Rambling Round: Something Good About the Bible
My friend, Carey, after reading A Few Words about the Deity and his Friends, asked me if I couldn’t find something good to say about the Bible. I admit I was reluctant to undertake such a difficult task. Murder, fornication, adultery, lying, backstabbing hypocrisy, brutality toward innocent…
I forget how I stumbled onto this blog but I enjoy it immensely. Perhaps it was the father of someone else I follow? There’s pictures of kangaroos too.
Matthew Vines: The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality
Alright, I’d just like to start by saying thank you to everybody for coming tonight – I really appreciate it – and for being interested in learning more about this subject. I also want to thank College Hill United Methodist for graciously agreeing to host the event. My name is Matthew…
Please watch this, or read the transcript. Especially if you are against gay marriage, or believe that the bible condemns gay marriage.
Sometimes, I feel like when someone asks me if I believe in God, it’s like a blind person asking if I’m black so that they can put me in the right category.
People are constantly searching for little things that they can use as markers to identify how and what people are.
Spiritual Belief System Selector Quiz
What religion is right for you? A fun little quiz; it’s interesting to see so many conflicting beliefs laid out so neatly. Nothing to be taken too seriously, as it is very simplistic, but kinda neat none the less.
It’s an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in exchange for something after death. Even corporations with their reward systems don’t try to make it posthumous.
This is a fun logic game we tried out in philosophy today. Don’t try and pick the ‘right’ answer, because there isn’t one. Just make sure you don’t contradict yourself 🙂
