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Quote for the day

I felt angry at the religious system that pulled me in when I was a child and robbed me of a more rational process of selecting my vocation. I felt angry at myself for leading others down the same path. … Continue reading

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Revisiting skin color

I pointed yesterday toward a piece by Bruce Gerencser that takes-up the Biblical explanation of differing skin colors, an explanation used even today to justify racism. What do you know? Discover published today a piece that tells you how scientists … Continue reading

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The return of the Greeks

I pointed a while back toward the recent revival of interest in Stoicism, wondering if it might be grounded in the decline of Christianity. It’s easy to say that Christianity is untrue, that its teachings are degrading, and that its … Continue reading

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Pious racism

Bruce Gerencser has up a post that sets out the Biblical defense of American slavery and racism, and recounts some of his own encounters with it as an IFB/Southern Baptist preacher. Well worth reading. As a young Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, … Continue reading

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