Better Than Faith is a resource for anyone questioning faith. Whether you are doubting your own faith or you just want to shine a light on religion and expose some of its dirty little secrets, you should find something here to help you.
We feel that where there are proselytizers trying to convert people to their religion, there should be a voice of reason to help those people make an informed and rational choice instead of potentially caving under the confusing mind games and bullying that many preachers use.
If you would like to join us, we would be glad to have you. If you want to start your own group, we wish you the best of luck, and we hope that our materials will help.
I just watched a documentary on the National Geographic Channel called LA Gang Wars about the gangs in the Compton area in Los Angeles, and it made me think about faith and indoctrination. I don’t want anyone to think that I am equating church life with gang life, but when you look at why people join or become more involved in a church or a gang, the psychology seems to be very similar.
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If you’ve been on Mill this summer, you probably know that it’s been a bit slow, and often less fun and interesting than it was in the spring, but that is going to change shortly.
Late August is when ASU’s classes start again, so in a few weeks we should be back to full strength, and beyond as we gain more new recruits!
That is not to say that we shouldn’t bother until then. The times when things are a little less crazy give us a good chance to hone our skills and make plans for the future! If you haven’t been coming out and you’re considering it, now would be a good time to start.
a-the-ism
[ey-thee-iz-uhm]
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
That is the entire meaning of atheism.
Atheism is not a religion, it is not a belief system.
Atheism is nothing sinister, and nothing to fear.
When it comes to Zeus, we are all atheists.
What does it mean to "Be a good Christian hermaphrodite"? How can we possibly know without consulting the Bible? Let’s do that now.
The Bible spends quite a bit of time talking about and legislating sex, and for many millions of people it is the single unquestionable source of perfect moral teachings. What then does the Bible say about the sexual relationships of intersexed people? Little to nothing.
This leaves the few Christians who even consider the question with a dilemma. "Do I try to find an answer hidden in other Bible verses, do I make up my own answers, or do I simply dodge the issue in a way that can’t be seen as sinful?"
Should you stop thinking and just believe?
That’s what many people would like you to do.
Faith in gods and religious books like the Bible is easily shaken by the simple act of thinking objectively about your beliefs.
Many find justification for their hatred within their religious beliefs. Rather than follow this example, we should look for truth wherever we can find it. The Bible and other religious books contain good ideas, and we can incorporate them into our lives without believing in anything supernatural, and without blindly accepting the hate, lies and suffering they also support.
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
- 2 Kings 2:23-24 KJV
