Can a Relationship Survive Different Religions?

Relationships, Religion

Can a Relationship Survive Different Religions?

7 Comments 15 January 2010

Relationship compatibility has many layers.  In a relationship it is important that you are: Physically attracted to the person Able to carry a conversation with that person Compatible with each others’ friends and family Financially compatible On the same wavelength in terms of money In most relationships saying no to one of the above bullets is enough to flush the relationship [...]

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Should Preachers Make Millions

Food For Thought, Religion

Should Preachers Make Millions

7 Comments 14 January 2010

The trusty google search for “highest median salary” yields the following result : Anesthesiologist – $292,000 Physician/Ob-Gyn – $222,000 Psychiatrist – $177,000 Nurse Anesthetist – $157,000 Sales Director – $140,000 Actuary – $129,000 Finance Director – $121,000 Software Architect – $117,000 Attorney – $115,000 Insurance Broker – $114,000 Somewhere buried amongst that list should be preacher.  Joel Osteen ($40 million), Eddie Long ($3 million), and the [...]

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Is Bill Maher Right?

Food For Thought, Religion

Is Bill Maher Right?

11 Comments 13 January 2010

Bill Maher is famous for many things.  He is funny, gregarious, and informative.  He isn’t shy about rules and the way citizens should be governed.  On my occasions Bill has expressed his disdain for the Bible and the many rules that Bible followers must adhere to. The Bible uses 10 commandments as guiding principles in life: You [...]

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Why Does Society Need Religion?

Food For Thought, Religion

Why Does Society Need Religion?

19 Comments 11 January 2010

It has often been said that a man needs religion to be “whole” and “good”.  There are many arguments for and against this stance.  People who call themselves religious give the following reasons for the necessity behind religion: Religion helps to regulate our conduct and behavior.  It gives us values. Religion relieves stress. Religion gives us something to [...]

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Is the US REALLY a Christian Nation?

Religion

Is the US REALLY a Christian Nation?

14 Comments 20 November 2009

The United States has often been called a Christian nation. Freethought.mbdojo.com has a different and interesting take on it.  Think about these excerpts from the site: When the Founders wrote the nation’s Constitution, they specified that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the [...]

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Religious Peer Pressure

Religion

Religious Peer Pressure

17 Comments 19 November 2009

Peer pressure is an immense force.  There isn’t a person on this earth who hasn’t had to deal with it.   As kids we beg for toys and trinkets, as teenagers we  lie about their sex lives, and as adults we stay late at work to fit in. Most people don’t have the resolve to resist peer [...]

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Should Children Be Forced to Attend Church?

Food For Thought, Religion

Should Children Be Forced to Attend Church?

9 Comments 18 November 2009

Today’s post is guest authored by SurveyMagnet.com poster Nita.  Nita has famously communicated her love of the Lord in several posts.  Her track record makes her the perfect person to guest write on this topic. Here is what Nita had to say. Sunday school, Sunday morning worship, Wednesday night bible study, Thursday Night youth group meeting, Friday [...]

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Are Non-Believers Smarter Than Religious People?

Religion

Are Non-Believers Smarter Than Religious People?

19 Comments 17 November 2009

The following text is quoted directly from www.about.com . Most studies show a strong correlation between education and atheism: the more education a person has, the less religious they become and even less theistic. Some religious theists, seeking a way to attack atheism, try to use this against atheists by claiming that atheists’ intelligence is [...]

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Why Does Religion Frown So Heavily on Homosexuality?

Religion

Why Does Religion Frown So Heavily on Homosexuality?

15 Comments 16 November 2009

Last week the Are Men Becoming Too Feminine Post was hijacked.  It started out as a conversation about men and exploded into a semi-war with everything from allegations of homosexuality, defenses of homosexuality, bible verses, and even an Indiana Jones reference thrown into the fray. We can’t let a discussion like that bite the [...]

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