This might come as a shock to some, but the Christian religion can't help you. It won't help you live a better life. It won't bring you peace of mind. It won't even help you get to heaven. In fact, odds are it will do just the opposite.Sure, it's got its benefits ...
While it's obvious to most of us that religious fundamentalism and extremism are clearly harmful, many of us tend to overlook the fact that moderate religion will destroy your soul just as easily (be it a moderate form of the Muslim religion, a moderate form of the Christian religion, or any other moderate form ...
If there's one thing I've learned in the last little while, it's that very little is actually what it seems. Often something that seems like a random detail is actually there to distract us from something bigger (or something huge will be staged to create support for something that people would otherwise protest). ...
I have had people of various religions and denominations try to convince me that their set of doctrines are the truth and that if I don't follow their particular philosophy then I will come to a bad end (or at least not as good an end as I could). With so many different ...
Martin Zender, a friend of mine from the US, has put out his latest book, How to be Free From Sin While Smoking a Cigarette, and I just can't recommend it enough. This is the book for people with weaknesses on what God thinks about our sin.Here are a ...
Regarding my Salvations? entry, a friend commented on the similarity of the post to a couple of chapters in the writings of Robert Farrar Capon. Father Capon is an Episcopal priest, chef, author and my favorite contemporary theologian, and that entry was indeed inspired by his writings. Some of his works ...
Here's something I wrote back in April of 2004 on my old blog. I find that it rings just as true today as it did then:I've made lots of friends over the years, both with fundamentalist* Christians and otherwise and I've noticed something interesting. It seems that my non-fundamentalist friends are ...