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Why Beliefs Matter

Atheists are frequently challenged to explain why they are so critical of religious and theistic beliefs. Why do we care what others believe? Why don't we just leave people alone to believe what they want?

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Does God Exist? Argument from Mysticism

Sunday July 12, 2009
An important form of the Argument from Religious Experience focuses on the issue of mysticism - it might be called the Argument from Professional Religious Experience. What is claimed is that, throughout time, in various cultures and places, there have existed particular individuals who have somehow had direct, personal experiences with God. Read Article: Argument from Mysticism

More on “Christianizing” America

Sunday July 12, 2009
Most Americans favor religious pluralism, but it's disturbing just how many would support making Christianity the one official religion of the United States. Most Americans also say that "traditional Christian values and symbols" must prevail, even to the point of supporting an official declaration of America as a "Christian society." Not all the results are bad, but they don't reflect well on conservative, evangelical Christianity in America. Read more...

Mailbag: No Truth Here, Part 5

Sunday July 12, 2009
From: "Truth Liberty"
Subject: Re: Atheism
Ultimately people who deny the existence of God are taken down by the very hand of the one they deny. To deny God is to deny love, peace and truth, the very attributes people look for their entire lives.
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Theological Trends: Natural Theology vs. Theology of Nature

Saturday July 11, 2009
Most theology is done from the perspective of a committed believer, one who has faith in the dominant texts, prophets, and revelations of a particular religious tradition. Theology also attempts to be a philosophical or even scientific enterprise. How theologians manage to merge the two competing tendencies gives rise to varying approaches to theology overall.

 

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