The War On Equality I haven’t had much to say here in some time, but the recent sad, though not unexpected, ban on gay marriage in North Carolina got me thinking how crazy it is that there are still people in the 21st century who believe that homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to marry each other…
Just because it's "orthodox" doesn't mean it's true
Author Archives: Drew Costen
Is Hell For Real?
I recently read a copy of Is Hell for Real or Does Everyone Go To Heaven? – a brief apologetic for the traditional concept of Everlasting Torment for non-believers. Of course, long time readers of this site know that the answer to the question the book title asks is “yes,” at least if you’re asking…
Offline Reading About Hell
While there are a huge number of online resources for learning the truth about hell, some people still prefer reading actual physical books. I’m personally quite partial to eBooks these days, but there are advantages to having “dead tree editions” of these books on hand. For one thing, a lot of people find them easier on…
Everything I Need to Know About Morality I Learned From Star Trek
I’m going to let you in on a secret. The best source of morality generally can’t be found in a church. Likewise, you won’t learn how to be the best person you can be in the Bible. No, the best way to discover how to be a truly ethical person is in a completely different…
Eternal Torment Believers Are Nuts
And old friend of mine, Martin Zender, recently spoke at the Sacramento Concordant Conference and says exactly what I’ve been thinking recently. Just a warning for those who aren’t familiar with Martin’s trademark odd-ball humour, the little introduction he gives at the beginning will seem a little over the top, but his brief presentation is worth…
How to Save 10% or More a Year
There are lots of ways to save money, the most obvious being, “don’t spend money you don’t have on things you don’t need.” Adam Baker at Man Vs. Debt and Trent Hamm at The Simple Dollar can give you all sorts of ideas to help you begin dealing with financial problems you might have, but I…
Profane Hypocrisy
“I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a shit. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said shit than the fact that 30,000 kids died…
Afraid of Socialism? Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
If there’s one thing I don’t understand about American Christians, it’s why so many of them are conservative when it comes to the economic side of politics. It seems that helping the poor and the sick were very important ideas to Jesus. He even made it a requirement for inheriting the Kingdom, according to Matthew 25, so…
Bible Verses to Help in Your Fight Against Abortion
Have you ever wanted to come up with a good 1-2 punch from the Bible to help you win arguments about why God hates abortion? Well, now you can. Here are the only passages you need to know to turn your abortion loving friends against killing babies: Exodus 20:13 – “Thou shalt not kill.” Well,…
What Else Did They Lie About?
It began in the fall of ’98. Up until then I’d been a good fundamentalist. Sure, I knew the Bible had to be properly interpreted, and I wasn’t under any crazy illusion that the KJV was a perfect translation, but I still assumed that the Elders in my assembly knew what they were talking about…
Final Words
Joshua died. I’d never actually met him in person, but a number of my acquaintances knew him personally and took it quite hard at first. It was only a couple days after the funeral when I ran into Johnny, Joshua’s best friend. We decided to catch up that night, and over drinks he and I…
