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Jesus is Love.

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on May 11, 2012 at 10:43pm

In the battle between morality and faith, morality is winning

 

Via a tweet by Jamelle Bouie comes this piece from Rachel Held Evans that surprised even me.

 

When asked by The Barna Group what words or phrases best describe Christianity, the top response among Americans ages 16-29 was “antihomosexual.” For a staggering 91 percent of non-Christians, this was the first word that came to their mind when asked about the Christian faith. The same was true for 80 percent of young churchgoers. (The next most common negative images? : “judgmental,” “hypocritical,” and “too involved in politics.”)

 

What makes this all the more fascinating is that the Barna Group is a pro-Christian research firm. They exist to provide data with an eye towards growing and strengthening Christianity. These aren't a bunch of rowdy atheists saying, "So there." Neither are, I would add, Jamelle or Rachel. Both are Christians and both are deeply disturbed this information, and by the results: [continue]

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on May 8, 2012 at 10:56am

The Problem with America: Shameless Powerful Women Controlled by Satan

 

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on May 7, 2012 at 10:20pm

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on May 7, 2012 at 9:14pm

The Erosion of Progress by Religions

Comment by Dallas Gaytheist on April 22, 2012 at 2:28pm

Comment by Netza Rafael on February 9, 2012 at 2:39pm

I know, I just read the book and Im glad I did, it has completely influenced the way I view our cultural myths, and its probably the easiest book I ve read in a while.. i strongly recommend it

Comment by Stephen on February 9, 2012 at 1:35pm

@Netza, I love that Ishmael quote. Absolutely nails it for me.

Comment by Netza Rafael on February 9, 2012 at 12:57pm

"Almost the whole of human history for the past five thousand years became accessible in an instant…Within a few days, all mankind’s multitudinous messiahs had lost their divinity. Beneath the fierce passionless light of truth, faiths that had sustained millions for twice a thousand years vanished like morning dew. All the good and all the evil they had wrought were swept suddenly into the past, and could touch the minds of men no more. Humanity had lost its ancient gods: now it was old enough to have no need for new ones."

-  Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

Comment by Netza Rafael on January 24, 2012 at 6:20pm

"It´s pointless to argue with mythology. Once upon a time, the people of your culture believed that man´s home was the center of the universe. Man was the reason the universe had been created in the first place, so it made sense that his home should be its capital. The followers of Copernicus didn´t argue with this. They didn´t point at people and say, You´re wrong. They pointed at the heavens and said, Look at what´s actually there."

-Daniel Quinn, "Ishmael"

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