In Memphis, Tennessee a mega-church unveiled a new statue at its entrance: From the New York Times article: As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away to reveal a giant statue of theContinue reading “On a Mockery of Lady Liberty”
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On an Uninformed Rant
Let’s talk The da Vinci Code for a moment. I’m really tired of hearing about it. Movie, book, what have you. No, I haven’t read the book. No, I’m not particularly interested in seeing the film. But it’s been inescapable for the past few months–television specials on the secrets the story reveals, huge freaking displaysContinue reading “On an Uninformed Rant”
On a Religion Quiz
Bill’s done it. Todd’s done it. Keith’s done it. Now I’m doing it, a quiz on religious beliefs floating around the ‘net. You fit in with:Atheism Your ideals mostly resemble those of an Atheist. You have very little faith and you are very focused on intellectual endeavors. You value objective proof over intuition or subjectiveContinue reading “On a Religion Quiz”
On Intelligent Falling
A group of evangelical scientists have proposed a new theory for why things fall to the Earth–not gravity, but “Intelligent Falling.” From the article: Proponents of Intelligent Falling assert that the different theories used by secular physicists to explain gravity are not internally consistent. Even critics of Intelligent Falling admit that Einstein’s ideas about gravityContinue reading “On Intelligent Falling”
On an Easter Tradition
The family got together for Easter. I would have liked to sleep in, but breakfast was scheduled for 8:30 sharp. As it was my brother still had to awaken me. After breakfast–waffles and scrapple–I went back to bed. The family went off to church. The tradition the last few years has been to dress upContinue reading “On an Easter Tradition”
On the Long-Term View
The Narnia quiz the other day started me thinking. There’s a film based on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe coming out in December. There will be a tie-in video game as well, for at least the PlayStation 2 and XBox, probably GameBoy Advance, perhaps even GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and who knows what theContinue reading “On the Long-Term View”
December’s Greatest Hits
The top fifteen reasons people checked out allyngibson.com in the month of December. 15. “John Lennon atheist.” I wouldn’t call Lennon an atheist, per se, but he certainly had his issues with organized religion. Witness this quote–“Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I am right, and have been proven right. We’re bigger thanContinue reading “December’s Greatest Hits”
What Jesus Wouldn't Do
We’ve all seen the stickers and buttons–What Would Jesus Do? Two semi-related personal anecdotes. Guy comes in my store about two years ago. He turns to me and says, “Dude, where’s Jesus?” Now, I’m the only other person in the store, and I’m an atheist, so I look at him and say, “Excuse me?” “Jesus.Continue reading “What Jesus Wouldn't Do”
Travels with Dante
Here’s an odd personality test–if I died and went to Dante’s Inferno, where would I go? The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell – The City of Dis! The City of Dis, for those of you unfamiliar with Dante, is the city where the unbelievers in god and afterlifeContinue reading “Travels with Dante”
The Friday Five – Highday, 12 Blotmath
Questions courtesy of Friday Five: 1. Were you raised in a particular religious faith? I was raised Methodist. 2. Do you still practice that faith? Why or why not? I don’t practice a religious faith because I don’t have a religious faith. When I was growing up I attended church because it was expected, notContinue reading “The Friday Five – Highday, 12 Blotmath”