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Impure Evil

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Nathan

One Bible verse I’ve heard a fair amount recently is from Isaiah 5:20: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for … Continue reading →

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Mystery, Mars, Matriarchy, and Magpies

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Nathan

The Kingdom of Why, by Stuart Basham Stone – I learned about this book from Anil Tambwekar’s blog about books inspired by Oz. This one, published in 1913, uses the same basic structure of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but … Continue reading →

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Conflicting Covenants

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Nathan

One thing I’ve heard a fair amount for Christians that doesn’t seem to really hold up is that Jesus’ sacrifice and resurrection freed believers from the Jewish law. And yet the same people will quote verses from Leviticus to condemn … Continue reading →

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Resistance Is Blasphemous

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Nathan

I sometimes wonder if there’s a connection between being deeply religious and following authority without question. In the most popular holy books, God does often come across as a rather cruel, petty dictator. Of course, that’s not really how it … Continue reading →

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The Beliefs Are Falling

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve written before about anti-science conspiracy theories before, and I touched on their connection to religion, but it still sometimes confuses me. I mean, Alex Jones apparently considers himself a Christian. I missed the parts of the Bible about goblins … Continue reading →

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The Salad of the Christ

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Nathan

Humans are naturally omnivorous, but at the same time our capacity for reason and knowledge of mortality have led to considerable debate about whether eating meat is really a good idea. There have been many religious and philosophical movements that … Continue reading →

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God Wants You to Be a Jerk

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Nathan

I’m generally in favor of religious freedom. After all, if I don’t respect people’s right to believe what they want or think is true, why would they respect mine? What I don’t favor is when people use religious tradition as … Continue reading →

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Modern-Day Marcionism

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve read a few times about the Marcionites, an early Christian sect that had significant influence but was declared heretical. It has some ideas in common with Christian Gnosticism, but lacks the emphasis on secret teachings. Instead, Marcion held that … Continue reading →

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From Carpenter to Creator

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Nathan

How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee, by Bart D. Erhman – Erhman, a scholar of early Christianity and a former fundamentalist who’s now an agnostic, has written several informative and enjoyable books on Biblical … Continue reading →

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The Moral Majority Is Neither

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve recently come across a few links to a Politico article on the origins of the Religious Right, which was a quite interesting read. The main point is that, while it’s commonly said that Roe v. Wade was what inspired … Continue reading →

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