Category Archives: emotions

Dear God

Posted on May 9, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

Dear God for whom I had indebted my life too and owe all Salvation too, When I was a doubting a Christian, Nietzche told me that were you dead, but I refused to believe the words of a dead gay … Continue reading →

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Dear Zubin (Part II)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

The First part of this post can be found here. I didn’t understand why Zubin did not want a relationship with God. Who wouldn’t want a relationship with Jesus? Who wouldn’t want a deeper understanding of God? Who wouldn’t want … Continue reading →

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Dear Zubin, (Part I)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

Growing up in New Jersey, My best friend was a somewhat short American-Indian kid named Zubin with a noticeable amount of acne. We would hang out everyday, I would spend countless weekends at his house. If my mom wanted to … Continue reading →

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I don’t believe in God, but I still hate him anyways

Posted on February 9, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

(I initially did not want to write this post, because it felt it too emotional and selfish on my behalf. But after thinking about it several days, I thought it was still too emotional and selfish, but at the same … Continue reading →

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Christmas Poetry for the non-believer and believer

Posted on December 23, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

An Atheist’s Christmas -by Kim Cole Can you hear the bells? Can you hear the bells? Can you hear them calling? Listen to the bells Listen to the bells Look, the boundary’s falling I can smell the trees All so … Continue reading →

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Politics and Religion

Posted on November 2, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

These words of Barry Goldwater ring so true. Because in my own dealings with the heart of Christianity any compromise in their own eyes is a compromise of their faith. And that just can’t happen. For many of them feel … Continue reading →

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A Unique Day at Work

Posted on September 30, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is a story about something that happened to me at work a few days ago. So that morning when getting ready for work, I woke up earlier than usual so I had a little time to burn. I checked … Continue reading →

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What if Superman behaved like God?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

When I first saw the initial picture of Jesus talking to Spiderman, Captain America and The Hulk, I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. As to how silly this picture really makes the ideology of Jesus really look. Even though … Continue reading →

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I NEVER lost my faith; (A Fleeting Moment of Realization)

Posted on September 7, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It was a weekday, and I had just got off work. I had got into my car to drive home, And I had made the turn out of the parking lot passing the Steak n Shake to my left. Then … Continue reading →

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Atheist by Default

Posted on August 27, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

For me personally, when I think of my non-belief in a formal fashion and think of all the different -isms out there, I have to be honest. I can relate to all of them, and to a degree they all … Continue reading →

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Church without God — by design

Posted on July 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

We all need community and fellowship, even the unbeliever.

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My One Year Journey

Posted on July 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It has been a year since I have come out to my wife and pastor, that I am no longer a christian. Really it has been an up and down emotional journey. I have to admit in the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Faith Will Fail: My letter to a Church Elder

Posted on June 1, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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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Miracles in Moore, OK

Posted on May 23, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Originally posted on Finding Truth:
By now, everyone knows about the devastating tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday, May 20th. This morning, on NBC’s Today Show, I heard a touching story about a woman who was in labor…

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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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Going to Church as an Atheist

Posted on April 1, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Three weeks ago, the wife and I were running Very late to church, so she suggested we go visit another church that was closer and I knew the pastor who was over it, because I use to attend church with … 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 →

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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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