Robert Wright writes in the NYT Opinionator blog about “both sides of the Koran.” His message seems to be that we should be hopeful, because people can focus on the good stuff and learn to ignore the bad — which misses the point a bit. Still, interesting observations. The Hartford, CT City Council, which had [...]
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Friday Link Roundup #16
Posted by NFQ on September 17, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/09/friday-link-roundup-16/
Friday Link Roundup #15
The Wall Street Journal did a profile on the partnership of an atheist Marine and the Seventh Day Adventist Navy chaplain he’s assigned to protect. It’s quite a story, but I have to say my favorite line was, “His avid reading of the Bible, however, weakened his belief that fact lay behind faith.” I keep [...]
Posted by NFQ on September 10, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/09/friday-link-roundup-15/
Friday Link Roundup #14
Chris Hallquist has written an open letter to theists on the problem of evil. He’s just looking for your thoughts, not a debate. He asks some really worthwhile questions. If you believe in God, why not go answer him? Either way, please help spread the letter around. Ted Cox has a great article on AlterNet [...]
Posted by NFQ on September 3, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/09/friday-link-roundup-14/
What I like about Unitarianism
I’m writing a bunch of posts on Unitarian Universalism. You can always find old ones using the unitarianism tag. Before I get too far into explaining some of my criticisms of Unitarian Universalism, I thought it would be helpful to lay out a handful of the things I really did enjoy and appreciate. After all, [...]
Posted by NFQ on August 16, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/08/what-i-like-about-unitarianism/
Torn on Prop 8 decision
Please don’t get me wrong. I was thrilled to hear that Judge Vaughn Walker struck down California’s Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. I join many other atheists in rejoicing that religious bigotry was declared unjust, and even though this decision is not the final word, in being hopeful that the same-sex marriage issue will reach the [...]
Posted by NFQ on August 11, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/08/torn-on-prop-8-decision/
Friday Link Roundup #8
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories is an Academy Award-nominated 1992 documentary about “the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act” (via STFU, Believers). This graph demonstrates that people are not as rational as we might hope. Sadly, this is not a Poe — Christian anti-gay activist James [...]
Posted by NFQ on July 16, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/07/friday-link-roundup-8/
Friday Link Roundup #2
Here are this week’s assorted tidbits that didn’t make it into posts. A British church patron tries to file a very legitimate complaint about God. Do you suppose it was meant seriously, or tongue-in-cheek? The best caller ever on the ACA’s Atheist Experience show. Will this Christian conference called “Think” actually encourage honest, analytical thinking [...]
Posted by NFQ on June 4, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/06/friday-link-roundup-2/
Sexuality, gender identity, and religion
I’ve recently been confronted with several examples of people trying to reconcile their sexual orientation and/or gender identity with their religion. I suppose it’s unsympathetic of me, but I have trouble understanding where the dilemma is. One side is a core part of your being, an instinct you were born with. The other side is [...]
Posted by NFQ on May 31, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/05/sexuality-gender-identity-and-religion/
Interpreting scripture on homosexuality
Breaking news from the Christian Post: A Reformed Christian college in Holland, Mich., on Friday rejected petitions by gay rights advocates and alumni to drop its policy on homosexuality. After months of protest and criticism sparked by a decision not to allow the film “Milk” to be screened on campus, Hope College’s board of trustees [...]
Posted by NFQ on May 10, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/05/interpreting-scripture-on-homosexuality/
What petty looks like
Politicians of the religious right in the US have long been railing against rights for homosexuals, in particular against same-sex marriage. Despite their hyped-up fears that same-sex marriages would somehow ruin all the marriages of heterosexual couples and lead to a slew of other increasingly absurd social ills, five states and the capitol district have [...]
Posted by NFQ on May 9, 2010
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2010/05/what-petty-looks-like/
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