Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Staks
Believe it or not, today is Election Day. It is probably the most important election that most Americans probably never heard about. Today is the day in which the Republicans elect their champion to fix their Bush stained reputation and attempt to maybe keep some measure of relevance in the years to come. In other […]
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Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Staks
A popular argument taught to fundamentalist college students is what I like to call the Christian Car Bomb Argument. The beauty of this argument is that it can be used to justify the most despicable actions in the name of love. It basically turns morality on its head. The argument may vary in many of […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Staks
Maybe it is because I grew up in the “We Are The World” generation, or my love of Sci-fi (particularly Star Trek and Babylon 5), or maybe it was my study of early American history, or maybe it was all those things combined, but I have always believed that it was humanities destiny (if you […]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Staks
People always ask me whether or not I think we are wasting our breath arguing with Christians. They tell me stories about how they discuss, debate, and/or argue religion with the religious and seem to get nowhere. “What’s the point?” they ask me. I have been discussing, debating, and arguing with Christians and other believers […]
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