Category Archives: freedom

An Atheist Sermon

Posted on February 6, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

Many people are already familiar with this message by Jerry Dewitt, but I thought I would re-post it, because it is a strong sermon and message.

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A Fresh Breath of Atheist Air

Posted on January 30, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

I needed some type of catchy title for this post. Now that I got your attention, let me tell you about some things happening in my great big-fat atheist life. About three weeks ago, I took a road trip to … 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 →

Posted in atheist vs christian, emotions, Free-Thought, freedom, freethinker, history, human nature, life, quote | Tagged Christianity, God, Holiday, Politics, quotable quotes, quote, Susan B. Anthony | 4 Comments

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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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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Stories of Faith & De-Conversion

Posted on July 20, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

A Similar (Touching) Story on an Atheist Minister leading the faithful: “Reading the Bible is what led me not to believe in God,” he said. I came across this article awhile back. It’s an old one, but one worth repeating. It really … Continue reading →

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The Best of the BitterSweet Blog

Posted on June 29, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It has been nearly two years blogging for me. I have over 2500 comments, nearly 50,000 Views, over 150 followers and a new wealth of knowledge that has transformed my life. Considering this mild accomplishment in my two years period … Continue reading →

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Free From Mental Oppression

Posted on June 23, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I am free from the mental oppression and mental bondage of Christianity. “I am free to think the things I think, free to appreciate the world around me for what it is, free to live my life now and not … Continue reading →

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The Death of God

Posted on June 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I remember somewhere in the middle of my journey into extinguishing my skepticism and doubt I came across the Phrase, “God is Dead.” It caught me off guard, because it was such a bold statement. Bold that such a person would … 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 M. Rodriguez

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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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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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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Peeking Out the Atheist Closet

Posted on November 21, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Considering that the Holidays are upon us, I’ve been thinking of some of my relationships with my Family and Friends. In regards to my relationship with my wife, most of the heated discussions surrounding religion have mostly calmed, however there … Continue reading →

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Content and Deluded

Posted on November 9, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

For me personally and emotionally my-deconversion process would not have been so emotionally difficult had I not loved being a Christian. However the truth is I never hated my Christian experience or the Christian lifestyle. I actually thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoyed being a … Continue reading →

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A Purpose Filled Blog

Posted on September 25, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

“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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Doubt vs Faith

Posted on March 13, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

I thought this would be the best expression of how I feel at times. This pictures really hits it. Faith sometimes, even though I have it sometimes seems so backwards, and upside downs.It does not always make sense to me. But … Continue reading →

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Atheist in Sweden

Posted on August 19, 2011 by M. Rodriguez

I was watching this video on Youtube, I found it very interesting that the first two girls said they don’t believe in God or the Bible, but yet they have never read the Bible. How can someone know something is … Continue reading →

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Which Road am I headed down?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by M. Rodriguez

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