Monthly Archives: June 2010

Can an Atheist be more Christian than a Christian?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by ylooshi

Often you might hear it said that among the virtues of Christianity are prudence, justice, restraint, courage, faith, hope, and love. But are these virtues limited to Christians alone? I like to think my life’s experience and a lifetime of … Continue reading →

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Wrong Idea: The “Militant” in “Militant Atheist.”

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ylooshi

Atheists March on Washington? I was recently given a copy of Hitch-22: A Memoir, by New Atheist Christopher Hitchens. I haven’t had the chance to start reading it but put it in my pile for the summer. But I thought … Continue reading →

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CNN’s New ‘Belief Blog’

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ylooshi

This was sent to me by a reader and fellow blogger via email and I almost missed it. For whatever reason my ISP’s spam filter snatched it and I just happened to skim the spam to look for just such … Continue reading →

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Wrong Idea: “Atheism ‘believes’ there is no God- but where’s their proof?”

Posted on June 21, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Jim West states, on his June 20th blog post, “answering your letters,” that “atheism ‘believes’ there is no god- but where’s their proof?” He says a bunch of other stuff, too, but let’s reserve those juicy bits … Continue reading →

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Objections to My Opinions

Posted on June 21, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by ~C4Chaos via Flickr In a recent email, a reader had this to say: You’re simply proving that you are just as insulting as any of the Christian writers you have read.  Is this really necessary? … about the “very extreme … Continue reading →

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The Culture Wars Between Atheists and Theists

Posted on June 20, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Lately, I’ve been working on a project that I might turn into a book on atheism that takes a different tack than man of the books already in print by other New Atheists. I say “tack” in … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day to All You Atheist Dads

Posted on June 20, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by kennymatic via Flickr And to you fathers who happen to be Christian, Muslim, Hindu, etc. Being a Dad is perhaps the most important label we can all hope to have. You all have my respect and admiration just … Continue reading →

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Why do atheists worry theists so much?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by Colin Purrington via Flickr There are loads of direct responses by theistic authors to atheist writers like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Victor Stenger, Sam Harris, et al. Books with titles like The Atheist Delusions, The ‘New’ Atheism: 10 … Continue reading →

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