Did Jesus Even Exist?

Well, Christmas celebrations are now giving way to New Year’s revelries. So, perhaps it is now a “safer” time to ask the most basic question concerning Christianity: Did Jesus even exist?
Here’s a reprint of a recent article in the Toronto Star that deals with the question. It focuses on a group of scholars that is [...]

A Mother’s Anguish – A Personal Story

Hi there. Well, this blog entry will be a bit different. I am in the early stages of writing a memoir focusing on my transition from a fervant fundamenatlist to a free-thinking atheist.Today, I am going to post one of the stories that will likely be in the book.
My mom passed away on January 1, [...]

President-Elect Obama: Do the Right Thing and Un-Invite Rick Warren

When President-Elect Obama was getting heat over his relationship with his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, he decided that the best thing to do was to formally disassociate himself from Wright.
The controversy began with the revelation of Wright’s statement “God damn America” made during a sermon Wright had preached years earlier. (When I listened to the [...]

Non-Religious Inspirational Thoughts On This Christian Holiday

I thought I would share a few quotes that I find inspirational, that have nothing to do with virgins birthing, cattle lowing, angels singing or shepherds watching. I hope you find them inspirational too!

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The reasonable [...]

Happy Horus Day! – The REAL Reason for the Season – Part II

ATTENTION SHOPPERS: ONLY THREE MORE DAYS ‘TILL HORUS DAY.
Horus? Who’s Horus?
Horus was one of the most important of ancient Egypt’s panoply of gods and goddesses.
So, what does Christmas day have to do with him?
The answer is this: The story of Christmas (and the rest of the story of Jesus) as presented in the gospels has [...]

President-Elect Obama, I am SO disappointed with you.

Have you heard this news? President-Elect Obama has chosen Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration ceremony.
An invocation prayer is a long-standing tradition at the ceremony, and that is troubling enough to anyone who takes the separation of church and state seriously. But to pick Rick Warren?????
Some of you may not know [...]

Santa Versus God

Here’s a cute comparison of Santa and God from the blogger, Unreasonable Faith (http://unreasonablefaith.com/2008/12/15/santa-vs-god/)

So, what do you think? Anything to add? Anything to dispute?

The REAL Reason for the Season

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that one of my Facebook friends had joined the group, “Help keep ‘Christ’ in Christmas.”
I recently saw a you tube video of right-wing commentator, Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, voicing his outrage at the “war on Christmas” taking place at the Washington State capitol building.
I have had several [...]

The Good News is that Non Belief is Growing

The article below provides the results of a comprehensive survey done by the Harris group on the state of belief in the United States. The US is such an interesting place. It’s the only developed nation that is still highly religious. As this poll demonstrates, dogmatic beliefs of all kinds are still abundant. But, from [...]

This is a reprint of an article from Wired Science.
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What’s Old Is New: 12 Living Fossils
By Brandon Keim EmailDecember 05, 2008
To navigate the currents of ecological fate, most creatures adapt — but a few have stuck to their evolutionary guns.
Known as living fossils, they lasted for millions of years with barely a change, even as [...]