Category Archives: Letter to a Christian Nation

How to read the Old Testament: Wisdom from an old dude

Posted on August 30, 2007 by me

In keeping with prior posts on hermeneutics (that is, how to read and actually understand the Bible in some reasonable fashion), more hermeneutics, discovering the nature of God, and too many posts to link to directed at shaking a bit … Continue reading →

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My letter to a Christian Nation 5: Hermeneutics and heretics

Posted on August 22, 2007 by me

Dear Christian Nation, One of the problems that we have, and why some atheists and other forms of non-believers find Christianity nuts, is that so many of us read the Bible in ways that allow us to make it say … Continue reading →

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My Letter to a Christian Nation Pt 4: Please stop being so stupid…

Posted on July 25, 2007 by me

Dear “Christian” Nation: Please pay attention: You are not being persecuted if people hate you because you’re a jerk. Almost daily, as I visit the blogs of Christians and Atheists, scan and delete e-mails, and read the occasional Christian newsletter, … Continue reading →

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My Letter to a Christian Nation 3: Building the Christian Ghetto

Posted on June 20, 2007 by me

Dear Christian Nation, So we’ve come to the conclusion that we don’t have a Christian nation, at least at the present. Not as we’d like it to be, anyway. We can’t seem to force everyone to say “under God” or … Continue reading →

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