Author Archives: Emmett

About Emmett

I am a 1st grade teacher who loves reading, writing, hiking, corresponding, learning languages, and lots of other stuff fit for a person with mild ADD. I am married to the wonderful Angela Estes and I have two fabulous daughters, Margaret and Emily.

No Adam and Eve?  No Jesus

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Emmett

Hey Christians, ————– well, okay, only two people on the planet read this blog and they’re both agnostics ———– have you ever wondered at the ultimate creativity of modern members of religious sects who have a decidedly modern outlook on … Continue reading →

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Bumbling idiots

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Emmett

Don’t Christians ever wonder why the Apostles struggled so long in recognizing Jesus as God?  Hmmm.  In Mark, Matthew, and Luke, they never do.  They keep falling down, saying things like, “Jeez, we’re gonna get caught!” or “How in the … Continue reading →

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Decline and Fall

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Emmett

Halfway through reading The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, and I can’t help but be struck by the thought that it should be absolutely impossible for anyone with a decent knowledge of the first five … Continue reading →

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Killing

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Emmett

Killing is easy when your religious leaders tell you it’s necessary. Doesn’t make it any less wrong; just makes you feel better. It’s bullshit.

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Other indignant voices, this one from Florida.

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Emmett

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/florida-festivus-pole_n_4492674.html

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Do not ignore the Old Testament

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Emmett

New Testament Verses Which Demand Following the Old Testament and Law Contradictions:    One will often hear Christians speak of the New Testament as superseding the Old Testament.  But then they’ll mention the Ten Commandments and Isaiah and, well, let’s … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis Brings Christmas Cheer To Rome’s Children’s Hospital PHOTOS

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Emmett

Pope Francis Brings Christmas Cheer To Rome’s Children’s Hospital PHOTOS. How terribly sad.  It’s sad that the children are sick; it is my belief that suffering children are evidence that any god that may exist is certainly not benevolent.  It’s also … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Catholic upbringing

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Emmett

I went to a Catholic elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, from 1966 to 1973.  My neighborhood was almost exclusively Catholic: Lebanese, Syrians, Kurds, Italians, Irish and a few Puerto Ricans.  People with names like Khoury, Kurdy, Kawas, Bagley, Moury, … Continue reading →

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Jesus the intolerant know-it-all

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Emmett

In Mark, chapter 7, we have a good example of Jesus being a nasty bastard who approves of the Old Testament laws involving the killing of children for disobedience.  Yes, folks, there is no other way of interpreting this.  Sorry. 8 You … Continue reading →

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Matthew 11:20

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Emmett

Nasty bastard.  How the hell were people in the towns he condems supposed to know he wasn’t just another itinerant magician, like Apollonius of Tyana (who also resurrected the dead and cured the sick?)  But he doesn’t give two squirts.  … Continue reading →

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