Fixing the Relationship between Faith and Politics

October 9, 2012 By 16 Comments
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What’s right – and wrong – with the role of faith in politics today? In this post, I offer several answers and make suggestions for how we could make things better in the future. I delve into the way many Christians today equate morality and religion, pointing out the way this conflation effects how they approach politics and has helped foment the Christian Right. I also mention the Greek gods and point out the problems that could ensue if we lower the wall of separation between church and state.

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Worthwhile Reads: The Bible, Inerrancy, and Interpretation

August 28, 2012 By 3 Comments
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In case you’ve missed it, there has been some excellent discussion of the Bible, inerrancy, and doctrines like creationism on several patheos blogs over the past couple of weeks. I may post some of my thoughts in response at some point, but for the moment I thought I’d pull together some of the posts I’ve [...]

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One More Word on Atheism+

August 24, 2012 By 18 Comments
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A commenter just said the following on yesterday’s post: “Libby Ann, you don’t really sound like you’re into atheism+, from what you’ve been posting. That’s fine. I’m not really into it either, because identifying as an atheist is not even the slightest bit important to my sense of self. But do you have to keep [...]

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What the history of feminism has to teach Atheism+

August 23, 2012 By 35 Comments
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As many of you certainly know, over the past year there has been a lot of talk within organized atheism about creating inclusive spaces – making sure that women, minorities, and LGBTQ individuals feel safe and welcome at conferences, in local groups, and in the online community. I think that one of the most important [...]

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“Humanism” and “Atheism+”: What’s the Difference?

August 20, 2012 By 90 Comments
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Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that there are portions of the atheist community that are sexist, misogynist  homophobic, and transphobic. Those atheists who care about feminism and LGBTQ rights have become increasingly upset as this has played out. Many have been wondering where we go from here. Blogger Natalie Reed and I [...]

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Why I’m Glad I’m Not a Christian Feminist

August 18, 2012 By 68 Comments
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There are plenty of amazing Christian feminists fighting for female equality within the church, but honestly, I’m glad I’m an atheist, because I think I’m just too angry to do that.

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Atheism Is No Monolith; Or, the Diversity of Disbelief

August 15, 2012 By 33 Comments
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The Patheos atheist channel has just added two new blogs – Permission to Live, by Melissa, and Cross Examined, by Bob Seidensticker. I find the variety of different paths that lead people to atheism or agnosticism – and the diversity in how people then approach their disbelief – fascinating, and as I looked at these [...]

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The Problem with Big Tent Atheism

August 11, 2012 By 63 Comments
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I rarely comment here on the goings on in the atheist community. I’m torn, really. On the one hand, a big part of me wants to go to the conferences everyone talks about, and I do occasionally participate in events with local atheist groups. On the other hand, when I watch things like elevatorgate, or the brouhaha over whether [...]

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So it seems I’m not very original…

August 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
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You remember my wager, which I titled “Libby Anne’s Wager“? Apparently Marcus Aurelius said, well, just about exactly the same thing (as in, uncannily so): Edit 1: It turns out that the above is not a direct quotation, but rather a condensed summary of some of Marcus Aurelius’ thoughts and writings. Many thanks to my [...]

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“How to Be a Successful Religious Affairs Journalist”

July 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
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I found these images via the Friendly Atheist and thought I’d share. I had a laugh, anyway! Enjoy!

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Worthwhile Reads: The Leavers

July 13, 2012 By 7 Comments

These are a bit old, but I just came upon them and wanted to share. First, this from Christianity Today: The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church Then a response on Camels with Hammers: Sex And Apostasy

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You’ve been brainwashed; or, following after fleshly lusts

July 11, 2012 By 52 Comments

Sometimes, from time to time, a fundamentalist or evangelical child grows up to question and reject her parents’ beliefs and values. The funny thing is, this shift in belief is rarely seen as a legitimate rethinking and change of belief. Oh, no! Far from it! After all, how could a child raised on the Truth [...]

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