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Category Archives: Christianity & Ex-Christianity
Questioning Defenders of Christianity and Its Genocidal Tendencies
Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett wrote Christianity On Trial: Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry, where the two co-authors attempt to fend off multiple accusations against Christianity. I will focus on one here, Carroll and Shiflett’s argument that Christianity is not a … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Christianity & Ex-Christianity, First Nations / Native Americans, Imperialism & Colonisation, Islam & Muslims, Jews & Israelis, Loving Our Neighbours, Messianic Faith, Non-Violence, Revolution --- Non-Violent & Non-CIA / Freedom House-sponsored, Social Justice
Tagged Christianity On Trial, Crusades, David Shiflett, fake religion, genocide, indigenous peoples, mass murder, no just war, nonviolence, peace, Vincent Carroll
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What Attracted Me to Jesus / Yeshua
4:20 am. Couldn’t sleep after going to the washroom in the middle of the night. Every so often this happens. Guess that’s why my blog is called “Sleepless in Turtle Island”, coz this is the activity that gets me through … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Canadian Society, Christianity & Ex-Christianity, Messianic Faith, Politics - Canada, Politics - International, Politics - US, Pro-Simplicity/Generoicity, Anti-Materialism/Commercialism, Revolution --- Non-Violent & Non-CIA / Freedom House-sponsored, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Wise Advice - Although I'm Not Too Wise
Tagged 1970s, Acts, Bible, boring church, Brazilian coffee, culture of consumerism, culture of violence, Evangelicals, Gideons, Golden Calf, Gospels, idolatry, Jesus, John, knowing God, Luke, Mammon, Mark, Matthew, MOREMOREMORE, New Testament, real deal, testimony, the Good News, The Gospel, true faith, walnuts, Yahweh, Yeshua
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Love Your Enemies
A couple days ago I was participating in an event where we were all praying to the Creator for a prolonged period of time. What kept coming into my mind was the reminder: “LOVE YOUR ENEMIES”. Here’s the full quote … Continue reading
Better in Hell than in an Evangelical Heaven
If North American Evangelicals are the majority of Heaven, I think I’ll opt for Hell. If that’s the way the Lord is leaning, then let Him throw me into the place of eternal torment, of weeping and gnashing of teeth. … Continue reading
Should Gideons Be Allowed to Distribute Bibles to Chilliwack Students?
Key words: Distributing Bibles to Students: Gideons, Richard Ajabu & the Chilliwack School District THE DEBATE: Is it right for the Gideons’ Society to be allowed by the Chilliwack School District to distribute New Testaments with parental consent? Richard Ajabu from his … Continue reading
Abraham’s True Descendants
HI all, I can’t believe how many people, whether Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, whatever, fall into the trap of believing that you can actually trace Abraham’s specific blood descendants to this day and age. Horse rubbish. Isaac / Jacob … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity & Ex-Christianity, Imperialism & Colonisation, Loving Our Neighbours, Messianic Faith, Non-Violence, Politics - Canada, Politics - International, Politics - US
Tagged Abraham, Arabs, Esau, ethnography, Isaac, Ishmael, Israel, Israelis, Jacob, Jews, love your neighbour, Middle East conflict, Muslim-Jew relations, Muslims, Palestine, Western imperialism
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The Condemnation of the Western Church, the Whore of Babylon
I am of the belief that Westerners, especially from the tribe I used to belong to for 30 years and am now “betraying”, the Evangelicals, are condemned in the eyes of the Creator of the universe. Big thesis, eh? In … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity & Ex-Christianity, Imperialism & Colonisation, Messianic Faith, Non-Violence, Pro-Simplicity/Generoicity, Anti-Materialism/Commercialism, Revolution --- Non-Violent & Non-CIA / Freedom House-sponsored, Social Justice, Uncategorized
Tagged Babylon, Break-Off Point, church is a whore, Dorothy Day, Marshall McLuhan, SAAD, Tony Campolo
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We Need a New Reformation: a New Computer Not a Reboot
Recently some of my Evangelical friends are trying to convince me to stick with the Evangelical churches, so that I can have “fellowship” and be with the “Body of Christ”. One friend quoted Martin Luther King in two instances: Any … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity & Ex-Christianity, Imperialism & Colonisation, Messianic Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged 95 Theses, church is a whore, Dorothy Day, Geneva, genocide of First Nations, Iraq War, John Calvin, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Servetus, new reformation, No End In Sight, reasons and writings, Sebastian Castellio, Tony Campolo, Wittenburg
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The Church is a Whore, But She is Still My Mother? BS!
The original quote is from Dorothy Day: “As to the Church, where else shall we go, except to the Bride of Christ, one flesh with Christ? Though she is a harlot at times, she is our Mother. We should read … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity & Ex-Christianity, Imperialism & Colonisation, Loving Our Neighbours, Messianic Faith, Social Justice
Tagged "the church is a whore, Augustine, Babylon, but she is still my mother", Dorothy Day, Evangelicals, genocide, Letter to a Young Evangelical, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King Jr., misquote, Tony Campolo
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