http://brainwrecker.com I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. --Bertrand Russell Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:00:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was talking with someone who made the observation that very few scientists believe in God. So I checked it out. One writer observed: "About two-thirds of scientists believe in God, according to a new survey that uncovered stark differences based on the type of research they do." ... http://brainwrecker.com/uncategorized/science-and-god/ There's a great story about the earliest church--Peter's in jail and about to be executed. The church is having round the clock prayer for his safety. Late one night the prayer meeting is interrupted by the arrival of a stranger at the gate. The servant who answers ... http://brainwrecker.com/thoughts/scriptural-reliability/ The category of truth--is it still a viable concept? "You have your truth; I have mine." Truth isn't an objective reality. "There is a tree in front of us." "No, I don't believe in trees." Is either right or wrong? Yes. Either there is a tree there or there isn't. ... http://brainwrecker.com/uncategorized/truth/ There's actually a site on the internet called godhatesfaggot.com. I want to start a site that says, godhatespeoplewhohatefaggots.com, but that wouldn't really be accurate either.  What is a shame is that the gay community generally believe the Christian community is against them. But this is unbiblical.  God isn't against anyone--Jesus hung ... http://brainwrecker.com/thoughts/gay-divide/ Among the many things that Christians bicker about is the age of the earth. There are those who say it's very old--not at all incompatible with the broadly accepted time lines. Others say it's got to be no more than 10,000 years old. You see, smack dab ... http://brainwrecker.com/blogroll/does-earths-age-matter/ Why do religious people get so upset when other people start connecting with God?  I've seen times when God was obviously present--people made commitments, the music was rocking everyone was happy, but someone, or two, start looking for stuff to complain about. I had a sociologist explain it to me like ... http://brainwrecker.com/uncategorized/joy-killers/ I was kinda sad the other day when I read that the Vatican decided to make a real clear statement about who's the church and who's not. In my own particular branch of Protestantism my wife and I have spent the last couple decades trying to calm down those ... http://brainwrecker.com/christianity/of-popes-and-principles/ Sometimes i think the greatest impediment to finding Jesus are people who claim to have 'found Jesus'. Nietzsche said: "the last Christian died on the cross", and Mark Twain said: "If Christ were here now, there is one thing he would not be--a Christian." I think religion has subverted the ... http://brainwrecker.com/christianity/behind-the-smoke/