Many Atheists, myself included, point to the ambiguities, contradictions and inaccuracies in the holy books as evidence for a lack of a perfect God. After all, if God can’t convey his thoughts and instructions in a clear, consistent and unambiguous way, then why should he be followed at all?  For many people who see the world through [...]

Christmas is fast approaching, and as usually happens around this time of year the crazies are out in force.  From stories of Nativity scenes being shunned by towns to people going around criticizing various organisations for daring to be inclusive.  It’s always amusing to see these people attempt to crush the religious beliefs of others [...]

I stumbled across this really interesting post by Dr Richard Beck called The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity that I wanted to share.  Before following the link, I should preface it by telling you that Dr Beck is Associate Professor of Psychology at a Christian University. The reason I wanted to draw your attention [...]

The concept of monotheism has always bothered me.  How can someone believe in only one God?  Even if they are deluded to the point that they believe they can communicate with a higher being, how do they know it’s the same being every time. Surely any being that was capable of such communication, or a [...]

There’s been a phrase around for a while now that goes along the lines of “The Bible is the atheist’s greatest weapon against Christianity” (paraphrased as I can’t find the original at the moment). I’m not a fan of the wording, specifically citing the Bible as a weapon, it suggests were in a war, or [...]

Two stories came across my feed reader today, covering two situations where a person’s religiousness has affected others around them. Others who may or may not share the religion. It’s infuriating that these actions are tolerated in some circles simply because they are considered to be religious in nature. The first one is from the [...]