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Sad about Haiti? Give to Our MegaChurch!

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Last week I wrote an article about solar powered Bibles that are being sent to Haiti as aid.  As a former Evangelical, I was trying to explain the psychology that turns a tragedy into a marketing opportunity for religions that … Continue reading

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Solar Powered Bibles for Haiti: Why Some Christians Feel Compelled to Exploit Disaster

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While Doctors without Borders was struggling to get anesthetics for amputations into Haiti, an Albuquerque group queued up aid of their own sort: 600 solar powered talking Bibles. Eve now, food, water, and medicine are having trouble reaching Haitians because … Continue reading

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Ugandan Atrocity: Perversion of Religion or the Real Deal?

Last week, the Seattle Times featured an editorial, finally, about the horrendous anti-gay movement that has been spawned in Uganda by American Evangelicals. Unable to make sufficient homophobic headway at home, evangelists have been heading to Africa, with their literally … Continue reading

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Hey Atheist! Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is!

Are you an atheist, agnostic, humanist, freethinker or some such who cringes at the thought of people being given the Four Spiritual Laws along with disaster relief? Do you think that promoting “eternal salvation” to five-year-olds is exploitative? Do you … Continue reading

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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 8 of 8

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“I had no need of that hypothesis.” Over the course of the summer I wrote a series of articles about brain science and Christianity, and I promised a final installment that never came.  This is it. The series asked and–within … Continue reading

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