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Category Archives: Atheism
I Won’t Try to Convert You . . . Because I Can’t
When I get a notification that someone has liked a post or has decided to follow The Unexpected Pastor (which you can do with the “Follow” button on the right, by the way), I usually check out their blog. The other day, … Continue reading
How to be a Christian without being a jerk about it
I have blogged about many of the points Elizabeth Rawlings makes below, but she writes an excellent summation of “How to be a Christian Without Being a Jerk About It” that I wanted to share. I think it’s excellent, anyway. … Continue reading
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Are We All Atheists?
In reply to Monday’s “How to Chase Away an Atheist” post, Benjamin Robb wrote: I am wondering what you think of author Richard Dawkins’ observation: “We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. … Continue reading
How To Chase Away an Atheist
When I was an unChristian (i.e. atheist/agnostic), lots of well-meaning believers turned me right off with their misguided attempts at evangelizing. Or maybe they really were trying to get rid of me. Either way, here are . . . 10 … Continue reading
The Church Is Going to Crash!
“We’re going to crash,” said the man on my plane . . . For a long time, I rejected faith in stuff I thought was just too stupid to believe. But at 30,000 feet I strove to be a believer, … Continue reading
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