The Prophet Of Occupy Wall Street | Chapter 1

The Prophet Cries Out Lord, how long do we have to cry for help while you continue to ignore us? How long must we bear witness to this oppression? Wherever I look, I see greed and exploitation.  We are surrounded by people who lust for wealth and power and abuse your creation to gain them. The law is no help, it has been bought by those who seek to exploit, rendering the courts meaningless.  There is no justice,...

No, Richard Dawkins, Jesus Would Not Be An Atheist

So, I listened to an interview Dawkins gave to John Harris of the Guardian.  Among the logically inconsistent drivel that Dawkins usually pushes, one line stuck out, and that was where Dawkins asserts that if Jesus were alive today, he’d be an atheist. Wanting to know what led him to this conclusion, I looked up the article he referenced in the interview.  He does eventually get there, but not without...

Don’t Name Your Church Mars Hill, @PastorMark Will Sue You

Seriously. What is wrong with this guy? Theologically he’s slipped into ultra-crazy land, but now he’s taking legal action against other churches named Mars Hill. Several weeks ago, Scott and his Sacramento congregation received a “Cease and Desist” order which came from the Seattle Mars Hill Church.  They were told that the Seattle Mars Hill had copyrighted the name “Mars Hill” and they...

Interfaith Group PACT Joins #OWS | Divests From Wells Fargo

At a press conference yesterday, interfaith community group PACT announced that it is ending a 15 year relationship with Wells Fargo to protest their unfair and discriminatory foreclosure practices and their unwillingness to work with community members to save their homes. Not to be outdone, Most Holy Trinity Church is also divesting its funds for both the parish and parish schools from Bank of America and...

Atheist Dresses As Zombie Muhammad, Gets Attacked By Muslim Bystander

Atheists are pointing to the attack as an attack on free speech and “of how violence is often used in the attempt to silence unbelievers“. I do not condone this guy getting his tail kicked. That being said, in this country you are free to say what you will, but you are not free from the consequences of said speech. The Parading Atheists of Central Pennsylvania (PACP) recently won a challenge to...