Enlightenment or Age of Reason – Spinoza (1632–1677), Locke* (1632–1704), Newton* (1643–1727), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Thomas Paine (1737-1809) -rejected the idea of divine revelation, the miraculous birth, life and death, and, most important of all, the(…)

This past Christmas season I attended a Mass where the Priest attempted to explain to his flock why it was good to deceive small children. Deceiving children is something that rubs the conscious of the secular mind, but to the(…)

Coffee leads to coffee houses. Coffee houses lead to conversations. Conversations lead to books, pamphlets, and newspapers. Books, pamphlets, and newspapers lead to revolutions…. and it all started with a cup of “java.”

Traditional Family Values – Favorite Bible Verses of Slaveholders

1 Peter 2:18: Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

Ephesians 6:5: Slaves, obey your(…)

Traditional family values: “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says… it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church” -Paul, 1 Corinthians

The problem with the historical Jesus is that he conflicts with the traditional theological Jesus. Most people have a Sunday School Jesus, which is miles away from the historical Jesus. Anyone can sign up to teach Sunday School – car(…)

A View of Man
I’m into the cultivation of personal self-esteem and free public markets – therefore, Christianity offers nothing that I could use in my little project. Considering myself to be a worthless heap of(…)

Megalomania

Megalomania -A psychopathological religious condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, and omnipotence.

There are things that are known; there are things that are unknown but knowable, and there are things that are unknown(…)

Nag Hammadi Library

… and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down: Jesus said, “If those who lead you say to you, ‘see, the kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you.(…)

Question from Alan Wilson Coleman – “Is there any one point that causes you to know that creationism is myth?”(…)