christians

OK, I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum but let's see how this goes. A christian sex education video (from Ignite Church) discusses sex in terms of carrots and donuts (or doughnuts even) and has described lesbian sex as a "pastry party". The video is embedded here. Jezebel commentary here.

I really hope this is some sort of joke, but according to the Daily Koz, some Fundies want a registry of atheists; presumably to 'keep an eye on them'. I really hope this is some sort of joke, but according to the Daily Koz, some Fundies want a registry of atheists; presumably to 'keep an eye...

I have an experience that in my mind caused Christianity to epic-ly fail as a belief system. I was always questioning the things they'd say, but this is the one thing that really stands out. If you have any such experiences, please share them. I was 11 or 12 years old, in a christian youth...

Oh, I know. It's sad, really... but sometimes you just can't resist. How Christian women can make Christian men marry without using sex appeal When the entire story begins with: you know it's got to be good! Enjoy such tidbits as: and

I've wondered this a few times. Christians seem very fond of comparing God to a parent, and yet their examples always horrify me. Yes, we can agree that parents sometimes need to punish children, but this gets extended to it being acceptable for a parent to punish a child for all eternity over a...

So being a Christian myself [at least officially "on paper"], what is your stance about all the commercial background of Christmas and the meaning of it? In other words: While I see a lot of American Christians complaining about things like Gays, Abortion etc, I didn't sense a big controversy...

With all the threads right now condemning the OT and other aspects of Abrahamic faith, I was curious as to how the believers, predominately Christians, you know in your daily life are. I seem to know three types of believers myself: those who are very openly Christians and keep talking about...

This is possibly one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Our Christian friends, what marvellous creatures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxdxZ47JouU&feature=related I laughed my face off. Alex.

As if Starbucks didn't get enough bad press over their prices: http://www.startribune.com/nation/18969709.html?location_refer=Most%20Viewed:Homepage

Hello everyone :) I just wanted to take some advice on a really uncomfortable situation happening at work: I recently started working at a retail store and there's a really big group of employees. We took a training about a week ago and it was clearly stated that there would be NO discussion...

I'll admit it: this was posted, for no other reason, than to get people talking. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/08/religious_right_22.html?tr=y&auid=2906984

by Patrick Crewdson - The Dominion Post Christians are offering to cure sick people through prayer at "healing rooms" modelled on doctors' surgeries. Visitors to the rooms – established at churches in Wellington and Auckland, with another planned for Dunedin – receive attention from...

with all the RP posts about atheist discrimination in the US, i thought this was an interesting snapshot of US-UK cultural differences re religion.... from a poll this week..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6463527.stm

Had to write about an article I found here. This is a problem? Okay by me. You mean they've learned to apply logic and rationality. This is a bad thing? Its relevance being...? How about existing for science and humanity rather than superstition and mythology?

One thing that genuinely puzzles me about how people frame their belief of the bible. It seems that you can either accept the bible as infallible literal truth in its entirety, or a sort of morality play story that requires interpretation to apply. If the former, how do you answer the...

There is something that never fails to amaze me. It's how little christians often know about their own religion. Not necessarly controversial stuff, but things that are known facts and which the church admits to. You would think that as an atheist, I'd be less knowledgable about the bible...

It was self-defence, they would have shot me if I hadn't. One by one I hunted them down on a lonely hillside location. They didn't even have time to utter a last prayer. They are all alive and well, however, as I was using a laser light gun and the whole thing was a session of 'skirmish' (think...

Just out of interest, why are you here? Do you beleive that God has called you here to witness to skeptical people? Do you just enjoy the banter? Do you learn from debating with non-Christians? all the best ned

This is interesting. Rest of article here. I don't know what to think of this. On the one hand, tolerance is a good thing. But on the other hand, it's a bad thing to limit speech simply because a certain group finds it objectionable. In a society that values free speech, I think it's...

Observation over the years leads me to believe that many church-going Christians have no more belief in a god than I do. These people go to church and profess belief to belong to the social club that is a church. In my opinion, these people are behaving just like adults talking about Santa...

if you had a chance to save humanity. would you? if you had to die to do it, would you? if you knew you were a son of the almighty god. would you sacrifice your self to save the human kind? if it is so hard for you to make a descision, even now.. what if you also knew that.. you dont really...

Since I'm from a different country than most of you, I'll have to paint you a background before I start my story. First off, I've been unemployed for a very long time now, and on wellfare. Wellfare is pretty good in Norway, but very hard to live on for extended periods. Just having enough money...

If this is correct - never mind cutting off or gouging out body parts - I think all christians should have their brains removed, to avoid sinning. Obviously the only way to avoid sin is to live in a vegetative state. Although that probably wouldn't be good enough for god either because then...

Jerusalem Post I've got a solution: Let's give them a state!

"I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens..." Christians in power http://www.reandev.com/taliban/ "I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." -George Bush "Our culture is superior. Our...

Those damn christians are at it again protesting about a play which features 'bad language' or something. Its a play all about Jerry Springer & all the nut jobs on the show. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3376278a1860,00.html Article: Jerry Springer battles censorship 13 August 2005...

I thought some of this might come in handy some day: Theodosius Dobzhansky, eminent biologist and devout Christian (http://www.2think.org/dobzhansky.shtml) : "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution... It is wrong to hold creation and evolution as mutually exclusive...

If you could sit down with a top religious leader like Reverend Robert Schuller or Billy Graham, what questions could you pose to them about their religion that would really throw them for a loop and make them question their own faith? Assuming they would keep an open mind (I know, this is a...

In this week's Commentary at http://www.randi.org/jr/072205meters.html , Mis-nagig writes: This is hardly surprising, considering that Christianity is a religion and only a religion, and therefore requires belief, whereas Judaism is both a religion and a family thing. Officially, someone who...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Air Force Academy failed to accommodate the diverse religious needs of cadets and staff, although there has been no overt discrimination, a military investigative panel concluded Wednesday. The Air Force investigation, released by the Pentagon, required academy...