I have previously discussed why the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition are not really very good objections to Christianity, and pastor D. James Kennedy addresses them nicely in his recent podcast Crimes In the Name of Christianity. In a succinct 26 minutes, he addresses: The...
Atheists in Palo Alto realize that their kids need regular instruction in morals and ethics – so they’ve started a nice secular humanist class, held, ironically, by a man with last name of "Bishop." They are mimicking similar programs in other cities, and sending their...
The Anti-Christian Narnia – Ted Baehr reviews the new movie The Golden Compass, remarking that the anti-Christian atheist author (Phillip Pullman) wrote it out of obvious disgust with the Christian-themed Narnia, and yet "mechanically" mimics it’s story, but with a very different picture of God...
Boing Boing has an interesting, if short book review of God’s Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion, a new book from Vatican Astronomer Guy Consolmagno. The atheist reviewer liked the book, particularly because it’s not just the author’s opinion, but the results...
"The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank." – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, artist (1828-1882) HT: Neatorama
A recent post over at Brief Essays with Pictures got me thinking. If Libertarians are taking the approach that they are "the only ones who are being rational," what does that mean? Don’t we conservatives do that when we talk about liberals and their emotional...
One of the main biblical arguments for the existence of God is the amazing beauty, complexity, and integration of the created, living world. As the scriptures report: Romans 1:19-20what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. ...
Tim Challies has a nice review of the venerable Alister McGrath‘s new book, The Dawkins Delusion? McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Oxford, spares little in his accusations of anti-intellectualism on Dawkins’ part. I love this quote: Dawkins simply offers the atheist...
