Posts tagged ‘Koran’
My 9/11 Prayer
It is the evening of September 11th, 2007 – the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on American soil by Islamic Jihadists. I am driving home from work, listening to the ceremonies and tributes paid on NPR. I am nearly home. Just as I round the corner to an adjacent street, I see this new message on the church marquee:
You are reading that marquee right. The good folks at Skyline Baptist Church have seen fit to place this threat of eternal fire to the heathen and the promise of eternal paradise to the saint to commemorate this anniversary…
Continue Reading September 11, 2007 at 11:59 pm HeIsSailing 16 comments
Gender Equity
Humanity as a whole has struggled with the issue of gender equity in the modern era. Combined with the teachings of the majority of the holy scriptures of today’s major religions, progress is slow in coming. Of course, there are nations classed as non-religious or secular nations where women are also viewed as second class citizens. However, I should point out that it is not their lack of religious beliefs driving this belief but more the views and traditions of that particular culture.
Similarly, theism itself does not classes women as second class citizens but the beliefs of specific theist religions. In fact, one can be a theist and believe in gender equity just as one can be an atheist and believe the opposite.
A core value of this blog is that we:
Afford the same access rights, privileges and power to both genders
Continue Reading June 11, 2007 at 8:34 am The de-Convert 19 comments
Apostasy – it’s not just for Christians anymore
Reader salahudin has replied to my Harmonization by Omission article with some fascinating perspectives on apostasy. Apparently, there is a small but growing movement among Muslims who seriously question their own faith. As an apostate Muslim from Pakistan, salahudin shares the perspectives of a skeptical freethinker that is a real eye-opener for me. Salahudin is a member and contributor of the blogsite towelianism, which is much like our own agnosticatheism site, but geared toward Islam. Check them out here:
http://towelianism.wordpress.com/introduction/
http://towelianism.wordpress.com/manifesto/
Note how similar the objections to Islam are to the objections to Christianity. Also note how dissimilar it is…
Continue Reading May 30, 2007 at 9:00 am HeIsSailing 13 comments
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