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Lenny and Fran: a Parable
Imagine that there is an atheist named Fran. Fran says that she is an atheist because, after examining the evidence, she sees no compelling reason to believe that God exists. Imagine also that Fran has a friend named Lenny. Lenny believes that only people who accept Jesus as their personal savior can be saved. He [...]
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Hands Off! (Redux)
Message from the IAmAnAtheist.com feedback form. I read your message threatening you with child molestation for corresponding to the teenage girl. I agree that the letter writer went too far in making unsumbstantiated threats, but I also think that people leaving comments and you are not really looking at the whole picture here. If you [...]
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Post 1,000
Hard as it may be to believe (particularly considering my erratic posting habits), this is my 1,000th post to this blog. To celebrate, I’d like to share an e-mail I received some time ago but have been saving because I wasn’t sure what to do with it. Atheists are stewpid. Here are things that atheists [...]
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Tract #63: Answering Ray Comfort’s 10 Questions
Tract #63, Answering Ray Comfort’s 10 Questions, is ready for you to print and hand out. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 063_ray-comfort.pdf Answering Ray Comfort’s 10 Questions Some time ago, Christian minister Ray Comfort published a list of “Questions Atheists Can’t Answer.” Surprisingly, they’re not [...]
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Tract #62: Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism #2
Tract #62, Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism #2, is ready for you to print and hand out. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 062_quick-answers2.pdf Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism #2 Einstein believed in God. Do you think you’re smarter than Einstein? Actually, Einstein didn’t [...]
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Tract #60: Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism
Tract #60, Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism, is ready for you to print and hand out. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 060_quick-answers.pdf Quick Responses to Statements About Atheism The Bible says that atheism is wrong. I don’t agree with the Bible. If you don’t [...]
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Tract #57: Should Atheists Disrespect Religion?
Tract #57, Should Atheists Disrespect Religion?, is ready for you to print and hand out. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 057_respect-religion.pdf Should Atheists Disrespect Religion? Is there any reason for an atheist to respect people’s religious beliefs and practices? Or is it “open season” on [...]
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Tract #54: Why Do Atheists Care What I Believe?
Tract #54, Why Do Atheists Care What I Believe?, is ready for you to print and hand out. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 054_why-do-you-care.pdf Why Do Atheists Care What I Believe? Some atheists spend a lot of time arguing about religion or trying to get [...]
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Tract #34: How Do I Tell My Family I’m an Atheist?
Tract #34, How Do I Tell My Family I’m an Atheist?, is ready for you to download and review. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 034_how-do-i-tell-my-family.pdf How Do I Tell My Family I’m an Atheist? If you were raised in a religious household, you may find [...]
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Tract #33: Can I Keep My Atheism Secret?
Tract #33, Can I Keep My Atheism Secret?, is ready for you to download and review. Download it, see page #3 for printing instructions, and let me know your comments! Thanks! 033_hiding-atheism.pdf Can I Keep My Atheism Secret? If you are an atheist, are you morally or ethically required to tell other people that you [...]
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