Nothing But a Man
Since I do not believe in God, I could hardly believe that he has a son. Nor do I believe in the Holy Ghost.
Theology Archives
December 20, 2006 9:26 AM
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Sex Is Neither Sin nor Sacrament
There I was, looking forward to the entirely secular box of chocolates I fully expect to receive on Valentine's Day, when a malicious cupid from "On Faith" asked me to speculate about why sex is sacred in some religions and sinful in others. One might as well ask why our commercial culture uses words like "sinful" or "guilty pleasure" to describe chocolate.
May 9, 2007 8:09 AM
The Man Nobody Knows
One of the primary reasons for the historical success of Christianity has been the malleability of the image of the Jesus of the gospels: he can be, and has been, all things to all people.
May 23, 2007 9:58 AM
The Gods: Made in Our Image
Man has always created God--and gods--in his own image. If religion were God-given rather than man-made, there would be only one religion in the world.
Instead, we have an endless supply of major faiths and denominations, monotheistic and polytheistic, directly contradicting one another's "truths." If Christianity is the One True Faith, then Judaism must be a false or incomplete faith. If Islam is the One True Faith--if there really is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet--then of course Christianity and Judaism must be infidel religions. Not to mention Scientology. Yes, Tom Cruise and John Travolta, you too are following a false prophet and an infidel faith.
June 13, 2007 7:35 AM
Doubt: The Voice of Reason
The idea that doubt only serves to strengthen faith--and that the true value of doubt lies in its ability to strengthen faith--is the specious argument advanced by every Defender of the Faith whenever and wherever a child questions religion. I must have heard this hundreds of times from the nuns who taught me in parochial school.
