There seems to be a common criticism from what seems to be everyone about everyone else with whom they disagree. 'They are too much this, or are too inflexible about that'. Christians are too archaic regarding women in leadership roles within the church and too close-minded about homosexual sexual … [Read more...]
If believers in God are so gullible…
March 9, 2013 by 13 Comments
...then why do they hold on so dearly, for the most part, to their convictions? Why aren't they more easily tricked in to jumping around to different religious beliefs. It would seem that if they were so easily convinced of fairy tales, they would be just as easily convinced off of them, … [Read more...]
Forcing your view: Everyone does it
March 8, 2013 by 35 Comments
It's understandable that most people don't want someone else's vision of morality or personal political views forced upon them. If you are vocal on what you believe to be moral or political issues, there's no doubt that you've heard someone tell you that you shouldn't try to force your vision on … [Read more...]
Sexual immorality?
March 5, 2013 by 25 Comments
If I had to place my finger on the most contentious issue the secular world takes with Christian ethics is its stance on sexuality. Without a doubt, the Old and New Testaments condemn certain sexual relations in the strongest terms available. Be it adultery, sex out of wedlock, beastiality, or … [Read more...]
Proof and evidence
February 15, 2013 by 9 Comments
What are we to do when we religious believers -- Christians specifically -- are asked by a skeptic for evidence or proof for the veracity of our convictions? Well, there's two ways to respond. First, we could assert our convictions. This doesn't do much to advance a dialogue though, nor does it … [Read more...]
Question for Atheists…
February 14, 2013 by 54 Comments
I am under no illusion that the majority of Atheists believe that religious adherents are at least a little crazy. They believe in -- as George Carlin put it -- an invisable man in the sky. Some Atheists even refer to God as the invisable sky daddy. Christians believe a man named Jesus came back … [Read more...]
Is the Bible’s definition of faith opposed to logic and evidence?
February 11, 2013 by 12 Comments
I had been planning for some time now to craft a post on this topic, and now I don't have to. This is a 'copy & paste' summary, you should read the entire post: (Wintery Knight) -- What is faith according to the Bible? [T]hree Biblical examples to support the idea that faith is not blind … [Read more...]
Sunday Science: Incontrovertible evidence a benevolent God exists
February 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
Up until now the effectiveness of apologetic arguments for the existence of God have relied solely on who interprets the evidence. In other words, unconverted Atheists claim that no good evidence exists for God because if there were good evidence, they'd concede their atheism. However a new … [Read more...]
Bait and Switch: Plantinga’s response to Harris
January 28, 2013 by 15 Comments
Alvin Plantinga is perhaps one of the greatest Christian philosophers of the past century. He has recently offered a response to Sam Harris' book, Free Will, and has dispatched its claims handily. Plantinga notices an equivocation in Harris' argument and ultimately this is why it fails. If … [Read more...]
Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 5
January 26, 2013 by 14 Comments
This is part five of a 6 part series. PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 6 Objection: John was illiterate as reported in Acts 4:13, so there was no way he could have written the Gospel which bears his name. It is possible, some say, that he could have dictated it. However that is doubted by … [Read more...]
Polls showing Liberals are irreligious misleading
January 25, 2013 by 8 Comments
Nearly a quarter of registered Democrats identify as having no religious affiliation. The no affiliation group is comprised of Atheists, Agnostics, and those who are religious but choose not to align themselves with a particular denomination or organized religion. Often, Democrats are accused of … [Read more...]
How you choose religion
January 19, 2013 by 27 Comments
I have always been curious as to the method people use to choose their religious convictions. For some, they are born into a family and remain in the tradition. This is probably the case for most people. Some -- albeit relatively few -- will weigh the claims of competing faith traditions and … [Read more...]
Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 4
January 16, 2013 by 5 Comments
This is part four of a 6 part series. PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 5, PART 6 Objection: The Gospels are not written in the native tongue of those who lived it or saw it. It is generally accepted that the Gospel accounts were written in Greek (save for possibly Matthew's which is believed by … [Read more...]
Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 3
January 7, 2013 by 4 Comments
This is part 3 of a six part series. PART 1, PART 2, PART 4, PART 5 PART 6 Objection: According to both Christian and secular scholars, the Gospel accounts were not written during the time of Jesus. They were all written decades after Jesus' death. Some scholars place one Gospel, John, in the … [Read more...]
Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 2
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 6 part series addressing objections to whether it is reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts. PART 1, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6 Objection: The Gospels are not written as eyewitness accounts, rather as third person narrative, which is not the narrative of … [Read more...]
December 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
The fact that I still hear these particular objections further confirms that the skeptics who offer them have no interest in holding accurate information as it relates to Biblical Christianity. For all their boasting to be honestly seeking the truth of the matter, they routinely and persistently … [Read more...]
Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 1
December 28, 2012 by 13 Comments
This is part 1 of a six part series. PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6 Most reasonable people would agree that certain kinds of claims should be scrutinized more heavily than others. For some, religious texts making claims of the miraculous should be more scrutinized than other … [Read more...]
The “miracle” of Christmas
December 27, 2012 by 22 Comments
Tis the Christmas season, an entire cultural phenomenon derived from a miracle claim. Christmas is the day the (virgin) birth of Jesus of Nazareth (God in flesh) is celebrated. As we all know, claims of the miraculous sort are by definition extraordinary claims, and extraordinary claims require … [Read more...]
Enjoy life now
December 13, 2012 by 22 Comments
Geez, I wish I could, but other people keep getting in the way. I'd like to do lots of things that others have collectively and arbitrarily decided they don't want me to be able to do. If there is no afterlife, this sign really is right, we should eat, drink, and be merry -- for tomorrow we die. … [Read more...]
Atheists: Uninformed or Obstinate?
December 4, 2012 by 38 Comments
As someone who interacts regularly with skeptics of all stripes, it never ceases to amaze me the number of times I find myself having to "re-educate" them on certain subjects. There seem to be two subjects in particular that skeptics rehash over and again: can Atheists be good without belief in … [Read more...]
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