Christianity For Real
Are you a Christian?
I have a friend who when asked this question responds, "Well that depends on how you define a Christian. If you define them as narrow-minded, intolerant, self-righteous people that only want to control you, then I'm not. But if you define a Christian as a person that loves Jesus, tries to model their life after His, is loving and kind to all and demonstrates peace and Joy, then yes I am. There are so many misconceptions about Christianity and many of them come from within the church. Those t...

The Gods must be Crazy
The Good God, The Bad God
It is not a great surprise that the internet search is filled with the search string 'God hates me' or 'Does God love me', etc. We as humans must be doing some things terribly wrong for us to say 'God hates us'. From eons back when civilizations flourished, the gods have always been portrayed as scary or fearsome. It is for the simple fact that humans be scared of a greater power and try to follow simple edicts and ethics. Every other civilization in history always held forth the fact that ...

God
The God Who Wasn't There?
People put a lot of trust in the idea that there is an eternal omnipotent all-loving deity watching over us, despite there being no actual evidence. Is God real, or is History correct in that every major religion is simply out to control us by making virtues into sins and making you think less of yourself? What do you think? Did God make man, or did man make God? 

For the Love of God
Sure God Loves You
The life that we live, and the way we live now on this planet, is but for a fleeting moment. Our life and the days of our life is measured and is limited. 'Where did we come from?' and 'where are we going?' or perhaps 'what is our fate and destiny?' are seemingly simple questions, begging for an answer. Even Einstein and Newton may have contemplated upon them, and decided, 'no, It is not my cup of tea' or my 'apple for the day'. If one were to ask, 'Do you believe in god?' or say, Do you lov...

Philosophical attributes of God
Is God a person? Does He/She/It exist? More questions about God...
I'm not personally invested in believing in a personal God. For me God is something impersonal, all encompassing and in everything, not male, not female, more of an IT. But what do YOU think? This is a religious debate with room for all points of view. In the context of this debate I do not think it matters much what religion one subscribes to as religious philosophers of say Christianity, Islam and Judaism pretty much agree that god is ineffable anyhow. In other words: though this has hardl...

Atheist Quote of the Day Vol. 1
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet... Religion is what keeps the poor from
As for myself, I do not believe that such a person as Jesus Christ ever existed; but as the people are inclined to superstition, it is proper not to oppose them. -- Napoleon Bonaparte, quoted from Adherents.com, "Religious Affiliation of History's 100 Most Influential People" I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get. -- Napoleon Bonaparte How can you have order in a state without religi...

God's Good Earth
Why do we treat the world so badly?
When God created the earth at the beginning of time, it was so beautiful that He pronounced it good. When He had created man, he pronounced it all very good. So what went wrong? It is obvious to us in the Twentyfirst century that man has ravaged the earth in many places. Tropical forests have been decimated so that ranchers can make a few quick bucks, but then the land is useless. Always man looks for a quick fix to gain money and power. Why is this?

God and I
My Ramblings
Please don't think that I am trying to open up a debate here about God and religion as I am not. I am simply trying to put into words what I think and the reasons why I think them. This is not to say what I think is correct or by any means close to the truth. You may also find that my views are somewhat ignorant as I know very little of specific religions and have only my own concepts in which to base my opinions on. I have not read the Bible, the Koran (Qur'an), the Torah or any other religi...

One Day At A Time
It's a new day that the Lord has made
by Bradley Baker God wants you to enjoy your life. Jesus said, "I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, until it over-flows")" taken from (John 10:10). In order to accomplish this you have to make time for God, reading his word, praying, and listening for his direction and where he wants to take you through out the day. Doesn't mean that every day is going to be a great day, we all have our crosses to bare and obstacles to overcome. I try to get up ear...

God's Omnipresence
Where is GOD?
I've had the chance of meeting one of the most orthodox priests I've ever known last June 18, 2011, the day after my birthday. I've decided to have a spiritual healing that afternoon, and so I've asked one of my personnel, who happens to be very active in the church every Sunday, if he knows a priest who takes spiritual counseling. I was lucky because he knows of someone who is more than willing to give his time to listen to my rants and rambles. We talked over the phone and agreed to meet a...