If you guys have time, I'd like for you to check out the discussion a few of us have been having over at the Thomistic Bent blog on the post "Can We Be Free in Heaven and yet Not Sin?" Humblesmith wrote this post to answer the following question: If evil and sin are the… Continue reading If You Go to Heaven, Do You Lose Free Will?
Category: Truth
The Evidence for Evolution Part 1
When I was growing up, I never for a minute considered that evolution might be true. I already "knew" that the Bible was the inerrant word of God, so evolution was simply error. And in my high school biology classes, our teacher made it clear that she had to teach us about evolution by law,… Continue reading The Evidence for Evolution Part 1
Purpose without Religion
I know I said that my next post would be on the evidence for evolution -- it's just taking longer on that one than I anticipated. There's so much information to go through! I've also been pretty behind on my reading. There are a number of blogs that I like to follow, but I don't… Continue reading Purpose without Religion
Why Evolution and Religion Don’t Have to Be at Odds
To me, one of the most frustrating debates in this country is between evolution and creationism, and it's frustrating because it's completely unnecessary. Evolution is not something that factored into my deconversion. But after leaving Christianity, I became interested in learning more about it, since I had left my past ideas on how we all… Continue reading Why Evolution and Religion Don’t Have to Be at Odds
Rules on How to Be an Atheist? Really?
The other day, I ran across a poll on whether Christmas should be a government holiday, and one of the commenters said this: No matter how you slice it, xmas has roots in religion. Atheists celebrating xmas is not merely inane, but shows weak conviction. Atheists should celebrate real, important events, like the date of… Continue reading Rules on How to Be an Atheist? Really?
In Response to Some of the Comments from the Previous Post…
If you haven't read the previous posts and the subsequent comments, this will probably make no sense. You've been warned! 🙂 I'm not sure if my Dad's going to comment again or not, since it's been several days now. And I haven't come across any other members of the Church of Christ that want to… Continue reading In Response to Some of the Comments from the Previous Post…
How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 12
The first post in this series can be found here, or you can just keep scrolling down the page till you find it. In the previous posts, I talked about the actual events of my deconversion. In this one, I'd like to go into some detail about my thought process throughout the experience. My Starting… Continue reading How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 12
How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 11
The first post in this series can be found here, or you can just keep scrolling down the page till you find it. Once my wife and I were officially withdrawn from, we were simultaneously relieved and devastated. It was nice to no longer have to pretend to believe or worry what people might do… Continue reading How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 11
How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 10
The first part of this series can be found here. This post is a bit longer than the others in the series, but it was hard to find a good breaking point. After coming before the congregation and publicly repenting of allowing doubts to rock our faith, my wife and I weren't happy with our… Continue reading How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 10
How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 9
The first part of this series can be found here. As I said in the last post, once we told my parents and my wife's parents that we no longer believed the Bible or Christianity, the pressure really began to mount. While everyone had been worried and concerned all along, they now knew that we… Continue reading How It Happened: My Deconversion Part 9
Finding Truth 