Monthly Archives: November 2006

Left Behind: The Game

If you’re ever bored, here’s the game for you to play. Via The Atheist Experience, Left Behind: Eternal Forces (based on the bestselling novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins) has been released and the reviews are in. GameSpot says: … Continue reading

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The Atheist

The Atheist is the name of a play opening in New York City. The story is about a guy named Augustine, who is “a man on a mission to become famous even if it kills him.” What does the title … Continue reading

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The Nativity Story

Daley Plaza in Chicago has played host for the past 10 years to “Christkindlmarket,” a festival that has German roots. It’s less a Christian festival and more a place to sell goods, provide entertainment, and help the tourism industry (for … Continue reading

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Sinner’s Guide

After that last post, here’s a blog that’s much better. (Via the eBay Atheist site), A Sinner’s Guide to the Evangelical Right is the blog for the book of the same name. The focus is on stories dealing with the … Continue reading

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Shelley the Republican

You know, if there weren’t over 300 blogs linking to this site, I probably wouldn’t care. But man, this is ignorant. Apparently, I hate God. (I did not know this.) Also, I’m bitter about God’s creation (Stupid planet Earth… trying … Continue reading

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Revelation

I’m trying to think through some of my newfound beliefs and am pondering some of the “hows” and “whys” behind the Christian story of how God revealed himself to man. Sometimes I think it makes a lot of sense, other … Continue reading

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The Bachelor

I’m watching The Bachelor (don’t ask). The bachelor (a prince) has two girls left to choose from. He introduced them to his parents. During some one-on-one time, the mom decided to read each girls’ palms… At this point, the correct … Continue reading

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It’s Back. Part 2.

A few days ago, I wrote about the re-issuing of the Creationist pamphlet on a local church’s website. A person who attends the church had contacted me about some upcoming sermons they are having. I told her that I was … Continue reading

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A Scientist’s Response to Dawkins

Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, responded to Richard Dawkins’ overall anti-religious attitude at the 2006 Beyond Belief conference. Tyson is quite articulate himself. Watch him: (By the way, many of the Beyond Belief sessions are available to … Continue reading

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Interviews

Through my work in groups like the Secular Student Alliance, I’ve been able to meet many of the leaders in the atheist community. So far, I haven’t met as many Christian leaders, but perhaps that’ll happen more when the book … Continue reading

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