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Someone mentioned not knowing my backstory, so I thought I’d take a minute and share my background, and how I went from being a committed, conservative, Bible-believing Christian to being—well, whatever it is I am now. I grew up in a nominally Christian home, and generally believed in God by familial osmosis. We weren’t terribly [...]
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Oo, this is fun
April 15th, 2012 
Deacon Duncan Now this was actually fun, you guys should try it: Go to www.kiva.org. Pick a business or family that’s looking for a small loan in a high-poverty and/or underbanked area. Make a contribution of $25 or more. What’s fun is that this is loan, not a donation, so the money comes back again. If you [...]
Divertissement
February 11th, 2012 Deacon Duncan I don’t feel like taking on anything super-heavy today, so let’s see if I can start some kind of meme. Name three fiction books you’ve read more than three times, and why. The book I’ve read the most is the Bible, due to my Christian past. I lost count of how many times I read [...]
A temple for atheists
January 28th, 2012 Deacon Duncan As you’ve probably heard, Alain de Botton has announced plans to build a “Temple to Atheism” somewhere in London. Seems a rather silly idea to me. What’s next, a museum for non-stamp-collectors? Given that atheism is the absence of belief in God, the most suitable “temple” ought to be—no temple at all. And we’ve already [...]
What’s this?
October 26th, 2011 Deacon Duncan Looks like there’s some kind of Facebook feud going on between the Secular Student Alliance and Campus Crusade for Christ. Currently the Secular Students are running at about 14K “likes” versus Campus Crusade at a little over 4x that number. That’s actually not too shabby for a secular organization. I’m sure we can do better [...]
British atheists more involved than American atheists
October 2nd, 2011 Deacon Duncan Here is an interesting report about the effect of religion on volunteerism in Britain and the USA. A new study released in Britain shows that atheists are just as likely to volunteer in the community as Christians. In the United States, however, religious people are three to four times as likely to volunteer, marking a [...]
October Challenge
October 2nd, 2011 Deacon Duncan If there could ever be such a thing as a good religion, I think it would have to be based around three core principles: integrity, community, and purpose. Integrity: being true to yourself and those around you. Community: living with peace, tolerance, and charity towards those around you Purpose: making life better for yourself and [...]
Angry Atheism and Community Building | Greta Christina’s Blog
September 6th, 2011 Deacon Duncan Greta Christina has an excellent idea. I think you can be an angry atheist — fiery, furious, enraged about religion both in its theory and its practice — and have your response to that anger be to organize the atheist bowling team. The atheist picnic. The atheist sewing circle. The atheist potluck supper. The atheist [...]
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