1. The importance of doubt

Comment #66530 by jthacker48 on August 30, 2007 at 9:43 am

"While his book has no doubt offered encouragement to convinced atheists, there is scant evidence that he is discouraging even the lukewarm believers, let alone enthusiasts."

I've heard this statement before and while it may be true for the majority of readers. My bestfriend, my wife, and I have all changed our views of religion based on The God Delusion. The book started us on a journey of really looking into things. All 3 of us were very devout believers prior to me starting to read the book. Since, I've become an athiest. My wife and friend are both having major faith struggles based on the arguments presented in these books. Because of these books, they are willing to admit the fallacy in their previous thoughts and eliminate some of the dogma in their beliefs. I don't believe that I'm alone in the fact that my life was changed by the book(s).

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2. Fallen Pastor Seeks Aid to Pursue Studies

Comment #65886 by jthacker48 on August 27, 2007 at 8:51 am

Until today, I hadn't put two and two together to figure out that this was the guy in 'Root of All Evil' and 'Jesus Camp'. It takes a lot of nerve to ask for money after you mislead people like that for so many years.