Michael asks:
I recently went from Christianity to Agnosticism, and have taken a lot of heat for it from family friends. They really attempt to make me feel extremely bad for the way I believe. I am not sure where they see it is right to treat other people this way, but nonetheless, nothing will change [...]
Peter Singer argues that defaming religion is a human right:
Last month, the UN human rights council adopted a resolution condemning “defamation of religion” as a human rights violation. According to the text of the resolution, “Defamation of religion is a serious affront to human dignity” that leads to “a restriction on the freedom of [religions'] adherents.”
The resolution was [...]
This is really, really, really good. Seriously — I can’t tell you how awesome I think this video is. It’s 9 minutes, but it’s worth your time.
I’ve been in similar in situations, and I can’t keep my mouth shut for long, either.
Finally, poetry I can appreciate!
Here is a debate of Bart Ehrman and William Lane Craig (a popular Christian apologist) on whether there is historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus:
Mathurine has a great post about how to befriend ex-muslims. Here are her main points:
If you have a website aimed at deconversion stories welcome Muslims as well as non-Christians.
If you’re going to write about Islam, try to learn about it from a Muslim perspective.
Leave off the “Muhammad was a pedophile” stuff.
Remember that at the end [...]
Out of all the hundreds or thousands of theists who have commented on this blog, not one has presented plausible evidence for their belief in God, the Devil, the Bible being written by God, or Jesus being born of a virgin and rising from the dead. Yet they have claimed we must believe these things [...]
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you know [...]
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