Category Archives: christian faith

Faith Will Fail: My letter to a Church Elder

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

So a while back one of the elders delivered a message at the church.  And this was just a few weeks after I deconverted.  In his message he talked about faith, doubt, belief, and unbelief.  And in his message he … Continue reading →

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Book Review: God is Not Great, How Religion Poisons Everything By Christopher Hitchens

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

I bought this book, because during a speech by Daniel Dennett he mentioned in his research on de-conversions that this Book, God is Not Great was a major catalyst for some pastors and preachers to de-convert.  And for some it was … Continue reading →

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God’s Perfect Plan.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

I actually stole this idea from TheoricalBS on YouTube.  (Disclaimer: So I do not claim Originality or Original Thought)  However, when I decided to talk to my wife and pastor on the things I found wrong with Christianity this is … Continue reading →

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Its the little things

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

For those who know me I typically don’t blog too much on personal matters, and that’s really just my temperament.  And thats also how I deal with people in the real world.  However this is something I feel like venting about.      … Continue reading →

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Can we all just get along.

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

So I saw a post on the blog, Is there a God titled, why does it have to be a war?  And my initial reaction to this post was one of agreement that it doesn’t have to be a war … Continue reading →

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Defending your Faith-Free Life

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Reblogged from Triangulations: Let’s start with a Bible quote and my coined definition: …Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; — 1 … Continue reading →

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My Last Prayer

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

So it was August of 2011 that I prayed my last real prayer.  Yeah I’ve done lil fake prayers at church, and when we bless food with other Christians.  But the one in August of 2011 was the last sincere … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Christ the Man

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

If Christ was in fact God, he knew all the future. Before Him like a panorama moved the history yet to be. He knew how his words would be interpreted. He knew what crimes, what horrors, what infamies, would be … Continue reading →

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A Purpose Filled Blog

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

“Am I willing to wield the scalpel of truth to my own biases to find the truth?” quote by imbrocata For a while now I have had the phrase, “Taking a Scalpel to Faith, ” as my tagline on my … Continue reading →

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Deductive Reasoning (Part 7)

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Deductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning is a subdivision of logic and critical thinking and a form of reasoning in which a conclusion follows logically from the stated premises or proposition.  Deduction is also a … Continue reading →

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Abductive Reasoning (Part 5)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Abductive Reasoning I think the majority approach to most of the bible difficulties I have come across is using abductive reasoning to conclude a solution to the scriptural difficulty, if an answer exist.  So I guess the … Continue reading →

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Circular Reasoning (Part 2)

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Circular Reasoning To most circular reasoning is more of a logical fallacy than a valid argument.  This is assumed so because circular reasoning resembles that of the Begging the Question Fallacy.  The … Continue reading →

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To Baby Dedicate or To Not

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

So our newborn baby girl is a few months old, and we never got around to doing a baby dedication.  And I have already let my wife know I am not really for the idea of doing a baby dedication. … Continue reading →

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Church, Pastor, and Ministry

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

I do apologize to those who were expecting a post on what happened when I told my wife, that I was an atheist when it came to Christianity but I do apologize I will probably not be posting on that for a … Continue reading →

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My BitterSweet Weekend -Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Now one of my fears about the Youth Conference  we attended last weekend was that the sermons would be of complete disinterest to me.  I thought because of my unbelief I would no longer be interested in anything the preachers … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to admit the bible has errors?

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

  “[Christians] believe that the God who created the universe is capable of writing [and maintaining] a book. And the God who is perfect is capable of writing a perfect book. The issue is not simply “Does the Bible have a … Continue reading →

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J.P. Moreland

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

J.P. Moreland on Logic and the Bible And in that in spite of all logic and reasoning, many Christians will still deny rationality for blind faith.  I support faith in Yahweh my God, but not if it requires me to dumb myself down. 

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What is more important: A Well Thought Out Conclusion or Faith?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Now this is an important question in apologetics to me, as it relates to answering the question of the Bible, Religion, God, Biblical Morality, and Bible Difficulties.   Which is a more valuable tool –A Well Thought Out Conclusion/Decision or Faith? “Trust … Continue reading →

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Facing the Truth

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

So Nate from Finding Truth called me out last week on my own blog: he said…“I’m not even sure that calling you a theist is even all that accurate at this point…” And I replied to him saying…“i still consider … Continue reading →

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The History of Inerrancy

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

“The doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture does not stand in the relationship of a priori but a posteriori in our theology. The doctrine of verbal inspiration is not the basis of our systematic theology and is not the major … Continue reading →

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