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"	Tuesday, November 14, 2006 The paranormal, pseudo sciences and manifestations Recently I had an incredulous blogger ask me: "Do you deny all that those who believe in God experience?" (Paraphrased)... well no, I have never doubted that the individuals in most cases have experienced something. It is the primitive explanations of why they have experienced these things that I... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 3:11 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (20) (permalink) Sunday, November 12, 2006 Exorcism ain't what it used to be Hands up anyone that knows of someone who has been possessed by the devil? The reality is very likely that you do not know anyone first hand, second hand or any hand, that has suffered demonic possession. It always seems to happen to someone in a situation where it is impossible to verify, in... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 3:06 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (20) (permalink) Saturday, November 11, 2006 The legion of Puppets It seems that recently two smart fellows from the U.S. of A. got together to debate; whether or not God could be proven to exist through science. One of these men, a guy named Richard Dawkins attempts to make his case as both a publicity stunt for his latest book "The God Delusion" (terrible title I... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:05 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink) Friday, November 10, 2006 Polarizing evolution versus creationism Recently I have had a commenter charge into telling me all that they do not know about the theory of evolution, why it is nothing more than a pack of lies and why I am wrong to advance it as a means of explaining our origins as a species. They were more than a little surprised when I said that I... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:51 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (36) (permalink) Thursday, November 9, 2006 Number one in this category (again) without a blogwar? This blog is number one in this category yet again but I can honestly say that this is the first time it has ever been here without the help of some fervent fundie driving it up in the rankings. The pattern had always been the same until now; bible lobotomized type thinks that they and only they... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:18 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink) Thoughts on the US election As a non resident of the USA, I watched the news with detached bemusement as the recent US election unfolded. I couldn't help but observe how different the elections in the USA are to those held in Canada. Not so much in the process itself which is much the same; polished dude or dudette gets up and... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:35 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (9) (permalink) Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Religion's pollution of the earth's history I have found that using examples directly related to Christianity, no matter how sound my contentions are or how much they bring commonly accepted myths into question, generally fall on deaf ears. People of faith just don't want to hear it, they will fight tooth and nail in an effort to cling to... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:42 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink) Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Not all religious beliefs are worthy of respect I've always had trouble with the notion that simply because someone believes in God, that they are entitled to a certain amount of respect for believing in this manner. This idea is based on two premises; one in the misconception that a person believing in God is somehow a better person than someone... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink) Monday, November 6, 2006 Planning ahead for Christmas Yep, I used the word Christmas as opposed to some stupid replacement word and I could not care less if anyone manufactures offence at my use of this word. In the battle over the word "Christmas", just what are you complaining about? There are some that have elevated the minor brouhaha of the use of... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:44 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink) Sunday, November 5, 2006 Why you should care about Ted Haggard Take a walk down a healthy creek bed in late spring and you can't help but see the year's new crop of crawfish propelling themselves backwards out of the disturbance of your footsteps. For you city dwellers who have never had the pleasure, a crawfish or a "crawdad" as popular American vernacular has... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 12:26 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (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"

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

The paranormal, pseudo sciences and manifestations

Recently I had an incredulous blogger ask me: "Do you deny all that those who believe in God experience?" (Paraphrased)... well no, I have never doubted that the individuals in most cases have experienced something. It is the primitive explanations of why they have experienced these things that I... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 3:11 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (20) (permalink)

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Exorcism ain't what it used to be

Hands up anyone that knows of someone who has been possessed by the devil? The reality is very likely that you do not know anyone first hand, second hand or any hand, that has suffered demonic possession. It always seems to happen to someone in a situation where it is impossible to verify, in... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 3:06 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (20) (permalink)

Saturday, November 11, 2006

The legion of Puppets

It seems that recently two smart fellows from the U.S. of A. got together to debate; whether or not God could be proven to exist through science. One of these men, a guy named Richard Dawkins attempts to make his case as both a publicity stunt for his latest book "The God Delusion" (terrible title I... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:05 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (16) (permalink)

Friday, November 10, 2006

Polarizing evolution versus creationism

Recently I have had a commenter charge into telling me all that they do not know about the theory of evolution, why it is nothing more than a pack of lies and why I am wrong to advance it as a means of explaining our origins as a species. They were more than a little surprised when I said that I... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:51 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (36) (permalink)

Thursday, November 9, 2006

Number one in this category (again) without a blogwar?

This blog is number one in this category yet again but I can honestly say that this is the first time it has ever been here without the help of some fervent fundie driving it up in the rankings. The pattern had always been the same until now; bible lobotomized type thinks that they and only they... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:18 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

Thoughts on the US election

As a non resident of the USA, I watched the news with detached bemusement as the recent US election unfolded. I couldn't help but observe how different the elections in the USA are to those held in Canada. Not so much in the process itself which is much the same; polished dude or dudette gets up and... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:35 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (9) (permalink)

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Religion's pollution of the earth's history

I have found that using examples directly related to Christianity, no matter how sound my contentions are or how much they bring commonly accepted myths into question, generally fall on deaf ears. People of faith just don't want to hear it, they will fight tooth and nail in an effort to cling to... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:42 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink)

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Not all religious beliefs are worthy of respect

I've always had trouble with the notion that simply because someone believes in God, that they are entitled to a certain amount of respect for believing in this manner. This idea is based on two premises; one in the misconception that a person believing in God is somehow a better person than someone... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink)

Monday, November 6, 2006

Planning ahead for Christmas

Yep, I used the word Christmas as opposed to some stupid replacement word and I could not care less if anyone manufactures offence at my use of this word. In the battle over the word "Christmas", just what are you complaining about? There are some that have elevated the minor brouhaha of the use of... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:44 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink)

Sunday, November 5, 2006

Why you should care about Ted Haggard

Take a walk down a healthy creek bed in late spring and you can't help but see the year's new crop of crawfish propelling themselves backwards out of the disturbance of your footsteps. For you city dwellers who have never had the pleasure, a crawfish or a "crawdad" as popular American vernacular has... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 12:26 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

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