I left Christianity in August. I spent 18 years as a Southern Baptist, and 6 thereafter as an undeclared Christian. I got to the point where I no longer believed in the infallible nature of the Bible, as I could not reconcile God as a hostile being in the Old Testament and a benevolent being in...
I am very interested in the ideas of Secular Humanism. I believe in the tenants provided by the Council for Secular Humanism (at least as I understand them), but am hesitant to call myself a Secular Humanist because of my recent conversion to reality from the myth of Christianity. With that in...
When I was a Christian, I had a term for most apologetic debates: pinhead theology. It's a play on words, given that most of the arguments I saw amounted to asking, "how many angels can fit on the head of a pin?" The answer is, "it doesn't really matter."
Now that I'm a Secular Humanist (which...
Who here is self-employed? I am on disability benefits, but I am trying to start up my own businesses. Right now, my most successful one is with incense. Eventually I'll be expanding into soaps and candles.
As I understand it, the original manuscripts for the Bible have been lost. Consequently, the Bible has been pieced together from the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text. There are gaps between the books of the Bible--sometimes gaps of decades or centuries. Furthermore, there are different canons...
Hi all. I'm the new guy, a recent convert from Christianity to atheism. I hate these introductory things where I'm expected to stand on a metaphorical podium and tell you about myself. If you have a question, feel free to ask it.