Monthly Archives: January 2011

Why Am I Still Vegetarian?

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I touched on this the other day, but it deserves its own thread. What are my thoughts about vegetarianism? I’ll just start typing and see what comes out… I’ve been a vegetarian my entire life. I’ve never eaten meat, at … Continue reading →

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Mmm… Sacrilicious

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: The ad has been pulled from the contest. … Doritos and Pepsi are holding a contest where people can submit their own commercial — the highest vote-getters will see their commercial air during the Super Bowl. One of the … Continue reading →

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Is the Crucifixion ‘Excessively Violent’?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

The owner of the Atheist Tees store on Zazzle, a custom t-shirt design store, contacted me to say one of the images he had up was banned from their site: Why was it banned? It was deemed too violent: Alright… … Continue reading →

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How Much Security Do Churches Need?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

In 2011, there were several news stories about people who wanted guns to be allowed in churches. In Georgia, where guns are banned from religious establishments, one group filed a case with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in … Continue reading →

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What Would You Say in a Church Exit Interview?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Priest and Professor William J. Byron talks about the importance of Catholic churches finding out why people are not attending church anymore (an idea he attributes to a former corporate CEO): … if businesses were losing customers at the rate … Continue reading →

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