Must sins be cleansed?

Must sins be cleansed?
First, by apostolic decree
then by nailing men to trees.
Read on…
Must sins be cleansed?
First, by apostolic decree
then by nailing men to trees.
Read on…
I keep falling asleep & waking
Up & falling asleep & sometimes
Dreaming & waking up & there
You lay next to that lamp we click Read on…
Life is not the results of Adam and Eve’s faults,
And the punishment of God for their combined sins,
Life is not to follow the go forth and multiply order,
As the Christian Scriptures and Bible tell us to do. Read on…
Dim theories of an afterlife,
Reincarnation, grip our mind. Read on…
Thoughts on Good Friday as I sat before my TV set
Today
I saw him crucified
But only on-screen Read on…
Frequent commenter Lee recently pointed me to a blog essay by philosopher Michael Lynch, “Reasons for Reason.”
He says current American divisions are rooted in fundamental differences about what makes a belief believable. Lynch sees a problem of circularity in validating reason by using reason, with all beliefs thus ultimately premised on something arbitrary. Read on…
Dan Barker had religion, big-time. As a teenager he became a high-octane evangelical preacher, making his living performing at churches and writing Christian songs. After 19 years, he quit, having after a long struggle come to realize it was all hokum. His book, Losing Faith in Faith, explains. It’s axiomatic that religionists and atheists have difficulty understanding each other. Barker’s book is useful because he has inhabited both worlds, and understands better than most atheists the religious psychology he critiques. … Read on…