Author Archives: mikhailovich
Atheism=religion? or not?
I’ve heard two claims a lot in the past year, and I’m going to set them out here for your perusal. 1. Atheism is a religion. 2. Look where atheism leads: godless Communism! The irony of juxtaposing these frequent criticisms … Continue reading
Jesus' Sacrifice
A friend recently emailed me about Jesus (I’ve been getting a lot of these of late), and I wanted to highlight one of her paragraphs as a starting point for discussing Jesus’ “sacrifice.” Once you take your eyes off of … Continue reading
The Episcopal Schism
As I’m sure most Pittsburgh residents are now aware, Bishop Robert Duncan of the Pittsburgh diocese of the Episcopal church (the US branch of the Anglican communion) was recently voted out of office by his church in preparation for an … Continue reading
Morality Redux: Slavery
I’ve been having a number of interesting conversations recently regarding the post on secular morality, and I’d like to discuss some of the thoughts that have emerged from those exchanges. One of my entry-level statements when discussing human morality is … Continue reading
So do you want church/state separation or not?
CNN recently interviewed Jim Wallis and Erik Stanley about the Alliance Defense Fund‘s attempt to let pastors make political endorsements from the pulpit. Watch the video below, or click here to see it on YouTube. What’s wrong here is painfully … Continue reading
friday entertainment
Happy Friday! It’s been a hell of a week. Here are a few things I need to say. 1. Sarah Palin suuuuuccckkks. It’s been two weeks and I’m already sick of hearing about her. 2. The LOLCat Bible is the … Continue reading
Isn't God Obvious?
An article this morning in the Post-Gazette begins, “In a city where the local football franchise rates on par with the sacrosanct trinity of God, family and country….” First off, I don’t mind this. They’re making a good, humorous point … Continue reading
Secular Morality
I was out in Philly this weekend and, through the normal course of catch-up conversation, I was asked a question that is quickly rising to the top of my “inevitable” list: “As an atheist, what keeps you from doing just … Continue reading
Friday Fundie Quotes
Happy Friday! Before heading out for the weekend, I’m going to throw out a couple quotes from an author I’m reading currently, Jerry Robeson, Ph.D. Talking about how amazing God is, he comes out with this gem of mind-blowing rationality: … Continue reading
Anthropic Principle
The Anthropic Principle exists in over thirty different forms, and it’s an important concept for skeptics to deal with because it is used by both theists and atheists to support their differing cosmological claims. Shall we discuss its implications a … Continue reading
