deism

In society, Church morality and secular morality often come into conflict with each other because their standards, and especially their underlying premises which dictate these standards, are as different as night and day.

In the past, I considered myself a religious person. I prided myself in being someone who was pious. I made a...

In debates and discussions contenders often cite authority to support their assertions. In some cases citing authority is the strongest strategy while in others it is the weakest.

"We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God..."

"Your teachings go against the grain of biology...Excommunicate? Go ahead. My God understands my biological needs because I am His creation."

I mentioned in one of my comments that a “Christian freethinker” is an oxymoron, or loosely a “contradiction in terms”. I realize I should not have made such sweeping statement that might antagonize some liberal or progressive Christians.

‎"There is no future in a sacred myth. Why not? Because of our curiosity. Whatever we hold precious, we cannot protect it from our curiosity, because being who we are, one of the things we deem precious is the truth."

When religious leaders endorse political candidates, there is an implied underlying assumption that they are 'merely' announcing the will of God to the people.

Whenever believers try to defend their faith in an intervening God using reason (or more precisely, pseudo-reason), the critical thinker cannot help but point out the fallacies. There is this email being circulated that tries to explain the problem of evil and why God allows pain and suffering.