Nothing stirs up fundamentalist hornets’ nests like the positive thinking ‘Christianity-lite’ of Joel and Victoria Osteen. This past week, she outdid herself with the video below, saying: “When we obey God, we’re not doing it for God. I mean, that’s one way to look at...
Well, if I ever feel short of material to goad me to write, all I have to do is visit the Atheism vs Christianity (no holds barred) Facebook group for fodder. Of course, in a group like this, at least half of the members are...
The relationship of faith and science is controversial, and there are perhaps 5 simple philosophic positions you can take: 1. Science Trumps Religion (EMA) That is, science alone can answer not only questions of the physical world, but of ethics and morals as well. Religion is...
My skeptic friend at the Facebook group Atheism vs Christianity (no holds barred) is at it again (see my last post), asking me questions. I guess that’s a good thing. However, every time I look for a nice canned answer already written by some apologist, I find...
One of the Facebook forums that I watch but rarely participate in (more heat than light) is called Atheism vs Christianity (no holds barred). Recently, a skeptic posed this question, which I started to answer, but my answer grew to the size of a blog post....
Conferences I am thinking of attending – comment below if you are going or want to! Oct 20 :: Vault Conference (Las Vegas, NV) Speakers: Vince Antonucci, Darren LaCroix, Jud Wilhite Length: 3 days Cost: $100 Nov 11 :: Catalyst One Day (San Francisco, CA)...
Ever bought a new car, only to realize that you missed some big thing that now makes you hate the car? Me neither, until now. The problem on my Avalon? The ‘stylish’ armrest has leather halfway, which gives way to chrome. The leather has a...
In 2014, I attended the inaugural Rethinking Hell Conference, at which John Stackhouse Jr. gave an outrageously fine opening lecture (see more of the lectures at the Rethinking Hell youtube channel). But one of the breakouts that really affected me was a lecture by Anglican Ralph...
