{"id":2778,"date":"2010-11-23T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/11\/fear-and-faith-in-the-blogosphere\/"},"modified":"2010-11-23T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T22:35:00","slug":"fear-and-faith-in-the-blogosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/11\/fear-and-faith-in-the-blogosphere.html","title":{"rendered":"Fear and Faith in the Blogosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Several posts over the last few days have touched on the topics of courage and fear, faith and atheism. It seemed worth gathering them together.<\/p>\n

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The most amusing of them is Hacking Christianity\u2019s \u201cFear Will Keep The Local Churches In Line\u201d<\/a> alluding to the Star Wars scene in the picture in this post. Some church leaders have indeed engaged in bullying \u2013 especially when they have found your lack of faith disturbing.<\/p>\n

Cliff Martin<\/a> and Eric Reitan<\/a> discuss the courage of atheism, and of faith.<\/p>\n

Ricky Carvel talks about being an agnostic Christian<\/a>.
Clayboy talks about valuing agnosticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Thom Stark reviews a book on Joshua and genocide<\/a>, Thom\u2019s own book is discussed at Undeception<\/a> and Chrisendom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Otagosh talks about\u00a0Houlden on(to) the Bible<\/a>.\u00a0Kay offers some quotes on doubt and faith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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