http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/721/defending-believers/ Secular Floridians Speaking Out Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/721/defending-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Bill Davis Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:43:35 +0000 http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/?p=721#comment-50 I agree with you entirely. When a believer is hurting is no time for him or her to be hit with an unwelcome clear view of reality. We all need and use delusions and illusions from time to time in order to cope. As the Bible says, \"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.\" Bill I agree with you entirely. When a believer is hurting is no time for him or her to be hit with an unwelcome clear view of reality. We all need and use delusions and illusions from time to time in order to cope. As the Bible says, \"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.\" Bill

]]> http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/721/defending-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Pamela Dodd Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:31:52 +0000 http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/?p=721#comment-43 I've had a similar challenge with the low-income high school girls I mentor. Their situations aren't quite as desperate as the ones you deal with, Ted, but I see how blind religious faith often gets in the way of their making good choices for themselves. Without those skills, they, or their relatives, often end up as your clients. I’ve had a similar challenge with the low-income high school girls I mentor. Their situations aren’t quite as desperate as the ones you deal with, Ted, but I see how blind religious faith often gets in the way of their making good choices for themselves. Without those skills, they, or their relatives, often end up as your clients.

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