Tag Archives: Christianity

An Atheist Christian Marriage

Posted on April 24, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Information on a mixed Christian-Atheist marriage from an atheist perspective is not always the easiest to find. It seems whenever I look up information on this topic; all I can find is Christian sources and articles. So I decided to … Continue reading →

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Live everyday like you are Dying

Posted on April 12, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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Scriptural Reasoning

Posted on April 3, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Go to Main Menu, Bonus topic for my series: Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a growing academic field of study, because it is a relatively young philosophical field of thought. In some academic circular it is … Continue reading →

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The Churchgoing Atheist Stops Going to Church

Posted on April 1, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Reblogged from Belief in People: Today is a big day for me. It finally happened. Today is the Sunday of me not going to church anymore. If you’re new here, it will probably help to know that, although I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist, atheist vs christian, church, emotions, human nature, life, Philosophy for Life, purpose, religion | Tagged Atheist, Christianity, Church, community, Easter, Holiday, mindset, Religion and Spirituality, unbelief | 1 Comment

Book Review: Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris

Posted on March 28, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It was only after reading a book review on the Finding Truth blog about this book did I decide to buy this book on amazon. And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading. It … Continue reading →

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God’s Perfect Plan.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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 →

Posted in attributes of God, christian faith, christian fraud, christian history, god, history | Tagged Christianity, God, Yahweh | 4 Comments

Is the Bible, God’s Perfect Word?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

The Question begins with, Is God’s Word Perfect?, Is the autobiographical text perfect?, Is God original spoken word divinely perfect?…..Well the Christian or Christian Scholar would say Yes, Of Course. “The Bible is inspired, but is it inerrant, that is without … Continue reading →

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Is the God of the Bible Confused?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Bible Difficulty #11 Confusion-1 Corinthians 14:33 “God is not a God of confusion [disorder] but of peace…” (NIV) other versions say “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace….”(KJV) So is God the creator or not the creator … Continue reading →

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Its the little things

Posted on February 21, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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 →

Posted in christian faith, church, confusion, emotions, marriage, religion | Tagged Christian faith, Christianity, Church, faith, life, Marriage, Unfaith | 17 Comments

Just another atheist Questionaire

Posted on February 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This will probably be my last questionnaire post, I like doing them, because they are fun, simple, and easy to do. But they don’t serve the true purpose of the blog, which is too examine and evaluate the belief in … Continue reading →

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Why I am no longer a Christian?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

On several occasion I usually get some version of the two following Question and all these questions are really not about the existence of (any generic) God, but Why I don’t ultimately believe in the Christian God.: What is the … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Atheism

Posted on February 13, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Arkentan a frequent visitor to this blog left this comment on my book review post of C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. At first I was going to leave just a short reply, but I decided to turn it into a post, … Continue reading →

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The Christian Delusion

Posted on February 12, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

{A Word of Caution, this video does have cursing, offensive, and fowl language.} I remember watching this video by Richard Carrier and being struck with the premise that Carrier calls Christianity a delusion. I remember thinking that was a very … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mere Christianity By C.S. Lewis

Posted on February 7, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is one the most highly regarded apologetic books in history. It is claimed to have turned atheist to Christians, and non-believers to believers. Considering the reputation of the book, it was a must read. C.S. Lewis has a literary … Continue reading →

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Can we all just get along.

Posted on February 4, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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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The Tiresomeness of Going to Church as an Atheist

Posted on January 25, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I asked Limey from the Confessions of a Y.E.C. Blog to do a contribution post on the topic of dealing with emotional tiresomeness of going to church as an atheist. I asked him because I can already feel the emotional … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Case for Christ By Lee Strobel

Posted on January 22, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

There are pretty much two books, that have been recommended to me over and over. That’s Mere Christianity By C.S. Lewis and this book The Case for Christ By Lee Strobel. I just ordered Mere Christianity so that book review … Continue reading →

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Being in a Mixed marriage Christian-Atheist, the issues that come up, and overcoming the issues of dogma

Posted on January 17, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

One of the common struggles of a newly de-converted believer is his/her relationship with their believing spouse. So I asked Limey from the Confessions of a Y.E.C. Blog to give a little of his background, experiences, and advise for one … Continue reading →

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My De-Conversion in One Sentence

Posted on January 14, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“A book that changed me? The Bible. It turned me into an Atheist.” -Andy Hamilton *I have since updated my ABOUT page to include my de-conversion. Feel free to check on my new About page. To get the full de-conversion, … Continue reading →

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An infinite God and his limitations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

How could an infinite God take on limitations? Could God still be infinite if he is limited? Well before we tackle this question, let’s define the topic as according to some traditional apologetics. “The infinite nature of God simply means … Continue reading →

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