myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

Most religions around the world laud the efficacy of intercessory prayer. "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will...

Humans don't have much of an imagination when it comes to making up stories. Just look at the movies that are out now: half of everything is a remake and the other half is a Superhero movie. The same could be said...

I just want to set the record straight for my atheists friends who continually post degrading things about religion. . . well specifically Christianity. I mean it really is the only religion that kind of bothers them. So...

Misconceptions about atheist are common everywhere. Trust me, you don't have to dig too much to find one. So without further of do, let's analyze the misconceptions of atheism 1. "Atheism is a belief system that the...

I've talked about this subject enough to warrant a Take on it for future use. Here I'm going to talk about every single usage of the terms slavery or servant that I'm aware of, and if you are aware of some I missed, by...

I think a lot of people are frequently confused about what the bible actually says, and does not say, about homosexuality. So for this Take I just decided to write everything I know, and I think once you see everything...

It's been a while since I talked about an argument from god, but I'm back. This argument is an extension of the teleological argument for the existence of god, but it's presented as an actual biological/ chemistry...

Another life story from this old fart. Many centuries ago I met up in a coffee house with a Rabbi, an Imam, a Minister, and a Priest. My base question to each of these gentlemen was this: Is religion actually necessary?...

I'm a Christian, and have been for all my life. I grew up in the Church and was raised reading the Bible. I realize many will assume that means I'm brainwashed and only believe in God because that's what I was taught....

In many of the conversations I've had the idea of determinism as opposed to free will comes up. Some people show consternation at the concept, others may be depressed when they in fact find out that determinism undermines...

A topic that have been discussed a lot is about if God do answer the prayers or not and on why some people experience not noticing any changes or thinks they don't get answers. In this MyTake I'm going to talk about...

This mytake is the first of a two part series, next time I'll give a rundown on televangelists to avoid. A lot of the church (Christian) has been led astray by the devil and has began a false doctrine of prosperity...

@lord_chilled and I were talking about this the other day. Rather than consistently having to write in brief responses I thought it would be best to continue with myTakes discussing the arguments for god/s. This is...

@aa180 and I were having a conversation earlier and it reminded me of this important issue. I believe, and others have purported, that these beliefs in disembodied minds, and our tendency to anthropomorphize nonhuman...