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“It is important to understand that there’s a difference between a person of faith and a religionist” – Al Stefanelli There is a very fine line between being outspoken and being a complete asshole. Yeah, I’ve crossed that line a time or two, as many of us have for a variety of very acceptable reasons. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Belief’
Differential Activism – The Art Of Choosing Wisely
March 9th, 2012 
Al Stefanelli 
Posted in Uncategorized 
Tags: activism, Atheism, Belief, Extremist, Fundamentalist, Religion, religious right 
22 Comments »OMG! Dawkins Converts To Christianity!!!
February 25th, 2012 Al Stefanelli “I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing is very very low.” – Richard Dawkins Well, that’s what you’d think after reading some of the tripe that has hit the net, airwaves and radio over the past few days in response to the debate he had with the Archbishop of Canterbury. This is just [...]
How to Scare the Shit out of Your Kid
January 30th, 2012 Al Stefanelli “God knows everything, is everywhere and is the more powerful than anything or anyone” – Moms and Dads everywhere Very young children lack the ability to understand the concepts of omnipresence and omnipotence in a way that doesn’t completely scare the shit out of them. Adults, for the most part, have lost the ability to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Belief, Child Abuse, Christianity, Indoctrination, Religion 26 Comments »Christian Morality: Hostile to the Individual and Society
January 9th, 2012 Al Stefanelli “We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do not notice the atrocity, stupidity and cruelty with which the teaching of the Christian church is permeated.” Leo Tolstoy I find it ironic that so many Christians are fond of touting the moral superiority of their faith when the stench [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Belief, Christianity, Freethought, Morality, Secular 10 Comments »Nothing Fails Like Prayer
November 18th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.” Steve Allen In the bible, the character that plays “Jesus” in Christian mythology makes a number of specific and remarkable promises about the concept of prayer. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Belief, Christianity, Delusion, Prayer, Religion 20 Comments »Religious Belief Is A Fear-Based Lie
November 7th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death” – Albert Einstein Fear. It’s what drives religion, gives it purpose, keeps a billion or so believers entrenched in willful ignorance, is responsible for the rampant denial of science and is the central [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Belief, Christianity, Delusion, Fear, Hell, Islam 17 Comments »To Serve Man
October 25th, 2011 Al Stefanelli Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all – Linus Pauling I’ve receive a lot of mail. Most of it positive, but there is a significant amount that is not. I often get accused of being [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Belief, Christianity, Faith, Humanism, Islam, Religion, Secularism 31 Comments »Why Don’t You Just “Believe?”
October 9th, 2011 Al Stefanelli I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because notice it always coincides with their own desires - Susan B Anthony I get many different reactions from people who discover that I’m not a religious man, which is an understatement. These words are uttered in a gamut of emotion from surprise [...]
The Delusional Belief That God Is In Control
September 30th, 2011 Al Stefanelli God should be executed for crimes against humanity. – Bryan Emmanuel Gutierrez Every time, without fail, when I read a news story about the untimely and senseless deaths of the innocent in some sort of horrible accident, the responses from the Christian community are ludicrous. What irks me to no end are those who believe [...]
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