By Nvrgoingbk I am proud to announce that Nick and I are expecting our first child together. We are so excited to have the opportunity to raise a child free of religious superstition and dogma. My three children from my first marriage were taught to love and "fear" God. My former in-laws are religious people and still teach my children that there is a God and that without Jesus, a person will be sentenced to Hell. My thirteen-year-old son is not a Christian anymore though, thanks to much open discussion we've had. My daughters know that I am agnostic, but their little minds have been indoctrinated with Christianity all of their lives, so it will take some maturing on their part to be able to accept the truth. I refrain from dogmatically trying to de-convert them. I am not offended by their "faith" and I am not threatened by it all. I have grown patient as I've gotten older, and I know that time will show them as long as they have someone like their step-dad ...

From Merriam-Webster: arrogance: an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions

What it's like raising children being an Atheist Father.

This video is created by my friend Ridiot. He takes us on a journey teaching us about the family tree of Gods & how we have the religions we have today.

Posted by Brett Keane This video is addressed to creationists, in reference to some of the (you'd think) easily corrected misconceptions about evolution. Video by my Atheist buddy RabidApe.

Young teenager shares his fears about his family & also describes why closet Atheists should stand up.

By Dave, the WM "A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." "There is nothing divine about morality; it is a purely human affair." — Albert Einstein When it comes to ethical decisions and moral behavior, What is right? What is wrong? What is good? What is bad? And, do we really need a god to tell us what these words mean? Ethics and morals aren't exactly the same thing. However, in Christian circles the terms are usually used interchangeably. So, for the sake of this discussion, morality and ethical behavior will be considered synonymous. When I was a Christian, innumerable sermons, messages, pamphlets, and books crossed my eyes and flooded my ears with the dogma of moral absolutism . God had decreed HIS Law. He had embedded it in the hearts and mind...

Posted by Brett Keane OnelessGod is a YouTube friend of mine: an awesome atheist who never fails to make great points.

Posted by Brett Keane This is a friend of mine. His name is CapnOAwesome. You may find him to be entertaining as well as informative.

Ex-Christian atheist Brett Keane is convinced that Jesus never existed and in this short video he briefly explains his thinking on the matter. Apollonius of Tyana | Justin Martyr

By John W. Loftus David Wood has just posted both his and my reviews of our debate on evil as featured articles here . As I read David's review it seems he went beyond merely assessing the debate itself by attempting to answer arguments of mine that he didn't answer that night. I look forward to dealing with these additional arguments of his sometime in the future. For the most part I merely reviewed the arguments that were offered during the debate itself. In neither of our reviews will anyone get a sense of my whole argument as laid out in my opening statement, since I didn't think I needed to repeat it, and David is mainly concentrating on defending his arguments in his review. But for now he has the last word. For anyone who wants to purchase a copy of the debate itself I have been putting a few on ebay. You can also e-mail me , or contact David to buy it. I can bill you via Paypal . To order through either of us the cost will be $19.95 and we'll pay for 1st Class ...

The following is a video clip from The Secret Family of Jesus , a special BBC program narrated by Robert Beckford . This documentary examines the real nature of Jesus as believed by his followers and the Early Christian Jews. Taking a close look at early Christian history, it examines the rise of Paul's version of Christianity vs. the rival group of Christian Jews who were the followers of Jesus. The video is about 41 minutes long. A well researched and excellently written book on this topic is " The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity" by James D. Tabor. I highly recommend it. It's fascinating, makes a lot of sense, and is a quick read.

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Recently an atheist (The Amazing Atheist) posed questions to ex-Christians regarding what being a Christian was like and how it compares to no longer following Christianity. 16 video responses are included here. If you decide to post a video response, contact the webmaster with the URL to your video and it will be added to this list.

By John Fraysse When I was in college, the scientific community thought they knew fundamentally how the universe came to be and how it got to its present state. However, the better we made our instruments and measurements, the more questions we had regarding the theories we once held as true. It seems we now "know" less than we did 40 years ago, but, alas, this is the nature of true discovery! If you care, below is a well-written link that succinctly captures the issues surrounding the "standard model" of the universe as science understands it today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/missing.shtml The bottom line is that 96% of the universe is missing and we don't really understand the nature of these absentee entities. We simply infer that "something else" must be out there. We have made up the "place holders" of "Dark Energy" and "Dark Matter" that make our current understanding of physical laws work...

By Dave, the WM We human beings like to think we are right, all the time. Why is this? Is it: ⇒ An insatiable need to be right which masks a deep fear of being wrong? ⇒ A high need to expect others to see it our way? ⇒ An inability to say, "I don't know." and "I was wrong"? ⇒ A feeling of being threatened from new ideas from other people? ⇒ A fear of hearing new information that threatens our beliefs? ⇒ A preoccupation with winning approval from a god or other people? ⇒ The need to always be seen as tough, powerful and strong? ⇒ A belief that others who disagree with us are wrong and should change? It could be any of these things, a combination of these things, or something similar, because this issue affects human beings the world over, and not just when it comes to religion, but politics and nearly every subject. What we human beings don’t like to admit is that we are frequently wrong. I am quite aware of my ability to be wrong. I believed for d...

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