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Morality debate questions human behavior without God

by Samantha Luhmann Published in the La Crosse Tribune A Minnesota atheist and a local pastor will go head to head Sunday and debate whether a person can be good without God. The La Crosse Secular Student Society and the … Continue reading →

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Religion is Unnecessary for Morality

By Jeremy Fejfar, September 29, 2013 Published in the La Crosse Tribune. At 7 PM on October 20th, in the Cartwright Center at UWL there will be a debate between an atheist and a pastor titled, “Morality: Can we be … Continue reading →

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Debate: Can we be good without God?

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Religion doesn’t always take high moral ground

By Hank Zumach, November 3, 2011 The Rev. David Olson’s recent letter (Tuesday’s Tribune) can serve as an important learning opportunity for those readers who are interested in fact-based reality. In Olson’s version of reality, it is acceptable to claim … Continue reading →

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The Bible is a moral source?

By Garrett Pluym, February 5, 2010 In response to Faith Blum’s “Abortion Simply Defined” (Your Views, Tuesday Tribune): I am absolutely heartbroken and appalled that so many people in this country still use the Bible as a source of moral … Continue reading →

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Religion as a moral compass?

By Helen Neubauer, July 6, 2009 Sometime early Tuesday morning, someone shattered my car window with a BB while it was parked in front of my house. Two weeks ago, I was finally able to afford to replace my car … Continue reading →

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Is the Bible a ‘good book?’

By Jeremy Fejfar, January 12, 2009 This is a response to Rusty Rost’s letter which advises nonbelievers to enjoy “the freedom afforded by Christianity to believe whatever (they) wish.” Does the Bible allow for different belief systems? What’s the biblically … Continue reading →

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Morality not dependent on a god

By Mike Dishnow, July 14, 2008 Morality is not dependent on belief in a deity. The fallacy is not to be found in the benefits and values of morality, vis-a-vis God or otherwise; it is in the thesis that belief … Continue reading →

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Those Who Don’t Believe in God Still Can Be Good

By Jeremy Fejfar, November 28, 2010 The case is sometimes made that belief in a god is healthy for a society, that it somehow keeps a population behaving well and not reverting back to behave in a manner more akin … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Can Teach Values without God

By Kathy Ivey, March 7, 2010 Children, our most valuable resource, absorb ethical, moral and spiritual values from the adults around them. One wonders, then, how children of atheists and agnostics fare in this realm, given the prevalent (and, I … Continue reading →

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