christianity

I am new here. I came to this board after having a idiot series of arguments on youtube. The thing that I am asking is that do any other atheists feel weird that a movie like Zeitgeist, being so devoid of historical context, has lead us to a point in which we find ourselves sticking up for...

I feel as if I'm one of the only ones here since it feels as if the fundie Christians are the only ones who speak out against it. First let me make some very important distinctions. Huge difference between "immoral" and "should be illegal" Don't believe me? I think cheating on your spouse is...

Hi ok so i just watched this documentery called the pharmicratic inquisition which was really eye opening it blow my mind completely. Any way it says that jesus didnt exist and that it was all just to do with a big magic mushroom cult. God i am really bad at explaining these things but i had to...

Some thoughts in another thread rekindled a question I have had for some time: What is the _minimum_ requirement to be a Christian? I often hear Christians say things like "that person was not a true Christian" when something is brought up as evidence against the supposed morality of...

I have heard this mantra, or something similar, repeated many times in recent days: "The US is founded on Christian Principles" Now, I have read the US Constitution many times. I have taken a Constitutional law course. I have even waded through some of "The common law". And I cannot for the...

In a couple threads the topic of justice came up. For anyone interested: The link below is a unique view on God's Justice. It was written by George MacDonald. It is 18 pages - but worth the reading. :) http://christian-universalism.blogs.com/GM_Justice.pdf About George Macdonald...

In case anyone's interested. A Book Review: Jesus: An Historian’s Review of the Gospels by Michael Grant (1977) I took a Roman History course in college and when it came to the topic of Jesus the history teacher (who was not a Christian I don’t think) kept it simple – most historians believe...

Just thought I'd post this as a matter of interest to all you voters. Quote from Barach Obama: I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian. I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe that that faith gives me a path to be cleansed of sin and have eternal...

Something that kinda bothers me from either side (Christianity and Atheism in this case) is the desire to have everyone believe their belief. I personally wouldn't like to rid the world of Religion, at all. I am an atheist through and through, but I think that the world would be a bit crappy if...

Everyone who has actually read them and not deliberately ignored it knows that the first two chapters of Genesis do not tell the same creation story. Or seem not to. I think that they do deliver together a consistent account of creation, once one accepts that the writers were polytheistic...