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Dracula as a Jehovah’s Witness? A conversation with author Dave Hitt

Features

What if a Jehovah’s Witness became a vampire? This is a theme that Dave Hitt explores in Blood Witness, a horror/comedy novel that he is releasing in weekly podcast installments on BloodWitness.com.

Not About Religion interviews Mr. Hitt about the novel, atheism, and his views on religion.

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Religulous is preachy and proud of it

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Religulous was obviously made for Atheists. It preaches to the choir with no apologies. It won’t change believers’ minds, and it doesn’t try to. As a piece of op-ed filmmaking, it is well done, very entertaining, and the humor is often sidesplitting. Hell, even many believers will enjoy this movie.

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Faith in humanity: it’s not about religion

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…I’ve since paid my debt of gratitude forward in a bunch of ways, but it’s gotten me thinking about kindness and humanity in a broader sense. I have an enormous faith in humanity … but I think we all need to work to bring kindness back to our modern society.

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Bible porn

Creative Nonfiction

And once when I was 22, among ten high school boys whose souls had been entrusted to me for a week, I sat down on the carpet and read them, for their edification, Bible porn.

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The truth about Wicca

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Witches, spells, magick, oh my! Wiccan teacher Court Pellin puts an end to distortions of the Wiccan religion.

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Do unto others?

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“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you,” said Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew. The Jewish Talmud, in Shabbat 31a, says, “What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.” Muslim Prophet Muhammad said, “That which you want for yourself, seek for mankind.” Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) [...]

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Obama, Warren, and middle ground

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In an era where words like “diversity” and “bipartisanship” are so en vogue, why is there such as uproar over President-elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inaugural ceremony on January 20th? Obama’s progressive supporters feel betrayed by his choosing a Prop 8 supporting, right wing pastor who puts gay [...]

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This is not about religion. Well…actually it is. shhhh!

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Not About Religion is a magazine that looks at the world of faith and belief from the perspective of an outsider. Curiously peering through the windows, but not quite ready to walk through the front door.

Not About Religion takes an optimistically skeptical approach to the study of faith and belief. Hoping to see a ray of light, an epiphany, something to connect with—but seeing too many uncertainties, having too many questions.

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