Category Archives: faith

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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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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Religion vs. Science: How they are fundamentally incompatible?

Posted on August 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is the last post in my Religion vs Science Series. Different Worldviews of Faith and Science I would definitely say that a christian/religious worldview contradicts that of a scientific world view. For in a religious worldview morality, faith, God, … 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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The Skeptic Vs. The Miracle….. #Buying a Miracle

Posted on May 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

A Miracle by definition is the suspension of the laws of nature and physics. It by so, that when nature or physical law cannot explain something, that is when something is deemed a miracle. To the skeptic & atheist they don’t believe in miracles; and the religious believer does. So … Continue reading →

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The Shame of Non-Evidence

Posted on May 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” –Thomas H. Huxley ******** “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.” –Christopher Hitchens ******** “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, … Continue reading →

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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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The Argument for and Against A Perfect Creator

Posted on March 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This Post is Part of Series of Post called Dissecting the Anatomy of God. Quick View: Table of Contents, I know this topic is overlapping with Intelligent Design and creationism, but I’ll try to focus primarily on the topic at hand. A … 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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Facing Death

Posted on January 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

In the Face of Death Jimmy Valvano gives a moving farewell speech at the ESPY Awards of ESPN. Stricken with Cancer, he needed help just getting up the stairs. He delivers an emotional sonnet on how precious life is and how precious … Continue reading →

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The draw of an Evangelistic service.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So for those who don’t know, I still go to church, that’s actually part of my peace-treaty with my wife to keep some of the peace at home. It’s okay for now. However there are times when it has its moments. … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Depiction of Christianity

Posted on November 5, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

I remember seeing this a while back, and what struck me about it was not the mocking overtone of the comment. But that the only thing that I could disagree with as being wrong, was the zombie part. The other question that … Continue reading →

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God on Trial

Posted on September 26, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

On Robert Nielson’s Blog he posted about a movie titled God On Trial. It is the story of a group of Jews in a Nazi Concentration Camp during World War II. While all cramped inside the bunker, some of the … Continue reading →

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…The Final Thought of Reason (Part 9)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page The Final Thought of Reason “Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought.”-Hannah Arendt quotes

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The Good News #Epic Fail

Posted on August 23, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

I first saw this video on Debunking Christianity, and I had to re-post it. This video really show the backwards mercy and justice of God, of the conditions of heaven and hell. (Especially as it applies to the Evangelical Christian.)

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Mission Statement of Unfaith

Posted on July 15, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So I have already gotten the question of “What exactly do you believe?” and the statement, “I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist.” by one of the elders at my church. So let me clarify what I believe … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 19, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

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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Christian Doubt

Posted on May 10, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

How can we overcome the dark thoughts and feelings threatening to overwhelm our trust? This is a three part series on dealing with doubt (part 1, part 2, part 3). This is a post I found on the site CHRISTIAN DOUBT, but … Continue reading →

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Scripture Alone by Flame

Posted on April 7, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So there I was on Wednesday afternoon, on my way driving to church. I am listening to a christian rap song, cause that’s what I like, when halfway through the song, I realized the Song was about Textual Criticism. He talked about … Continue reading →

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Christian Doubt by Dr. William Lane Craig

Posted on March 30, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

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