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The Power of Prayer: Christians Praying for Trivial Crap

While I may be an atheist, I have many real life friends and acquaintances whom are religious; given that I live in middle of the Bible belt of Missouri, the religion of choice is Christian. Thus, it is not surprising … Continue reading

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A Quick Thought On Accountability

I am  proud to be part of a movement that thrives on accountability. The idea that no one gets a “free pass” just because they are part of this movement is liberating. The idea that if one of our own … Continue reading

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Honesty and Backlash

A few months ago,  I got a phone call from a relative who was very unhappy with me. Among other things, I was asked if it was true that I had said I did not believe in God in front … Continue reading

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I am an atheist, not a rebel without a cause

I am an atheist. Not one of those “I am young and rebeling against everything so I decided to say I’m an atheist” atheists. Not one of those “My life has been shitty so fuck God, he’s fuckin’ fucker and … Continue reading

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Lore of The Mighty One

This post will be like none you have ever read. This is for several main reasons, many of which you will learn as you read. One thing in particular that is not apparent from the text is that this book … Continue reading

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Merry X-Mas with a Side of Education in Tolerance

I am originally from a small town where most people are quite ignorant of diversity short of what flavor of ice cream they should get to go with their birthday cake. Because of this, most people never stop to consider … Continue reading

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High Minded Dissonance (or how I learned to stop worrying and argue with emotion)

This post isn’t going to be the most popular one I ever write, but I feel like I need to get these thoughts out of my head for other people to consider. The way I see it there are two … Continue reading

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An Atheist By Any Other Name

Recently Brandon and I visited a professor of religious studies here on the UCM campus. Although she was very sympathetic to our viewpoint two things she said were very interesting. First, she told us that from her vantage point of … Continue reading

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Dinesh D’Souza: Three Horrible Arguments

With a little over an hour to kill before going to work the other day, I decided to watch some debates on Youtube to pass the time. My friend J.T. mentioned he was watching a speech by Dinesh D’Souza, and … Continue reading

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When I wake up…

I woke up yesterday morning at about 9:00am, and struggled for about 15 minutes trying to get myself out of bed. I took a shower, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and then had a very lengthy internal debate about whether … Continue reading

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