Doubt: The Bedfellow of Fundamentalist Belief
Christians commonly come across challenges to their beliefs in philosophy, history, biology, medicine, archaeology, astronomy, physics, and psychology. God sure does work in mysterious ways!...
Jesus and Brother James Were Jews Not Christians
[caption id="attachment_113816" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Early rendition of James, Jesus' brother.[/caption] Josephus and other historians mention at least a dozen Jewish leaders from the first century...
Putting Christianity Into Perspective-No Facts Required
Most Christians I’ve talked to admit they don’t go to church to learn something new, but for other reasons - perhaps the comforting ritual, the...
The Ten Commandments: Flawed Rules
[caption id="attachment_112858" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Charlton Heston plays the indomitable Moses in The Ten Commandments, which Moses is holding over his head with the intent to...
God: An Evil Make Believe Bully Used To Frighten Simple People
The identities of the authors of the Old Testament are unknown. The writings are the output of many very imaginative men. They’re also the products...
The Politics and Power of Fourth Century Christianity
It was only from the fourth century on that there was an obviously dominant, unified, institutionalized form of Christianity – Catholicism. The Catholic Church insinuated...
Saint Augustine: A Masturbation Hating Misogynist
[caption id="attachment_109662" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Saint Augustine of Hippo. Pic courtesy www.saints.sqpn.com.[/caption] Saint Augustine, (354–430 CE) bishop of Hippo (present day Annaba, Algeria) was a very...
The Church of Rome: Of Saints and Sinners
Throughout history the Vatican has tried many tricks to convince, impress, and make money from the faithful. They’ve employed the world’s best architects, artists and...
Love Jesus-Hate Yourself
While humanists promote being strong, resilient, autonomous, and assertive, people in churches are told they must be subordinate to God, and that personal identity and...
A Preacher’s Focus: Power, Adulation and Cash
[caption id="attachment_109027" align="aligncenter" width="600"] "Corruption" by unknown artist[/caption] People in churches not only buy into biblical belief, but bow down to those pushing it too....
How Does a Perfect, All Powerful God Get Angry?
“Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but also with regard to their mode of life.” (Aristotle 384...
The Epistle of James the Brother of Jesus
[caption id="attachment_107023" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Jesus (center) his brother James (left) and Peter. Artist unknown.[/caption] Many Christians aren’t aware that Jesus' brother may have his very...
Mary’s Virginity Product of Prudish, Puritanical Catholic Church
[caption id="attachment_106858" align="aligncenter" width="608"] The "virgin" Mary and child[/caption] Stories of gods born to virgins could be found in many countries thousands of years before...
God is a Sadistic, Petulant, Nasty Dictator
Hell is one of the most insidiously evil aspects of Christianity. It means their imaginary God is a sadistic, petulant, nasty dictator. [caption id="attachment_106652" align="aligncenter"...