Tag Archives: Christianity

Wacko Christians Burning Books? What else is new?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by pcorreia via Flickr Christians have been burning books since before Gutenberg sorted out moveable type. The Library of Alexandria was ordered to be destroyed by a Christian bishop in 391. The same assholes murdered Hypatia, one of the … Continue reading →

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Billy Graham’s Wrong Idea: Atheists are Immoral

Posted on August 12, 2010 by ylooshi

Clearly Billy Graham‘s “letters” in his column with the The Oklahoman are shills; made up personae who “write letters” that are convenient devices for Graham to build an opinion on. I could be wrong. Perhaps “S.K.” is a real person who genuinely … Continue reading →

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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: “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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Wrong Idea: What Evidence Would Prove God?

Posted on May 7, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia An agnostic at Everything About Society & Culture has a wrong idea. Actually two wrong ideas. He (she?) asks: I am an agnostic and I believe in the possibility of a god. I’m just wondering, what proof … Continue reading →

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Wrong Idea: Dinesh D’Souza Calls for Skepticism of Skeptics

Posted on May 6, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Be skeptical of those skeptical of skeptics. http://goo.gl/uTnh Dinesh D’Souza, that fallacious bag of wind that fancies himself a master-debater against the atheist-hoards warned Brown University students a couple weeks ago that “we need to be more … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Idea: Atheistic Fundamentalism

Posted on May 4, 2010 by ylooshi

I needed a gimmick to get me writing again, so for the next week or so, I’m going to respond to religio-superstitious writings on the Internet that have the wrong idea about atheists. They’ll probably be short and sweet, but … Continue reading →

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Frank Turek: Straw Man Warrior

Posted on February 1, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Another Christian show captured by my DirecTV’s recorder. This time it is Frank Turek, spouting nonsense from his book, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. He stood on a stage with all the high-tech … Continue reading →

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