The golden rule that I’ve been taught my entire life is to do onto others as I would have them do onto me. Jesus said it and most religions have some sort of similar proverb or guideline.
I’ve recently begun …
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A Parable of Intelligence and Eternal Life
The most intelligent man in the world came up to Jesus and said “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life”?
Jesus said to him, “Keep all the commandments”
The smart man said, “I …
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Are Counter Protests Missing The Point?
Photograph by Steve Helber
I’m the kind of person that loves conflict, and confrontation, and disagreement because I think that it is one of the best ways to uncover and discover deeper truths that neither side of a conflict are …
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Why I Won’t Celebrate Canada 150 or Canada
When we celebrate someone’s birthday it’s a way of acknowledging a person’s life. Another year. This seems good. A way to validate an individual, a way to affirm their existence and value in the world. We celebrate when things go …
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The Desire to Convert Is Disingenuous
Art by David Hayward (Naked Pastor)
I was raised in a religious tradition that emphasized trying to make converts to our belief system. Conversion was a central pillar of my upbringing. There was opportunity at almost every gathering …
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Belief-Based Institutions Are Not Sustainable Or Effective
Art by David Hayward (Naked Pastor)
I’ve been trying to understand and appreciate the role of institutions (the definition I’m using for institutions is “a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose)” in …
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Moving From Thinking To Experiencing
I can feel myself slipping.
By this I mean, that I am starting to lose my (perceived) foothold on who I am, what I am doing and what everything is. Since I can remember, I have prided myself on my …
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A Discussion On Faith
A few weeks ago, Josh Walters, John Silvestri and myself were invited to join the Sarnia- Port Huron – Freethinkers for a public dialogue. There was the three of us and three folks from the Freethinkers group and we worked …
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On Rejection of God and Christianity
Christianity is a complex system of belief, rituals, lifestyles and systems. It makes no more sense to reject Christianity as it does to reject God.
Some would say if you reject specific beliefs (such as Jesus’ divinity or the creeds) …
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A Timeline Of Things I’ve Held To Be True
Growing up as a white, middle-class, charismatic, straight, cisgender, Christian male has been quite a ride. I’ve been blogging since 2004 and have published an equivalent of 1.5 War and Peace novels (838,208 words). I was reflecting about how my …
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