Totally, Jon. It is amazing how quickly people will stop liking you once they find out you're not a Christian. Still, I am sure it must be much harder for you being an atheist. Christians are curious about Jewish beliefs. If Christians find out somebody is an atheist, they get their backs up.
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16Why I am afraid to admit to being and atheist in real life in the US.
by JonathanH ini live in the bible belt in the us, atheism is a major taboo.
on the internet i occasionally feel like atheism is normal and just another accepted demographic, but that's largely because i hang around places with lots of atheists.
then i see the other side.. this is an op ed article that atheist jerry coyne wrote today, it's on how you don't need god to be good.
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Robdar
Still thinking:
Rodbar....do you have clicky joints? My son is very clicky. I asked the doctor about it and she said he is probably just "double jointed
Thank you for asking. I'm actually fairly limber and fluid. When I was younger I enjoyed freaking my friends out with some of my contortions. Now that I am older, every once in a while my knee will pop.
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Why I am afraid to admit to being and atheist in real life in the US.
by JonathanH ini live in the bible belt in the us, atheism is a major taboo.
on the internet i occasionally feel like atheism is normal and just another accepted demographic, but that's largely because i hang around places with lots of atheists.
then i see the other side.. this is an op ed article that atheist jerry coyne wrote today, it's on how you don't need god to be good.
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Robdar
I'm not an atheist but I can relate to how you feel. I'm a Jew in the Bible Belt.
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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."
by Robdar inthis is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.
if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.
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DTW:
"Graceful degradation" is the natural result of a religious belief based on the teachings of men and not God.
Hi DTW. I haven't seen your posts before, so welcome to the board.
If you watch the rest of the videos, I believe he will cover that issue.
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Hmmmmm, Do I want to tell Minimus anything?
Okay, how 'bout this?
I'm "double jointed" and very bendy.
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The Ancient Jewish CROSS and the ancient Hebrew letter Taw
by brit-93108 inthe ancient jewish cross by al garza phd is a groundbreaking book just published by createspace (isbn-13: 978-1461133896; april 27, 2011).. i'm about to order this book because it means a lot to me personally.
i was completely unaware of the history or meaning of ancient hebrew letter taw.
shaped like a cross and avoided by various jewish rabbi today due to its ties to jesus christ's death since his execution, taw is a pictorgraph used prior to babylonian captivity meaning "mark," "sign," "covenant," "seal," or more specifically, "sign, covenant, and seal of yhwh god" -- and fulfilled when jesus the messiah finalized the covenant on it through his blood so that we could have eternal life.. is the cross jewish or pagan?
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Brit:
Shaped like a cross and avoided by various Jewish Rabbi today due to its ties to Jesus Christ's death since his execution, Taw is a pictorgraph used prior to Babylonian captivity meaning "mark," "sign," "covenant," "seal," or more specifically, "sign, covenant, and seal of YHWH God" -- and fulfilled when Jesus the Messiah finalized the covenant on it through his blood so that we could have eternal life.
I'm Jewish. I promise you, taw is not avoided by modern day rabbis. And the above statement is ridiculous.
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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."
by Robdar inthis is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.
if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.
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Robdar
Gladiator, I agree that it all gets pretty darn weird. The guy who put the video together really thought it out and addresses his belief of being guided by the holy spirit. There is no doubt that he was a true believer. It takes a while but he addresses almost every point of why Christians believe the way they do. And he speaks respectfully and kindly to the believer. He is not uppity and condescending as many atheists are.
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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."
by Robdar inthis is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.
if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.
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Oh yeah, the video is certainly worth the time. Much of the information he talks about in the "History of God" segment we discussed in my Jewish conversion classes. I believe that segment in particular will cause many Christians heads to explode. LOL
It's just one more reason why Christians shouldn't interpret the "Old Testament." They haven't a clue what it is really about or how it came to be written, then re-written, and then re-written again.
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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."
by Robdar inthis is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.
if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.
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LWT, although I love the videos you post, I must have missed your initial installment of this one. Sorry about that. I hope you don't mind me re-posting the material.
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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."
by Robdar inthis is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.
if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.
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This is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former KU student about his transformation from a true Christian believer to an atheist. If you have the time to watch it, I would love to hear your comments.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/