Category Archives: atheism

1minion invites god in – humming your praise and joy

Posted on January 26, 2018 by 1minionsopinion

(see the tag Inviting God In for more entries regarding this book.) My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46-47 From page 37 of Joyce Rupp’s book. Does it feel like God’s in … Continue reading →

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1minion invites god in – always room for hope

Posted on November 29, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

forgive any lack of caps and such as i pick type with broken wrist. this is pg 28 of joyce rupp’s book (see other entries under tag:inviting god in) The lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces. … Continue reading →

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1minion invites God in – the key to peace of mind

Posted on November 21, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

(Check the tag “Inviting God In” for the rest of this series, taking readings from Joyce Rupp’s book of the same name.) Here’s number 6 on page 25: I will say, “Peace be with you!” Psalm 122:8 I went to … Continue reading →

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1minion invites God in – remembering our gifted ancestors

Posted on November 20, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

(All devotions can be found under the tag Inviting God In.) So here I am at no. 5 on page 24 of Rupp’s book. I’m not feeling any holier yet. Nor do I think God feels welcome in my body … Continue reading →

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1minion invites God in – what healing do I need?

Posted on November 18, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

Look for more of these daily devotionals under the tag: “Inviting God In” This is #3 on p.22 (The book’s called Inviting God In by Joyce Rapp — you can kindle it if you want it) Great crowds came to … Continue reading →

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1minion steals mail – Aunt Dara #1

Posted on November 1, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

You can look her up if you feel like it, but I won’t include a link to her original advice column because I’m sure she doesn’t need the hits as much as I do. I’m an atheist, and my intent … Continue reading →

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Today’s found on Facebook – Matthew McConaughey’s thoughts on religion

Posted on June 23, 2016 by 1minionsopinion

He has a new movie out (Free State of Jones) where he plays Newton Knight, a Confederate soldier who rebelled against the Confederacy. The Daily Beast provides this quote from the actor talking about the film and explaining what he … Continue reading →

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Question of Atheist Scruples – student atheist edition

Posted on June 7, 2016 by 1minionsopinion

Nice! Your 15-year-old refuses to stand and repeat the Lord’s Prayer at school. She says she is an atheist. Do you support her right to refuse? Fuck yeah. I’m reminded of a news article from earlier this year here in … Continue reading →

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Christian metal band loses singer to atheism

Posted on May 28, 2016 by 1minionsopinion

I’m snagging this from United Humanists where they’ve posted the story of Shannon Low who’d been in a metalcore band called The Order of Elijah. In his younger days he’d gone through the drug and sex problems that are common … Continue reading →

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God-fearing: how is this a good thing?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

I wound up at gotquestions.org when looking up the notion of god-fearing. As an unbeliever it sounds ludicrious to want to be afraid of your own god, unless the whole point of promoting fear is to promote unwavering loyalty and … Continue reading →

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