Here's a post summarizing the original versions of seven popular fairy tales. Some gory stuff, indeed: What is creepier than kids, parents, evilness, sorceresses, wolves, and cannibalism? Before the stories were ripped from their horror roots, they were just right for scary, gory films. The early days of fairy tales…
Cop-out: a feebly transparent excuse or explanation for refusing to face up to something. We constantly hear that the Ten Commandments are the highest achievement of moral law. We even hear this claim from public officials who can't even name the Commandments. They want to hang the Commandments everywhere, as though…
Nothing like going to Washington D.C. to promote preemptive war with the support of your 50 million supporters. That organization is Christians United for Israel (CUFI). They do nothing with more energy than they divide the world into us and them, good and evil. They've got the support of many…
Here's an article presenting nine questions by a Christian about Christianity. Good questions, such as: 2. How have the words of man (e.g. Virtually the entire Bible, minus direct quotes from Jesus) become equal with what we believe to be the words of God? How is what Paul said equal to…
I have a friend who wrote a song to me. (Free mp3 download courtesy of Anderson Productions, Ltd.) “Dear Friend” appeared on Russ Anderson’s 2003 album, “Arsenal Street”. All his CD’s are Available here. I recommend listening to the song before proceeding.
This nice, eerie, and sometimes psychedelic song is a heartfelt plea for me to discard my narrow, science-informed view of the world and just try to accept the ultimate truth of his favorite, ancient, re-translated book.
When my very Christian 11 year old nephew heard the song, he worried that it would anger me. He is fond of both Russ and myself, and the song conveys a basic disconnect. Conversations I’ve had with other Absolute Biblically Literal Truth Christians indicate that these are common misperceptions of atheist ideology.
Let’s examine some of the contentions in the song:
