To abortion choice supporters: what could make you believe abortion was morally wrong? "If X were true, I would change my view on abortion." Fill in the X. For me, if it would be proven that at any point from conception to birth, the thing is not a living human being, I would not oppose elective … [Read more...]
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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...]
Are you racist?
January 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
Are you racist? Find out by using the handy flow chart below: (H/T: IMAO.us) … [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...]
George Washington and the Prophet Muhammad: Cut from the same cloth?
January 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
The reputable scholars at the Huffington Post regularly find ways to promote the absurd. This piece likening America's first President, George Washington, to Islam's Prophet Muhammad provided the comedy I'm used to. Muhammad and Washington may seem like an unlikely connection, but in fact, they … [Read more...]
Is abortion a religious issue?
January 11, 2013 by 17 Comments
When discussing abortion I sometimes run into someone who will accuse the Prolife advocate of trying to impose their religious view on women. It seems to me that when the Pro abortion choice defender offers this criticism because they believe that somehow invalidates any argument made in favor of … [Read more...]
The war on women continues
January 9, 2013 by 19 Comments
Someone in the religious community just said publicly: If women get raped, it's their own fault if they're not dressed right. Two voices are suspiciously silent: The liberal media who spent months reporting on the supposed war on women, and the slut walk sluts [said with tongue firmly in cheek]. … [Read more...]
2012 saw the second highest number of laws restricting abortion
January 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
The pro-abortion group, the Guttmacher Institute, has released its annual report summarizing the past year's State's legislation regarding abortion. Abortion-choice advocates look at these new laws and see defeat while anti-abortion choice supporters see victory. In fact, 2012 was the second most … [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...]
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I'd like to wish my faithful readers a very Merry Christmas. For those of you who do not celebrate Christmas, I hope you take this with the spirit with which it is offered. I'd love to hear from you all about some funny or interesting things that happened this Christmas season! … [Read more...]
Sunday fun: Some love from the ‘hood
December 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
I found this gem while at work. I prefer to think the monogram refers to this page, Sifting Reality, you can't prove it doesn't. Besides, people love me. … [Read more...]
American Idols
December 21, 2012 by 11 Comments
The following comes from a post from American Creed: Christians have many idols they worship, along with claiming to worship God. One idol in particular encapsulates this duality in Christian worship. This idol that steals the affections of Christians from the one true God, especially in the … [Read more...]
Guilt
December 19, 2012 by
Right now my grandmother is breathing what may be her last few breaths as she lay in the MICU at the hospital. Without going into detail I can say she is not conscious, and is not likely to awaken before she passes. I have been off from work since her arrival in the ER, and I have been in and out … [Read more...]
Fabulous new Bible translation: The Queen James Bible
December 14, 2012 by 23 Comments
There is a new version of the bible out there for the professing believer who just can't bring themselves to accept what the bible has to say about homosexual sexual relationships. It's the Queen James Bible. Here's the explanation from the editors as to why it needed editing, though I'm not sure … [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...]
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