Not About Religion Magazine and Blog
An intelligent, open-minded discussion of belief and non-belief...for entertainment purposes only.
I walked in with a six-pack. “Oh, yeah,” my mom said. After an hour of chit-chat, potato chips and two MGDs (my parents were still nursing their first), there was a lull in the conversation and I jumped in. “So…I wanted to talk to you guys about religion.” My dad’s eyes somehow perked up and [...]
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However sacred or profound, a belief is nothing more than a thought, and thought is never the thing it describes. It can only hint at the wonders it attempts to touch. Sermons about love garble love’s ineffable beauty. Speeches about unity clank after the first syllable. Courting belief is a prescription for a virtual, not a virtuous life.
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This weeks Saturday Sermon is actually a piece of artwork by Naked Pastor David Heyward. The text that follows comes from his interpretation of his piece. I spent all weekend working on this piece that I call “Home?” Notice a few things: there are no footprints in the snow leading to where she is standing. [...]
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In a not too distant future, a Plastic Bag goes on an epic journey in search of its lost Maker, wondering if there is any point to life without her.
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This is a story about being raised in, and exiting a cult. What’s not to love?
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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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