Please give advice on how to accept my atheism, let go of God and the need for one, how to get over the fourth stage of grief/letting go (depression), and how to find my passion for life again! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 18, 2009 - 45 answers

Are the existence of logical paradoxes evidence that logic is not Universal truth, or simply symptoms of incomplete or inaccurate semantic systems? [more inside]
posted by idyllhands on Oct 14, 2009 - 37 answers

After years of drifting along as a "spiritual but not religious" believer I am beginning to come to terms with the fact that I'm not actually a believer at all. I am an atheist with a lingering but unwanted desire to believe and it is making me miserable. Can you help me move past this? [more inside]
posted by lysistrata on Feb 6, 2009 - 77 answers

Seeking advice about a quote from Hebrews 10:23, which states "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." This is from one of the books of the New Testament (Epistle to the Hebrews). [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Nov 29, 2008 - 9 answers

Christian-faith-filter: What do evangelicals think of Catholics? What sorts of things would be good to emphasize, or, conversely, to avoid mentioning, as a Catholic who wants to be taken seriously as a Christian by a group of evangelically-oriented Protestants? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 - 39 answers

My dad recently read The Shack and really liked it. Can you recommend other books with a spiritual leaning (not necessarily Christian) that he might also like? [more inside]
posted by Metroid Baby on Aug 25, 2008 - 9 answers

A Crisis of Identity? All my life, I've been the sort of person to avoid my faith to a certain extent (I would pray and try and be as good a muslim as I could, but there was always so much more I could do, and I knew it). Recently, I've met someone who's awakened that desire in me to finally make the commitment, and it feels great to have begun to do so, but there's another side of me that feels like I'm (I don't even know how to say it...) cheating on it... [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on May 20, 2008 - 38 answers

Please help this petty agnostic acquire faith in a higher power. [more inside]
posted by mr_book on Feb 10, 2008 - 71 answers

Religion-Online-Filter: Help me find good religious websites, blogs and online communities. [more inside]
posted by MarshallPoe on Dec 15, 2006 - 3 answers

I've started a personal journey on ancient civilizations' view on faith. [more inside]
posted by Hands of Manos on Nov 1, 2006 - 5 answers

How do I get my father to understand me? [more inside]
posted by bigmusic on Feb 13, 2006 - 33 answers

Why are extremely religious people afraid of visiting/going/living in "Babylon"? [more inside]
posted by MrMulan on Sep 18, 2005 - 27 answers

Help me find God. [more inside]
posted by ZakDaddy on Aug 19, 2005 - 31 answers

Atheists, when did you lose your faith? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Mar 14, 2005 - 147 answers

Why is faith a virtue? [more inside]
posted by biffa on Nov 4, 2004 - 25 answers

Suppose you're Catholic, but you don't trust in the Vatican and you don't believe in transubstantiation. What does that make you?
posted by eamondaly on Jan 30, 2004 - 47 answers