What is our relationship to God? Often, when we think of our relationship with God, we put the cart before the horse. But before we can really get there, we need to take a step back and look at a core aspect of God. If God exists, God would be fundamentally different from us. While…
The very core of Christianity, what sets it apart from the other Abrahamic religions, and makes it a death cult is substitutionary atonement: the idea Jesus died on the cross so your sins are forgiven. A Get Out of Hell Free card that justifies the cruelty and mass murder done by the church through the…
“You say you want to explore the myths, yet present Christ as a fact. This is a bit disingenuous because although Jesus possibly existed, there is zero proof he did from a context where every individual was documented. It’s why Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem. The concept of the Christus is dogmatic, thus by…
Does the sacrifice that Jesus underwent have any meaning outside of Christianity? Can someone who isn’t religious still find value in the ordeal that Jesus went through? I think the answer to that is a resounding yes. The death, and life, of Jesus doesn’t have to be regulated to Christianity, instead, there is a lot…
For the vast majority of human existence, science and religion peacefully existed. Yet today, the two appear, for many to be diametrically opposed. This “conflict myth,” the erroneous view that science and religion are engaged in a perennial battle, was largely created by two men, John Draper, and Andrew Dickson White. Their best two known…
I grew up in an Evangelical Christian household. If you had asked me how that was 15 years ago, I would have had a lot of criticism for the faith. I would have had a lot of anger for the faith. It had been a faith I had thoroughly rejected. Not just Evangelical Christianity, but…
Throughout history, we have seen many great individuals sacrifice themselves to promote an idea or message they believed would be for the betterment of humankind. Many of these individuals had a great impact on the world, with long-lasting ramifications. Others simply have been lost to the sands of history. One such sacrifice was Jesus’. Yet…