Agnostic Mom

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Archive for February, 2006

Religious Peer Pressure On Your Teenage Child

Posted: Monday, February 27th, 2006 @ 8:07 pm in Agnostic, Atheist, Children, Parenting, Religion, Social | 26 Comments »

Yesterday’s post sparked discussion about a specific situation we will surely find ourselves in (and maybe some of you are currently). The situation is that of their friends pressuring our teenage children to join their religious group.
Fran was the first to mention “peer pressure for Jesus”, and then Cassandra, from The Atheist Mama, expressed [...]

What’s a Parent To Do?

Posted: Sunday, February 26th, 2006 @ 11:51 am in Agnostic, Atheist, Belief, Children, Community, Family, Parenting, Religion | 13 Comments »

AgnosticMom reader, “Gregg100″ had a list of questions about how I will be handling certain situations. In this post I will state the question and provide my answer. I am sure there will be varying opinions on these matters. I expect some of you have stories to share. Go ahead and [...]

Amazing

Posted: Friday, February 24th, 2006 @ 1:29 pm in Agnostic, Atheist, Education, Evolution, Religion, Science | 34 Comments »

Are you a Richard Dawkins fan?
Are you an EX-Born Again?
Are you interested in the clash between religion and science?
Are you concerned about the attack on the Theory of Evolution?
My husband, Israel, found this post on a blog called, “Panopticist: Cultural Surveillance,” that announces an amazing documentary recently aired in Britain. Richard Dawkins narrates the [...]

He’s An Apathist

Posted: Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 @ 9:49 am in Uncategorized | 18 Comments »

I had the following conversation with a certain non-religious someone who wishes to remain anonymous:
Mr. Anonymous: So do you think I’m a Humanist?
AgnosticMom: I don’t know. Are you?
Mr. Anonymous: I don’t know.
AgnosticMom: Do you even call yourself Agnostic or Atheist?
Mr. Anonymous: Not really. Just . . . Nothing.
AgnosticMom: [...]

Science versus Philosophy: Why I.D. Is The Latter

Posted: Monday, February 20th, 2006 @ 12:50 pm in Education, Evolution, History, Intelligent Design, Religion, Science | 43 Comments »

Earlier we had a discussion about how Intelligent Design theory is not science, but philosophy. The Id’ers, including Philip Johnson, want to change the definition of science in order to force their religious beliefs into the scientific picture. I made the claim that the U.S. is in crisis regarding science. Ben asked [...]

Christian Love Has Left The Room

Posted: Saturday, February 18th, 2006 @ 4:55 pm in Uncategorized | 24 Comments »

This comment had me laughing so hard, I had to copy it into its very own post, just for your entertainment. Here it is:
You are doing a wonderful job for the devil. Now stop being so self-absorbed and stop patting yourself on the back. Poor you , mommy won’t tell me I’m good. [...]

Come On, Mama! Congratulate Me!

Posted: Thursday, February 16th, 2006 @ 9:26 pm in Agnostic, Blog, Family, Humanism, Rants, Secular | 23 Comments »

I finally broke the news to my mother yesterday. I told her about my blog and my new column with HNN. I’ve been hesitating because of the probability that, to her, this wouldn’t be good news. It would be a set-back, evidence that I am further from Grace than she thought. [...]

In The News

Posted: Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 @ 8:32 am in Uncategorized | 27 Comments »

The monthly Agnostic Mom column will debut this week in the Humanist News Network. It should hit your email inboxes today, but it is not too late to subscribe if you haven’t yet.

Up Close And Personal

Posted: Monday, February 13th, 2006 @ 2:49 pm in Blog, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Mommybloggers is having a “Rumble of Love” for Valentine’s Day featuring posts by various bloggers about LOVE. Today they featured my piece. It’s just a short little post, it has nothing to do with being agnostic, but if you want to get up close and personal with me, you can go take a [...]

Happy Darwin Day!

Posted: Sunday, February 12th, 2006 @ 3:16 pm in Evolution, Holidays, Intelligent Design, Science | 14 Comments »

The day to celebrate Charles Darwin’s courageous work is here! I spent 11 hours at a scrapbooking convention in Phoenix yesterday, away from my children. I came home last night after they were in bed. When I woke this morning, prepared for the big day, I wondered if anyone else remembered what [...]