Hey everyone. 

With Kony 2012 making the rounds all over Facebook, Twitter, and (late as usual) traditional media, I've noticed that nobody talks about Joseph Kony being the leader of a radical and violent Christian group. 

Honestly, the most I've seen is some people saying that his movement is based on "his own interpretation of the Ten Commandments", which seems like the classic "oh, they're just misusing religion" argument so often put forward by apologists.

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Ok, that sounds good. Thanks for the discussion so far. But real quick, may I ask you this question: What is the inverse of the statement "I don't believe in God?" Seems there should be an inversely logical conclusion. "I don't believe in God; therefore, inversely, I do believe there is no god." I don't believe x; therefore, I believe in the opposite of x. It sounds like a mathematical equation because it is.

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Google Plus (Google+) stirred up a controversy by deleting, wholesale, accounts created under pseudonyms instead of under real names. Google+ acknowledged their mistakes and is now formulating an official policy for naming conventions on their new social network.



There are legitimate reasons that users might need to use pseudonyms. The most obvious and crucial one is anonymity for political dissidents and social activists. Without that anonymity, activism can be too dangerous to…

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Edited to add punctuation and clarity:

 

"I just wanted to say that I heard people say "I don't drink, smoke or use bad language & God loves them" It's not you. It's Jesus. Christ is the reason for you getting into heaven. You can be good enough or do good enough. It's the…

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OP: The funny thing is ... I've ALWAYS said this, since it would match up with the Creation account in the Torah. Now, don't I get a Nobel Prize or award money or something for figuring it out first?

'The chicken came first, not the egg', scientists provewww.metro.co.ukIt’s an age-old puzzle that’s stumped generations of scientists.

OP: Now it's your job to decide if I'm trolling or if I'm serious.



OP: Or both.

DA: Que AT.. GO

OP: I'm waiting for Adam to respond ...… Continue

"What series of events made you reexamine your faith, and how did you decide that your religion was wanting?"

 

Because the asker is a good friend of mine, I honestly didn't mind answering, but I asked for a few days to write it all down. I didn't want to just tell the bones of the story and miss any details that I thought were important to me, as part of my own journey into applying rationalism to religion.

 

Then, not an hour after my first friend asked me, a…

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Facebook Group: Fire Clint McCance…

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SO on facebook i put posts that are controversial and so many of my "friends" on there get offended because i put that "Some people seem to love to turn to drinking when something bad happens. Pretty sad." So many people though that it was non of my business to them drinking, i do agree, but isnt a statue update on facebook what is one my mind? I believe it is. I dont get the big deal in putting my views on the world on facebook. So what i think this government is corrupt and that i dont… Continue

I have been having some running thiestic arguments with this guy in Aus on a FB page for the last 2 days now. In some ways its been really fun and its good to sharpen the wit a bit and refine my arguments as I go along.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?v=wall&gid=361482908246

This page "Rise of Theism" got taken over by Atheists and just took these people to task. I am one of…

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Today I received a message on Facebook from a friend that I knew in YWAM (she's French, so her English isn't perfect):



Girl !!! I've been thinking of you lately? How are you?? I remembered clearly the day in india when we preached and you found the courage to share what happened to you and how God was restoring you. I admired so much what you did that day !!! I've seen on your status that you were not so crazy about all of this anymore. And i wanted to share with you that… Continue

I am part of the Houston Atheist group on Meetup.com and I figured cause it seems like every one and every thing has a Facebook page/group why not us? So I just made our group page and would love some feed back :) Please take a look and let me know what you think about it … Continue