I had been thinking about doing a post like this for a little while now. Here I've narrowed my top ten favorite posts from over the past three years. In no particular order: What Gives You The Right? Many defenders of abortion go further than claiming elective abortion is a right, they claim it is … [Read more...]
Naturalism and ethics
October 17, 2012 by 24 Comments
One recurring complain from Atheists is the problem of evil. Regardless of how this complaint is formulated, it is a persistent theme. It's certainly a valid complaint worthy of a response, but I think the Atheist has just as difficult a hurdle when trying to explain it through their worldview. … [Read more...]
God, killing, and abortion
October 16, 2012 by 44 Comments
It's my experience that many Atheists fault God for commanding the Israelites to kill peoples at His will. As I have heard it, they believe God is quite the monster when he demands no men, women, nor children be spared. Some Atheists have even described it as God commanding murder. My point here … [Read more...]
Week in Review
October 15, 2012 by 3 Comments
Now just saying voter fraud is illegal is...wait for it...Racist An election-related billboard in Cleveland's Ward 5 has caused a stir, prompting some complaints that it discriminates against minority groups and felons. The advertisement, posted at the intersection of Community College Avenue and … [Read more...]
Was Jesus an evil capitalist?
October 12, 2012 by 17 Comments
(Matthew 20:1-15 NASB) -- “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing … [Read more...]
Oct. 11th: National Tell Everyone Who You Have Sex With Day!
October 11, 2012 by 14 Comments
Apparently today is a day observed by the gay community encouraging homosexuals who have kept their sexual proclivities private, to make those proclivities public. As a heterosexual I can completely empathize, I know how important it is that everyone knows I am sexually attracted to women. It is … [Read more...]
God and Christianity in Early American Government
October 9, 2012 by 25 Comments
ART. 22. Every person who shall be chosen a member of either house, or appointed to any office or place of trust, before taking his seat, or entering upon the execution of his office, shall take the following oath, or affirmation, if conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, to wit: " I, A B. … [Read more...]
Good people don’t do bad things
October 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ok, so as much as I hate to admit it, I watch reality shows with my wife. One of her favorites is Rehab with Dr. Drew. In past years, the series was a showcase of celebrities in need of rehab from drug and alcohol addictions. This year however, the show puts ordinary people with the same problems … [Read more...]
Wally is too many people
October 7, 2012 by 8 Comments
Wally encapsulates a lot of people...too many. We all know people like this, they have "strong" opinions on many things: Abortion, same-sex marriage, politics, and religion. The problem is that they seem to be impervious to any reasoning whatsoever. Wallys don't like to argue about their … [Read more...]
God and gratuitous evil
October 3, 2012 by 36 Comments
This a follow-up to my previous post having had a conversation with the person whom inspired the post in the first place to see what he thought. His main focus is on his definition of gratuitous evil. Gratuitous evil as he defines is evil that God could have prevented without missing out on some … [Read more...]
Why arguing about “gratuitous” evil may be fruitless
October 2, 2012 by 7 Comments
If there is one objection to the existence of God which I think I can sympathize with, it's the problem of evil. It is emotionally compelling since we have all experienced evil to one degree or another in our lives, and much of it may seem rather gratuitous. Briefly, I take gratuitous evil to mean … [Read more...]
If there’s no “Gay Agenda”, then why…
September 24, 2012 by 17 Comments
I have been told time and time again that there is no "gay agenda". I will concede that the average supporter of same-sex marriage is not an activist pushing an agenda. But it's difficult to believe this agenda doesn't exist when middle school students are inculcated with what appears to be the … [Read more...]
The freedom to offend religious sensibilities
September 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Popular Atheist Sam Harris has commented on the recent uprisings in the Middle East against American Embassies with some glib but true observations: (SamHarris.org) -- The latest wave of Muslim hysteria and violence has now spread to over twenty countries. The walls of our embassies and consulates … [Read more...]
Please keep my family in your thoughts this week
September 11, 2012 by 11 Comments
My wife's mother, Mary, passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon. She hasn't been well for some time, but not sick either which made her death a surprise to our family. My father-in-law died only three years ago; he and my wife were very close. And unfortunately, his death is still very fresh for … [Read more...]
Drew Peterson and the New Testament
September 7, 2012 by 43 Comments
Drew Peterson, a former Illinois police officer, has been convicted of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio. While a man being convicted of murder isn't normally noteworthy on a blog such as this, Peterson's case is. Peterson was convicted based nearly entirely on witness testimony, and much … [Read more...]
Life is a coin-flip for some
September 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
I'm not quite sure how to approach this issue so I'll just be blunt. I don't see how blacks can so adamantly support Democrats given how pro-abortion the party is. If you are black in America, your being born is virtually a coin-flip, and Liberal politicians seem to consider it their duty to … [Read more...]
What If God Removed Evil
August 31, 2012 by 17 Comments
Human suffering and evil is perhaps the most powerful of all the arguments against the existence of God. Having reflected on this complaint in the past, even in it's most convincing form, I find the problem of evil to be an emotional reaction more than a reasoned objection. Personally, I don't … [Read more...]
The Same Jesus
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Jesus who said don't judge, and preached love and forgiveness, was the same Jesus who said that He was the only way to God; unless you believe that, you'll die in your sins; people need to stop sinning; Christians need to tell you about Him; and marriage is between a man and a woman. Just … [Read more...]
When Conscience And Society Butt Heads
August 28, 2012 by 25 Comments
Morality seems to be quite a contentious subject among those who debate it. People seem to not like it very much when someone with differing views on what is moral and what isn't is perceived to be trying to force it on you or society as a whole. Whether a person or a group's vision of a moral … [Read more...]
Hostility Toward Religion In America
August 27, 2012 by 11 Comments
For years religious Americans -- specifically Christians -- have been complaining that the government has been increasingly hostile toward religious expressions of their faith at the behest of a small group of angry people who find such expressions repugnant. More often than not the incidents … [Read more...]
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