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The Exodus
Read more: The ExodusOriginally posted on Dave Barnhart: I have seen your religion, and I hate it. I have heard your doctrine, and I loathe it. Take away your empty praise songs, your vacuous worshiptainment. Your mouth…
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A Scout’s Required Belief in God
Read more: A Scout’s Required Belief in GodHere’s the bottom line: If the Scout participates in any type of religious organization, whether it speaks of God or not, there’s no problem. If the Scout perceives some power, essence, being, or motive force in…
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Tech-choking Image of History
Read more: Tech-choking Image of HistoryThere’s something charming about Adam’s Synchronological Chart or Map of History, even if I am a secular scientific type. It shows the history of the world following (more or less) Ussher’s chronology which famously…
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Does God scare kids from Scouting?
Read more: Does God scare kids from Scouting?Recently, I spoke to a young adult who avoided attending a funeral. To quote, “The religious stuff creeped me out.” This is a common reaction from people who haven’t confronted choices of faith, or…
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Social Traditions versus Religious Traditions
Read more: Social Traditions versus Religious TraditionsI’ve been reading Of Virgins and Martyrs which more-or-less explores the role of women in world culture. David Jacobson, the author, frames the discussion around religious traditions, which themselves generally arose in patriarchal societies. Religious conservatives…
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