MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'atheist'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678562&cid=t_247931_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F19%2Fchristian-and-depressed-what-churches-can-do-to-help-persons-with-mood-disorders%2F The other day, I received this email from a Beyond Blue reader: “I’m a Christian, and have been struggling with depression and my faith since my brother took his life 2-1/2 years ago. I joined your group for friends and tips on dealing with problems with Major Depression. I feel like I just make my church friends uncomfortable, and they can’t understand why I haven’t snapped out of it and declared amazing victory through my faith.” I experienced that too, which was very disappointing. Because my faith is such a huge part of my recovery from depression and addiction, I didn’t understand why so few Christians, and even fewer pastors or religious leaders, knew what to say. One time in college I stood up in the middle of a homily and walked out. The priest... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678562 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:32:14 +0100 3678562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259275&cid=t_247931_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FYABvJaUJNlc%2F The Agnostics 12 Steps For agnostics who would like to work the steps, this version of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous provides slightly different wording of the six steps that make reference to God or a Higher Power. This version of the Twelve Steps seems to have originated in agnostic A.A. groups in California. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe and to accept that we needed strengths beyond our awareness and resources to restore us to sanity. [Original: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.] Made a decision to entrust our will and our lives to the care of the collective wisdom and resources of those who have searched before us. [Original: Made a decision to turn our wills a... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259275 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:18:42 +0100 3259275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223494&cid=t_247931_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FhoBFgiAWcdo%2F Conclusions: God belief appears to be relatively unimportant in deriving AA-related benefit, but atheist and agnostic alcoholics are less likely to initiate and sustain AA attendance relative to spiritual and religious alcoholics. This apparent reticence to affiliate with AA should be taken into account when encouraging AA participation. Reference; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 63: 534-541, 2002. See also; 12 Spiritual Questions Developing Spirituality Maturity of Mind Through a Spiritual Awakening Spiritual Health Blockages Keep It Simple Related Reading: (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223494 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:54:51 +0100 3223494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939526&cid=t_247931_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FXkQ-pYv4ZqU%2Fcancer-religion-god God talk is embedded in a lot of cancer conversations: “It is all a part of God’s plan.” “The universe is trying to tell me something.”  “God doesn’t give you something you cannot handle.” (Major puke on that one.) “I’ll say a prayer for you.”  These exchanges are so common we rarely think twice about them.  Unless you are someone like me who doesn’t believe in God or the Universe. Many people say a benefit of cancer is connecting with amazing people you might not otherwise meet.  I agree.  And part of that is meeting people with different religious faiths and beliefs, including non-belief.  In Everything Changes, I met and wrote about an Evangelical Christian, conservative Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, Catholic, atheist, and a follower of Amma.  I had with each of ... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939526 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:46:53 +0100 2939526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512793&cid=t_247931_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F19%2Fan-atheist-says-god-be-with-you%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: The protests in Iran have got me thinking about religion, a subject I usually avoid. I don’t like the label of atheist. I’d rather be defined by what I do believe in than by what I don’t. Besides, people hate atheists. I mean hate. When a 2007 Gallup poll revealed that Americans would sooner elect a gay or lesbian president than an atheist, I thought perhaps it was time for me to stand up with my heathen brothers and sisters… Read more on AOL @ An Atheist Says: God Be With You. Posted in Politics, Woman Up Tagged: atheism, atheist, iran election, protest (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512793 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:49:01 +0100 2512793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1593936&cid=t_247931_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Fmy-top-10-emerging-influential-blogs-for-2008%2F Goodness!  It really did take me some time before I was able to decide which blogs to include in this list.  The problem I had in compiling the blogs was that most of the blogs I visit cannot qualify for the Top 10 anymore because their blogs started way before 2007.  I was keen on putting a vote for The Blog Rounds (TBR), a medical blog carnival started by Filipino doctors, as spearheaded by Bone MD.  But the problem is that the TBR isn’t hosted in its own blog, but rather is currently a section of Bone MD’s blog.  So I’m not sure if it would still qualify, though I’m more inclined to think that it wouldn’t.  So I’ve to review the other blogs I visit and came up with the following (listed in no particular order): Filipino Voices.com It is general... 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