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You Can Run Away From God
You Can Run Away From God
But you can’t run away from yourself
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 31
Leaving the Romanian Orthodox Church
Leaving the Romanian Orthodox Church
Submitted by Silviu-George Pantelimon
Recovering from Religion
Jan 28
Does the Bible Really Teach Family Values?
Does the Bible Really Teach Family Values?
Are you sure? Have you read it all?
Tim Zeak
Jan 27
Rock It Science
Rock It Science
I am a “rock it” scientist. This rock we are on (and all the other rocks and gases in the universe) is it. This belief does not preclude…
Shadow Puppets
Jan 20
Disgraced by Dogma By Dr. Bruce
Disgraced by Dogma By Dr. Bruce
dogmadiscussions@gmail.com
Dr. Bruce
Jan 14
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
What it can mean
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 3
Is God Your Enemy?
Is God Your Enemy?
Maybe
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 14, 2022
Tis the Season to be Grinchy
Tis the Season to be Grinchy
Surviving the holidays as a non-believer
Kristina Callaway
Nov 25, 2022
I’m an Ex-Christian Who Walked into a Buddhist Cult
I’m an Ex-Christian Who Walked into a Buddhist Cult
Seven years ago I left religion for good. Right before that time I was so knee-deep in religion that I had attended two churches…
Roxanne Kang
Nov 19, 2022
Leave Faith Behind For ExCommunications
Leave Faith Behind For ExCommunications
Title: Leave Faith Behind: You Already Have What You Need To Live Without It
Vincent Downing at thehumanistbeing.org
Nov 13, 2022
Christian Romance Novels Are Garbage
Christian Romance Novels Are Garbage
Here’s how they messed me up
Recovering from Religion
Oct 27, 2022
Atheists Must Stop Using the Word Religion
Atheists Must Stop Using the Word Religion
We need to change how we discuss Christianity in public.
David Weis
Oct 26, 2022
I should divorce the Cleveland Browns
I should divorce the Cleveland Browns
But like religion, my fandom chose me before I understood it
Dennis Mullen
Oct 16, 2022
The Real Meaning of the Holy Trinity
The Real Meaning of the Holy Trinity
How humanism, not theism, makes the most sense of Christianity’s central teaching
Dustin Arand
Oct 5, 2022
One Way to Make Christians Instantly Toss out Salvation by Faith
One Way to Make Christians Instantly Toss out Salvation by Faith
You may think that Christians are serious about this fundamental aspect of their faith, but you can actually ask them one certain question…
Sheng-Ta Tsai
Sep 18, 2022
Starting Over Isn’t Easy
Starting Over Isn’t Easy
But if you don’t try you’ll never know
Recovering from Religion
Sep 16, 2022
The “Sinner’s Prayer” for Salvation Makes No Sense
The “Sinner’s Prayer” for Salvation Makes No Sense
Worse yet, it even contradicts direct statements that the Bible records Jesus as saying
Tim Zeak
Sep 15, 2022
Why I Fled In Terror From Good Communications Habits
Why I Fled In Terror From Good Communications Habits
Communications Covenants of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
Vincent Downing at thehumanistbeing.org
Sep 13, 2022
Dirty Secrets of Prayer
Dirty Secrets of Prayer
God’s gaslighting
Beverly Garside
Sep 12, 2022
My Journey To Humanism*
My Journey To Humanism*
I was always a Humanist even before I ever heard the word. As a child I never believed. Not in God, Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, Tooth…
Vincent Downing at thehumanistbeing.org
Sep 12, 2022
Are Women Driving The Decline In Church Attendance?
Are Women Driving The Decline In Church Attendance?
Lessons from the intersection of sex, politics, and religion
Dustin Arand
Sep 7, 2022
Born This Way?
Born This Way?
The relationship between autism spectrum disorder and atheism undercuts a key tenet of Christian theology
Dustin Arand
Aug 26, 2022
Why We’re Ashamed to Admit the Flaws of our Religion
Why We’re Ashamed to Admit the Flaws of our Religion
And why secularists are in the same boat
Benjamin Cain
Aug 25, 2022
Who Decides What Biblical Doctrine is Orthodox?
Who Decides What Biblical Doctrine is Orthodox?
Is it the powerful and those with charisma?
Tim Zeak
Aug 21, 2022
Blind Trust Is Bad, Actually
Blind Trust Is Bad, Actually
Re-examining the stories that celebrate blind faith
Recovering from Religion
Aug 21, 2022
My Abuse Story (Part 1): Surviving My ‘Classical Christian Education’
My Abuse Story (Part 1): Surviving My ‘Classical Christian Education’
Content warning: mentions of sexual abuse, sexual assault, suicidal ideation, and eating disorders.
E.D. Paige
Aug 3, 2022
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