's rib.

The two missionaries walked up my driveway with a purpose – to make me understand and join their particular brand of religious delusion. I...
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More on that pesky but inflamatory Third Commandment. Do we ever pay attention?

The Third Commandment gets more difficult with the use of words other than the oft-condemned and criticized “___ Damn it”. Today and...
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Christians sort of, almost, sometimes follow Third Commandment on using God's name. But not always

The third commandment about using the Lord’s name seems to be a biggie for Christians. And no, for the sake of sensibilities and censorship,...
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Making religious skepticism work and getting the public thinking a big goal

The purpose of this column is to get readers to think about the information presented in the Bible and by religious leaders. As we move along, we...
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What is first on your list of "needs" for an impoverished, war-torn country? How about a Bible?

Amongst the constant mailings from religious groups seeking MONEY, is a recent one that points to “God has opened an unprecedented window of...
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Did God goof when making man in his image? It sure seems so!

Did God goof when making man? That might be the conclusion of many when critically reading stories in the Old and New Testaments. Checking Genesis,...
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