Monthly Archives: August 2010

I Am an Atheist

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Charity

So, things in my life have settled down.  Having a crisis of sorts was a good test of my unbelief.  It gave me a change to really see if I still believed in god.  I don’t. Let’s compare what I … Continue reading →

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How I Know Everything Will Work Out

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Charity

Life, as she is wont to do, just sucker-punched me in the gut.  Today has been one of those days of just trying to get my bearings and figure out where the hell to go from here. In other words, … Continue reading →

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“I Think a True Atheist Doesn’t React to God”

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Charity

I saw that on twitter this morning.  I thought it was interesting. Yeah, it’s true that an atheist doesn’t react to god.  There is no god to react to.  But, that comment was not made in response to someone’s reaction … Continue reading →

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Random Thought

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Charity

This morning, I was driving and there was a car in front of me with a Brian Dubie sticker, an “I ♥ my wife” Promise Keepers sticker, and a sticker for “The Light 91.5.” For those of you out of … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Right to Marriage?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Charity

I am so sick and tired of reading all of the “Where does the Constitution say we have a right to marriage?” type comments everywhere on the internet. And it’s not like I read a bunch of conservative blogs.  Okay, … Continue reading →

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Come Have Coffee with Philip Baruth (and me, too!)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Charity

I am organizing a tweet-up (or in non-twitter user parlance, a get-together) for the Philip Baruth State Senate campaign. If you are a local reading this blog, chances are you found it via Philip’s blog, The Vermont Daily Briefing.  And … Continue reading →

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A Few Quick Thoughts About Today’s Prop 8 Ruling

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Charity

Today’s big news is the ruling by a US District Court judge that California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. It’s interesting to read the conservative opinions on this ruling, now that I am no longer a bible-believing Christian. … Continue reading →

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Prayer vs. Action

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Charity

This morning, one of my Christian facebook friends* posted a prayer request.  It was about a court hearing and she wanted people to pray that the judge would see the truth and have wisdom, or something like that. Coincidentally, a … Continue reading →

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So, What Are My Political Views Now?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Charity

I have been asked this directly by four readers, so I thought it was time to explore this question. What better place to start than with my statement of political views from the about page on She’s Right?  All block … Continue reading →

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