http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101931 Karen Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:59:26 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101931 He's one of my heroes, for sure. Great to hear that his high school had the guts to recognize him eventually. I bet they got plenty of kick-back on that from some segments of the community and alumni. He’s one of my heroes, for sure. Great to hear that his high school had the guts to recognize him eventually. I bet they got plenty of kick-back on that from some segments of the community and alumni.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101751 Tolga K. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:00:39 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101751 I used to not have anyone to write about when presented with the unimaginative "Who's your hero?" essays that we've all gotten through the years. It's a shame that I'm just now hearing about people I can truly look up to, long after I could have pissed some teachers off writing about them. I used to not have anyone to write about when presented with the unimaginative “Who’s your hero?” essays that we’ve all gotten through the years. It’s a shame that I’m just now hearing about people I can truly look up to, long after I could have pissed some teachers off writing about them.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101723 The Unbrainwashed Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:33:38 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/13/ellery-schempp-and-the-bible/#comment-101723 It's people like him that are our hope for the future and a secular nation free of dogmatic, rigid thinking. I applaud his courage in taking a stand for what is right. I know I could never do something like that, given the backlash one would have to endure. Hell, no one in my family besides my immediate family know of my unbelief (not to mention my disdain for all things religious). It’s people like him that are our hope for the future and a secular nation free of dogmatic, rigid thinking. I applaud his courage in taking a stand for what is right. I know I could never do something like that, given the backlash one would have to endure. Hell, no one in my family besides my immediate family know of my unbelief (not to mention my disdain for all things religious).

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