Tag: Mormonism
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Profiles In Monotheism & Madness: Kenneth Copeland
If you don’t know who Kenneth Copeland is, you should. Kenneth Copeland is the poster boy for why monotheism is dangerous. Ken’s a televangelist and a big fan of the “prosperity gospel”. He preaches that contrary to what Jesus actually said about money and how corrupting it is, “true believers” like Ken owe it to…
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There’s A HUGE Difference Between “Christians” And “Followers Of Jesus”
Question: How do you get from “Do unto others” to “Onward, Christian Soldier!”? The truth is you can’t. Even a humble atheist can “do unto others”. A Christian soldier? They do unto others before others can do unto them. That’s their idea of Jesus. In other words, they have no idea of Jesus or, whatever…
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There’s No Such Thing As A “Fake Christian”; There Are Only “Christians”
Want to know what makes an atheist laugh? Hearing one Christian call another Christian “fake”. FFS, that’s what the whole Protestant Reformation was! One group of Christians calling the other group “fake“. From the vantage of point of non-Christendom? What are both groups talking about? Hey — ever Google “Protestantism sects”? There are more than…
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Show Me A Televangelist And I’ll Show You A Fraud
Sometimes you have to pick the low hanging fruit just to get it out of your face. Televangelists are, by their nature, low hanging fruit. Some televangelists however hang even lower — they’re that rotten. You thought “stinking rich” was just a saying? There’s nothing wrong with being a writer and selling your books. Even…
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People Who Believe In Magic Can Never Be Trusted — Because They Believe In Magic
You’re lying on a gurney, about to be wheeled into emergency surgery. The surgeon appears — big smile on his face — just before they put you under. “Nothing to worry about,” he says (a little too loudly), “You’re gonna be fine — I just know it! I prayed as hard as I could and…
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If America’s Going To Heal Itself, FIRST, It Needs To Ditch The “Magical Thinking”
Believing in Magic is fun. It’s the deus ex machina side door out of anything hard and overly challenging. Like Life. In the theater, it’s “god from machine” — an ending that doesn’t actually add up or make sense but — it was time. It’s why religion proliferates still — even in the face of…