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Crusaders for Antitheism

January 5, 2017 By Kathleen Johnson

Over the past couple of weeks, several NonReligious Channel bloggers at Patheos have made spirited posts concerning the role antitheism plays in our atheist community. Martin Hughes at Barrier Breaker got the conversation started but several others have made their own contributions to the discussion. Martin’s first post was to explain why he is no longer an antitheist and then the others chimed in for and against the merits of the antitheist position. For the record, I am an antitheist…. Read more

Disrespecting Princess Leia

December 29, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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A few days ago, the world learned that Carrie Fisher passed away from complications following a massive heart attack she endured on an international flight. As most know, Ms. Fisher is probably best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise but she also has numerous other acting and writing credits for which she has received praise and even acclaim. I learned of her death when I was browsing a news site article which in addition… Read more

A Plague of Angry Christians

December 22, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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Yesterday, during a spell when I momentarily forgot how angry Christians tend to be this time of year, I group-texted a dinner invite to a fairly wide circle of reasonably close friends with the intent of making sure everyone had a fun, safe place to be for a holiday meal on Sunday. My text went like this: Everybody have some place to be and have dinner with on Xmas day? We have room at our place. Just let me know… Read more

Nonreligious? Not So Much…

December 20, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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If you are reading this post (or the posts of my fellow bloggers at this channel on Patheos), then I’m certain you have noticed that the Patheos Atheist channel has rebranded itself as the Patheos NonReligious channel. The change was suggested by our channel manager, Dale McGowan, author of Atheists for Dummies , and you can read his take on the change here. I am an atheist. I also hold secular, humanist, freethinking, and skeptical values but I am above… Read more

Earthly Proof of Fake People

December 14, 2016 By Guest Contributor

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Speaking FRANK-ly About Jesus: Critique of alleged evidence of the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. (Ed. Note: This is the 27th post in Frank Zindler’s Speaking Frankly About Jesus blog which is dedicated to the thesis that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. This is part S of a mini series debunking “The Myth of the Mythical Jesus”.) Lies: So short in stating, so long in negating! In the previous posting continuing the debunking of Philip Jenkins’ blog “The Myth of… Read more

Jesus and the Wizard of Oz

November 29, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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Speaking FRANK-ly About Jesus: Critique of alleged evidence of the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. (Ed. Note: This is the 26th post in Frank Zindler’s Speaking Frankly About Jesus blog which is dedicated to the thesis that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. This is part R of a mini series debunking “The Myth of the Mythical Jesus”.) Lies: So short in stating, so long in negating! For readers who have just fallen off a Christmas tree into this blog and can’t… Read more

Reindeer (War) Games

November 28, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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Editor’s Comment: NoGod Blog is BACK after a bit of an unplanned hiatus due in part to post-election blues and the unexpected intrusion of life events as life events sometimes tend to do. Now that we are back, upcoming posts will include many more posts from Frank Zindler’s excellent series on fictional Jesus as well as commentary on the current events of the day. Thanksgiving is past us and we have entered the winter holiday season during which we will be hearing… Read more

The King of America and the Killing of Hope

November 9, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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I, like half our country, am terrified of what happens next. I’m already grieving for the troops that will be dying overseas a couple of years from now and for the millions of people we are going to kill and displace. I’m grieving for our citizens who will die within our borders, both because our “enemies” have the ability and the motivation to bring the fighting to our soil and because so many millions will lose their medical insurance. I’m… Read more

Medical Care is a Human Right

November 2, 2016 By Kathleen Johnson

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Last night, a close relative went to the emergency room by ambulance. The medical reasons are not relevant and she was treated and released after a few hours to go home with appointments for follow up care. This person is one of the lucky Americans who has good medical insurance so this emergency is not going to lead to her financial ruin. Her insurance, like that of most Americans who have good insurance, is entirely tied to her employment and… Read more

The Swamp of Historical Jesus Apologetics

October 25, 2016 By Guest Contributor

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Speaking FRANK-ly About Jesus: Critique of alleged evidence of the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. (Ed. Note: This is the 25th post in Frank Zindler’s Speaking Frankly About Jesus blog which is dedicated to the thesis that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. This is part Q of a mini series debunking “The Myth of the Mythical Jesus”.) Lies: So short in stating, so long in negating! In the previous posting in reply to Philip Jenkins’ “The Myth of the Mythical Jesus,” I… Read more