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Tag: Christianity

March 23, 2015 Demosthenes

Prophet human

Or… God Uppercase I just started reading Rashed Hasan’s new treatise, Removing the Middleman: Deciphering Faith Without Ritual. The book is intended to be

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Vanishing Grace by Philip Yancey
March 16, 2015 Demosthenes

Islam as a Majority, Christianity as a Minority

An interesting quote from Philip Yancey’s Vanishing Grace: A young Muslim man recently told Yancey, “I have read the entire Koran and can find

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February 11, 2015 Locke

The Moral Therapeutic Deism of ISIS

Rod Dreher, in a characteristically brilliant post entitled When ISIS Ran the American South, reminds us that no society is too far removed, historically-speaking,

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February 24, 2014 Demosthenes

Karma’s Not a Bitch, Your Dogmas Are…

Every once in a while, I like to put on Chris Rock’s comedy special Bigger & Blacker. If you haven’t seen it, do so.

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May 23, 2013 Demosthenes

Adding Deeper Darkness to a Night Already Devoid of Stars

Human beings are violent. As a group. As a species. We are violent. There has never been a period where there is not some

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September 24, 2012 Demosthenes

Religious insecurities and the jokes they necessitate

“If you are threatened or offended by people disagreeing with, challenging or even ridiculing your faith, then your faith can’t be that strong.” And

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September 19, 2012 Demosthenes

Religions of the World According to Shit Happens

Or… In the USA, we make fun of every fucking religion & creed! I had a shirt in high school with a list of

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