Posted in Christianity, Wheaton College on September 27, 2007 | 16 Comments »
A friend of mine who knows that I’m an atheist kept asking me what I think is the purpose of life. Because I chose to became an atheist, I must have an answer, especially since I rejected Christianity’s answer. This really frustrated me. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to be seeking at [...]
Posted in Christianity, Wheaton College, chapel messages on September 24, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday’s protest didn’t make a huge splash on campus, although people are talking about it. Today the college president, who was scheduled to speak on chapel, yielded his time to archbishop Akinola. The president’s introduction of Akinola was very affectionate, which was to be expected as President Litfin is extremely conservative: he thinks [...]
Posted in Christianity on September 22, 2007 | 9 Comments »
This summer, a student at my school committed suicide. He was gay, and struggling with that because the church, and our school, teaches that homosexuality is wrong.
This college has seen the homosexuality debate pretty closely; we were visited by Soulforce last spring, our psychology department does research on successful de-gayification, and there have been [...]
Posted in life on September 21, 2007 | 17 Comments »
There are some times when I feel absolutely delighted to be an atheist hidden among thousands of Christians. This is not one of those times.
I walked across campus today after a conversation that signaled the end of another friendship. Thinking, this is what it feels like to be alone. It sucks.
Though I’m [...]
Posted in God, prayer on September 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I read this in an article at the Christianity Today website (which I read regularly) on praying more effectively. It’s a fantastic example of typical vacuous Christian logic:
I spent endless hours in the hospital waiting room while Mom sat on a cold metal hospital table just beyond the waiting room doors. In those hours [...]
Posted in Wheaton College, people on September 7, 2007 | 8 Comments »
This week John Piper, a famous pastor and author, is speaking in chapel. It has been really horrendous. Among the many outrageous claims he’s made:
God ordained that we should sin, but it is still completely our fault and we deserve to go to hell for sinning.
God designed and planned every evil thing that [...]
