Theists say the darndest things

Whenever you see an Episcopal church or what used to be an Episcopal Church in the United States calling itself "Anglican," you can bet it's a fundamentalist version of the historic Anglican tradition, and has broken with that tradition over issues such as biblical inerrancy and/or abortion and/or homosexuality. Christ Church Anglican in Jacksonville, Florida is one of those and is now affiliated with a homophobic Anglican outfit in Rwanda. A fledgling congregation, they have purchased land in Jacksonville upon which formerly rested a drive-in theater. Plans are underway to build a new church building on that land. But, there was a slight problem, ... Read Full Story

Who said that the excesses of the lunatic fringe were going to end anytime soon ? Some on the right are livid about [Krispy Kreme]'s innocuous-sounding press release this week: "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet 'free' can be." Krispy Kreme used the "c" word, and the American Life League is outraged . ... Read Full Story

Following up on my earlier post on the strangeness of thinking that God intervenes in people's personal lives , I just wanted to relate a personal story that my mom just told me that got my blood boiling. As a brief backstory, my stepdad's father (call him Barry) is currently close to passing away from cancer. He and his wife are very sweet people and I've taken quite a shine to them over the past few years while getting to know them. The doctors say he only has a short time to live and my mom and stepdad have been taking care of him ... Read Full Story

For the sake of this argument, the premise is that the atheists are right. God does not exist, and all religions are mistaken about any type of higher power, intelligent design, etc. I want to examine for a moment the pragmatic effects of having Christians in the world. I know that from time to time Christians do really dumb things. No one is perfect, regardless of religious affiliation. Christians and Buddhists, atheists and believers: we all have skeletons in our closets. So before I even begin, I’m going to give you the Crusades. The whole of Europe was deprived of education, even the ability ... Read Full Story

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