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Life in Post-Christian America
Skids Grofsky was visibly upset. He had driven straight to my house from work to discuss a volatile situation that had developed there. Because I hold a partial stake in the company he works for, I speak regularly with the … Continue reading
Posted in PC Awards
Tagged at-will employment, atheism, christianity, David Foster Wallace, ethics, hostility, persecution, religion, secular humanism, stigmata, workplace
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Religious Dogfight
“Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.” –Blaise Pascal, Pensees It was just one flake in a blizzard of More Bad News on MSN.com. Police in Illinois
Posted in Culture Wars
Tagged atheism, christianity, crime, culture wars, debate, devil, discourse, fundamentalism, God, religion, rules of discourse, Satan
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Postmodernist’s Dilemma
I was all ready for a full-bore, knock-down-drag-out. The reason was that I was expecting a visit from Skids Grofsky. I still have no explanation for why the two of us are friends. All we do is argue about things … Continue reading
Posted in Moral Relativity
Tagged atheism, church, churches, moral, organized religion, postmodern, postmodernism, relativity, religion, religious, secularism
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The Spirit Child
I began writing this article as a standard apologetic, but then I realized I wanted it to be personal and actually reach into the heart of everyone (including the atheist) who reads it. What came out was a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged apathy, atheism, atheists, children, evil, faith, pain, wickedness
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