25 July 2008

Maybe I’d like the gospels better with the little guys at the bottom of the screen

You know, I was thinking at work today about my “The Thing about Jesus is” post, and I realized that, underneath it all, my reaction to the Jesus story is this:
I’m bored. Every time I read it, it bores me. Maybe it’s the story lover in me. I love me some stories, and this one, [...]

25 July 2008

Atheism is a word

Is “atheist” the most important term when it comes to describing myself?
Hell no.
Atheism is simply a stance on a single issue — belief in a deity or deities. That’s it. Of course, it’s not that simple. In the wider context, its usage varies from person to person, from time to time. Thomas Paine and Thomas [...]