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May 12 2008

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Rev. Paul McMaster

About the Holy Bible

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by Robert G. Ingersoll
1894
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Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself.

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May 09 2008

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Older Surveys

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What is your overall opinion of the First Church of Atheism?

I love everything about it!! (71%, 32 Votes)
Whatever floats your boat. (20%, 9 Votes)
I don’t get it. (9%, 4 Votes)
It is the worst place I have ever heard of. I would feel pleasure if the people involved were physically harmed. (0%, 0 Votes)
My Pastor/Priest/etc. could show you the light. (0%, 0 Votes)

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Would you be interested in a forum on the FCA?

Yes (84%, 21 Votes)
No (16%, 4 Votes)

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IF we held one, Would you be interested in coming to a meeting/event around Levittown, PA?

Sorry it’s to far (63%, 17 Votes)

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May 04 2008

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Where are the Cathedrals

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When I think of an Atheist Church I think of a beautiful ornate building with stained glass impressions of Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, and images of how evolution may have happened. I think of karaoke being sung by hundreds of intelligent informed atheists in a huge building aglow with the energy of interesting lectures and interactive community games. So, if this is the First Church of Atheism, where are the buildings, and how do I help in making more of them? How do I make a career out of being a minister with weekly lessons on real cosmology, real biology, real social sciences, and real morality?
Let’s get it done!

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May 01 2008

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</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/a-chat-webclient/">Share on Facebook</a></p> <div class="post-teaser"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/a-chat-webclient/" title="Permanent Link: A-Chat WebClient" rel="bookmark">Permanent link to this post</a></div> <p class="post-tags"></p> </div> <p class="comments"> <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/a-chat-webclient/#respond" title="Comment on A-Chat WebClient">No responses yet</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-580"> <p class="box right"> <span class="month"> Apr </span> <span class="day"> 13 </span> <span class="year"> 2008 </span> </p> <p class="box left"><img src="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/wp-content/themes/gloriousfuture/img/Jacki McMaster.jpg" alt="Profile Image of Jacki McMaster" title="Profile Image of Jacki McMaster" /><br/><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/author/jacki-mcmaster/" title="Posts by Jacki McMaster">Jacki McMaster</a></p> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/" rel="bookmark">Growing up Faithless</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <p>Filed under <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/category/general/" title="View all posts in General" rel="category tag">General</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>Written by: <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/author/Jacki%20McMaster/">Jacki McMaster</a></p> <p>When I was an infant, my parents had me baptized. They didn’t want to, but my Grandmother insisted. They agreed to her wishes, because neither of them was very for or against religion.</p> <p>My mother was raised Christian, Methodist to be specific. The church never felt like home to her. She always told me, “It’s silly to think that you have to go to a specific place once a week to worship God. And it’s even sillier that they make you pay to do it. God is in everything around you. Appreciating the world is prayer enough.”</p> <p>My father, on the other hand, was raised Jewish. His father was a non-practicing Christian, but his mother attended synagogue regularly and decided to raise her 3 children accordingly. When my father was 12 years old, he decided that he was not going to have his Bar Mitzvah. He didn’t believe in what he was learning, and didn’t want to put in the time and effort necessary to learn the required tasks. His mother was not happy, but allowed him to make his own decision.</p> <div class="post-teaser"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/" title="Permanent Link: Growing up Faithless" rel="bookmark">Read the full post (1490 words, estimated 5:58 mins reading time)</a></div> <p class="post-tags"></p> </div> <p class="comments"> <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comments" title="Comment on Growing up Faithless">8 responses so far</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-565"> <p class="box right"> <span class="month"> Apr </span> <span class="day"> 06 </span> <span class="year"> 2008 </span> </p> <p class="box left"><img src="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/wp-content/themes/gloriousfuture/img/admin.jpg" alt="Profile Image of Rev. Paul McMaster" title="Profile Image of Rev. Paul McMaster" /><br/><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by Rev. Paul McMaster">Rev. Paul McMaster</a></p> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/" rel="bookmark">A-Chat</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <p>Filed under <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/category/general/" title="View all posts in General" rel="category tag">General</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><strong>We have setup our own instant messenger server just for our Ministers, called A-Chat.</strong><br /> This way you can communicate between each other, the staff, <i>and friends on other networks</i> easily. </p> <p>The A-Chat network allows you to add your AIM, GoogleTalk, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, and Gadu accounts, that way you only need one client to talk to everyone!<br /> <small>If you use the suggested free <a href="http://psi-im.org"/>Psi</a> messenger client, simply go to “service discovery”, right click the service you want to add and click register. provide your login credentials, hit save and your done. All your buddies will show up in the list.</small></p> <h2> </h2> <p><strong>If you are a Minister</strong> at the FCA you already have a username on our A-Chat Instant Messenger service for FREE. We suggest using the free IM client: <a href="http://psi-im.org"/>Psi</a> but we do offer a <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/a-chat-webclient/">WebClient</a> if you don’t want to install anything.</p> <div class="post-teaser"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/" title="Permanent Link: A-Chat" rel="bookmark">Read the full post (254 words, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)</a></div> <p class="post-tags"></p> </div> <p class="comments"> <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/#respond" title="Comment on A-Chat">No responses yet</a> </p> </div> <p align="center"> <a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/search/atheism/page/2/">Older Posts »</a> </p> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <ul> <li><h3></h3><h2>Ministers Ordained:567</h2></li> <li> <form id="searchform" method="get" action="http://firstchurchofatheism.com"> <div> <input type="text" name="s" id="s" size="15" /><br /> <input type="submit" value="Search" /> </div> </form> </li> <li> <h3>Pages</h3> <ul> <li class="page_item page-item-565"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/" title="A-Chat">A-Chat</a> <ul> <li class="page_item page-item-594"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/a-chat/a-chat-webclient/" title="A-Chat WebClient">A-Chat WebClient</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-5"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/about/" title="About">About</a> <ul> <li class="page_item page-item-22"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/about/faq/" title="FAQ">FAQ</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-6"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/atheist-minister-in-your-area/" title="Atheist Minister in Your Area">Atheist Minister in Your Area</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-4"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/become-ordained/" title="Become Ordained">Become Ordained</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-393"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/blog/" title="Blog">Blog</a> <ul> <li class="page_item page-item-556"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/blog/submit-an-article/" title="Submit an Article">Submit an Article</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-7"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/store/" title="Store">Store</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-560"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/surveys/" title="Surveys">Surveys</a> <ul> <li class="page_item page-item-598"><a href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/surveys/older-surveys/" title="Older Surveys">Older Surveys</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3>Ministers Only:</h3> <ul> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://firstchurchofatheism.com/wp-login.php">Login</a> </ul> </li><li><h3>Best Atheist Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://atheisthussy.blogspot.com/">Atheist Hussy</a></li> <li><a href="http://atheistrevolution.blogspot.com/">Atheist Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="http://friendlyatheist.com/" target="_blank">Friendly Atheist</a></li> <li><a href="http://unorthodoxatheism.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Unorthodox Atheism</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="textwidget"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/FirstChurchOfAtheism" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/FirstChurchOfAtheism" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div> </li><li><h3>Tweet...Tweet.</h3><div class="aktt_tweets"> <ul> <li>Sorry for the Downtime. 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