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"	Sunday, August 26, 2007 Voodoo curses? - - - you're kidding right? I had a strange thing happen awhile back. One of my many web sites is a simple directory of free web authoring tools, freeware and online utilities that are useful for people constructing web sites. Check it out HERE.... because it is a directory that needs to be populated with numerous links and... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:31 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (9) (permalink) Saturday, August 25, 2007 The accuracy of religious history Whenever discussing the events that took place as chronicled in religious doctrine so many hundreds and even thousands of years ago, the reality is that we have almost no idea of what really happened. It matters not what side of the globe you live on, it matters not what religion is the subject of... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:39 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink) Friday, August 24, 2007 It is time to be afraid Most of us watched the 3 part CNN special "God’s Warriors" hosted by Christiane Amanpour over the last 3 evenings. Where we always knew that the middle east was populated by peoples with a fervent passion for their home grown religion, a number of significant and detrimental aspects of that religion... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:17 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink) Wednesday, August 22, 2007 The wealth of some bible thumping loonies It never ceases to amaze me how many people have become incredibly wealthy selling a bit of hocus pocus and calling it faith. The list of well known evangelists, so called prophets, faith healers, best selling religious authors and outright scam artists; is surprisingly extensive in the democratic... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:23 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink) Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Who did Adam and Eve's children marry? The 6 days of creation are just one story of a number of similar yarns that primitive peoples with a limited knowledge of the world around them dreamt up because they didn't have no TV's to watch in the evenings. They made a lot of stuff up during those times and it did not matter what part of the... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:16 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink) Sunday, August 19, 2007 Can you guess who this well known blogger is? I don't know about you but when two people find each other who have religious views that have been formulated as the man above is formulating his, it is cause for celebration for the rest of us. They are indeed spreading "good" (as they so often claim to be) when they meet up with each other and... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 4:54 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (15) (permalink) Saturday, August 18, 2007 Countless "proofs" that God exists You could not drag me into an argument as to whether or not God exists, it is an unprovable point of which no one has a conclusive answer. The only things that I am completely certain of myself; are that all of the definitions of God that exist on this earth are entirely fabricated by mankind and... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 11:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink) Friday, August 17, 2007 I blame God for this mess If the state of world religion is looked at with an objective eye all one can do is laugh or cry as it is nothing more than one big, sad and extremely cruel joke. A mythical omnipotent being who supposedly created us and loves us all as his children, unleashed all of the different versions of... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:25 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink) Thursday, August 16, 2007 The realities of our society Most people that are adherents to one of the Christian religions feel quite comfortable making references to what they believe in just about any social setting. The reasons for this are primarily that North American societies have been and still are comprised predominantly of people that are members... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:32 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink) Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Religious Bigotry If you were to ask just about any person with a bible tucked under their arm if they are a bigot, they will vehemently answer in the negative. If they are Christians, they profess to be spreading a message of love for all. Despite the fact that this "love" has a number of conditions attached to it,... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:59 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (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"

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Voodoo curses? - - - you're kidding right?

I had a strange thing happen awhile back. One of my many web sites is a simple directory of free web authoring tools, freeware and online utilities that are useful for people constructing web sites. Check it out HERE.... because it is a directory that needs to be populated with numerous links and... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:31 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (9) (permalink)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

The accuracy of religious history

Whenever discussing the events that took place as chronicled in religious doctrine so many hundreds and even thousands of years ago, the reality is that we have almost no idea of what really happened. It matters not what side of the globe you live on, it matters not what religion is the subject of... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:39 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink)

Friday, August 24, 2007

It is time to be afraid

Most of us watched the 3 part CNN special "God’s Warriors" hosted by Christiane Amanpour over the last 3 evenings. Where we always knew that the middle east was populated by peoples with a fervent passion for their home grown religion, a number of significant and detrimental aspects of that religion... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:17 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink)

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The wealth of some bible thumping loonies

It never ceases to amaze me how many people have become incredibly wealthy selling a bit of hocus pocus and calling it faith. The list of well known evangelists, so called prophets, faith healers, best selling religious authors and outright scam artists; is surprisingly extensive in the democratic... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:23 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Who did Adam and Eve's children marry?

The 6 days of creation are just one story of a number of similar yarns that primitive peoples with a limited knowledge of the world around them dreamt up because they didn't have no TV's to watch in the evenings. They made a lot of stuff up during those times and it did not matter what part of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:16 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink)

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Can you guess who this well known blogger is?

I don't know about you but when two people find each other who have religious views that have been formulated as the man above is formulating his, it is cause for celebration for the rest of us. They are indeed spreading "good" (as they so often claim to be) when they meet up with each other and... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 4:54 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (15) (permalink)

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Countless "proofs" that God exists

You could not drag me into an argument as to whether or not God exists, it is an unprovable point of which no one has a conclusive answer. The only things that I am completely certain of myself; are that all of the definitions of God that exist on this earth are entirely fabricated by mankind and... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 11:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (6) (permalink)

Friday, August 17, 2007

I blame God for this mess

If the state of world religion is looked at with an objective eye all one can do is laugh or cry as it is nothing more than one big, sad and extremely cruel joke. A mythical omnipotent being who supposedly created us and loves us all as his children, unleashed all of the different versions of... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:25 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink)

Thursday, August 16, 2007

The realities of our society

Most people that are adherents to one of the Christian religions feel quite comfortable making references to what they believe in just about any social setting. The reasons for this are primarily that North American societies have been and still are comprised predominantly of people that are members... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:32 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink)

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Religious Bigotry

If you were to ask just about any person with a bible tucked under their arm if they are a bigot, they will vehemently answer in the negative. If they are Christians, they profess to be spreading a message of love for all. Despite the fact that this "love" has a number of conditions attached to it,... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:59 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink)

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