Well, I’ve never been a member of a “faith community,” even a Jewish one, but it seems to me that what binds a faith community together is a desire to belong to a tribe which whose members care for each other. That, plus the factors thatmakea tribe a tribe:shared beliefs. Jews...
"The State" in America controls thousands of so-called "non-governmental" entities which surround the world withtentacles of atheism and immorality, promoting homosexuality, abortion, and paganism around the world. The entity we call "The state" is based ontheftandmurder; its primary, fundamental...
Drawing on a survey of 1,293 atheist scientists in the U.S. and U.K., and 81 in-depth interviews, this book explains the pathways that led to atheism among scientists, the diverse views of religion they hold, their perspectives on the limits to what science can explain, and their views...
This is actually quite true, and provides further evidence that every “ism”—even atheism, materialism, and the “pragmatism” endorsed by Harris—is religious in nature. History readily shows that man is a religious animal who thinks religious thoughts and has religious impulses. As Chesterton ...
The Spirit is always present, but this shall be a wondrous and glorious magnification. The faithful know the Spirit of God is with us even now, and powerfully so. We begin to see clearly, and awaken. We love more intensely. We are deeply saddened and aggrieved by the increasing horror ...
Do you believe that human activities are contributing to climate change or that the earth is going through a natural warming phase? Where do atheism and Christianity agree and disagree on views of the origin of the universe? What... Where do atheism and Christia...
with disrespectful rhetoric. What’s alarming is that atheism in the United States is now more than non-belief. It’s an intense and widely shared sentiment where a belief in God is not only false, but also ridiculous. Pointing out how irrational religion can be is entertaining for too ...
The study of what was going on with atheism before the mid-seventeenth century is not, and cannot be, the study of actual atheists. There are none for us to study. There may have been some, there may not, but in a period when saying “I think there is no God” led pretty directl...
(Brown2010). More generally, however, evolution is seen by many critics as “more than a scientific theory—it is a powerful medium for the propagation of materialism and atheism…associated with a variety of social ills: racism, moral relativism, abortion, pornography, and the breakdown of ...
(Brown2010). More generally, however, evolution is seen by many critics as “more than a scientific theory—it is a powerful medium for the propagation of materialism and atheism…associated with a variety of social ills: racism, moral relativism, abortion, pornography, and the breakdown of ...