I’m always prattling on about how, if presented with actual evidence and logical arguments, I would change my mind and convert to whatever religious belief system provided that compelling evidence. That’s why I feel like I ought to examine carefully the supposed compelling evidence put forward by theists, at least from time to time. Yesterday, [...]
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Proof of Jesus’ resurrection?
Posted by NFQ on January 19, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/proof-of-jesus-resurrection/
Is NYC endorsing churches? I doubt it
After my post yesterday, I figured we might as well continue the discussion with another church-state issue I saw in the news recently. The New York Times reported on a court case over the ability of churches to rent public school buildings for Sunday services. New York City, like many other school districts, apparently allows [...]
Posted by NFQ on January 13, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/is-nyc-endorsing-churches-i-doubt-it/
Religion is above the law
The Supreme Court just issued a ruling in Hosanna-Tabor Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It’s an interesting situation, and the decision touches on some issues I think are really important — though sadly, I think the decision is misguided. The specifics of the case are a bit confusing, in that there’s [...]
Posted by NFQ on January 12, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/religion-is-above-the-law/
Simply because it was written in a book
The Google Doodle today (replacing the usual Google logo) commemorates Nicolas Steno, one of the 17th century founders of modern geology and specifically stratigraphy. As it happens, Steno was also a Catholic bishop who was actually beatified — yes, he’s on the path to sainthood — by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Now, plenty [...]
Posted by NFQ on January 11, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/simply-because-it-was-written-in-a-book/
Sound Christian advice
I know I’m about a week late on this New Year’s resolution thing, but I’m working my way through my unread Google Reader subscriptions and I wanted to highlight this great advice from Matt Appling at The Church of No People. If you want my opinion (and why wouldn’t you?), you should only make one [...]
Posted by NFQ on January 8, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/sound-christian-advice/
Religion: the world’s biggest white lie?
I have very little doubt in the soundness of the logic underlying my decision not to believe in any religion. I have spent a lot of time reading and listening to a variety of people making arguments for belief, and also a variety of atheist arguments to the contrary. The atheist arguments aren’t perfect — [...]
Posted by NFQ on January 2, 2012
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2012/01/religion-the-worlds-biggest-white-lie/
The surreality of the season
As a non-Christian who is ever more aware of that aspect of her identity, I’m finding the Christmas season an increasingly strange and surreal one. There are three major ways, I think: The “Christmas story” does not actually appear anywhere in the Bible. It’s a hodgepodge of bits of stories from each of the gospels, [...]
Posted by NFQ on December 24, 2011
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2011/12/the-surreality-of-the-season/
An interview with yours truly
Guys, guys, guys! Christian pastor and blogger Matt Appling has posted his interview with me over at his site, The Church of No People. If a blog name like that isn’t enough to get you to check it out, please also consider: It’s mostly about my take on being an atheist in a predominantly Christian [...]
Posted by NFQ on December 16, 2011
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2011/12/an-interview-with-yours-truly/
There’s no one like you
I have another Christian rock song to write about, this time because it’s one I hear on the radio extremely often. The Christians apparently love this song. It’s Chris Tomlin’s “Our God,” and I’m not sure whether it’s really accurate to call it “rock” because it’s so much in the mold of repetitive praise and [...]
Posted by NFQ on December 9, 2011
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2011/12/theres-no-one-like-you/
That’s no Jesus fish…
I saw this emblem on the back of a car I was driving behind the other day. I admit I inched up perhaps dangerously close trying to see what exactly it was. It looked at first like a super fancy, swishy sort of Jesus fish, and then I realized: it was a shark! What does [...]
Posted by NFQ on December 8, 2011
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2011/12/thats-no-jesus-fish/
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