philomedy's Articles In Religion
August 11, 2005 by philomedy
On a different thread, the idea that a belief in God and spirituality are not the same came up, albeit briefly, and I was encouraged to elaborate on the point in a separate article. Here goes: I think the best way to present my point of view on the subject is to state, directly, the point from which I start: God and spirit are not the same thing. I think the relationship between God and spirit is like the relationship between Christianity and religion, or the relationship between Judaism a...
February 27, 2005 by philomedy
So I was reading a sheet of interesting facts and it said that according to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg. So what does Genesis 1:20-22 say exactly?
February 12, 2005 by philomedy
Alright, fine. You want Creationism in schools? You want it taught alongside evolution? That's fine. I want Darwinism in church. You want to pass around little stickers beating the deceased "Evolution is a theory" horse into the ground? Fine. I want "God is a theory" stickers on the Bible. You say you simply want two different theories taught so that this country's future can have a solid basis to make their own decisions? Why not start with your own institutions? Why not let kid...
January 13, 2005 by philomedy
I can't take it anymore. I'm horribly, terribly, incredibly sorry, but I can not take it anymore. Every day, I wake up, and walk around, and hold my tongue, as I listen to person after person after person say that the Bible is this and the Bible is that and we should listen to the Bible because God wrote the Bible or God inspired the Bible or the Bible is God's word and that the Bible should be listened to and obeyed and adhered to without question and blah blah blah blah blah. I cannot...