Daily Archives: February 19, 2009

Faith: Is there anything it can’t do?

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Religious people are fond of telling us how great faith is, but what does it really do for us? Sure it provides a sense of comfort and security to believers, but can it make them do more?

How about Jihad, genocide, murder, crusades, lies, inquisitions, intolerance, Sharia, guilt, terrorism, infanticide, stoning, pogroms, war, fear, 9/11, bigotry, theocracy, slavery and hate? That is not nearly an exhaustive list, but these are just some of the terrible things that have been done through faith in various gods, and most of them are still happening today because of people’s religious beliefs.

Next time someone asks you how you can live without faith, why not ask them how we can all live with it?

Brother Jed – February 2009

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Brother Jed, the infamous preacher who travels to college campuses all over the country to yell at the horrible sinners, is returning to ASU.

Last year when Jed visited, he was the catalyst that helped form the current core of both the Mill Avenue Resistance and the Secular Free Thought Society of ASU. The Resistance was already going on, and we went to challenge Jed as part of it, but Jed swelled our ranks considerably. He is one of the best recruiting tools we could ask for!

So if you’re interested in opposing fundamentalist preachers or you want to meet people who are, this is a great chance to do it. If you can’t make it this time though, he will be back in March so keep an eye on the event list!

I can’t give exact times that he will be there, but I believe it will be something along the lines of 9 AM to 5 PM. Somewhere in the middle of the day would be the safest bet if you just wanted to stop by for a little while. I hope to see you there and meet a lot of new people like we did last year!