Open Thread — United States, 1984

As much as I hate conspiracy theories, it's difficult to dismiss that there has been a conspiracy afoot by this president's administration.  Between targeting reporters who reported on the Fast and Furious scandal; the IRS targeting conservative applicants for tax exempt status; now we're finding … [Read more...]

Why did Jesus have to be raised?

This is meant for skeptics and critics of Christianity; it's not a theological question.  Thinking back on alternate explanations of the accounts of Jesus' life in the Gospel accounts, there seems to be somewhat of a consensus (among skeptics) that miracles were needed to gain credibility in order … [Read more...]

If the Boston Bomber doesn’t talk, what then?

Some news reports are putting forth that the two brothers responsible for the Boston Marathon may have ties to a larger Muslim extremist organization. This isn't yet confirmed. Right now the younger brother is in police custody and is being questioned about last Monday's events. What should we do … [Read more...]

Priorities awry

Al Gore has made hundreds of millions of dollars on his global warming nonsense.  Let that sink in.  Hundreds of millions.  And that was before he sold his unwatched television network to a Al-Jazeera, an Arab network funded by oil money netting him $300 million on top of the more than $100 million … [Read more...]

Judge declares Atheists are unreasonable

Atheists are the thin-skinned tattle tales of the legal system.  The mere sight of a cross or the word "God" out in the open sends them into hyperventilation and spasms.  A little while back the American Atheists sued to remove the twisted metal from the World Trade Center which happened to form … [Read more...]

Open Thread – The government thinks you’re a suspect

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Because Atheism is not a religion…

Lest it be mistaken that I believe atheism is in fact a religion let me be clear: I don't believe it is.  But I do believe a good number of Atheists behave religiously about their atheism.  They are usually the ones found on the internet making sure everyone knows what they don't believe.  These … [Read more...]

Democrats have bet as to who can propose the most absurd gun control measures

Or they don't.  But it's the only reasonable explanation for what has been coming out of State legislatures by their Democrat law makers. (Firstcoastnews.com) -- A mandatory anger management program before you can buy ammunition? That's what one Florida lawmaker who represents part of Duval County … [Read more...]

Obama’s oil buddies

Anyone with a car knows the financial pain of having to fill their gas tanks.  The cost of gasoline has been rising for what seems to be forever.  I remember when gas prices were high like this some time back when George W. Bush was president.  It was said that the cost of oil and gasoline were … [Read more...]

Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 6

This is part 6 of a six part series.  PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5 Objection: The gospels themselves in their own writings, never verify authorship.  Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were assumed names by Church History. This objection makes sense only if it is absolutely necessary to … [Read more...]

Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 5

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...]

Why might someone doubt climate change is man-caused?

Is the science settled?  Or are there real reasons one might doubt the settledness of the Green™ movement? The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the bear population in a key part of northern Canada is far larger than … [Read more...]

Let’s talk climate

Ordinarily I don't read RedState.com, but they had a couple reader questions there I'd like to pose to my audience.  I am not convinced that any warming which may be taking place (even though reports now show no warming in at least 16 years) is the result of human intervention.  As I come across … [Read more...]

Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 4

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...]

How long before we ban this?

The silent killer: AP – San Francisco: San Francisco Mayer, Adolph Ginsberg made the following announcement this morning following the tragic drowning of two year old Steven Foster in a neighbor’s pool.  “According to CDC statistics, every day, 10 people die from unintentional drowning.  This is … [Read more...]

George Washington and the Prophet Muhammad: Cut from the same cloth?

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 it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 3

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

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...]

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...]

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Is it reasonable to reject the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Part 1

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...]