ADMISSIONS of a former Christian

The Problem With Religion (Richard Dawkins)

Well worth a listen

Richard Dawkins expounds on why religion is so harmful.  Well worth a listen
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Theism is Not Rational

Are Chritians Stupid? NO!

Are you a skeptic, humanist, agnostic, seeker of truth?  Do you discuss the issues of religion and faith
with those who have made up their mind?  Do
you have relatives that refuse to even talk about it with you?

If you have, you understand how intractable belief can be, and
how resistant to reasonable discussion.  Why
is that?   You can bring up scientific
discoveries, archeology, historicity, errors in scripture, translation, ridiculous
commands and the total immorality of the stories in the Bible and they will
often defend and twist these issues till you seriously consider them terminally
stupid.  

But there are foundational issues that keep a believer
chained to faith that are not always, in fact frequently not revealed.  And they have nothing (or little) to do with
stupidity.

In this short video I explain, from the perspective of a
former Christian, why this is so.  The issues
here are.      

  Presupposition. 

1. That God is a real thing, that their book is accurate, and their soul is
   on the line
2.  Trust in their Leaders, and a suspicious that you are purposely misleading them to reject their faith      
3. That God is mysterious, and it takes faith to
   please Him and understand Him      
4. Ego.   The great comfort and significance they feel knowing that the maker of the Universe
   is personally interested I their lives     
5. Fear.
   Fear of hell fire, separation from God, rejection and loss.So…. I believe that unless these issues are raised and discussed, their will not be much headway with a believer in discussing failed
   prophesy, science, logic, cosmology, morality, ethics, or Biblical inerrancy.

Tell me how you see it? 
What has been your experience?

And if you are a believer, do you agree with these
observations?  Are there other issues
that keep you intimately connected to your faith?

WHY? 8 Honest questions for the religious

We all have questions.  And although not every question has a perfect answer, those of faith give sermons, Bible (or Qu'ran) studies and discuss these issues on a regular basis.  If you have answers, I would love to hear them. 

Original Sin - Do you know what it is?

The doctrine of original sin is taught to millions in churches all across the world.  But what is it?  Where did it come from, and does it make sense?

Genesis outlines the fall of mankind beginning with Eve n the garden being led astray by a talking snake (Satan in disguise) Many skeptics dismiss this story as allegory or fabricated myth. But there is much more to the concept of original sin that is foundational to Christianity.  even if you do not take the story literally (though millions do) the very principles of inherited sin down through parents to all of mankind has a chilling effect.  

It means just being born into sin condemns you to eternal torment in hell fire unless..... and this is a big unless, 

You accept the vicarious redemption of Jesus Christ by faith.  If you reject this as not believable, without evidence, or reasonable support you are lost.  Along with the billions of others who were born into the wrong country, at the wrong time, to the wrong parents.

Watch this video and see what you think!