The Question Christians Must Answer
In a recent post, The Secular Thinker asked the question that many of us ask again and again when pondering Christians and what they profess to believe: If you really believe that God exists, wouldn't you do everything you possibly could to praise and please him. The Bible sure thinks so, yet so many "Christians" take it only half way. They believe what they want to believe, and they ignore what they don't. If they could only step back and see what is going on there, perhaps they would realize the paradox of their beliefs.I cannot count the number of times I have

The Left Should Be Emulating Republican Infighting
One of the big political stories in the U.S. right now concerns the in-fighting taking place in the Republican Party. In a nutshell, the extreme-right wing of the already far-right party is attempting to dispel those they consider not socially conservative enough. In one of the more dramatic examples of this, they ran a Conservative Party candidate against the Republican candidate in a

I'm Thankful That Christians Haven't Killed Me Yet
Man, I used to hate that tradition of making everyone at the Thanksgiving table go around and say what they are thankful for each year. Just another pointless ritual I could do without. But this year, I actually do have one in mind. This Thanksgiving, I am thankful that Christians haven't killed me yet.Many Christians are fond of claiming that they believe every word of their bible, consider it the inerrant word of their god, and attempt to base their lives on it. So you can imagine my concern when

How to Write an Anti-Atheist Hit Piece
Disclaimer: I am using the article referenced in this post to demonstrate the point I am trying to make about the manner in which the sort of anti-atheist hit pieces with which we are all too familiar are written. I am not claiming that the author of this particular article was necessarily trying to write such a piece. For all I know, the author is an atheist trying to raise public awareness about the subject of his article.I draw your attention to

Psalm 109:8 Reveals Christian Extremist Hate
I have repeatedly used this blog as a platform to call attention to the dangers of Christian extremism in the United States. Unfortunately, this label has still not caught on. Far too many remain content to view religious extremism as something Muslims do that doesn't apply to Christians. I used to think that the explanation was as simple as people not wanting to acknowledge that Christianity could be every bit as dangerous as Isla