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  • Contemplating the Cosmos: Standing on the Shoreline

                I stand outside and look at the stars with wonder, noting the great complexity of systems and the great emptiness within the cosmos that I have read about. To think that I look with wonder at the same universe that is observed by great thinkers like the late Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking. Yet…

  • Preston Smith Invocation: why is it foolish to say there is no God?

                I stepped into the room, eager to take care of the city’s business. When I saw the name of the man giving the invocation on the agenda, I was quite surprised. The man was a known activist for the cause of atheism, and I wondered what business he had praying at a town meeting.…

  • Is Marriage Really That Sacred Anyway?

              Throughout all of history there has been a separation between the way that the believer views certain ideals and the way that the unbeliever views those same ideals. Within their certain worldviews, there have always been disagreements even among like individuals as to the implications of these ideals. As such, I…

  • Where science encroaches, God is driven away.

                We hear this statement on a daily basis, though perhaps not in so many words. My question, though, is not whether or not science and Christianity contradict one another. My question is whether or not this scientific stance against religion is a relatively new stance for people to take. For…

  • Darwinism, A Modern Day Myth?

    Over the past few weeks we have looked at myths from other cultures in the past. We looked at the Enuma Elish, which was the first creation story ever recorded in writing. We looked at the Gilgamesh Flood, which portrayed with much similarity the flood in our own scriptures. We looked at variations within the…

  • Is belief in evolution keeping you from God?

    Note: If you are a strong opponent of evolutionary theory and are easily unnerved with what you think it insinuates about God, please refrain from reading. However, if you are intrigued by the idea of evolutionary theory, question God’s existence because of evidence supporting evolution or have a need to actually relate to Atheists instead…