Monthly Archives: April 2011

Why Do Some People Hate God? Misotheism Part III

This is the third part of Bernard Schweizer’s essay on misotheism, which accompanies his book Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism. Sources of Misotheism An alternative way of answering the question why some people end up hating God is … Continue reading

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Christian Fiction

Looks like Borders is categorizing the Bible correctly:

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A cool way to protest the WBC

The first half of this post from Phillip DeFranco talks about a great way (in my opinion) to deal with the likes of the Westboro Baptist Church. Phil’s a funny guy and tells it better than I can, so I’ll … Continue reading

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Echoing Pain

Christian Music has a new name to fear, and it is E.C.H.O.E.S. of Praise! That’s an acronym for Exalting Christ High Over Every Situation. Here’s their theme song: And here’s their Easter song and dance number, “I Pledge Allegiance to … Continue reading

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Go To Church, Get Fat

New research suggests that “young, religiously active people are more likely than their non-religious counterparts to become obese in middle age”: In fact, frequent religious involvement appears to almost double the risk of obesity compared with little or no involvement. … Continue reading

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Mind the Gap

Via Friendly Atheist, here’s a response to Ricky Gervais from Kristin Chenoweth, via the Wall Street Journal. It contains this progression: Maybe I didn’t come from Adam’s rib… but then who made the ape, the fish or the spark? [...] … Continue reading

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Zombie Apostles

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So, Kelly posted a link on another thread to a “story” on USA today that’s got something of the “War on Christmas” feel to it, only for Easter. I had some time to kill (hey, it’s Good Friday, I’m taking … Continue reading

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Why Do Some People Hate God? Misotheism Part II

This is the second part of Bernard Schweizer’s essay on misotheism, which accompanies his book Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism. Meet the Misotheists Once we acknowledge that there are people who actively hate God, the question then poses … Continue reading

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The Secrets of the Royal Wedding

Will and Kate can’t get married soon enough for me. For some reason, our local news thinks we need regular updates on the wedding plans. I’m guessing it’s because there’s talk of dusting off the old dukedom of Albany. I … Continue reading

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