Religion in the Modern World

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Home About Me Some Scary Stuff Blog Description Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"	Wednesday, September 19, 2007 You can't have it both ways It started 2,000 years ago, a clever man of exceptional cognitive ability began winning the hearts and minds of the general populace with sound philosophies, a little hocus pocus and an uncanny ability to say and do awe inspiring things at precisely the right moment. As his following grew, so too... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:39 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink) Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Learning from the movies For the most part and as citizens of North American societies, we are barely cognizant as to what extent our thought processes are influenced by our ever present entertainment mediums. TV, the movies, music blaring on our home and car radios all serve to bombard us with storytelling, poetry, a... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink) Monday, September 17, 2007 What would you do if this was your decision? I'm asking for your opinion on a minor decision I must make pertaining to a website submitted to my online web directory and specifically to the religion category. A couple of months ago I had a well written and sincere religious website submitted to my web directory. At the time there was not a... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:05 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink) Sunday, September 16, 2007 Orwellian Bloggers I don't make a practice of creating labels for specific groups of people but there are a couple of knuckleheads out there in Blogitland that do it all of the time. As a matter of fact, a couple of these folks, with their wooden heads tucked firmly up their asses, spend a good deal of their time... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 3:25 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink) Saturday, September 15, 2007 Ya got me there Somedays it seems that commenters actually expect a concession of some sort acknowledging that they have come up with the cleverest of observations that I had never considered. Do you really think that I have not examined what you are proposing at one time or another in my life? This is a question I... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 2:12 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink) Friday, September 14, 2007 I wouldn't dream of saying that about someone In reading some of the recent posts here in this category, it seems that a longstanding double standard is re-establishing itself. I'm speaking of what those who believe in God feel comfortable in expressing about those who do not believe in God versus what they think is fair to say about them. It... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:49 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink) Thursday, September 13, 2007 Pixies, Fairies, Goblins and Leprechauns Every mature culture on this planet has some form of folklore that includes the magical little people of the forest or a similar type of manifestation. Though the credence of the existence of these elusive creatures has eroded dramatically in conjunction with the ever broadening knowledge base of... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:57 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink) Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Why can't anyone answer this question? How does the passage of same sex marriage legislation threaten the sanctity of the institution of marriage in any way? I have asked this question in one form or another a few times here on Blogit. So far; I have received some vitriol, some disjointed logic and a few tenuous slippery slope arguments,... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:27 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink) Tuesday, September 11, 2007 What atheists should and should not object to In this case I am using the word atheist to describe all persons who are either agnostic or atheist. Over the last few years we have seen more objection from persons who do not believe in God or are of other religions than the majority Christian religions protest to being unwilling participants to... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:26 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink) Monday, September 10, 2007 What does it take for you to block someone? Over the time I have been here on Blogit and since the blocking utility was added to this blogging interface, I have used it 5 times in total. Very seldom however do I block someone permanently. With the acknowledgment that religious discussion can sometimes make some people react in an emotional... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 11:21 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink)

Blog Description

Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

You can't have it both ways

It started 2,000 years ago, a clever man of exceptional cognitive ability began winning the hearts and minds of the general populace with sound philosophies, a little hocus pocus and an uncanny ability to say and do awe inspiring things at precisely the right moment. As his following grew, so too... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:39 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Learning from the movies

For the most part and as citizens of North American societies, we are barely cognizant as to what extent our thought processes are influenced by our ever present entertainment mediums. TV, the movies, music blaring on our home and car radios all serve to bombard us with storytelling, poetry, a... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink)

Monday, September 17, 2007

What would you do if this was your decision?

I'm asking for your opinion on a minor decision I must make pertaining to a website submitted to my online web directory and specifically to the religion category. A couple of months ago I had a well written and sincere religious website submitted to my web directory. At the time there was not a... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:05 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink)

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Orwellian Bloggers

I don't make a practice of creating labels for specific groups of people but there are a couple of knuckleheads out there in Blogitland that do it all of the time. As a matter of fact, a couple of these folks, with their wooden heads tucked firmly up their asses, spend a good deal of their time... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 3:25 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink)

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Ya got me there

Somedays it seems that commenters actually expect a concession of some sort acknowledging that they have come up with the cleverest of observations that I had never considered. Do you really think that I have not examined what you are proposing at one time or another in my life? This is a question I... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 2:12 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink)

Friday, September 14, 2007

I wouldn't dream of saying that about someone

In reading some of the recent posts here in this category, it seems that a longstanding double standard is re-establishing itself. I'm speaking of what those who believe in God feel comfortable in expressing about those who do not believe in God versus what they think is fair to say about them. It... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:49 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink)

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Pixies, Fairies, Goblins and Leprechauns

Every mature culture on this planet has some form of folklore that includes the magical little people of the forest or a similar type of manifestation. Though the credence of the existence of these elusive creatures has eroded dramatically in conjunction with the ever broadening knowledge base of... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:57 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink)

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Why can't anyone answer this question?

How does the passage of same sex marriage legislation threaten the sanctity of the institution of marriage in any way? I have asked this question in one form or another a few times here on Blogit. So far; I have received some vitriol, some disjointed logic and a few tenuous slippery slope arguments,... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:27 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

What atheists should and should not object to

In this case I am using the word atheist to describe all persons who are either agnostic or atheist. Over the last few years we have seen more objection from persons who do not believe in God or are of other religions than the majority Christian religions protest to being unwilling participants to... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:26 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink)

Monday, September 10, 2007

What does it take for you to block someone?

Over the time I have been here on Blogit and since the blocking utility was added to this blogging interface, I have used it 5 times in total. Very seldom however do I block someone permanently. With the acknowledgment that religious discussion can sometimes make some people react in an emotional... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 11:21 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink)

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