Posted by Vince @ Avangelism Project | Feb 5th, 2010
On God Discussion's podcast on January 21, someone in the chat room floated this question at me: “How can we best advance atheism in our own lives?”
It was late in the show and I’d gotten into a pretty good stream of conscious thought, which made for an interesting answer. It was interesting to me, anyway, because it really reflected the what we’re trying to do at the Avangelism Project.
That answer...
Posted by Vince @ Avangelism Project | Jan 4th, 2010
It sort of hit my wife and me suddenly late in our process of deconverting. Every Christian rejects something (or a lot of things) in the Bible. Particular things. Things about which the Bible is very clear. It turns out, there’s no other choice.
The Bible contains a lot of paradoxical statements, conflicting accounts that cannot be unraveled and even a formal contradiction or two. It also has commands that...
Posted by Vince @ Avangelism Project | Dec 17th, 2009
I hope you don’t define yourself by atheism. Not only is it not fair to define your person by something you don’t have (theism), it lets Christians define you. Especially this time of year.
When you evaluate if and how you celebrate the holiday season with any regard to Jesus or to Christians, you’re sanctioning the Christians’ idea that they own December. If you define your life by their mythology,...