• Fall from Grace

    by Daniel Fennelly It’s possible that the religion is inseparable from the myth, but I believe that, as was said, it’s an allegory. The basic…
  • On Exhortation

    by Rev. Philip van Bergen Believers frequently exhort those of us who are non-believers to open ourselves to the grace of God and Jesus (sorry…
  • Free Will

    Do we have free will? Or is free will just an illusion? The idea that free will is an illusion comes from several different paths.…
  • Why does god have to prove his existence?

    Understandably, the reply I sent to David Harris (which formed the basis of Meditation 182) did not satisfy him. He responded at length, writing among…
  • Religion in the Parks?

    This issue was previously discussed in Meditation 67 – but the situation now seems to be changing for the worse. More on this in Meditation…
  • Researching Buddhism

    by Phil van Bergen I have recently been researching Buddhism. Buddhism is not so much a religion as a philosophy and ethical way of living.…
  • Why is it worse?

    from Linda LeBrun In defense of Scientology, and Katie Holmes’ conversion to it, why is it considered worse than converting to any other religion? Let…
  • Which came first?

    by Maarten van den Driest You could further ask the pope – or any other religious idiot: Did the church invent love law forgiveness good…
  • Why pick on the JWs?

    by Richard Why Jehovah’s Witnesses? I personally consider their religion to be just as misguided as Scientology. One may give doctors traumas and prevent people…
  • Where does the absolute certainty come from?

    by: John Tyrrell I was reading a book review[1] this morning[2] and came across the following anecdote. The Catholic Church required those who had followed…