Tag Archives: Religion and Spirituality

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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The Greatest Gift of Science

Posted on May 6, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

Originally posted on What comes to my mind…:
I thought this was a funny post picture, but so true at the same time. What comes to my mind… View original post

Posted in miracle, religion vs. science, scientist, skeptic, skepticism | Tagged divine inspiration, Miracle, miracles, Religion and Spirituality, science, Science and Religion, Scientific skepticism | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in character, christ, christian, emotions, god, jesus, jesus the christ, life, love, purpose, reason, reasoning, Salvation | Tagged Christ, christian, Christianity, Daniel Everett, de-conversion, Evangelism, friendship, God, jesus, life, mindset, reason, reasoning, Religion and Spirituality | 5 Comments

God, the Meaningless Topic

Posted on January 6, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

God is the above and beyond everything; God is the unmovable mover; God is the first and the last, …..God is the Married Bachelor. God is the living contradiction. Too many times I have listened to people describe God as … Continue reading →

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Turning 30 and a Half

Posted on December 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Okay I confess that this is a cheesy Blog title, but I needed something. I actually turned 30 about five months ago, back in July. I actually wanted to do an update post about my life back in July, but … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, atheist, character, church, life | Tagged atheism, Atheist, BitterSweet, Christmas, Church, freethought, inspiration, life, logic of life, mindset, quotable quotes, Religion and Spirituality, unbelief, Unfaith | 5 Comments

The Greatest Evil About Religion

Posted on October 21, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you’d have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.” ~ Steven Weinberg, “Men never … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist vs christian, character, debate, destruction, evil, fraud, history, message, Musings for Life, quote, religion, Response, skepticism | Tagged BitterSweet, Blaise Pascal, CNN, death, evil, Marriage, moral, Musings, Pascal, quotable quotes, quote, quotes, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Unfaith | 25 Comments

Why are you an Atheist in 100 words or less?

Posted on September 17, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Sometimes, when I think of the different ways to answer the question, “Why are you an atheist?” or “Why don’t you believe in God?” I really can’t think of simple way to answer that question. I truly fell like I … 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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Daniel Everett’s Deconversion

Posted on August 24, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is a very interesting de-conversion story of Daniel Everett as he tried to evangelize to an indigenous (atheist) Amazonian Tribe. And in his attempt to convert them, he himself converted to a non-believer. *He also has a book about … Continue reading →

Posted in agnostic, atheist, belief, Book Review, christ, christian faith, christian fraud, christian history, deconversion, god, jesus, jesus the christ, jesus the messiah, laws of logic, life, messiah, reason, reasonable evidence, skepticism, youtube | Tagged belief, Book Review, Daniel Everett, life, reason, reasonable belief, reasonable evidence, religion, Religion and Spirituality, scriptual reasoning, unbelief | 5 Comments

Life after Church

Posted on August 20, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Last Month I turned thirty, The Big 3-0….WOW. And I completed two years of blogging. I have to admit that since I no longer believe in God and lost my religion. I find my life much more refreshing, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, atheist, atheist vs christian, church, message, Musings for Life, religion | Tagged BitterSweet, Christianity, Church, community, de-conversion, mindset, Musings, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Thought | 20 Comments

Church without God — by design

Posted on July 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Originally posted on CNN Belief Blog:
By Dan Merica, CNN Boston (CNN)-– It’s Sunday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a rapt congregation listens to a chaplain preach about the importance of building a community. A few dozen people sit quietly for…

Posted in atheism, atheist, church, conference, contradiction, debate, emotions, god, message, pastor, purpose, religion, unbelief | Tagged Church, CNN, God, Greg Epstein, humanism, Jerry Dewitt, Religion and Spirituality | 2 Comments

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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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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Scientific Prayer

Posted on May 8, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Does Prayer Work? That is the Scientific question. There have been many studies over the last 65 years as pertaining to the effectiveness and verifiability of the assured applicability of prayer. The majority of the studies have taken place under … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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Saying Goodbye to Religous Dogma

Posted on December 31, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So I remember listening to this song on the radio a while back, I remember thinking how much it captivated how I felt at that moment about leaving God, Religion, and Christianity. That even though it was nice and I enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in belief, religion | Tagged BitterSweet, Christianity, delusion, dogma, God, god delusion, God is Dead, life, religion, Religion and Spirituality, religious delusion, skeptic, unbelief | 55 Comments

Religion, Government, and People

Posted on November 6, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” – Seneca the younger 4BC- 65 AD *In light that today is election day in the U.S.,I felt it only appropriate … Continue reading →

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