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Church of the Rebar Jesus: Bible Studies for atheists and anyone else who takes religion seriously
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The Rev. Reginald Barjesus invites you to join him for Bible Studies and historical discussions of Christianity. Although writing from an atheist perspective, the Rev. Barjesus makes an honest effort to treat the texts fairly and invites the participation of Believers of all kinds.
Recent Posts
Reading from the Bible -- Deuteronomy 13, 21,22 & Matthew 10. Judeo-Christian \'Family Values\' and the Promise of the Enlightenment
Many are the things thatare against the the Word of God On this Sunday in Fiji, I’m amazed at the sleight of hand by which conservative Christians have anointed themselves the great proponents of Family Values. We should be very much ashamed....
October: This Month in the History of Christianity. Luther posts his 95 theses and lives (thus making possible his substantial contribution to German anti-semitism).
Martin Luther (1483-1546)Don't be fooled by those gentle bovine eyesOn October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses and sparked the Protestant Reformation. The immediate cause of his discontent was the mercantile activity of a certain J...
Maps (USA): American Bible Belt and Sexually Transmitted Disease
Chart sources: Bible Belt; Lust...
The Mendacious World of Religious Scholarship -- "Peer Review" and the Discovery Institute
Last night I spent some quality time at the website of the Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture. The Discovery Institute is the Prime Mover behind the conservative Christian campaign to bring Intelligent Design (formerly known as ...
Reading from the Bible (Paul’s Letters) & Augustine: The “Foolishness of God” and the Infliction of Pain
Protestant martyr, Cuthbert Simpson,wracked by Queen Mary's Catholics in 1557On this Sunday in Fiji, my mind turns to the relationship between Christian truths and the infliction of pain, for they have strolled hand-in-hand like lovers through histor...
Reading from the Bible -- Genesis 2-3; My Heart Goes out to Eve
Hans Baldung Grien - Eve, Serpent & Death (1512)On this Sunday in Fiji my heart goes out to Eve -- she made a hapless choice. Now, I’m not about to condemn her in the traditional manner, blaming her for the Fall of Man with the same misog...

