About The Avangelism ProjectThe Avangelism Project was founded as the relevant response to the Cultic American Culture. It’s for the Christians wondering “What the hell am I doing?” And it’s for the deconverted Christians that are trying to assimilate reason, reality and responsibility into their lives. Our vision is simply a United States where atheism has become relevant. Read more about our immediate mission or the Term Avangelism. |
About the BlogThe Avangelism Project Blog is our daily voice and is published by Vincent Skolny. Vince is a former Christian preacher and polemicist, a lifelong entrepreneur and founder of the Avangelism Project. Why I Demolished My Own God is his personal account of why he embraced and ultimately rejected Christianity. Or his very short bio is here. |
Latest Post
Is Reggie Bush Fucking Kidding Me?
I normally don’t do blog rants, but is Reggie Bush fucking kidding me?
We go through the god talk with every major sporting event, entertainment awards show, and even reality TV. The winners always think God wanted them to win and thank him for it. It’s normally laughable, if not a little annoying.
But Reggie Bush has got to be fucking kidding me.
He said that “God had a bigger plan than all of us, a plan that we couldn’t see three or four years ago.”
What was going on four years ago—can you recall? Think hard.
Recent Posts
What Do You Say When Deconversion Hurts?
In one of [Dr. Robert] Price’s chapters in his book “The Reason-Driven Life”, he mentions a good friend of his who gave up his faith before Price thought he was really ready to do so. Even though Price definitely holds a non-theist view, he was afraid his friend might come apart without some kind of comforting delusion to hold him together. It’s a very odd concession to the idea that faith, flawed as it is, might have its uses. To those who have never really lived in a community of faith, I’m sure it makes no sense at all. Believe me when I say that I envy those people.
The Three R’s of Avangelism
This is actually something I learned from sales and marketing, but it applies to any sort of negotiation, including dealing with Christians.
Confrontation does not lead to persuasion and when you’re hellbent on winning an argument, you just might do it—but you’ll never convince the person you just beat.
Real persuasion doesn’t come from winning an argument. It comes from mutual understanding.
Understanding is built on the Three R’s.
